I bet you would not say that in my face in instead you would not wait to lick my boots!!! You need to get your loose lips pinched very hard so you can be a good citizen. My Gojjame friend used to call people like you ባለጌ ያልተቀጣ አግድሞ አደግ የሴት ልጅ!!! You cannot call human beings like me who The Holy Trinity created in their image a termite. You are a heathen!!! Shut up!!!! I say shut up!!!

First of all I am not an extremist as you may have been led to believe by some of these loafers around U and 9th Streets. I love my people to death. I don’t think that is extremism.
Also, you mentioned that the current government is not trying to meet the needs of our people at a minimum. That is not true. Just ask Mr. Gates and his wife Melinda. They have seen on site the positive results done for the benefits of the people. What these cry babies in the Diaspora are complaining is the absence of some lee ways that our people can not use or need. Rights be it human or democratic comes with accountability and responsibility. In a society with no history of democracy, you can not print a widely circulating journal personally insulting public figures. They call democratically elected leaders morons and utterly stupid. They claim an existence of physical torture with out any verifiable evidence. They incite violence forgetting the fact that violence begets violence. Especially in our society where ‘blood’ vengeance is regarded as the best way to get justice, it is equally more dangerous than and is utterly irresponsible to call for such vile act. Let’s take the election result of 2005. The opposition lead by CUD then had won several seats in the parliament and should have taken those seats. But what they did was reject the results and in stead tried to incite the people against the minority ethnic people of Tigray. And you know what they did during the demonstration. Some of their extremists joined the crowd and started firing in all directions. They killed several policemen and many among the crowd. I was here then and went back to investigate the incidence myself. I was told about it by a Gondarie member of the ruling party and not by a Tigrayan. Then the leaders of the opposition were rounded to face justice. They immediately admitted the crime they committed and asked the people of Ethiopia to forgive them. They were not as organized as they seemed to be. It did not take more than 2 months before they began squabbling among themselves. And when they stood for the next election in 2010 they could only muster one seat. The people of Ethiopia saw them as unreliable and just ignored them. That is the true story.

And the rest of you lazy bums out there!!! Stop threatening me with gas chambers and weapons of mass destruction. You have to understand that there are quite a few individuals out there who are are not able to see through what you are saying or the terminology you are using in threatening me and my people. Stop it!!!

I am going back home this weekend and I will verify myself if this website is inaccessible there. If it is, then all of you who claim it is not, you will be deemed liars, liars your pants are on fire!!!! I have no problem with this website. It should not be held responsible for what others comment on it. I don’t think they are in the business of looking for gratitude from me. I hope they know they are doing their job. In fact, I have watched some of the interviews the editor of this website gave on other websites and TV/Radio stations. He is one of those very very few in the Diaspora who is somewhat eloquent. If he does not like me and my people that is his problem because I don’t hate people but rather differ in my opinion about our country’s leaders and the regime they dominate. You see this shows you how I am more civilized than a lot of you downtown loafers. So shut up!!! I told you to shut up I until I come back next month!!! Life is so good!!!!

I can tell you are a well informed and educated person, but your extreme view doesn’t seem to fit you at all. There always will be two sides of a story, but extremism never and will not be a good idea to bring the two sides together. Responding to a bad behavior by doing bad is not going to do it. The only way we can solve our problems is by compromising, discussing and listening each other. There is no easy solution for all our problems, and there is no way that the government can satisfy all its citizens, but at least there should be an effort. We all should lift ourselves form tribal thinking and hating each other, instead work together in a genuine and intelligent way. The government has the ball in its side, but it should let to be a fair game for all. I give the government credit when credit deserve, but will also criticize when there is a problem, and there are many problems.

that’s your perspective.

1-institutionalized(crazy house for life like most animal in a zoo) like AMANUEL.
2-incarcerations for life.(prison for life)
3-the ultimate destination for you death by stoning.
that is the only choice you will have my little termites Tekle.

and i know few great warriors from Welkait,Tegede would like to fumigate Termite people like you. and you don’t need to wait long. they are coming for you and your frog leader Melesse soon.

