Monthly Archives: January 2007

We are infected by a widely spreading virus which requires one shot to cure–UNITY

By Obang Metho
Anuak Justice Council

What lessons have we Ethiopians learned in 2006? Perhaps more than we realize! I will start with myself. As you all know, I, Obang Metho, am not a member of any political party. As …

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Speech by Prof. Alemayehu G. Mariam at the Ethiopian town hall meeting in Seattle on Jan 28

(Full text of Prof. Al Mariam’s speech in Seattle on January 28, 2007 )

Good afternoon Friends, Ladies and Gentlemen:

Welcome to this event honoring special heroes in the struggle for human rights in Ethiopia.
Before I introduce our guest …

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FAO Director-General on a Working Vist in Ethiopia

Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (UNFAO) Dr.Jacques Diouf met FAO-Ethiopia staff on Saturday 27 January 2006 at the FAO Country Office here inEthiopia. On the occasion, he lauded the staff for the remarkable achievement registered so far …

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Demonstrators vow to keep Little Ethiopia free of agents of tyranny

Los Angeles (AR) 01.20.2007 – Demonstrators, that call themselves “Concerned Ethiopians and Ethiopian Americans in Los Angeles,” angrily shouted slogans when Ethiopia’s Councilor Taye Ezeke Selassie entered the Korean Church at Fairfax Av., Little Ethiopia, to open a town hall …

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An open letter to all peace loving people regarding the Somalia war

Ethiopian Women for Peace and Development
Jan 25, 2007

We, members of the Ethiopian Women for Peace and Development (EWPD) are extremely concerned about the current situation in Somalia and Ethiopia’s involvement. We strongly believe that this war was ill-conceived …

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Inquiry Comission West Coast Tour: It’s time for us to say “thank you”

Never was so much owed by so many to so few…

How does one thank those who put everything on the line to stand up for justice, truth and the Ethiopian way?

How does one express appreciation to those who …

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Bibliography of Ethiopian writers

Short biographies of Ethiopian Writers (compiled 2005 -2006) in Amharic with photos. Click here – pdf

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Speech by Obang Metho in an Atlanta rally celebrating Martin Luther King Birthday

Mr. Obang O. Metho, Director of International Advocacy, for the Anuak Justice Council (AJC),

Speech at Martin Luther King, Jr. 4th Annual Human Rights Symposium, sponsored by Martin Luther King, Africa-African American Renaissance March Committee, at the Historic Ebenezer Baptist …

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Meles the Janus and the naive leadership of Somaliland

By Mohamed Diriye Abdullahi
Hargeisa, Somaliland

Many people in Somaliland and especially the leadership have always thought they had a good friend in Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia’s helmsman for life, and that he would assist Somaliland’s quest for recognition when the …

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A neighbourhood bully or a harbinger of regional stability?

By Kidane Alemayehu

The Meles regime invasion of Somalia and the ongoing stabilization process presents an opportunity to make a sober assessment of the prospects for future developments in the Horn of Africa. Essentially, current circumstances clearly indicate that the …

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Ethiopians are our natural neighbour but not our natural enemy

By Ali Osman Samater

Soon after the collapse of the dictatorial military regime of Siad Barre in January 1991 the Somali people went through a long, anarchic and painful agony, caused by clan-based warlords mainly in the south of Somalia. …

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The New American Century and Growing Doubts about the Future Effectiveness of the United Nations

Who Needs the United Nations More?

Everyone in the developing world and even a good number of Europeans are convinced that the United States today poses a great, incalculable danger to world peace. The peace of developing nations is more …

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The Jackal, the Hyena and the King of Beasts in Somalia

By Mohamed Diriye Abdullahi
Hargeisa, Somaliland

When the Americans went to Mogadishu in 1992, they thought pacifying it would be a piece of cake: they had the personnel, the armor and the financial resources. They also had a false of …

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Turmoil in the Ethiopian armed forces continues: More firing of officers anticipated

It is to be remembered that last November, Ethiopia’s dictator Meles Zenawi fired several high-ranking military officers, including General Alemeshet Degife of the Air Force, and Generals Kumera Assefa and Asamenew Tsige of the Army. By some estimate, close to …

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Lessons from the Downfall of US-Supported Dictators

By Maru Gubena

As will be clear in the following paragraphs, the cardinal foundation of US foreign policy is its own multiple and complex interests. It might, therefore, not be wrong to assume that the views and disillusionment expressed by …

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Poof! The Magic Jihadist!

By Alemayehu G. Mariam

In the 1979 animation adventure, Puff the Magic Dragon and the Land of Living Lies, the Dragon takes a little girl called Sandy, who has a vivid imagination and lies a lot to escape the problems …

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