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13 Aug 2022
Al Mariam’s “Twitter Droppings” for the Week Ending August 12, 2022
Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey used to refer to his Twitter platform as a “public square” or “digital public square.” The public square in America likely originated in British colonial village squares of New England, a region comprising six states in the Northeastern United States. Pamphlets and newspapers that advocated independence and end of British
11 Aug 2022
ETHIOPIA ON THE MOVE (FLOW): ONE ETHIOPIA, GERD STRONG!
[For a full version of this commentary, click HERE.] I was present at the Grand Renaissance Ethiopian Dam (GERD) on February 20, 2022 when the first turbine (#10) kicked into action. No words can express my feeling of pride, joy, honor and dignity in Ethiopia that day when the GERD produced 375MW of electricity and delivered
11 Aug 2022
Ethiopia on the Move (Flow): Commemorative Second (Third) Ode to Aba-I (“Nile”) River on the GERD 8/11/22
UPDATED ON AUGUST 11, 2022 I was present at the Grand Renaissance Ethiopian Dam (GERD) on February 20, 2022 when the first turbine (#10) kicked into action. No words can express my feeling of pride, joy, honor and dignity in Ethiopia that day when the GERD produced 375MW of electricity and delivered it to the
08 Aug 2022
US Special Envoy for the TPLF: From the “Ugly American” to the “American Easter Bunny” or is it Porky Pig?
Is three a charm? (Behold, the charming Gang of Four.) Mean Joe Biden (actually Susan Rice, the Princess of Darkness) sent the “Ugly American” Jeffrey TPLFeltman as a “special envoy to the Horn of Africa” (code for Ethiopia) in May 2021. By January 2022, TPLFeltman, a bloviating blowhard, had crashed and burned after he was
07 Aug 2022
Al Mariam’s “Twitter Droppings” for Week Ending August 5, 2022
Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey used to refer to his Twitter platform as a “public square” or “digital public square.” The public square in America likely originated in British colonial village squares of New England, a region comprising six states in the Northeastern United States. Pamphlets and newspapers that advocated independence and end of British
01 Aug 2022
Thank You PM Abiy Ahmed for All You Have Done for Ethiopia! (From December 31, 2018)
Author’s Note:On July 26, 2022, PM Abiy Ahmed issued a Statement underscoring the importance of gratitude and especially to the Almighty for having helped Ethiopia face extreme challenges and (Alternate link for Statement.) PM Abiy’s Statement on gratitude to the Almighty addressed the manifest divine intervention in Ethiopia’s destiny.PM Abiy said all things are possibly with the Almighty.[Adapted
01 Aug 2022
Thank You PM Abiy Ahmed for All You Have Done for Ethiopia! (From December 31, 2018)
Author’s Note: On July 26, 2022, PM Abiy Ahmed issued a Statement underscoring the importance of gratitude and especially to the Almighty for having helped Ethiopia face extreme challenges and (Alternate link for Statement.) PM Abiy’s Statement on gratitude to the Almighty addressed the manifest divine intervention in Ethiopia’s destiny. PM Abiy said all things are
30 Jul 2022
Al Mariam’s “Twitter Droppings” for Week Ending July 29, 2022
Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey used to refer to his Twitter platform as a “public square” or “digital public square.” The public square in America likely originated in British colonial village squares of New England, a region comprising six states in the Northeastern United States. Pamphlets and newspapers that advocated independence and end of British
26 Jul 2022
A New Pax (Peace)/Pact Americana: AMERICA FIRST! “Saving the Last Best Hope of Earth” (Part VII- Rejoinder to Samantha Power)
Even though Part VII of my commentary on Samantha Power’s “major foreign policy speech” of June 7, 2022 below stands on its own merits, I recommend first reading Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V, and Part VI to gain a comprehensive understanding of my analysis and arguments. The end of history, the beginning of history: A New
19 Jul 2022
A New Pax (Peace)/Pact Americana: An Alternative to USAID Administrator Samantha Power’s Crusade for the Obama/Biden New World Order (Part VI)
Even though Part VI of my commentary below stands on its own merits, I recommend first reading Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV and Part V to gain a comprehensive understanding of my analysis and arguments. Practice US foreign policy by NOT using “Ugly American” diplomats to advance the cause of the New Pax (Peace) Pact Americana