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The flag is widely not accepted by the ethiopian people who have hateful attitude towards this Goverment.
the symbol in the center shows nothing but Equality of all nationalities and religions.
The old flag is mostly connected with Orthodox church.
I am strongly supported the idea behind the sysmbol of the center.

here we go again, only one tribe all over. politics, education, public service, even Olympics. i bet he would not get this position if he was Oromo or Amara.

Which idiot has written this aticle.
No normal Ethiopian write such cheap text.
This from Elias Kifle (deaf Ertriean).

If that is not an Ethiopian flag, what is Ethiopian flag?

HI YOU WOYANE `MAFAREYA` PEPO-IS IT ETHIOPIAN`S ARE ONLY 6PEPO!YOU ARE LOOK LIKE CUT INSIDE OF STADUIM...LONG LIVE ETHIOPIA!DEATH TO WOYANE

"The biggest disappointment was the flag itself, widely known as Woyane Flag. This is a flag not accepted by the vast majority of Ethiopians.."

Then what is the flag that is "accepted by the vast majority" to you?? the falg that has a lion with a cross on its head? or the one that was flown in adwa and machew which is plain green yeloow and red? to me i take the second one but hey the current one with a blue star is our flag and i am here to give it every respect that a flag demands cuz it represent ETHIOPIA.
good luck our heros and heroins in CHINA. can't wait to see you all wave that flag victriousely.

I am glad to see Mirus Yifter carrying our flag. This is past over due. He would have more golds if crazy Derg didn't boycott
the LA olympics!

I hope he was selected for his past great performance rather than his ethinicity.

But you don't know now adays!

Woyane candres were the only ones in the opening ceremonies.

Obviously Miruts Yifter deserved to be the flag bearer but to see those woyane scum in the ceremonies rather then the athletes was disgusting. Woyane also continued its ethnic policy by fielding ""only tigreans", sickening.

The so called Miruts yefeter is also a breed woyanee Cadere He is not acceptable either. the show was all about Tigrians in china. It has nothing about Ethiopians.... I have to tell you guys from the start the team was deligated by Tegadalay Seyoum bereded and some unknown Tigrian women to lead the olympic team. Personally I take this march as a Tigrian Ethnic Fashion show in Bejing Period. All this will come to an end soon.

Is Miruts Yifter still running? Then why is he chosen to carry the flag? That duty is given to someone who is actively representing the country and who is going to be the face of the country and team throughout the game and their stay in China. Don't get me wrong; I have noting but admiration and out most respect for Yifter the shifter, a true Ethiopian and a very humble human being. But he shouldn't have fallen for this subtle woyanne equation and message of Ethiopia is Tigray and Tigray is Ethiopia. He should have declined and given the duty to the active and upcoming stars in the likes of Haile and Kenenisa.

This clearly shows that the establishment of the Meles Zenawi's minority ethnic - based regime has become so gravely racist and emboldened.

The current head (president/secretary) of Ethiopian Athletics Federation is a Tigrayan lady. And all the Ethiopian preparations and organizations for Beijing has been architected and engineered by the Woyane interests with key people from top Woyane orchestra members like the Millenium Secretariat. Beijing 2008, for Ethiopia, is the most politicized and distorted Olympic. So, it is not surprising to see the lead of Ethiopian team Miruts Yifter, Seyoum Bereded, many other Tigrayan TPLF cadres.

Adam smith
you are right man

I am happy to see Miruts as a flag bearer,taking into consideration his Mosco achievement.But if he was chosen for his ethnicity that is insane. I am very disappointed the athletes were not marching instead the bureaucrat's, cadres and spies represent Ethiopia in an Olympic opening ceremony. I was hoping even wild animals can be tamed in few years let alone 18 yrs.....

Check this video there is Ethiopian flag at the end you know what am talking about? At the end you can see the real Ethiopian flag http://www.ecadforum.com/Ethiopian_Athletes_in_china.html

belive me, if the athletes had a choice they'd shun that mockery kokeb on the flag and proudly drape themselves with the true flag, red, yellow and green and nothing else! but if they did, they'd be sharing a cell with Teddy in Kaliti.

