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Open Memorandum to U.S. Sec. of State Rex Tillerson and U.S. Amb. to Ethiopia Michael Raynor
The United States will stay the course in Ethiopia, and I hope I can count on each of you [Ethiopians] to do the same.” — U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia Michael Raynor, in his Facebook outreach message message of February 13, 2018. I write this open memorandum on the occasion of U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s…
AHOY! JEFFREY FELTMAN: REMEMBER THE TALIBAN! REMEMBER THE TPLF!
Negotiating with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) is negotiating for unconditional surrender and restoration of the TPLF to power. Period! “T” is for terrorism. “T” is for the Taliban. “T” is for the TPLF, Tigray People’s Liberation Front! This week Terrorism triumphed in Afghanistan spectacularly, dazzlingly, breathtakingly. Mustachioed Taliban fighters toting AK-47 sat in…
DECLARATION TO DEFEND FREEDOM, DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN ETHIOPIA IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM
In the history of all great nations, there comes a moment when the people must make a choice that will define them in their own time, vindicate the enormous sacrifices of their ancestors and enable them to bequeath an enduring legacy for generations yet unborn. They are often forced to make that choice by arrogant…
Judicial Sector Reform in Ethiopia: The Five-Year (2014-2018) Strategic Plan (Part II)
Author’s Note: While this commentary stands on its own merits, the author strongly recommends reading Part I of the series to appreciate the enormous complexity and fierce urgency of judicial/justice sector reform in Ethiopia today. Judicial/justice sector reform is an integral element of Ethiopia’s Homegrown Reform Agenda Ethiopia has been undergoing massive reform over the…
I, PROUD ETHIOPIAN: My Reply to the T-TPLF Birthers Doubting My Ethiopiawinet (Ethiopian-ness)
Author’s Note: The irony of ironies is that Barack Obama and I now share one thing in common. The hate-mongering birthers in America sought to cast doubt on Obama’s identity and birthplace to delegitimize his presidency by spinning a conspiracy theory that he was born in Kenya. The T-TPLF hate-mongers are now spinning a birther…
Open Memorandum to U.S. Sec. of State Rex Tillerson and U.S. Amb. to Ethiopia Michael Raynor
The United States will stay the course in Ethiopia, and I hope I can count on each of you [Ethiopians] to do the same.” — U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia Michael Raynor, in his Facebook outreach message message of February 13, 2018. I write this open memorandum on the occasion of U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s…
AHOY! JEFFREY FELTMAN: REMEMBER THE TALIBAN! REMEMBER THE TPLF!
Negotiating with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) is negotiating for unconditional surrender and restoration of the TPLF to power. Period! “T” is for terrorism. “T” is for the Taliban. “T” is for the TPLF, Tigray People’s Liberation Front! This week Terrorism triumphed in Afghanistan spectacularly, dazzlingly, breathtakingly. Mustachioed Taliban fighters toting AK-47 sat in…
DECLARATION TO DEFEND FREEDOM, DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN ETHIOPIA IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM
In the history of all great nations, there comes a moment when the people must make a choice that will define them in their own time, vindicate the enormous sacrifices of their ancestors and enable them to bequeath an enduring legacy for generations yet unborn. They are often forced to make that choice by arrogant…
Judicial Sector Reform in Ethiopia: The Five-Year (2014-2018) Strategic Plan (Part II)
Author’s Note: While this commentary stands on its own merits, the author strongly recommends reading Part I of the series to appreciate the enormous complexity and fierce urgency of judicial/justice sector reform in Ethiopia today. Judicial/justice sector reform is an integral element of Ethiopia’s Homegrown Reform Agenda Ethiopia has been undergoing massive reform over the…
I, PROUD ETHIOPIAN: My Reply to the T-TPLF Birthers Doubting My Ethiopiawinet (Ethiopian-ness)
Author’s Note: The irony of ironies is that Barack Obama and I now share one thing in common. The hate-mongering birthers in America sought to cast doubt on Obama’s identity and birthplace to delegitimize his presidency by spinning a conspiracy theory that he was born in Kenya. The T-TPLF hate-mongers are now spinning a birther…
Open Memorandum to U.S. Sec. of State Rex Tillerson and U.S. Amb. to Ethiopia Michael Raynor
The United States will stay the course in Ethiopia, and I hope I can count on each of you [Ethiopians] to do the same.” — U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia Michael Raynor, in his Facebook outreach message message of February 13, 2018. I write this open memorandum on the occasion of U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s…
AHOY! JEFFREY FELTMAN: REMEMBER THE TALIBAN! REMEMBER THE TPLF!
Negotiating with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) is negotiating for unconditional surrender and restoration of the TPLF to power. Period! “T” is for terrorism. “T” is for the Taliban. “T” is for the TPLF, Tigray People’s Liberation Front! This week Terrorism triumphed in Afghanistan spectacularly, dazzlingly, breathtakingly. Mustachioed Taliban fighters toting AK-47 sat in…
DECLARATION TO DEFEND FREEDOM, DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN ETHIOPIA IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM
In the history of all great nations, there comes a moment when the people must make a choice that will define them in their own time, vindicate the enormous sacrifices of their ancestors and enable them to bequeath an enduring legacy for generations yet unborn. They are often forced to make that choice by arrogant…
Judicial Sector Reform in Ethiopia: The Five-Year (2014-2018) Strategic Plan (Part II)
Author’s Note: While this commentary stands on its own merits, the author strongly recommends reading Part I of the series to appreciate the enormous complexity and fierce urgency of judicial/justice sector reform in Ethiopia today. Judicial/justice sector reform is an integral element of Ethiopia’s Homegrown Reform Agenda Ethiopia has been undergoing massive reform over the…
I, PROUD ETHIOPIAN: My Reply to the T-TPLF Birthers Doubting My Ethiopiawinet (Ethiopian-ness)
Author’s Note: The irony of ironies is that Barack Obama and I now share one thing in common. The hate-mongering birthers in America sought to cast doubt on Obama’s identity and birthplace to delegitimize his presidency by spinning a conspiracy theory that he was born in Kenya. The T-TPLF hate-mongers are now spinning a birther…