Yearly Archives: 2017
Ethiopia at tipping point as Congress mulls human rights bill

This op-ed piece first appeared in The Hill on May 29, 2017 07:00. It was posted on almariam.com on July 16, 2017. http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/international-affairs/335559-ethiopia-at-tipping-point-as-congress-mulls-human BY AL MARIAM, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR – 05/29/17 07:00…

Ethiopia: A Harvest of Death and Destruction Since May 28, 1991

The T-TPLF Horsemen of the Apocalypse a quarter of a century later in Ethiopia On May 28, 1991, a rag tag rebel army of the Tigrean People’s Liberation Front (TPLF)…

Empty Suit, Director–General, Gates World Health Organization (G-WHO)

I knew from the get go that the whole WHO “election” for “director-general” was a sham, a set up. Just like the 2015 Ethiopia “election” which resulted in a 100…

EthiopiaWIN.et and Tewdros Kassa-hun

Author’s Note: This month the Ethiopian popular music megastar Tewdros “Teddy Afro” Kassahun released his “Ethiopia” album, which quickly topped the World Albums Billboard chart during the week of May 15. This…

Ethiopia: Who for WHO? A Top Leader of  a Terrorist Organization, That’s Who!

Author’s Note: In this commentary, I make the case against Tedros Adhanom, a top leader of the Tigrean People’s Liberation Front, a terrorist organization, who is a finalist for the director-general…

Al Mariam’s Voice of America Interview (Amharic) on Trump’s Firing of FBI Director James Comey

              My interview with Voice of  America (Amharic) on the firing of James Comey, FBI Director, on May 13, 2017.  

Universities are battlegrounds, Berkeley faculty forgot how to fight

Originally appeared in The Hill (o5/12/17.) http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/civil-rights/333175-universities-are-battlegrounds-berkeley-faculty-have [Posted on almariam.com on 7/28/17.] The People’s Republic of Berkeley, with its capital at UC Berkeley, was once ground zero in the battle to save the soul…

My Interview (Amharic) on Ethiopian Satellite Television (ESAT) on “Law Day” 05/10/17

          My interview on  Ethiopian Satellite Television (ESAT) on “Law Day” (05/10/17) To view video, click on the link below:

Glimpses of Trump’s Foreign (Human Rights) Policy in Africa

“Guiding all of our foreign policy actions are our fundamental values: our values around freedom, human dignity, the way people are treated. These are our values… not our policies…   Policies…

US doesn’t need Ethiopia in its war on terror in the Horn of Africa

Originally appeared in The Hill (o5/05/17.) [Posted on almariam.com on 5/24/17.] http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/foreign-policy/332093-us-doesnt-need-ethiopia-in-its-war-on-terror-in-the-horn-of ======================== Earlier this month, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis visited the Middle East and Africa to “reaffirm key…

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