Last week, Meles Zenawi explained to his parliament that the U.S. Congress bundled H.R. 2003 (Ethiopia Democracy and Accountability Act of 2007) with the “wheat we beg from them” thinking…
Note to the reader: It was a year ago today, November 16, 2007, that Frehiwot Samuel, Woldemichael Meshesha and Mitiku Teshome briefed the United States Congress on the findings of…
Mission to America They came on a mission to America. It was mission blessed by the Ethiopian people. It was a simple mission: “Go share the gospel of democracy, freedom…
Senator James Inhofe 453 Russell Senate Office BldgWashington, D.C. 20510 FAX: (202) 228-0380 Dear Senator Inhofe: I am writing to demand an apology for the racist, scurrilous, truculent, degrading, offensive…
“It is a great day for America! It’s a great day for Ethiopia!” Congressman Donald Payne Passage of H.R. 2003 on October 2, 2007 in the U.S. House of Representatives…
They said Ethio-Angelinos are apolitical, depoliticized and disengaged from politics. It stings a little when it is said by former Ethio-Angelinos: “When it comes to Ethiopian politics, Los Angeles is…
Thank you all for coming this afternoon. And thank you Seattle Ethiopian Millennium Celebration Committee for inviting us to join you here today. And Happy Ethiopian New Year to all…
I wish you were there! How I wish you were there! It was the 9th of September. A day I will always remember. A glorious day when Dulles Airport became…
Dinkenesh (Lucy) in Houston with Diamonds? We call her Dinkenesh. They call her “Lucy”. But what’s in a name? “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” said…
The Crime of InnocenceIt is often said that truth is stranger than fiction. The grotesque prosecution of Daniel Bekele and Netsanet Demissie is much stranger than the grim and chilling…