Comments on: Woyanne vs. Woyanne in June 2010 http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/11030 Ethiopian News and Opinion Journal Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:45:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Yohannes http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/11030/comment-page-1#comment-72522 Yohannes Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:07:10 +0000 http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/?p=11030#comment-72522 Dire, good analysis. Medrek might be better prepared than Kinijit for the elction. But, note that the same people who formed Kinijit are in Medrek. I am surprised that they did not include Prof. Mesfin and his spilinter group demonstrating outside while the meeting was taking place. I hope they came in terms between themsleves before launching Medrek. Leaving out the prof. and not standing for Bertukan at this time will hurt the progress of Medrek. Today Bertukan is languishing in prison for speaking the truth. Tomorrow Dr. Merara might be the next in line for making some speech in Germany or Dembi Dolo. The first agenda of Medrek should have been the demand of Berukan's release. By neglecting Berukan's case, they have now legalized their own eminent victimization by TPLF/EPRDF. They should have thought of the old adge, NEGUE BENAI (Amarigna). Medrek must now extend its call to all other opposition parties so that the struggle would be 'all against one'. The more fragmented (multi-party) the opposition, the stronger the party in power. The Ethiopian people and the Diaspora should support Medrek only if the latter makes a strong demand calling for Bertukans and other political prisons' unconditional release. It is interesting that Bertuka's case is now a legal issue rather than political one. Meles denied that there is any political prisoner in Ethiopia right now. Strange! Do the Ethiopian people and all these parties believe that including Medrek? Is Bertukan a law-breaker, I mean a criminal? Why? Simply because she refused to lie in order to cover up the shame of the ruling party? Did she blacmail the elders or the Prime Minister? How long can injustice reign in Ethiopia? If Medrek and the Diaspora does not stand for the Ethiopian people, who would? As Prof. Mesfin said, "Bertukan's imprisonment is the Ethiopian people's imprisonment." Dire, good analysis. Medrek might be better prepared than Kinijit for the elction. But, note that the same people who formed Kinijit are in Medrek. I am surprised that they did not include Prof. Mesfin and his spilinter group demonstrating outside while the meeting was taking place. I hope they came in terms between themsleves before launching Medrek. Leaving out the prof. and not standing for Bertukan at this time will hurt the progress of Medrek. Today Bertukan is languishing in prison for speaking the truth. Tomorrow Dr. Merara might be the next in line for making some speech in Germany or Dembi Dolo. The first agenda of Medrek should have been the demand of Berukan’s release. By neglecting Berukan’s case, they have now legalized their own eminent victimization by TPLF/EPRDF. They should have thought of the old adge, NEGUE BENAI (Amarigna).

Medrek must now extend its call to all other opposition parties so that the struggle would be ‘all against one’. The more fragmented (multi-party) the opposition, the stronger the party in power.

The Ethiopian people and the Diaspora should support Medrek only if the latter makes a strong demand calling for Bertukans and other political prisons’ unconditional release.

It is interesting that Bertuka’s case is now a legal issue rather than political one. Meles denied that there is any political prisoner in Ethiopia right now. Strange! Do the Ethiopian people and all these parties believe that including Medrek? Is Bertukan a law-breaker, I mean a criminal? Why? Simply because she refused to lie in order to cover up the shame of the ruling party? Did she blacmail the elders or the Prime Minister? How long can injustice reign in Ethiopia? If Medrek and the Diaspora does not stand for the Ethiopian people, who would? As Prof. Mesfin said, “Bertukan’s imprisonment is the Ethiopian people’s imprisonment.”

]]> By: lelabla http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/11030/comment-page-1#comment-72508 lelabla Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:20:04 +0000 http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/?p=11030#comment-72508 woyane againist his face through the mirror woyane againist his face through the mirror

