Comments on: Machiavellian principles as applied by Meles Zenawi

By: GORADE

GORADE — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:08:44 +0000

No body fear meles,but everybody hate meles,his class mate he knocked him down with one slap,not even a fist,but when it come to Agazi those r nomads and savages,they know only 3 things,Eat,Shit.and pull z trigger.

By: Hayelom - Wedi Shire

Hayelom - Wedi Shire — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:00:50 +0000

Dear H. Minilik,

You said it right!

As a matter of fact, Meles Zenawi used to read Machiavellian books starting day one of his guerrilla struggle in Shire of Tigray. He had the books about Machiavellian philosophy at his guerilla base in Hagereselam in Temben. Whenever he faces problems and challenges from any corner, either from Derge or his own forces, he refers his Machiavellian books to challenge all those who question his leadership. The conspiracy against Aregawi Berhe and Gidey Zerazion and later Hayelom Araya, Mulualem and Kinfe G/Medhin as well as Siye Abraha, Tewolde W/ Mariam, Alemseged Gebre Amlak. Aregash, Gebru Asrat and the rest of all purged TPLF leadership are the result of his strong applications of Machiavellian Philosophy. He still uses the Machiavellian books at his palace in Arat Killo against any force that challenges his leadership. They are always at his disposal and he still puts them under his pillow even when he sleeps at night for quick referral.

By: Tariku

Tariku — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:43:16 +0000

Now is not the time to entertain by bringing erelevant essues like what ethiomedia and others are doing.Meles is playing in our weakness.Lets move forward.Lets save our people.

By: Rigrige

Rigrige — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:17:56 +0000

This is my first read of the ER. I am Somali and I bear no ill will towards Ethiopia. I had Ethiopian friends, visted Ethiopia and know about Ethiopian history.
I know no one has stoked hate between Somali people be they in Mogadishu or the Ogaden and Ethiopia than Zenawi. I have litte doubt though that like many tyrants who sought glory in in their vain aggrandisement,Zenawi will come to a sticky end.Ethiopian soldiers are killed daily in the vast reaches of the Somali desert, while their commander, a General Gabre enriches himself on loot from the displaced people of Mogadihsu. Zenawi has created extreme feelings that never existed before amongst Somali people everywher, save a few warlords like Abdullahi Yusuf. The Ethiopian army is the butt of Amin Amer's cartoons, with a repuation for venting their anger at hapless women and kids after every drubbing by the resistance fighters. Forget the defeat of what Zenawi calls, Jehadists. It is Zenawi's fascist project to create a sattelite state that may come to haunt him. Alas, it may also consume the lives of many innecents.

By: Good but.....

Good but..... — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:59:40 +0000

People may ask after reading your article, how does this keep happening under the watchful eye of the world? Well,
US and UK govts come to anyone's mind. It is like they signed a lease to do what ever they want with everything Ethiopia .They keep a blind eye because they have no other option, they have invested too much on TPLF. TPLF is every thing they want in any government. Brutal goverment pretend to be democratic. They pretend to believe his BS excuse for inflation and famine.More importantly, the existence of US policy solely rely on Meles. if there is no TPLF, there will be no functioning US policy in the Horn. Ethiopia is the only friend they got. Eritrea(the foe),SUDAN and Somalia"terrorists", so they are left with Djibouti.They,Djibouti, are being polished for possible war with Eritrea. So Eritrea is critical to them. The will leave any stone unturned to get to Eritea. My point is they are working day and night to get Eritrea down. It is a critical time for both countries. We cant let TPLF buy more time and get a hold of total power. Now we have options, that is power.

By: shakisaw

shakisaw — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:01:59 +0000

Matti,

The comments on the Ethiomedia about ER are absolutly correct and that ER has been promoting Woyane/TPLF rather than reporting the facts. ER needs to it self in the mirror and come back on the right track. ER deserved what all has been said in the Ethiomedia.
I hope ER will learn from this; aleziya, chew lerasih sitil taft, alezya dingay new biler yiworewuruhal.

By: Zeudu

Zeudu — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:58:15 +0000

The starvation that isn't according to Meles.
Here is some haunting and disturbing photos of what is going on in our beloved home Ethiopia, from boston global.

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/06/ethiopia_in_food_crisis_once_m.html

By: abeden

abeden — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:52:50 +0000

Not to take away the miseries and disdainful hardship many ethnic group have been on the receiving end of the various Ethiopian regimes, it is amazing, to me, how many Ethiopian political pundits ignore the pain and suffering the Eritrean people went through under the hands of Emperor Haile Selassie, Mengistu Haile Mariam and of course the little midget of Tigrai! Not that, it would reverse the untold atrocities Eritrean villagers and town dwellers alike received from various Ethiopian rulers, but it shows how many Ethiopians still want to look the other way and prefer to continue living in denial when it comes to the physical and psychological wounds the Eritrean people have suffered. It makes you wonder, can any Eritrean authorities trust the Ethiopian intellectuals if we ever are to work together and attempt to resolve any and all grievances that we may have had against each other although it simply doesn't hold water to accuse Eritreans of anything for they have done nothing to Ethiopia and Ethiopians short of demanding their rightful independence! I have a feeling many Ethiopians do not want to accept the reality that Eritrea is an independent sovereign country or as we say in Tigrigna "aytewaHTelomn"! It is sad. It is very sad for the Ethiopians are really squandering a golden opportunity to work with the Eritreans for mutual benefit. Short of that, I am of the opinion that there was nothing to be gained by not accepting the facts on the ground. I just feel sorry for the Ethiopian people, in general, who wanted nothing less than peaceful existence with their neighbor Eritrea!

By: matti

matti — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:09:54 +0000

First and first to Elias and associaltes: the owner of Ethiomedia.com had tried to intimidate you several times in his weyane financed website and he finally revealed his true colors: THE OTHER WEYANE SYMPATHIZER FROM DIASPORA AFTER AIGA. Secondly, what would the Ethiopian people say or do had they known the true color of Meles and his stooges; did they really know how much these thugs endangered and destroyed this historical nation beyond any ones belief; Ethiopia had encountered more enemies under these thuggish leadership in the last 17 years than the 3000+ of its existense and weyanes are responsible for all these crimes and they must pay before they escape to their hide outs; if there is any! Peace and prosperity to our region and the almighty god will make the weyanes thugs pay for their heinouce crime that they have committed against the people of Ethiopia/region as the western puppets. Dr. Frazer skirt is not big enough to protect these culprits for such acts and peace will rein ones they are buried below the ground.

By: Bezabh

Bezabh — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:56:17 +0000

Majorities of Ethiopians leave as prisoners brutalized by Melese and his parasitic group, therefore,
the Ethiopian people must continue to struggle to break out of prison in all fronts.