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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
While Part V of my commentary below stands on its own merits, I recommend first reading Part I, Part II, Part III and Part IV to gain a comprehensive understanding of my analysis and arguments. A “Revolution of Dignity” or a New Pax (Peace)/Pact Americana? USAID Administrator Samantha Power in her “major foreign policy address” of June 7, 2022…
While Part IV of the commentary below stands on its own merits, I recommend first reading Part I, Part II and Part III to gain a comprehensive understanding of my analysis and arguments. The Queen is naked! There is an old morality tale of the “Emperor’s New Clothes.” Two con artist tailors promised to make the…
