Comments on: Ethiopia: Pain amid Plenty

By: Hibret Selamu

Hibret Selamu — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:14:38 +0000

Alex Perry’s article seems to be heavily influenced by Kassahun’s fear of the Ethiopian regime’s persecution of the media. Otherwise, he would have mentioned the basic reason why there is continued famine despite Ethiopia’s vast water and agricultural resources; why famine does not occur in many other countries which have much less resources.

The main reason for the continued grinding poverty and repeated famine in Ethiopia is, simply, the current regime’s policy of a socialist land ownership by the government, the lack of democracy and rule of law, the backward and stifling policy of a manipulative and a wicked tribalist (apartheid) policy, and the extremely heavy corruption: the governing party, TPLF, owns about 40 companies which are engaged in syphoning off the poor farmers’ very limited resources.

The other huge problem facing 85% of the Ethiopian people living in the rural areas is the selfish and misguided policy of the western governments which sustain the brutal regime in Ethiopia by providing it with arms that it uses to murder its own people.

The solution: as sure as night follows day, the Ethiopian people will get rid of the cruel regime as they did the previous inhuman Derg government.

Hibret.

By: John

John — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:08:47 +0000

Sad, very sad. Don’t make sense for Ethiopians, who are independent , never been colonized by whites … starv. It is really unacceptable.

By: Hagos Araya

Hagos Araya — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:14:25 +0000

Weyane keep receiving money from the US and Europe in the name of food aid and HIV/AIDS cure however the non of the money is used for that instead Azeb ( meles sytanwi’s wife) and former Kinfe’s ex-wife who was killed by the set up meles. She makes only simple dramas and only promotion that does not fit or resolve the problems. Then the rest of the money goes straight to the pockets of meles sytanawi familes and relatives, of course other tplf officials gets their share as well, but guess what according to the news weyane has one of Africa’s largest army, at the same time weyane has created the largest famine place in Africa. Weyane has killed and harassed the largest number of people in Africa. Weyane officials own the largest businesses in Africa. Weayne officials are the only haters of their own country in Africa. Weyane Medias are the biggest liars in Africa. Weyane also have the largest secret service officers in Africa, that was established by the money weyane received in the name of Aid. Weyane officials are the only regime that has given Ethiopian land to neighborhood countries in Africa; actually most of the above atrocities of weyane are even the largest ones in the world as well.
Death to weyane members and supporters!!!!!

By: Aba Jaffar Aba Gobbu

Aba Jaffar Aba Gobbu — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:29:10 +0000

Ethiopia is a very rich land. Rich in human resources, rich in natural resources and most suitable land for agriculture which could feed the whole region without the need of rain.

The cause of poverty and starvation is the woyane/tigre organization the enemy of Ethiopia and its people including the neighboring countries.
Unless the bloody woyanes are wiped out from Africa the poverty, starvation is going to remain.
Ethiopians muste get united to get rid of the blood thirsty woyanes instead of talking.

Ethiopia Prevails.