By Alemayehu G. Mariam Modernizing savagery? This past week an official report on riot control entitled “Modernizing Internal Security in Ethiopia” was posted online.[1] The report, prepared for the ruling…
By Alemayehu G. Mariam A Thankless Job, But Somebody’s Got to Do It! It is gratifying to know that Ethiopian Americans are carrying their fair share of the load in…
By Alemayehu G. Mariam Quitting Time in Somalia The situation in Somalia has turned Code Red. Things are deteriorating very fast for Zenawi’s troops. The Al-Shabaab “jihadists” have taken over…
Alemayehu G. Mariam The Strange Career of Democracy in Africa What is the difference between South Africa and Ethiopia? Simple. South Africa is a democracy (government of the people, by…
By Alemayehu G. Mariam Back in 1920, H.L. Mencken, “the sage of Baltimore,” made a chillingly nightmarish observation about the future of the American presidency: “The larger the mob, the…
By Alemayehu G. Mariam Oh, the twists and turns on the road to an Ethiopia human rights legislation in the U.S. Congress. The first leg of that journey began in…
By Alemayehu G. Mariam What A difference a Year Makes! What a difference a year makes in a Millennium! A year ago, almost to the day, we celebrated a moment…
By Alemayehu G. Mariam Teddy Afro in Zenawi’s Kangaroo Court The great Tewodros Kassahun (Teddy Afro) is Zenawi’s most famous political prisoner in Ethiopia today. Zenawi jacked Teddy on bogus…
By Alemayehu G. Mariam The Sisterhood of Misfortune Pakistan and Ethiopia are sisters in misfortune. First, for much of their modern political history, they have been the playgrounds of autocrats…
Will the Real James Inhofe, Please Stand Up!? Al. Mariam (11 August 2008)– Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! Republican Oklahoma Senator James Inhofe, defender and self-described “brother” and “friend” of dictator Zenawi…