WOW, WOW!!!
nazret.com, this is REALLY a new low for you.
Are nazret.com editors little kids??

This website brings BOTH good articles and trash articles from funny sekaramoch. which is the reason why your website is famous among diverse people. However some professional people expect to see some level of standards from you.

People want nazret.com to be a professional website like AddisFortune, jimmatimes, capital and other famous and serious media sources.

I hope you respect the feedback of your readers because many people will end up making your website famous for tabloid content and one-sided propaganda. The same way the tabloid Ethiopianreview website and the childish aigaforum website are very famous for immature, one-sided media that became mere tabloid entertainment.

Give respect for yourself and respect for the media profession.

Peace for Ethiopia!

Since Ethiopians boycott Ertrien review,
Elias Kifle with his fellow ertriean groupe are actively participate in Nazreth com.

Complexam hula!!
Tinishwa chinqilatachihu endezih beQoshaha astesaseb bicha ketemolach Gena Tifenedalachihu!!
I hope your next step is go mad! Go crazy!!

Long live Miruts the hero!!

God bless Ato Miruts for serving his nation by being a good athlet when he was younger and now for his kindness to make himself available for the flag cermony at the 2008 Beijing olympics.

And I personally love this flag with the star in the middle. It is beautiful and hopefully it will no more show exclusion of anyone.

WEY-GUD

TPLF-TEGRES wants to win everything by talk and lie. Accepting naturaly @ what they good at it ? they wil have a place on the future when the olympic takes place in 10000 years at newly established stadium adwa. hoping the future professinal looting and snatching comptettion will be on olympic menu. For now let the brave kids of OROMO and AMHARA sprint for ethiopia whle the DEDEBITS swarming around the t.v and living in WEYANE fantasy world

Hageru who the heck you little bastard trying to tell us how smart profession you are? thug. those who think they know don't bark like you. you are absolutely little kid who come here to tell the viewers how educated you are.... is that it? Thug.

Well, I too have problem with the current flag. To me the star in the center of the flag is a modefied version of the communist star. Maybe I am wrong but I am not at all convinced with the idea of equality the star represtents. It seems people had more rights when the lion was waving on our flag than this unholy star. All in all, I would like to extent my support and prayer to our athletes to make us proud.

While our hero MAMAO-WOLDE suffering in prison due to TPLF tribal masscare and genocide programme, MIRUS-YIFTER who immigrated to canada due to TPLF animals regime is following the foot step of the total sell-out SOLOMON TEKALEGENE. shame to banda boys flip-flap mind!!!

hey tigrean govt elected a tigrean no surprise!!

The reason why Mirus has been selected was because he was onw of the Ethiopian athlets in the Moscow Olympic, hence the best choice for another Olymic in a communist country. Could it be a sign of the Woyane political persuasion deep inside?

Moderators...You have to know that it is easy to be stupid! Elias Kifle is an infamous example.

The logo of Ethiopian's flag have been in change through the last three regimes; during Hailselassie, Mengistu and Meles. They have their own logos connected to their principles.

I wonder which is one is correct for you maggots.

Bozenewoch!!

WHAT IS ETHIOPIAN FLAG LOOK LIKE???
WHO 'D YOU GUYS LIKE TO CARRY THE ETHIOPIAN FLAG IN CHINA ??YOU GUYS JUST DRIVING TAXIE IN DC. THAT ALL YOU GUYS ARE GOOD AT !!!! NOT GOOD FOR ANYTHING ELAS
RESPECT FOR ETHIOPIAN GOVERMANT AND FOR THE FLAG!!!

HI NAZRET
WHICH COLOUR DO ETHIOPIANS ACCEPT?THE ONE WITH LION? FOR ME THIS IS NOT A BIG DEAL. THE POOREST AFRICAN COUNTRY IS KNOWN.BUT THE LEADRES NEVER ADMIT THAT. MILLIONS OF KIDS ARE STARVED. THOUSANDS OF ETHIOPIANS ARE SUFFERING FROM AIDS,AND OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASES.BUT OUR 3000 YEARS OLD ETHIOPIA FIGHTING WITH IS NOUGHBOUR.WHAT A FUN?