What did you just call me? I bet you 10,000 US Dollars you will not say that to my face or in my presence. I know you are one of those who have no balls to stand up to Axumite people like me. If you are an EPLF messenger boy, we kicked they ass in 2000. If you are an EPRP, EDU, OLF, ONLF, CUD, COEDF in all losers we kicked they ass in 1978, 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2005 and finally in 2010. If you are a Shewan Amhara, Mengistu kicked they ass in 1974 and we finished them off in 1994. How do you like that? But on the reverse side, I like your guts and I like to have gutsy guy like you in my team. Would you like to join me? You will be awarded amicably. What do you say? If not, shut up and that is an order.

What did you just call me? I bet you 10,000 US Dollars you will not say that to my face or in my presence. I know you are one of those who have no balls to stand up to Axumite people like me. If you are an EPLF messenger boy, we kicked they ass in 2000. If you are an EPRP, EDU, OLF, ONLF, CUD, COEDF in all losers we kicked they ass in 1978, 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2005 and finally in 2010. If you are a Shewan Amhara, Mengistu kicked they ass in 1974 and we finished them off in 1994. How do you like that? But on the reverse side, I like your guts and I like to have gutsy guy like you in my team. Would you like to join me? You will be awarded amicably. What do you say? If not, shut up and that is an order.

It is indubitable fact that in recent years the image of Ethiopia has been in a more positive tone than it has ever been in many years. Ethiopia is scoring a high rate of Economic growth from time and again and the country is getting a much needed attention from the world body. I know, some of you mainly in the diaspora are very skeptical or in denial of the facts and just like to criticize the government of Ethiopia for what hasn’t been fully accomplished, like the uncontrolled rate of inflation, income inequality and some freedom issues. However, I don’t think it is wise and fair to look only the negatives aspects and give a blind eye for many of the positive things achieved, because things aren’t that black and white. May be if it helps I will try to give my perspective of Economics in general and relate the situation in Ethiopia and explain why I think everything isn’t doom and gloom in that country.

Economics by its basic nature is a give and take phenomenon and usually when you fix one problem you might create another one. A good example can be, the actions taken after 2008 worldwide recession, as we been observing many western countries have to spend a lot of many in order to foster grow while piling up a lot of debt. What is happening in Ethiopia in recent years is not any different, as we know there is a massive investment on infrastructures, housing projects, agriculture, industry, education and other by the government to lay a fundamental foundation for the economy. It is a no brainer that for growth and transformation of one country a well-developed infrastructure is very crucial. To move goods around, there need to be a sufficient road networks and other means of transportations like a train. To grow the industry sector there have to be an abundant energy supply, raw material and skilled personals. To have a very productive agriculture, there have to be advance farming system.

So the question is, how does the government of Ethiopia fund all this investment? The answer is mainly by borrowing from the banks and other countries and some of it from donation and other is by printing more money, and rest is by raising revenue through taxation and other ways. When the government borrows excessively and prints lots of money without balancing, it leads to a high circulation of money in the system and that lower the value of the currency and leads to inflation, noting that there are also a number of other factors which create inflation, domestic and global, energy crisis is one it. So, even if I believe the government should try hard to ease the out of control inflation, a continuous effort of more investment on infrastructure in Ethiopia is a very good idea. Ethiopia is a very poor country and there are not many choices other than taking strategic risks to grow the economy and there isn’t a magic bullet to solve the many problems we have. I believe give and take the country is heading the right direction. I think ones we have many roads, when there is sufficient energy source, when there is a good network system, and when more people educated, more opportunities will be created and more people will have higher income and life will get better. It is not gone be easy, there will be many bumps on the way, but I’m sure with courage and perseverance we can get ourselves out of the ditch we been buried for many years .

I consider myself an independent person not a diehard supporter of EPRDF or a hater. Hating each other or hating the government with a blind eye, because the government is not doing everything what we want, or by seeing everything from only ethnic point of view is not a good idea. I don’t consider EPRDF leadership as the ideal one I envision for my country, but I don’t want hold them accountable for every wrong in that country too.

Here are some of the credits I think the government deserve, the building of the Abay dam and other dam, the incredible progress of the Ethiopian Airlines, the development in the education and health sector, the effort of the government to attract more foreign investment and other. It is very surprising and even shocking when I see people criticize the building of Abay and also want to boycott one of our much respected Airlines, it is very crazy. Anyways, there is no government in the world who will able to satisfy 100% of its society. Melse is by no means comparable to Hitler, and I don’t think he is working day night for the destruction of Ethiopia, given some of the problems in his leadership and the system as a whole. I also don’t think everything what he say is a lie. I’m sure history will judge him better.

