Never was so much owed by so many to so few… How does one thank those who put everything on the line to stand up for justice, truth and the…
In the 1979 animation adventure, Puff the Magic Dragon and the Land of Living Lies, the Dragon takes a little girl called Sandy, who has a vivid imagination and lies…
A Personal Note to the Reader: Here I go again, talking about human rights! Everyone else is talking about war and rumors of war. I am still talking about human…
Here we go again! Trot out the Somali jihadist bogeyman (aya jibo). Get out the smoke machine and mirrors. Show time! Act I. Narrator Zenawi: “Somalia is becoming a haven…
How the tables can turn… When Mr. Hastert bottled H.R. 5680 in the International Relations Committee just before the midterm recess, most supporters of the bill were deeply disappointed, and…
ETHIOPIAN AMERICAN AND ETHIOPIAN LAWYERS IN THE UNITED STATES CONDEMN THE REGIME OF MELES ZENAWI FOR PERSECUTING ETHIOPIAN LAWYERS AND FOR ITS CONTINUING PRACTICES OF GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS Ethiopian…
Alemayehu G. Mariam and Obang Metho In all of the excitement surrounding H.R. 5680, it seems we have overlooked some simple but critical questions: Are Ethiopian Americans the only group…
September 24, 2006 The Honorable Dennis Hastert Speaker of the House 235 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 BY FAX Re: H.R. 5680 (Ethiopia Freedom, Democracy, and Human Rights…
My friends and fellow Ethiopian-Americans in Illinois, and those of you particularly in the 14th Illinois Congressional District: I thank you for inviting me to join you in discussing the…
Never was so much owed by so many to so few… How does one thank those who put everything on the line to stand up for justice, truth and the…