This is a speech delivered by Kinijit Vice President Bertukan Mideksa on Sunday, Oct. 28 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington DC to a large gathering of Ethiopians. Click here to listen >> Speech by Bertukan Mideksa
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Perfect.Poetic.Exceptional in selection of words.And a tone of defiance and humility all in one.
Superb and more than that!
As Elias brilliantly put it: ….Churchillian-like oratory,…defiant in the face of adversity, yet full of hope and promises of a better future.
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October 31st, 2007 at 2:18 AM
Live alone your struggle against the dictators, your speech by it self was hopefull.
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October 31st, 2007 at 2:53 AM
great speech
thnx elias for making us enjoy it.
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October 31st, 2007 at 3:24 AM
speech i have no word to expres my feeling about. w/t brtukan mideksa, i hope ur dream will came true very soon. allah may bless ethiopia and ethiopians. thanx
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October 31st, 2007 at 3:51 AM
wow! Exceptionnnnnnnaaaaaaaal speech.
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October 31st, 2007 at 8:11 AM
Well done. Ethiopia need democratisation for peace and prosperity. While that is the focus, CUD leadership also need to focus on the worst human rights violation in Oromia and Ogaden among others where regime militia is killing, torturing and detaining people on and hourly basis.
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October 31st, 2007 at 8:40 AM
excellent speech, God will be with you day and Night keep up the good Job Judge Bertukan Midkesa
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October 31st, 2007 at 10:05 AM
i have no words i simply cried while i listened to her poem and speech. Love you Birtukan. you inspire me. just like you said in your speech let’s not waste time talking about the shalaka and taye gang.
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October 31st, 2007 at 10:42 AM
She made me cry. I was so immotional. Why? I asked my self Why? Such a brilliant lady had to be thrown in jail not only that we don’t even know what’s going to happen to her when she goes back to Ethiopia. Dear Lord be with our sister, lead her to the right way. She is our hope, success and our Rose Parks. Thank you Elias
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October 31st, 2007 at 10:55 AM
Great speech … we have lots of strong words we need to think… think and think and talk about. Thank you Birtukan.
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October 31st, 2007 at 11:13 AM
I have no enough word to express my heartfelt gratitude to Birtukan
Wow
God bless you
I’m with you all heartedly
I see HOPE in this speach
and in KINIJIT
Thank you soo much for being born in this important Time… Birtukan
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October 31st, 2007 at 12:01 PM
wow we have a leader forget hailu shawel!!!
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October 31st, 2007 at 12:11 PM
She is great and Kinijit will last for ever. the journey is long all Ethiopians will march together.
i am very proud of her and her team hoping any misunderstanding will be resolved under open discussion with in the two groups.
I like the old saying ” united we stand, divided we fall”
all words in our speech in any form comment shall glorify unity !!!
they shall be very careful not to darken our hope for democracy and free Ethiopia from Dictatorial rule.
Let Almighy God be with us.
Yigrmal.
Oct.31.2007.
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October 31st, 2007 at 1:24 PM
No single person has disputed this: What we will be is what we think. In her living speech, Brtukan spoke this way and delivered it directly into the hearts and minds of all Ethiopians. CUD is close to the hearts and minds of all Ethiopians.
She sid, “CUDKinijit is the undisputed way to see a democratic Ethiopia.” We agree.
Her imagination has been clear and as sparkling as our imagination, her thought is fluid and refreshing, her energy is a synargy to all Ethiopians, she is poetic and beautiful, She is priceless a gift from the people to the people. We are happy.
We will keep the gift and pass it on to the present and future generation; yes, we will.
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October 31st, 2007 at 2:19 PM
I agree with you. she is our gift. one thing i would like to comment is, not also to forget the other friends of her who withstand with her under her temporary delegated leadership.
We shall encourage and support them to stay united and succeed.
Br//
Yigermal
10.31.2007.
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October 31st, 2007 at 4:04 PM
Great speech Birtukan.Great thinker. You are really the champion of democracy.The Ethiopia politics needs a fresh thinker like you that free from hatred and gossip mongers.God may be with you to show you the wisdom to led our poor country. I have a great hope you will be the first femal Ethiopian leader.That will not be far with CUD.We united we stand.
God Bless Ethiopia
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October 31st, 2007 at 9:35 PM
Bertukan:
You are the best of all. Thank you! We love you! For the first time in my life I see the light at the end of the tunnel.
God bless you and God bless Ethiopia!
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November 1st, 2007 at 2:44 AM
I can’t praise Birtukan alone but all heroes of kinjit. People, we have to encourage others too. Otherwise we are contributung something for their split. Can you see please what you are doing in this way?
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November 1st, 2007 at 9:55 AM
this wonderful, really wonderful. If we love Kinijt let us struggle for freedom and democracy. Let us avoid division and work for unity. God bless Ethiopia
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November 1st, 2007 at 3:06 PM