]]> By: Dire http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/11030/comment-page-1#comment-72496 Dire Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:17:12 +0000 http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/?p=11030#comment-72496 We have to challenge terrorist TPLF at every turn and twist. It is the responsibility and duty of every patriotic Ethiopian to make sure that terrorist TPLF won't have a free hand in terrorizing the Ethiopian people. If we really make a concerted effort, we have shown that we can make a difference. We have been there, done it…Look at what we did in May 2005. Suffice to remind ourselves of the stunning victory of the Ethiopian people against the terrorist TPLF in Addis Ababa alone where the elections were considered relatively slightly free of the TPLF terrorism compared to the other parts of the country. In Addis, it was 134 to 1 for city council and 26 to 0 (egg - nada) for federal in our favor against terrorist TPLF. Even that lone vote for the city council grabbed by terrorist TPLF because Kinijit withdrew its candidate at the last minute after the deadline for replacing candidates passed and TPLF got it just because there was no other one competing. No doubt our concerted effort in May 2005 paid off. It shook terrorist TPLF to its core and terrorist TPLF has been on life support since and it is a matter of time before we wipe terrorist TPLF off the Ethiopian soil completely. Even by the recent admission of the terrorist-in-chief of the TPLF terrorist group, terrorist Meles, May 2005 was one of the most difficult moments for him in his life. Remember, to be frank, most of us supported Kinijit, Hibret and others half-heartedly in the run up to the May 2005 so called elections but we all were caught by big happily surprise in the outcome. To be honest, we did not expect, at least if I may speak for myself, that Kinijit, Hibret and others made the groundwork ready for wrecking the terrorist TPLF into pieces beyond recognition with such ease and little effort while operating under one of the most, if not the most, prohibitive political climates in the entire world. There is no dispute that the Ethiopian people have not gotten what they wanted and expected from the May 2005 efforts but it was a spectacular and historic achievement in its own right in the annals of the political history of the country. We need to build on those achievements instead of walking away from the gains we made. We should not allow our hard won gains to fall off our hands simply because we did not get what we wanted then in full in one stroke and/or because terrorist TPLF despised or chipped away our gains and/or because terrorist TPLF is threatening; harassing and terrorizing the Ethiopian people not to make any efforts that remotely resemble the efforts of the May 2005. We must not allow any effort of the terrorist TPLF to go unchallenged including the sham upcoming election it is preparing itself for to run against itself only and win itself. Since terrorist TPLF came to control Menilik's palace, no effort has ever done as much damage to the terrorist TPLF as the May 2005 efforts. So why do we want to walk away from our gains when we know that it is one of the most effective tools to wipe off terrorist TPLF from the Ethiopian territory? Who benefits from our walking away from our gains and effective tools? There is no doubt that the likes of the efforts of the May 2005 are not the only tools we have in our tools kit. However, it is one of the most effective tools we have in our tool box and let us use it effectively. Those who advocate for other tools can use the tools of their choice but they have to still support the use of this tool like the efforts of the May 2005 as it proved to be effective then. We must not throw out one of our most effective tools in our tool box simply because it did not give us the outcome we expected just in one stroke. At least, it has shaken the terrorist TPLF to the core and has placed and kept the terrorist TPLF in bed on life support since and in fact the strike with the tool was a near knockout blow. Terrorist TPLF has never recovered from the knockout blow and it will never. Therefore, the problem was not the tool. The problem was the aftermath of the strike with the tool for which we were not as prepared as we should have been because we had not expected the tool to be as effective as it turned out to be and we were not prepared or were unable to protect the gains achieved by the tool and our efforts. Therefore, for me, it is not entirely appropriate to blame the tool for not being a good tool or for not doing a good job. Our tool is a good and very effective tool but we have not used it as effective as we should (ke mogne dejaf mofer yi qoretal). Therefore, the solution for our problem is not throwing one of our effective tools out of our tool box but rather this is the high time to take it out of the tool box or its case and lubricate and polish it and use it effectively in the next phase of our struggle for freedom, democracy and justice in Ethiopia and against terrorist TPLF. The tool is very effective if we use it wisely and if we devise a way how to protect and consolidate the desired results the tool helps us produce. MEDREK is the outcome of the realities created by the achievements of the May 2005 efforts. Let us support MEDREK and build on our gains of the May 2005 efforts. MEDREK is much more prepared than the previous political alliances in Ethiopia and with the right kind of support from all of us, all patriotic Ethiopians, it will produce a much more spectacular result than the one in May 2005. Learning from the past, MEDREK is also much more prepared to protect and consolidate any gains of the Ethiopian people and transition us to democracy than what was done in the aftermath of May 2005. The international situation is also much more conducive than it was in 2005. The only thing that is lacking right now is our concerted effort and let us join hands and stand behind MEDREK. MEDREK is the only viable coalition in Ethiopia that can effectively challenge the terrorist rule of the terrorist TPLF in Ethiopia. MEDREK has already become a nightmare for terrorist TPLF and the camp of the terrorist TPLF is in panic. We have to get prepared to play the game again and beat the terrorist TPLF humiliatingly in its own game in its own field as we did it in May 2005. With one strike in May 2005 we have forced the terrorist TPLF to be placed on life support. Two strikes, terrorist TPLF is out. So let us build on our past gains by supporting MEDREK. dire We have to challenge terrorist TPLF at every turn and twist. It is the responsibility and duty of every patriotic Ethiopian to make sure that terrorist TPLF won’t have a free hand in terrorizing the Ethiopian people. If we really make a concerted effort, we have shown that we can make a difference. We have been there, done it…Look at what we did in May 2005. Suffice to remind ourselves of the stunning victory of the Ethiopian people against the terrorist TPLF in Addis Ababa alone where the elections were considered relatively slightly free of the TPLF terrorism compared to the