Author’s Note: This is the second installment in a series of ongoing commentaries that I expect to post regularly under the rubric, “Ethnic Apartheid in Ethiopia”. The twin aims of…
(Excerpted English version of speech given at the “Conference on the Future of Ethiopia: Transition, Democracy, and National Unity” organized by Vision Ethiopia on March 27, 2016 at the Marriott…
President Barack Obama is in Cuba! On a mission. Liberate Cubans from “communist” mental slavery! Hooray! Cuba libre! Free Cuba! Back in 1898, another American president-to-be, Teddy “The Rough Rider”…
Every year, I remember two massacres in Africa. In March, I remember the March 21, 1960 white apartheid regime Sharpeville massacre in South Africa. In November, I remember the…
Adding insult to injury Hailemariam Desalegn and his T-TPLF have massacred hundreds of people over the past few months. Now, they are on a charm offensive. A couple of days…
Robert Kagan, a well-known neocon, recently argued “Trump is the GOP’s Frankenstein monster. Now he’s strong enough to destroy the party.” Kagan reamed establishment Republicans: “Trump is no fluke. Nor is he…
In America, they call it “Three-Strikes Law”. Criminals who commit three violent or serious crimes are given 25 years to life. The T-TPLF has declared war on Ethiopian taxi drivers!…
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Author’s note: This is Part I in a forthcoming series relating my conversations with Reeyot Alemu and her amazing story in the defense of press freedom in Ethiopia. It is also about…
After Bernie Sanders’ crushing victory in the Wisconsin primary (56.6% v. 43.1) on Tuesday, Hillary Clinton landed a low blow challenging Sanders’ political stripes. Are zebras white with black stripes…