What do you mean that flag is Woyane flag I am not Woyane supporter but I know the center of the flag represents all nationalities and religion in Ethiopia At least they put unity in there. I would nver except Judah in center of the flag as Ethiopian flag since it only represents minority percentage of Ethiopians.

Hi All,
What is the big deal here? Miruts Yifter is one of the best athlet who took two golds in his time.By the way, no african athlet except the Hicham El Guerrouj(from Morocco) took two golds in the olympic.I really don`t know why the ex dergs and Ethiopian Review are screaming.If they want Colonel Mengistu to be the flag bearer,then it is another issue.With regard to the flag, many countries change their flags and names.Just recently Lesotho changed it`s flag for the third time and in our case the name Abyssiniya was changed to Ethiopia,Bahre-Negash was changed to Eritrea etc etc.So,whether we like it or not CHANGE is part of life.The new Ethiopian flag is beautiful and when necessary depending on the demand of the majority peasants in Ethiopia,it should be changed to the likes of the majority peasants not to the likes of EX-DERGS and THE HOPELESS VOCAL DIASPORA.

What we witness on this historic Olympic opening was heartbreaking. I guess what woyane always wishes and plans are becoming true facts. They are fulfilling their dreams.
They like to see Ethiopians to be disappointed with what we proud and be happy with.
They hate when they see all tribes work, love and stand for Ethiopia.
They Lough and happy when Ethiopian’s Humiliated and depressed.
In the past, Most of the time they do this kind of things systematically. But now they don’t even need their systematically approach. They don’t need to hide under ships mask anymore. After all, now days most Ethiopians’ know who the enemy of that country are..

Coming to the topics please answer this for me


Why we haven’t seen our athletes?
It is ok about Miruts Yifter but why only the tigrian people where on the opening?
Why they didn’t wear the true Ethiopian traditional cloth?
We heard they are 36 why only 10 people?


We know woyane and his dog tribes have big complex about the good of ethiopia. History will defy you. you could have separate politics and sport. But like I said they know what matters for the Ethiopians and they always run after to destroy it. It is matter of time

Why because of his tigrianism ? It is shame for ethiopians & he will pay
what he promotes racism.

This is very sickning!!!!

Olympic is the venue for hard working athletes to shine,but not for some scum-bag poltician to showcase his/her traditional cloth.

Who the heck is that Tigryan lady getting all smily and jumpy? how did she deserve to be there?

I HOPE THEY ARE NOT CARRYING THIS STUPID SUBHUMAN'S FLAG FOR OUR VICTORY LAP SOON. LONG LIVE ETHIOPIA. BRING OUT THE LION NOW FROM THE BURNING DOWN WOYANE's ugly and desparate for attention flag.

I want to here from Jegnaw Gondere

The problem with the flag is not about hating any serving Ethiopian government. It is all about the disrespect portrayed by adding EPRDF or Derg logos respectively. I don't mind if they put their own flag as they do in the UK or USA but please don't attach it to the Ethiopian flag.
At least for His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Tewodros II sake.
Bless [http://emekonnen.blogspot.com/

Ethnicity aside, Miruts Yifter is the unlucky athlete. In 1976, at the prime of his career, African countries boycotted the Montreal Olympic; 1980, the U.S. and many western countries boycotted the Moscow Olympic; 1984, U.S.S.R. and Menghistu boycotted the L.A. Olympic. All this at the prime of his career, depriving him the fame and notoriety his greatness in track and field would have gained him. Being a flag bearer is a small token of appreciation Ethiopia owes this aging athlete. As for the rest of the participants, I think Woyane made a lousy presentation.