other parts of the country. In Addis, it was 134 to 1 for city council and 26 to 0 (egg – nada) for federal in our favor against terrorist TPLF. Even that lone vote for the city council grabbed by terrorist TPLF because Kinijit withdrew its candidate at the last minute after the deadline for replacing candidates passed and TPLF got it just because there was no other one competing. No doubt our concerted effort in May 2005 paid off. It shook terrorist TPLF to its core and terrorist TPLF has been on life support since and it is a matter of time before we wipe terrorist TPLF off the Ethiopian soil completely. Even by the recent admission of the terrorist-in-chief of the TPLF terrorist group, terrorist Meles, May 2005 was one of the most difficult moments for him in his life. Remember, to be frank, most of us supported Kinijit, Hibret and others half-heartedly in the run up to the May 2005 so called elections but we all were caught by big happily surprise in the outcome. To be honest, we did not expect, at least if I may speak for myself, that Kinijit, Hibret and others made the groundwork ready for wrecking the terrorist TPLF into pieces beyond recognition with such ease and little effort while operating under one of the most, if not the most, prohibitive political climates in the entire world. There is no dispute that the Ethiopian people have not gotten what they wanted and expected from the May 2005 efforts but it was a spectacular and historic achievement in its own right in the annals of the political history of the country. We need to build on those achievements instead of walking away from the gains we made. We should not allow our hard won gains to fall off our hands simply because we did not get what we wanted then in full in one stroke and/or because terrorist TPLF despised or chipped away our gains and/or because terrorist TPLF is threatening; harassing and terrorizing the Ethiopian people not to make any efforts that remotely resemble the efforts of the May 2005. We must not allow any effort of the terrorist TPLF to go unchallenged including the sham upcoming election it is preparing itself for to run against itself only and win itself. Since terrorist TPLF came to control Menilik’s palace, no effort has ever done as much damage to the terrorist TPLF as the May 2005 efforts. So why do we want to walk away from our gains when we know that it is one of the most effective tools to wipe off terrorist TPLF from the Ethiopian territory? Who benefits from our walking away from our gains and effective tools? There is no doubt that the likes of the efforts of the May 2005 are not the only tools we have in our tools kit. However, it is one of the most effective tools we have in our tool box and let us use it effectively. Those who advocate for other tools can use the tools of their choice but they have to still support the use of this tool like the efforts of the May 2005 as it proved to be effective then. We must not throw out one of our most effective tools in our tool box simply because it did not give us the outcome we expected just in one stroke. At least, it has shaken the terrorist TPLF to the core and has placed and kept the terrorist TPLF in bed on life support since and in fact the strike with the tool was a near knockout blow. Terrorist TPLF has never recovered from the knockout blow and it will never. Therefore, the problem was not the tool. The problem was the aftermath of the strike with the tool for which we were not as prepared as we should have been because we had not expected the tool to be as effective as it turned out to be and we were not prepared or were unable to protect the gains achieved by the tool and our efforts. Therefore, for me, it is not entirely appropriate to blame the tool for not being a good tool or for not doing a good job. Our tool is a good and very effective tool but we have not used it as effective as we should (ke mogne dejaf mofer yi qoretal). Therefore, the solution for our problem is not throwing one of our effective tools out of our tool box but rather this is the high time to take it out of the tool box or its case and lubricate and polish it and use it effectively in the next phase of our struggle for freedom, democracy and justice in Ethiopia and against terrorist TPLF. The tool is very effective if we use it wisely and if we devise a way how to protect and consolidate the desired results the tool helps us produce. MEDREK is the outcome of the realities created by the achievements of the May 2005 efforts. Let us support MEDREK and build on our gains of the May 2005 efforts. MEDREK is much more prepared than the previous political alliances in Ethiopia and with the right kind of support from all of us, all patriotic Ethiopians, it will produce a much more spectacular result than the one in May 2005. Learning from the past, MEDREK is also much more prepared to protect and consolidate any gains of the Ethiopian people and transition us to democracy than what was done in the aftermath of May 2005. The international situation is also much more conducive than it was in 2005. The only thing that is lacking right now is our concerted effort and let us join hands and stand behind MEDREK. MEDREK is the only viable coalition in Ethiopia that can effectively challenge the terrorist rule of the terrorist TPLF in Ethiopia. MEDREK has already become a nightmare for terrorist TPLF and the camp of the terrorist TPLF is in panic. We have to get prepared to play the game again and beat the terrorist TPLF humiliatingly in its own game in its own field as we did it in May 2005. With one strike in May 2005 we have forced the terrorist TPLF to be placed on life support. Two strikes, terrorist TPLF is out. So let us build on our past gains by supporting MEDREK. dire

]]> By: Gabra http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/11030/comment-page-1#comment-72488 Gabra Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:52:22 +0000 http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/?p=11030#comment-72488 It is like an old saying - 'gim legim abreh azgim'. The whole shtick stinks to high heaven. What sell-outs!!!!! The goon from Adwa has as a very reliable asset to survive now - Al Shabab. As long as Al Shabab is out there, the goon will continue to be bank rolled unabated. It is sad. Isn't it? It is like an old saying – ‘gim legim abreh azgim’. The whole shtick stinks to high heaven. What sell-outs!!!!! The goon from Adwa has as a very reliable asset to survive now – Al Shabab. As long as Al Shabab is out there, the goon will continue to be bank rolled unabated. It is sad. Isn’t it?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/11030/comment-page-1#comment-72477 Anonymous Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:37:37 +0000 http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/?p=11030#comment-72477 Dear Elais you have put things in their right persepective. The next fake election will be contested by the weyannes under different brands. Dear Elais you have put things in their right persepective. The next fake election will be contested by the weyannes under different brands.

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