Comments on: Free Teddy Afro rally in DC, Monday, April 28

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:53:45 +0000

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By: Tegist

Tegist — Mon, 19 May 2008 13:21:53 +0000

Tedy was trying to help his poor people.
nothing will happen to you.
we will be their for you tedy.

by Tegist

By: Aaron

Aaron — Sun, 04 May 2008 15:31:58 +0000

Been in the states for ages could somebody please point me to some articles or news reports aabout how the ethio gov works do the really frame, murder or use questionable methods. Oh don't point me to some blog in aunties basement reputable indpendent sources only.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Sun, 04 May 2008 15:24:57 +0000

I think most of the comment are retarded ithink the people who wrote them are retarded. Do you realy think the Ethipian goverment framed Tedy Afro for singing. The only worthwhile account I have read about this came from reuters other focused on the goverment. This could happen to anybody who drives if Teddy wants to prove innocence and live up to his music. He shoud:-
One provide the authorties with he driving license
Two find an albi or show them his car (it would be obvious if he hit sombody DNA does not lie)

By: just

just — Thu, 01 May 2008 07:15:55 +0000

I Really donot understand all this.What if Teddy killed the poor boy and run away? why do u all think he is such an angel. You all donot know the truth. In my opinion if he cause the death of somebody he need to pay the price regardless his great work. Donot get me wrong people. Teddy is gifted and I do appreciate his work,however if he did something unjust he need to pay the price. This is not about politics but just.

By: mimi

mimi — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:52:47 +0000

Wodajo Gumuru whatever your name is you do not look like woyane to me but you are one of those monsters. I wish you brun in hell for this sheet. Teddy is a hero and Ethiopia people understand he is not a murdere unlike one of you. You wait and see ethiopia will be free some day soon.

I luv all of you who stood for the one and only Teddy

By: solomon tekalgne

solomon tekalgne — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:03:05 +0000

My ethiopian brother and sisters the guy who were killed by tedy is also ethiopian .Because tedy is fames thats is not OK to kill an inosent poor guy .Lets think if he was your brother THINK obout IT GOD BLESS THE POOR BROTHER

By: Dg

Dg — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:42:39 +0000

Thank you KK. you just said exactly what i was about to say except about the woyane Hodamoche part. my fellow ethiopians are worrying about the things that should not concern them at all. i got nothing to say about teddy cause i don't know much about him except for some of his love songs. teddy is in prison doing everything to keep him safe and cooperate with the local government. teddy is an opportunist, he does not have a bit care about ethiopian or its people. he is probably excited that he is in jail,cause he knows when he comes out he is going to make this song and make a million out of it. while he does it million people will die from hunger. those are the people we should be concern here in America and other places. teddye i love you but stay in jail cause that is where you belong if you did it. i got no reason that you did it or not, but that is what they said and i will let your inocense to free you.

By: kk

kk — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:44:58 +0000

It is amazing how we loose our priorties. Teff is above $700 don't get me even started with other commodities. We have the working poor who is fighting life with a mere $300-$400 salary while the woyane hodamoche are living it up. And what do we want to do…go on a protest for a single person…who could be guilt or innocent.

I wonder if any of you had the brain to think about how many children could go hungry or even die over time from this price hike. We may loose hundreds of kids due to malnourish or starvation and we don't dare go out and complain but one singer is jailed….we stop the press and make a federal case out of it.

Sorry to say…Teddy maybe and probably a casuality of political game but he is not in my #1 list of issues to worry about at this time.

By: meti

meti — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:58:16 +0000

The woyanes are showing us the can do whatever they wish and as the same time we have to respond we can stand up to their bulliness.

By: jon

jon — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:31:02 +0000

its time to support onlf or olf i think they are better than weyane guys our people are suffering under weyane lets stop weyane

By: kitaw

kitaw — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:27:20 +0000

bravo dc ethiopians where are europian ethiopian comunity what are u waiting we have to save teddy afro lets protest all over the world.

By: Taytu

Taytu — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:30:11 +0000

There is no justice in Ethiopia now days and It is unfortunate that no one can stop this madness. Teddy is the Ethiopian Icon who has touched many Ethiopian's heart and soul with his music. This is just a pure injustices playing by the current gov of Ethiopia. Lets all pray for him and may God be with him.

By: Gashaw

Gashaw — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:44:25 +0000

On Comment # 4
Ali,
You are right a single fire may ignite and bring the whole house down. Nevertheles may I hummbly ask you to be that single fire?

