Al Mariam’s Commentaries Archive
25 Jan 2021
Speaking Truth to President Joe Biden: Undeclare the Diplomatic War Your Secretary of State Anthony Blinken Declared on Ethiopia! (Part I)
Blinken, Sullivan and Rice- “The Fearsome Threesome” Out to Get Ethiopia! To be sure, I expect absolutely nothing from Trump by way of improvements in the current Africa policy, which is based on aid welfare mentality. That also means there is no chance that I could be disappointed by the Trump Administration’s failure to do
20 Jan 2021
JOE BIDEN & KAMALA HARRIS: MAKE AMERICA BEAUTIFUL AGAIN (#MABA)!
“Crown Thy Good With Brotherhood From Sea to Shining Sea”! Dear President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris: Congratulations on your inauguration! I write to ask you to MAKE AMERICA BEAUTIFUL AGAIN in the next four years. I love Ray Charles’ soulful rendition of America the Beautiful performed in the shadow of the Capitol.
19 Jan 2021
Darkness at Noon in AmeriKKKa as I PREDICTED it on November 13, 2016!
A specter is haunting America- the specter of Trumpism. Donald Trump believes he can mobilize disaffected White voters by exploiting their fears and prejudices. Trump’s strategy is to stoke the anger of certain white voters so that they will come out in massive numbers to vote for him and offset the demographic shifts in the United
17 Jan 2021
The Glorious Rise of the People of Tigray and the Inglorious Fall of the TPLF as I PREDICTED it on August 3, 2020!
Special Author’s Note: After I wrote the commentary reprinted below on August 3, 2020, some friends and colleagues were quick to point out how “naïve I was about Tigreans and the TPLF”. In summary form, the criticisms about my commentary were cast along the following lines: 1) “Ethnic identity is more important to Tigreans than
12 Jan 2021
The Justice Train Arrived for the TPLF in Ethiopia, 30 Years Late!
But Mengistu and Meles should never forget: ‘Justice is like a train that is nearly always late,’ but for the fiendishly wicked, justice always arrives in the nick of time… Beseferut qûna mesefer ayqerem (with the measure you use, it will be measured to you).’ Alemayehu G. Mariam, June 2, 2008. “Without the TPLF, Ethiopia
04 Jan 2021
ለምን የኢትዮጵያ ዳያስፖራ ትረስት ፈንድ ሊቀመንበርነቴን እንደለቀቅሁ (ከማስረጃ ጋር)
ላንባቢ ማስታዋሻ! ይህ ፅሁፍ በእንግሊዘኛ ከፃፍኩት የተተረጎመ ነው። ለእንግሊዘኛው ፅሁፍ እዚህ ይጫኑ። የአማርኛ ፅሁፉን የትርጉም ጥያቄ ካለ እንግሊዘኛዉን ይመልከቱ። ========================== ================ ======= እ.ኤ.አ. ታህሳስ 20 ቀን 2020 (እ.ኤ.አ.) ለዲያስፖራ ትረስት ፈንድ ኤፍ ኢ ዲ ኤፍ (FEDTF- Friends of Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund ) ቦርድ እ አ አ አቆጣጠር ከዲሴምበር 31 ቀን 2020 ጀምሮ ሊቀመንበርነቴን መልቀቄን
31 Dec 2020
Why I Have Resigned My Chairmanship of Friends of Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund, Inc.
On December 20, 2020, I served notice to the Board of Friends of the Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund, Inc. (FEDTF) that effective December 31, 2020, I shall resign as Chairman. I tendered my resignation with a heavy heart but great pride in what EDTF has accomplished during my tenure and with a clear conscience. I
26 Dec 2020
The Tedros Adhanom-Michelle Bachelet Conspiracy of Lies and Disinformation on Ethiopia EXPOSED
Michelle Bachelet is the former president of Chile (2006-2010) Tedros Adhanom is a high level member of the terrorist group known as the Tigrean Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF). Today, Michelle Bachelet is the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Today, Tedros Adhanom is the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO). Both Adhanom and
20 Dec 2020
PEOPLE OF ETHIOPIA v. THE NEW YORK TIMES: THE FORENSIC MEDICAL OPINION ON PHOTOGRAPH OF ALLEGED ETHNIC VIOLENCE VICTIM “ASHENAFI HAILU”
Author’s Note: In my commentary last week, I demonstrated beyond a shadow of doubt the New York Times perpetrated lies, fake news and disinformation on Ethiopia in its publication dated December 12, 2020. I presented irrefutable evidence that the New York Times has published demonstrable falsehoods, falsehoods by unethical omission and falsehoods by failure of
14 Dec 2020
TPLF InfoWars: Fact Checking the New York FAKE NEWS Times Caught Red-Handed Spreading Lies, Fake Photos and Disinformation on Ethiopia
The dangerous lies, disinformation and fabrication campaign of the New York Times on Ethiopia The New York Times, Reuters, BBC, Al Jazeera and other international media have all pulled out their long knives against Ethiopia. In a well-coordinated media assault, these “nattering nabobs of negativism” have ganged up on Ethiopia as propagandists for the now-defunct