Al Mariam’s Commentaries Archive
29 Jun 2020
The African Union Matters: Why is Egypt Knocking on the U.N. Security Council’s Door When the Africa Union Hall is Wide Open?
Today, June 29, 2020, the U.N. Security Council has scheduled an open session on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. As I shall demonstrate below, the open session is a strategic move coordinated and pre-planned by the U.S. and Egypt to break the back of Ethiopia and force her to abandon her natural rights to use
26 Jun 2020
“Unilateralism”: Egypt’s New Word to Demonize Ethiopia and Wreck the GERD in the U.N. Security Council
Egypt has discovered a new word to demonize Ethiopia and wreck the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in the U.N. Security Council. UNILATERALISM. The term unilateralism refers to the single-minded pursuit of foreign policy and national interest by magnifying one’s objectives and subordinating or disregarding the aims and interests of other nations. Learned scholars of
22 Jun 2020
Selling Ethiopia Down the (Nile) River: The Unraveling Secret Conspiracy of Sameh Shoukry, Steven Mnuchin and David Milpass to Wreck the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
It is not going to be a fair fight when the Gang of Three gang up on Ethiopia. But Ethiopians have one weapon that has kept them free from colonialism, foreign attacks and domination for thousands of years. That weapon is their unity in ONE Ethiopia. ETHIOPIANS UNITED AROUND THE GERD CAN NEVER BE DEFEATED!
18 Jun 2020
I Am Celebrating Juneteenth 2020 with Martin King, Jr. and Langston Hughes
Make America Great Again? No, “Let America Be America Again” because “We want to be free”! On April 3, 1968, one day before he was assassinated, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., our prophet and oracle, in a sermon at the Mason Temple in Memphis, TN gave his final earthly verdict on America: Something is happening
16 Jun 2020
My Private Letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Talks
June 15, 2020 Secretary Steven Mnuchin U.S. Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20220 Re: Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam “Washington Talks” Dear Secretary Mnuchin: I am writing to share with you my concerns, views and ideas on the U.S. role, and specifically your personal role, in the “Washington GERD talks” and
08 Jun 2020
AmNasty International’s Hatchet Job “Human Rights” Report on Ethiopia
“You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.” Matthew 7:5 “Although Amnesty is an organisation that employs many outstanding, talented, caring individuals, many former and current staff describe Amnesty as an environment in which staff do not feel
05 Jun 2020
Is Egypt Secretly Planning a Proxy War on Ethiopia?
Author’s Note: In this commentary, I shall argue the Egyptian Government is in the first phase of its PROXY WAR against Ethiopia with the short-term strategic objective of sabotaging the scheduled July initial filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). To successfully wage a proxy war on Ethiopia, I believe Egypt will seek to:
01 Jun 2020
Interpreting and Applying the Ethiopian Constitution During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Part III)
Author’s Note: On May 18, 2020, I had an opportunity to make a virtual appearance (in Amharic, begins at minute 36:17- 1:22) before the Ethiopian Constitutional Inquiry Council and share my views on issues related to the postponement of the August 2020 national and regional elections because of the Covid-19 crisis. In Part I of my commentary, I sought to
29 May 2020
Interpreting and Applying the Ethiopian Constitution During the Covid-19 Pandemic (Part II – Constitutional Interpretation)
Interpreting and Applying the Ethiopian Constitution During the Covid-19 Pandemic (Part II – (Constitutional Interpretation) Interpreting and Applying the Ethiopian Constitution During the Covid-19 Pandemic (Part II – (Constitutional Interpretation) A strict observance of the written law is doubtless one of the high duties of a good citizen, but it is not the highest. The
25 May 2020
Understanding, Interpreting and Applying the Ethiopian Constitution During the Covid-19 Pandemic (Part I- Constitutionalism and Constitutional History))
Author’s Note: On May 18, 2020, I had an opportunity to make a virtual appearance (in Amharic, begins at minute 36:17- 1:22) before the Ethiopian Constitutional Inquiry Council and share my views on issues related to the postponement of the August 2020 national and regional elections because of the Covid-19 crisis. My purpose in appearing