Abe…Bravo man. You give him a doze of his own medicine. He just had it and did not see it coming. Well done brother. we, in the south are happy for what you did!! Bravo

Might be Djibouti to close it’s port for import and export or Egypt to bomb the millennium dam site.

Dayaspora ena gundan baylutim meselef yiwodal alu!!

Long live Ethiop[ia and death for Shabia!!!

The way you put it is in a cool way. I think you are cool. But the situation we are in is not that cool.
Ethiopians have been nice to this Tigrian ethenic apartide junta for the last 20 years. What did we get out of it? More oppression, more eviction, more imprisonment, more torture, more death, more…., more….. . Now Ethiopians have started using any means necessary to voice their grievances. And by the way that “BALL EYED MIDGET” is not Ethiopians’ PM. He is our killer. We can not tolerate him any more.
Dawit, how did you see the demonstration outside the Reagan building? Was it civilized and productive? For us it was very CIVILIZED and very PRODUCTIVE. Ethiopians had a lot of civilized protests in the past, but they never got any news coverage. But this time the world got the chance to know the real nature of this Midget. Weather we like it or not there are more things to come. Ethiopians have said “BEKA” to this Midget.
Dawit! When you deal with an animal be an animal. If you want to deal with it in a “civilized way” you will pay dearly, like we paid for the last 20 years.

It amazes me really that you know the word Maferia as a woyanne as your one step move 24 hours and 21+ years is only maferia maferia and maferia and collection of illitrates and liers your 1 minute stay in Ethiopia is a total disgrace.

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. Those of you who like to criticize for my English; I will say it is not my major or my native language.

Damn, who is this? Azeb, is that you? Oh, don’t be sure about that. Just because your husband is a killer, doesn’t mean he can do that for ever and get away with it. Do you remember what happened to Mengistu? Who thought, one day, someone will come and get rid of him? That is how it goes my dear.

Good day

Ezana From Toronto

I have not problem, it is only that I represent about 50 million chat-consuming Ethiopians. That is all to my note.

Good day, sir

Ezana From Toronro

Hell no, that ain’t my PM. that is yours, buddy. Amhara and Tigrayan chauvinists deserve each other. I have nothing to do with both of you. Leave us, the people alone. We don’t deal with KKKs of Ethiopia.

Ezana From Toronto

Was it you who was running behind Solomon Fesalegn on that unforgettable day? We all thaught it was a two man race. Was it? My goodness both of you are the best 100 meter sprinters. The American 100 meter sprinter ain’t got no chance against two of you. Are you gonna compete in the comming London Olympic. I will be in London to cheer you, I promise. But about your “BALL EYED” master I will get back to you later.

See you later
Tekle Sprinter

ABEBE SINAGER ALEQAH AMELETEW ALU? ENDET NEW QITUN LEMETREG ANTE NEBERK YETEKETELKEW? SIRA ABEZANEBEH YEQERTA!

They are campaigning any thing that is against Meles and TPLF. Perhpas they should go to near Ethiopians and ask who Ethiopians are if they are scared of them. Ethiopians have always known Tigrayans are not against them but TPLF and Meles. Apparently some are trying to link and have benefited under this regime just for being Tigrayans. Meles or TPLF can’t exist if they don’t get support from majority Tigrayans, by appointing them to good positions and wealthy. Still, Ethiopians are not seeking revenge on those but to remove TPLF and Meles who is destroying other Ethiopians which is not fair. There are genuine Tigrayans who believe that this minority should rule because they don’t want to lose their wealth and power, this means they are standing against the rest of Ethiopians and that the minority cannot rule the majority especially ORomos and Amara. With understanding of this, they much relinquish power and let equality prevail meaning of course all ethnic groups will not be in offices for the mere being certain ethnic group but, to distribute power where, obviously the majority will be recognize, which is the fact that they are Oromos and Amaras however, every other ethnic group also must hold office. Then appoint only based on merit and accomplishments. Based on merit in reality should be appointed. Merit meaning: your profession, experience, wisdom, talent, the ability to bring peace, development, equality etc. However, in reality, professions during our experience of bad leaderships has shown us that it has favored the pro ethnic groups past and present so it will be unfair for those who were not recognized based on their ethnic groups and therefore have lost the chance of profession. That is reason the power should be distributed based on majority, give every ethnic a chance and profession. It has to be mix of everything to distribute power and decision making in Ethiopia.

What a wonderful show of courage! What you said in those few minutes will be recorded in history as one of the major events in the movement to get rid of Meles Zenawi. You gave the midget dictator a shock treatment he will never recover from. Keep speaking truth to power. All true Ethiopians support you.

Any woyane that comes here to defend the dictator is afraid of the truth. They know the truth will send them all in jail where they belong. Since they can’t face the truth killing the messenger is their next best option they do to survive.

Look how ridicules Woyanes sound. They think ETV is the truth. It is like saying I will tell the truth about myself. They sound toddlers in a dipper in a grown up body. The problem is because they lie to themselves they do not smell their own stink to change their dipper. That is why their brain seized and their belly screams.

What a life

Democracy, freedom of expression, freedom from hunger, etc. are all one and the same basic human needs. And you cannot claim that one basic human need is more important than another basic human need of the same category.
If you cannot eat you cannot fight.
If you cannot fight you cannot be free.

By arguing that we need freedom rather than food we are implying that these gathering and the assembled dictators are there to provide food to the starving population which is far from the truth. Remember the fact that most of those dictators and their activist cadres are gathering at the World Economic Forum mainly NOT to make food available(freedom from hunger)for all the needy majority but to device clever and tricky methods of modern day fertile farm land (Green Gold) and other valuable resources grabbing from under the feet of the starving resource owners and let them perish slowly but surely. Robbing some 99.6% of other peoples’ valuable resources and in return giving some 2% crumbs in the form of food aid which may not even satisfy 1% of the basic food needs of the population is not feeding the population but stealing, cheating and fooling the population to death. Otherwise why do the 85 million Ethiopians constantly live in misery, complete underdevelopment, starvation, refugeeism and die performing slave labour in the Arab world and elsewhere?

Why do masses of Africans flee their resource rich continent,some dying along the road, others on arrival, others living in concentration camps even after arrival to the promised land?

Democracy, justice and freedom for all is the way!

The same kind of behaviour has been observed in a rubber parliament that he organized to his liking and taste.There,he grossly misbehaved and threw insults on the public.He was heartless jerk;then come on a big TV screen and lied about his victims.

Today,everything and anything that is available below and above the lands in Ethiopia is owned,controlled,and run by Zinawi,Zinawi’s family,and the men and women who surround him.

In sum,as history demonstrated,justice would always prevail.Today, Zinawi is on the top list as the most human rights violator.

Now for the rest you loafers!!! I was out there today in your midst. I counted all of you and there were about 28 of you only. And most of you have the look of those Dergists from a long gone era. You don’t even look healthy with beer-guts in all. You should go to the gym and do some exercise instead. You look terrible. And why some of you were giving me a hostile look? I know why? Was that because I look like someone from Tigray? It seems you were investigating my looks staring at both sides of my eyes. I was the only one out there who can’t hide being from Tigray. You guys are bigots. I will be among you whenever you gather up for such waste of time.