Ethiopian Recycler blog
The devil is in the details. And the producer of ESAT, Abebe Gellaw, is that devil. Abebe says he got his information about Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s death NOT from International Crisis Group [ICG] per se but from an anonymous source within ICG – thus rendering ICG’s twit a day or so ago and the jeering pro-ruling minority chatter irrelevant. ICG’s position is understandable. It is not going to make a public announcement of a sensitive security issue of this nature without also negating its own commitment to “preventing and resolving deadly conflicts.”
We are saddened by the way the Prime Minister’s end came. His entrance into the national scene was sponsored by a foreign country; secrecy, lies, and violence attended his every step, up until he exited. His condition and whereabouts turned out to be an embarrassment and a subject of malice and confusion. His mentor, Sebhat Nega, publicly disowned him, so to speak, when he said the ruling minority could function without Meles. He lived and died disrespecting the Ethiopian people and never gaining their trust or respect [all this is documented]. Let us not forget that his medical expenses are covered by Ethiopian taxpayer and, hence, an official report on his health and whereabouts would have only been appropriate. [Contrast this with ex-President Negasso recently turning to Ethiopians to raise funds to cover his medical expenses in Germany.] Finally, how outlandish would it be to assume that Meles Zenawi’s body could have already been buried or cremated?
The devil is in the details. And the producer of ESAT, Abebe Gellaw, is that devil. Abebe says he got his information about Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s death NOT from International Crisis Group [ICG] per se but from an anonymous source within ICG – thus rendering ICG’s twit a day or so ago and the jeering pro-ruling minority chatter irrelevant. ICG’s position is understandable. It is not going to make a public announcement of a sensitive security issue of this nature without also negating its own commitment to “preventing and resolving deadly conflicts.”We are saddened by the way the Prime Minister’s end came. His entrance into the national scene was sponsored by a foreign country; secrecy, lies, and violence attended his every step, up until he exited. His condition and whereabouts turned out to be an embarrassment and a subject of malice and confusion. His mentor, Sebhat Nega, publicly disowned him, so to speak, when he said the ruling minority could function without Meles. He lived and died disrespecting the Ethiopian people and never gaining their trust or respect [all this is documented]. Let us not forget that his medical expenses are covered by Ethiopian taxpayer and, hence, an official report on his health and whereabouts would have only been appropriate. [Contrast this with ex-President Negasso recently turning to Ethiopians to raise funds to cover his medical expenses in Germany.] Finally, how outlandish would it be to assume that Meles Zenawi’s body could have already been buried or cremated?
LONDON — A court in London on Thursday jailed an Ethiopian diplomat for trying to smuggle a large stash of cannabis through London’s Heathrow Airport.
NAIROBI — An Ethiopian Muslim protest movement has quieted down since the arrests of key organizers two weeks ago in Addis Ababa. The government crackdown has aggravated tensions between Muslim and Ethiopian authorities.
I am forced to write my reaction after I read the article by Dr Eleni in regards to her unworkable free market fiasco followed by her child