Comments on: Brian Stewart’s skewed reports on Ethiopia

By: Anibal

Anibal — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:25:25 +0000

Quite a piece indeed. The only comments I have is that the blame squarely rests on Brian this time, not CBC broadcasting as a whole. This article didn’t indicate if there are pressing concerns regarding CBC. Pointing at CBC with little facts may not be a good idea and will not help the struggle apart from perpetuating your enemies. The notion that 4% of the 80 million rules Ethiopia is very difficult to convince in light of recently emerging facts and is not again strategic and helpful for the struggle and for lasting piece in that country. My opinion. Thank you.

By: Selamawit Bekele

Selamawit Bekele — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:52:08 +0000

Let us not forget the famine/drought of 2003. In many areas, particularly every except for in Tigray, food rations to many recipients is given out hand in hand with political coersion (e.g. support to epdrf local and regional officials). Take from me, I saw this first hand while working with an international organization in 2003. Also remember that hundreds of thousands of Ethiopians remain chronically food insecure in rural and urban areas across the country and thousands of hectares of land given to foreign governments to grow food for their people and the land and natural resource pillaging and plunder that goes on by TPLF EPDRF viking thugs that creates additional problems for the good citizens of Ethiopia.

By: Solomon

Solomon — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:32:32 +0000

Good observation, Brian should stop singing the old song again and again. We had: famine and war during the King, we had more war and famine during the communist and now the last seventeen years, we have more frequent famine and war. One thing missing from all the three regimes is DEMOCRACY. With all respect, if Brian love the country and people, he should tell Canadians and the world, lack of Democracy is the missing link for all our problems. I don’t blame Brian for trying to build a positive image for our Country. He had witnessed the worst famine in the country. He has something to tell and show to his grand children. But, it is not to late to advice his old friends in the Palace to stop a one party rule.