It is an intentional move by weyane to antagonize Ethiopians. We should not give them that match attention any more, their standard of personality is already at a very low level after killing an innocent mother in front of her kids and many more gruesome crimes against innocent citizens. They can’t think right after committing all these horrendous crimes since the blood of innocents that they shaded driving them crazy. As far as Miruts Yifter, he deserves to carry the flag he is an Ethiopian hero who distinguishably contribute to our gallant Olympic history. The only thing right was he carrying the flag. Unfortunately the flag he carried is not Ethiopian flag. It is weyane’s flag.Weyane put a communist star on our beautiful flag because of their nostalgia for their communist comrades Lenin and Stalin. That communist star will go away in a split of second as soon as weyane kicked out of power to kality to have fun with their communist Derg comrades.

Here is the respond to your question Visitor, by the way a good question you ask. Ethiopian flag is Green,Yellow,Red but no extra, who ever comes to power add their extra staff to our orignal flag and that is an acceptable. Our orignal flag will be preserved once again after we get read off the appartide, etnocentric Tigra dominated brutal rule from the face of Ethiopia.

It doesn't matter who or from which tribe the flag bearer is.Do you people have to hate the Oromos because most of the runners are from that race? It is just a coincidence.It is a pity that there is no athlete from Afar or Shankilla.It is a matter of chance.
And it is waste of time arguing about of the color of the flag.Every government has its own banner.The next government may change the flag depending on its principle.

Thanks for Miruts yifter for atending the flag cermony in Beijing olompic,but what about the woyanne cadrey Seyoum berded? I do not have any etinic choice as far as he/she repesent our lovely contry Ethopia.like people ,seyoum bereded please choose the place you celebrat.i.e tahadeso with dashen beer with the kller Meles Zenaw solders.Our Tigrain brother do not give attention for the ditore of shayabia review,Elias Keflia.
God bless for our athlets and our country.

/When will stop this narrow-minded approach to anything Ethiopia ? We call the present Ethiopian government "divisive, secterian etc." but really we (those of us outside Ethiopia) need to examine our own attitude.It is childish and morronic to dish-out tribal designations while professing to be democratic. I personally don't think there is anything wrong with the flag--it is as Ethiopan as any we have had under previous regimes.

This ain't our flag, Take out that hidious looking star in the middle.

We never had any flag which was supported by the majority of the people so get used to it. Miruts yifter deserve to carry our flag. We have to give him a great deal of credit for what he has done for his country.
Good luck Olympians

Dear guys,

May be this thing has been done delibrately. Taking into account the temperature, high humidity and air polution in Beijing, which would certainly be tough for Ethiopian athlets to withstand, it might have not been needed to bother them for the opening ceremonial march.

Therefore, the precious athlets were spared and instead the useless cadres marched. But by any measurement, the marchers do not represent the Ethiopian Olympic team for Beijing 2008.

GREEN - YELLOW - RED


Is the way to go!

The reason why the weyane scums put the star in the middle of the flag is to show their solidaity with the collapsed somalian Siad HARRE GOVERNMENT,as every one knows the Somalian flag has got 5 stars as well do not forget when this yetarik atelas were fighting in the jungle their leaders were using somalian diplomatic passport

I HOPE THEY ARE NOT CARRYING THIS STUPID SUBHUMAN'S FLAG FOR OUR VICTORY LAP SOON. LONG LIVE ETHIOPIA. BRING OUT THE LION NOW FROM THE BURNING DOWN WOYANE's ugly flag and desparate for attention. SORRY,CORRECTION PLEASE.NAZRET.COM

Please, don't drag Mirutse into politics and Woyane's anti Ethiopia plot. I agree with you that the other guys on the parad questionable.

first of all,it is said to be that most of the athletes weren't in Beijing at that time and some of them had to get ready for the next race.like brindo said,it was done deliberately and don't get me wrong, I was crushed when I saw all the old ppl representing our country and not the athletes.I was waiting for them excitedly and was mad when they didn't show up.as for the ppl who say that they are all tigreans and woyanes are wrong,some of them are not tigreans and what's the big deal they are Ethiopians and they represent Ethiopia,we all represent ethiopia,whether we are tigrea,orommo,amhara,gurage...why do you always have to put everything in terms off ethnicity.that's whats killing us today and it's time for all of us to realise what's good for all of us and for all our ppl and the answer is we've to stand together and fight for the good of our country whether it's against woyane or other things.so pls take this into consideration.what we see in Ethiopia, tigreans leaders appointed in high places and getting things they want,make us turn against them and ofcourse I understand that but all the tigreans are not like that maybe most of them.bear in mind that I am a pure amhara.
for elias kifle: what in the world are you doing in this discussion?just stay the hell out of here.you are taking other Ethiopians spots.
I applaud Thomas H.keep it up.

