anon Says:
April 21st, 2008 at 11:46 am
Tecola Hagos’s THE HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE: MELES ZENAWI AND MOHAMMAD AL-AMOUDI March, 23 2008 is a very interesting article for the following reasons and should be read by every Ethiopian.
1. If what Tecola alleges is indeed true I don’t know how Alamoudi could operate below the radar of Interpol/FBI for so long. I quote, “Money laundering by Al-Amoudi and Meles Zenawi controlled companies is a reality.”
Tecola also admitted receiving research funding from Alamoudi some years ago but considers his objections now are out of concern for our nation’s well being. I wonder what an embarrassment it would be if the list of beneficiaries of Alamoudi’s largesse could be made public; I am afraid Ethiopian intellectuals, website managers, and leaders have been silenced by Alamoudi and are looking the other way as he continues to plunder the nation’s resources on the cheap. His investments are in foreign currency earners (hotels, gold, tourism, etc.) We are also told by Tecola that Alamoudi’s mother is Eritrean. Could we extrapolate from this that some of the hard to account for returns may be finding their way to propp up the Eritrean regime? For example, who is fronting for Shag Company’s a quarter of a million heads of cattle to Egypt?
2. A jump of more than four-fold in net worth in five years is indeed suspect;
3. Alamoudi’s power and reach to have many evicted off their land is simply unconscionable;
4. The social corruption promoted by Alamoudi’s behavior at Sheraton must be stopped by public protest.
5. Here is perhaps the harshest indictment of Alamoudi and I quote, “It has been reported by very many individuals that Al-Amoudi is behind the renovation or building of a number of Mosques, but I take that to be part of the subversive activity of the Saudi Government using the opportunity against an Ethiopia having fallen on hard times in the hands of a treasonous leadership, to undermine further the stability of Ethiopia by planting the seeds of religious conflicts within Ethiopia.”
If this is true, is Alamoudi’s more recent plan to “develop” Tigray (center of Christian civilization so far off limits and now being provoked under the pretenses of “democracy”) a cover for creating the environment to make the building of mosques acceptable? Let us be clear Alamoudi need not pick a shovel or finance the building of mosques; the danger is in what he symbilizes as a rich and morally corrupt individual. I hope Ethiopians have not fallen so low as to bark for the hand that fills their bellies.
6. I also found out that according to this article in AllAfrica.com [Ethiopia: Midroc Donates $20 Million to Clinton Foundation, 14 May 2007] Alamoudi does not only have connections with Clinton but “What’s more, Al Amoudi was jointly honored by the World Bank( in what was said the first time that the World Bank had hosted the event) and State Department for his work in supporting African development.”
Why is no one discussing this issue (excepting Tecola?)

From the “Mahebere-Adegegna Bozenewoch”

Melese is already dead. he is counting his day. He even accepted that when he was interviewed last time by news week. waiting for 2010 to escape to Maliaysia.

He stolen million of dollars from straved Ethiopia kids and elders. He stolen million of dollars from Ethiopia HIV positive patient. What is wrong with you guys supporting such odd, selfish, greddy and corrupt person?

Elias, who will be the next Atse?
hmmm