የኢትዮጵያ ቴሌቪዝን ጠ /ሚ አብይ አህመድ ለፕሬዝደት ጆ ባይደን የተናገሩት እውንታ ላይ ያወጣሑትን ጽሑፍ ግምገማ 9/21/21
የኢትዮጵያ ቴሌቪዝን ጠ /ሚ አብይ አህመድ ለፕሬዝደት ጆ ባይደን የተናገሩት እውንታ ላይ ያወጣሑትን ጽሑፍ ግምገማ 9/21/21
“We must separate the thorns from the rose flowers.” Prime Minster Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia, June 23, 2018. “We must not lose faith in our fellow Ethiopians. Ethiopia is an ocean. If a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty (applying Mahatma Gandhi’s wisdom to Ethiopia). “One Love! One Heart! One…
Author’s Note: This is the fourth installment in a series I have called “What Do WE Want and Do NOW?”. The serialized commentaries have three aims: 1) take stock of the impact of the recent uprisings in Ethiopia against the backdrop of the extreme repression (“state of emergency”) unleashed by the Thugtatorship of the Tigrean…
It is the season for the Clintons to tar and feather Bernie Sanders. Could their campaign of fear and smear against Bernie Sanders succeed? I was shocked to see last week Chelsea Clinton rolled out in the role of attack dog against Sanders, the underdog. They say all is fair in politics and war. Chelsea…
In my commentary last week, “Interpreting and Living MLK’s Dream”, I discussed, among other things, Dr. Martin Luther King’s (MLK) philosophy of nonviolent social change. MLK argued that the “crucial political and moral question of our time” is the “need for man to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to oppression and violence.” I believe…
“You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.” Matthew 7:5 “Although Amnesty is an organisation that employs many outstanding, talented, caring individuals, many former and current staff describe Amnesty as an environment in which staff do not feel…
June 15, 2020 Secretary Steven Mnuchin U.S. Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20220 Re: Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam “Washington Talks” Dear Secretary Mnuchin: I am writing to share with you my concerns, views and ideas on the U.S. role, and specifically your personal role, in the “Washington GERD talks” and…