The Ballad of Teddy Afro

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 charges of vehicular manslaughter, failure to assist the injured and driving without a license. Teddy was out on “bail” until April 2008, when his bail…

H.R. 2003: “Inhofed,” But Alive and Well!

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 and arch nemesis of H.R. 2003 in the U.S. Senate, is a champion of human rights! Don’t laugh. It is true. I think. Oyez! Oyez!…

Bad Boys, What You Gonna Do When the ICC Catches You?”

Editorial July 20, 2008 [Orignally appeared in Ethiomedia.] http://www.ethiomedia.com/all/6232.html   Justice Delayed, But Hopefully Not For Long! In September, 2004 President George W. Bush lamented, “The world is witnessing terrible suffering and horrible crimes in the Darfur region of Sudan, crimes my government has concluded are genocide.” In July, 2008, President Omar al-Bashir officially became…

All is not quiet on the Western front: Meles Zenawi’s giveaway of Ethiopian territory to Omar al-Bashir

The following text is a speech delivered  at Gasha for Ethiopians Conference held at Washington Marriott Hotel on July 3, 2008. I want to thank “Gasha for Ethiopia” for inviting me to speak here today in defense of the territorial integrity of the Ethiopian motherland. Gasha is a non-profit organization established in 2006 with the…