The lion and the jackal

Special Commentary The lion and the jackal [originally appeared in Ethiomedia] http://www.ethiomedia.com/all/6116.html Ethiomedia | June 23, 2008 Obang Metho (right) with his African American friends during an MLK Day in Atlanta, Georgia in 2006. Obang travels around the world as a staunch human rights defender. Canada closed its door to Meles Zenawi envoy and genocide…

The art of denial (lying)

Special Commentary The art of denial (lying) [Originally appeared in Ethiomedia.] http://www.ethiomedia.com/all/6096.html Ethiomedia | June 16, 2008 ________________________________________ Credit must be given where it’s due. And Meles Zenawi and his crew deserve full credit. For perfecting the art of denial (lying) just like the smooth career criminals who deny everything when caught: “Didn’t do it!…

Death by kangaroo court

Editorial [Originally appeared in Ethiomedia] http://www.ethiomedia.com/all/6050.html Ethiomedia | June 2, 2008 A dictator and a mercenary As a brutal dictator, Mengistu (left) lived violating the sovereignty of the people (1974-1991). As a ruthless mercenary, Meles Zenawi lives on violating the sovereignty of both the people and the country. What a mockery of justice! Meles Zenawi…

Ethiopia: To be, or not to be…

[Author’s Note: This post first appeared in Ethiomedia on April 28, 2008 as an “editorial” without a byline.  (Ethiomedia Editor’s Note – Ethiomedia will offer periodic editorial commentary on the role of the press, media and the vital necessity of free expression in sustaining democratic dialogue in Ethiopia.] To be, or not to be prime…

Ethiopia: Much ado about nothing

[Author’s Note: This post first appeared in Ethiomedia on April 21, 2008 as an “editorial” without a byline.  (Ethiomedia Editor’s Note – Ethiomedia will offer periodic editorial commentary on the role of the press, media and the vital necessity of free expression in sustaining democratic dialogue in Ethiopia.] Dateline Ethiopia. April 2008, “Election”. The insufferably…

Ethiopia: The emperor has no clothes!

[Author’s Note: This post first appeared in Ethiomedia on April 12, 2008 as an “editorial” without a byline.  (Ethiomedia Editor’s Note – Ethiomedia will offer periodic editorial commentary on the role of the press, media and the vital necessity of free expression in sustaining democratic dialogue in Ethiopia.] Abraham Lincoln said, “You can fool all…

Ethiopia: Listen to the voice!

Author’s Note: This post first appeared in Ethiomedia on April 7, 2008 as an “editorial” without a byline.  (Ethioemdia Editor’s Note – Ethiomedia will offer periodic editorial commentary on the role of the press, media and the vital necessity of free expression in sustaining democratic dialogue in Ethiopia) “The voice of the people is the…

Ethiopia: Grab This!

Editorial Grab this! Ethiomedia | March 31, 2008 [Originally appeared in Ethiomedia] http://www.ethiomedia.com/abai/grab_this.html Amb. Samuel “Oh! what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive!” Such was the recent interview given to WAMU radio host Kojo Nnamdi by Meles Zenawi’s Ambassador to the U.S., Samuel Assefa. After some chit-chat about Ethiopia’s contribution…