By: Wodajo Gurmu

Wodajo Gurmu — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:04:10 +0000

God Bless you Danny. We have to open up to everyone who is honest and independent in his/her opinion. We have to know the person before we embark upon name calling and character labeling. If Ted committed the crime, he should be accounted for it and should take full burden of the consequences. In doing so, his contributions to the advancement of the arts may have to be taken in consideration. But he should be subjected to the rule of law. I agree with Danny that if something acceptable can be worked out with the victim’s family, then the court may also take that in consideration. Remember, here or over there, nobody is above the law. I am sure he has the resources to hire the finest lawyers in the country. The burger is on both sides. The people (persecution) should prove to the court beyond the reasonable doubt that Ted committed the crime and left the scene of the accident and his defense should present a credible alibi to prove beyond the reasonable that Ted was not there at the scene of the crime at the time of commission. I am sure he has the financial resources to hire foreign legal consultants. I think that is fair. That is why I believe we should leave the case to take it course. It does not measure up to be an issue for going out and protest, unless we do not have better things to do.

By: Habtu ke Markato

Habtu ke Markato — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:06:38 +0000

Regardless of what happen, he should have been through to jail 2 years later. He should have been sent free in bail until he is proven guilty of the crime hit and run. But in Woyane world, as long as you are a public icon and can make an infuluence their stay in power, they will accuse you any for any reason to scielence your voice. Let us protest for the entire Ethiopian people who are stranded in jailes in Ethiopia.

By: Danny

Danny — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:51:23 +0000

In my point of view Wodajo Gurmo said nothing that can make him look like woyanne, I oppose the woyanne regime very much but I am restricted morally to say Teddy is innocent even though I want to believe that he is innocent, TPLF is full of surprises, revenges and conspiracy, they might have staged the incident, killed someone to frame him or may have found a dead person on the street hit by another person and blamed Teddy for this. I wonder if anyone knows if a dead man at the scene was really there. But also Teddy is human and might have done it but I think I am sure that he has a driver's license, its quite easy for a person like him to get one in a country where you can get your license bribing the officials there. Only God knows the truth, if he has done it, I am sure he didn't do it on purpose so the victims family must be approched and Teddy must do something major for them and God help him with His reat mercy. If he hasn't done it, then I would say, truth prevails and he will eventually will come out clean. Regarding the rally, a protest can be included in it for his favor but doing a rally for something that we really don't know will put us in a place where we will be seen as if we always protest blindly while there are countless of innocent people we surly know who are in the harshest prisons by woyannes. We should remember this. Thank You

By: ethio

ethio — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:32:54 +0000

I don't trust any singers,money is important for them not people of ethiopian look Neway Debebe went to ethiopia now. Tamagne, he don't want to say any thing about weyane at this time. I like teddy Afro but I don't trust him because he apologised to weyane and went to ethio.

By: Wodajo Gurmu

Wodajo Gurmu — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:44:39 +0000

Ato Abera,

Please do not associate me with a current government just because I said what was in my mine about this case. I know this site for a while and I was a loyal subscriber of the Ethiopian Review magazine when it was in print form. I am glad Mr. Elias transformed his expertise in the wonderful world of internet and created this platform. He should be commended for that. I thank him for letting my comment be available for the readers. You have to get off this old and rotten notion of labeling someone as a collaborator because has a different view. This short-sightedness will not take you and the likes any where. You have to have a stomach to be tolerant of others who have different views from yours. I hope you are not a mule, stubborn. If you are, a lot of people would tell you to lighten up. Stubbornness did not help the country. Just look at it.

By: Girma

Girma — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 14:31:08 +0000

I AM REALLY SAD BECAUSE I AM NOT IN US AT LEAST FOR THIS DAY.I AM STILL BITTER WITH A LADY WHO HAS TRIED TO ADDRESS THIS CASE CALLING TEDY "AZMARI",EVENTHOUGH I DONT KNOW WHO SHE IS ,WERE YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU ARE DOING FOR A LIVING.BUT FROM MY PAST EXPERIENCE THAT I HAVE WITH WEYANE, THE DAY I HEARD THIS NEWS I HAVE KNOWN AS IT IS AN ACT OF ON GOING REVANGE ON DIFFERENT CIVILIANCE WHO ARE THOUGHT AS THEY ARE ANTI WEYANE.LET US CONTINUE SHOUTING UNTILL THE DAY COMES WERE WE GET HEARD.