I was an enthusiastic supporter of Kinjet 5 years ago and support them financially when they came to USA, but I have evolved since then and become more independent. I am not happy with everything what I’m seeing in Ethiopia and it hurts me a lot to see the suffering of the people, but I just have a feeling things will get better sooner than later with all the problems. I love my country to death, and pray every day and try hard to contribute my share to see shiny days ahead. You guys my call me naïve or other, but I am somehow different than majority of you guys who comment in this website is not because hoping to get any special deal from the government or other, It is maybe I see things differently. Peace and prosperity for our country.

I can see your nauseating comments but understandably due to many years of eating ANBETA (Grasshopper). You will soon be served from the Gadaffi menu – although I am not for burying you alive – Hope that is the verdict of freedom loving Ethiopians!!!

Go back to your Dedebit hole – and wait for the US wheat – a substitute for your ANBETA delicacy!!!

I won a wager with a friend today. I bet him that ‘The man who never makes mistakes’ Al Mariam would come up with his usual diatribe after every one of his entourage becomes exhausted after fruitless lambasting. Because he wants his meaningless diatribe to be read by fewer people as possible. I was right dead on!!!
Now he is talking about money being smuggled out of the country in billions. Who counted them for him? He is just making up numbers because he is sick to death with the hatred he harbors for me and my people from Tigray. What a loser!!! I wish he is bold enough to debate me at a conference hall with every one of you invited. I am Abraham Lincoln and he is Senator Stephen Douglas. I can beat the tar of him in a debate about any topic concerning the affairs at any arena of his choice. I even let him pick a topic and a place. But he is not man enough to take up this challenge from me.

In the meantime, I have informed you that I am planning to go back home for a visit. Well that is what exactly I am doing this Friday. While my stay there I will do the following:

1) I will check if I can access this website from there. If I can, then all of you are liars, liars and your pants are on fire!!!
2) I will send a letter to our Benevolent PM and members of the parliament with the following very polite demands:
a) Change the name of the country to Axumite Federal Republic.
b) Move the capital to Axum.
c) Start the deployment of those settlers from Menz, Minjar, Bulga,
Tegulet, Yifat and Merha Betie back to their homeland of Amhara
Sayint.
d) Begin the construction of a defensive wall around the Glorious
Republic of Tigray based on the design similar to the one that
was erected around Israel.
e) Remove all documents of history that does not involve any
personalities from Tigray from any archives in Addis or
religious institutions around the country to warehouses in
Tigray.
f) Increase the budget outlaid for lobbyists outside the country.

I am telling you loafers what I will be doing during my state because I am not that secretive as you might have been thinking.

And last, I want you all to keep your mouths shut during my absence. And this is the Deputy of all of you in the Diaspora giving you the order. Shut up!!!! Do you hear me? Shut up!!!!

I hope you prouve me wrong Ezana.

With all due respect, I have a question if you really respect your readers? In some kind of tortured logic, you have tried to confuse your audience by lumping completely irrelevant issues one after the other and saying utterly nothing.

What Meles asserted is that he sees no connection between growth and democracy. And never did he discount the intrinsic value of democracy in keeping countries sane within themselves. This is, if you know logic, is a proposition to be supported or refuted.

As I begun reading, in fact, for the first time to finish your article, I was so eager to see a well-defined and well-supported argument to refute it; as such gigantic statements and assertions need to be hammered down seriously. Nevertheless, of course, as always, it just useless and regret it I spent my precious time reading it.
What in the hell is, therefore, the use of writing on a weekly basis? God, It’s really bizarre.

Professor Al – I suggest that you also use your incredible talent and research intellect to track down the money, fortune, wealth and resources being looted from the Ethiopian people. It is mainly laundered out of the country through the Child Molester Arab Tycoon (Al Amoudi) and the countless offsprings (children, family, wives and mistresses) of the Adwa (TIGRE) gangs in power.

I thank the author of this post.This is what we need to do. Coming to this blog and accusing all Amharas or Tigrayans is not the right way to go. Let’s back our words with evidences such as the one posted on this thread. That is the way to go…Good job!!

Ezana From Toronto