As an olympic hero ,Miruth deserved to carry the flag .Such action will be condamnable if it is a manipulation of TPLF regime based on tribal policy .The real colors of the true Ethiopian Flag are ,green ,yellow and red .But the star is simply the symbol of TPLF thugs .It'll be wiped out from the flag the day when the Ethioian peoples will get rid of the Tyrant Zenawi as did the Romanian Peoples who in 1989 cut off the symbol of the Communist Party from the center of their flag ,the day they did get rid of Ceaucescu . LONG LIVE THE TRUE ETHIOPIANS !!!

I have no objection to the flag. It is insane to keep the Lion (Moa anbessa the emngede yiuda) in the middle which was used by late emperor. It is not the place to discuss this topic about the flag. The flag issues stops here.

However, I knew that Mirus Yifter was living in Canada. I believe other athletes like Haile or Kenenisa should have carried the flag. This raises speculation about ethnicity preferences and could be right here.

Also, the opening cermony the chance for the athletes to show their face for billion + plus TV viewers. How come the athletes were not at the opening ceremony. In stead, the officials were paraded. That is very sad. Someone said that the athletes could be still in Addis. Explanation is required in this point.

i agree with Hageru!, this website became a paying ground for nasty peoples, please the moderator post some intersting topics that help our country to be united!

elu

thank you Miruts for carrying the Flag!

Ignore the unhappy ones.

good luck our athletes, our heroes and heroines!

Mirut Yifter is also Ethiopian . He had contibuted in time as olympic champion and is a legend. What is the problem if he is flag bearer. Why do you always think of ethnic minority or majority. This is all a propoganda made by some Eritreans not all who are sick of Ethio-phobiawho forgot thier ancesters and history much proud of being colonized.
Ethiopia is a land of multi-race ,colour,language. all ethiopians are proud of thier history and nation of nationalities.

The athletes have not yet arrived for the opening ceremony! Why all these non-sense comments?

Is Mirus Yifter Ethiopian Olympics gold winner? Then why question his ethnic background?

Most of the selected athletes are not from the north. Why not question that?

Here is an explanation to the real meaning of the "star" inside our flag:
MUST BE SEEN!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=3V6aThUWjFY

South where there is plenty to eat and to loot.
Wayane became Ethiopians when they found the Treasure left with no Guard with it. As long as looting is there I'm sure they will be there. Unfortunately in life there always come changes. LOOTING will never go forever. And Neftegna who worship ethiopian flag crying for unity and hate article 39, is always fighting him self instady of coming to the solution.To day every ethnic group have their own flag except Amharas.
The Lion of Judha flag with a huge cross at the center is gone, and gone for good. AYIT BELTOTAL Haa haa haaa haaaa

What else was a disappointment to you Mr. Dog breath? Would it be the name Miruts Yifter? It sounds like someone wants to see the return of the old tribal rug with the “cross-eyed lion” on it. Well, you could have your tribal flag with the retarded lion on it but then you can’t call your miserable tribal village Ethiopia.

TPLF thugs keep on your retarded jock for yourself ,better to have a Lion as a symbol than an unlighted star inspired by your Facist master from the collapsed and dead Albanian Andver Hodja Regime and the North Korean Symbol.So the morons are you and shabia always holding the red flag ,the yellow star your own insperation from the late so called Marxist ,Communist ,Maoist of your blah blah ideology of hates symbol LONG LIVE THE TRUE ETHIOPIANS !!!!

you didn´t know that the Devil is in
Ethiopia...
the 5 star in the mid of uot flag is
Used in witchcraft and occult rituals to conjure up evil spirits. Satanists use it 2 points up and pagans use it one point up. Any way it is used symbolizes evil. It matters not if two points are up or one. It matters not if it has a circle around it. It still is a symbol of Satan.
4 more info. go to
http://www.exposingsatanism.org/signsymbols.htm

i hate the new Flag by the way. The blue star in the middle take all the flavour of the green, yellow, and red. It is nasty. by the way, i like Merits yefter,...he is a hero.

