Alemayehu G. Mariam Mission Impossible? In the first part of our commentary[1] on the madness of Ethiopia’s 2010 “elections”, we posed the question: “Is it possible to have a fair…
Alemayehu G. Mariam In part I, we explore whether, given the current circumstances in Ethiopia today, a free and fair election is possible in May 2010. In part II, we…
Alemayehu G. Mariam Mother of All Troubles It is not only Mother Ethiopia that is in deep trouble today but also the millions of mothers in Ethiopia. Hanna Ingber Win,…
By Alemayehu G. Mariam Déjà Vu: Here We Go Again With the Charade Last April, we commented that the whole business of elections in Ethiopia is “much ado about nothing”….
Alemayehu G. Mariam Trying Times “These are the times that try men’s souls,” said Thomas Paine, one of the Founders of the American Republic, at the onset of the American…
By Alemayehu Gebremariam Recently, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi warned that the African delegation he is expected to lead to the climate change talks in Copenhagen in December would walk…
By Alemayehu G. Mariam In Contempt … Commenting recently on an International Crisis Group (ICG) study dealing with rising ethnic tensions and dissent in advance of the “May 2010” elections,…
Alemayehu G. Mariam Bluster of the Con Artists Last week Ethiopia’s arch dictator was in tears, crocodile tears that is, over the unfair and shameful treatment of Africa by the…
By Alemayehu G. Mariam Remember H.R. 2003? Do you remember H.R. 2003 (“Ethiopia Democracy and Accountability Act”)? That was a bill sponsored by Rep. Donald Payne (D-N.J.) to promote the…
By Alemayehu G. Mariam Rent-a-Thug Against Democracy In a recent piece entitled “Mob Disrupts Political Meeting in Adama,” former Ethiopian President Dr. Negasso Gidada described how “an organized mob disturbed…