The Biden administration is in full agreement that horrifying atrocities are being committed in Tigray. We will not stand by in the face of horrors in Tigray…. The use of the specific terms genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity is a legal determination. We have had an expedited legal and fact-based review underway to make …
The three wise monkeys ready to hammer Ethiopia In Japanese folklore, there is the tale of the three wise monkeys. Mizaru (“See Not”) covers his eyes to see no evil. Kikazaru (“Hear Not”) covers his ears to hear no evil. Iwazaru (“Speak Not) covers his mouth to speak no evil. The US covers its ears…
In my August 8, 2022, commentary, I asked: “US Special Envoy for the TPLF: From the “Ugly American” to the “American Easter Bunny” or is it Porky Pig?” Porky Pig, it was. Here we go again! Almost a month later, it is Porky Pig Dumbplomacy reboot in Ethiopia. On September 2, 2022, the US State…
=============================================================== 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…
ETHIOPIAN AMERICANS! JOIN ME IN GETTING THE U.S. GOVERNMENT TO REDESIGNATE THE TPLF A “FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION”! [Al Mariam’s “Twitter Droppings” for August 24, 2022, at the end.] On August 31, 2021, Sean Jones, head of the USAID mission in Ethiopia, told Ethiopian state television: We know for a fact… that the TPLF (Tigray People’s Liberation…
When it comes to the Biden administration’s policy in Ethiopia, the mastermind, the puppet mistress, the CPU, the head honcho, the boss, the power behind the throne and the invisible hand that rocks the Biden cradle is s none other than the Princess of Darkness, Susan Rice. Two weeks ago, Rice sent Mike Hammer as…
=============================================================== To view Tweets in pdf, click HERE To view Tweets as flip book, click HERE. (On your mobile phone/laptop, swipe from right to left.) =============================================================== 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…
Who is minding the Africa section of the store at the U.S. State Department? Two months ago, Samantha Power, USAID boss, was threatening to unleash a “revolution of dignity” on the world, with Africa squarely in her crosshairs. On August 4, 2022, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield on a visit to Uganda…
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…
[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…