But... let me get in to the KUMNEGER..Where are our athlets? what the &*%# is going on here?

I'm surprised with the comments. In every regime (H/Selassie, Derg,and now in EPRDF)the Ethiopian flag is different. Why u poor guys cry about the current flag. After all "cherk" eko newe!
Try to eradict the poverty from ur country.

Guys, why fight about Ethiopian flag logo?

I have a compromised version.
Let the Green, Yellow, and Red banner includes USAid logo in the middle. I'm sure you all agree, sice that logo remained Ethiopia, beggining Maje, upto now, Woyane's turn.

As far as I know Ato Seyoum Bereded is ann Amhara and as Mirutse, he is a legend. If there is anyone one who deserve to bear the flag is him. It doesn't matter weather he lives in Canada or Ethiopia. He is an Ethiopian who won two golds (5k and 10k) in one olympic. As for the other athletes not being there, the news that we are hearing is that they chose to stay behind in Ethiopia and will be heading there as the day of competition approaches.
Peaple like Elias Kifle are Shabia stooges and they are preaching hate day and night. This is a non issue that he want us to devide. Today it is Tigre vs Other tribes, Trust me, Tomorrow it will be Christian vs Muslim and so on.
May God protect us from Evil

Great to see our great hero Miruts again and he is the right person to carry the Ethiopian flag. But whatare the lady and the other millenium guy are doing there??? I am sure they both have nothing to do with the Ethiopian sport!? any way I am so exited to the athletics finals wich will be on friday starting by the womens 10000m final! Godd luck to all our athlets and good luck to us all!!!

The woyane apointee Ethiopian Olymic comittee leader comitted a grave mistake Hafrete Bis weradoch!
Anduma (S. Bereded) hodun gelbito.. chana eyetenefese yigotet neber

1. The Flage must be the real Ethiopian National Flag Grean-Yellow- Red with out any additional emblames at center.

2. The flag must be handled by Ethiopian Athletics hero of Ethiopian citizen. I have much respect to Miruts Yifter, and dont comment on his political outlook & why woyane appointed him as a comittee member. But we know that he is a Canadaian citzen and not intitled to apear as a front runner

3. The National Custume must be the one which represnt Ethiopia & Ethiopians. The men & women must dress properly. What we saw was the cheep disgrassed looser woyane pupets and cadres even dont know what & how to dress in such big event. These are shameless buches tring to show up at arena for the sake of showup.

Ato Seyum Bereded, always we want to see Ethiopian olympic heros running across stadium with Green Yellow Red Ethiopian National Flag with out any woyane junk on it. If this time you are tring to pass the woyane flag to them, no one forgives you. You will pay for all what you did in past one day!!!

Hope our Athlets will arraive Bejing Thrusday August 14, 2008 safely to surprise the Nation & the world on 15-th of August 2008

ETHIOPIA TIKDEM

Watching Ethiopia's great moments at the Olympics - from Rome 1960 to Beijing 2008: http://www.ethiotube.net/group/olympics

nazret Check it out!! Murst Yefeter at this 'AGAZI' called party!!! It is organized by TPLF Woyanes and Snake Gonder people!!! It is in Minnesota , these Tigres and Gonderes organized party called AGAZI and Murst Yefter is there dancing with them!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34nvVbwXV4s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ1DYfQzY30 Guys watch out for the people of Tigrai and Gonder in the USA!! to some extent the Wello people also!!!!

Why the Ethiopian Olympic delegation was represented by few people like Merutse, Seyoum Bereded and some politicians during the opening ceremony? Where were Haile, Kenenisa and others? I was following the whole opening ceremony, but I didn't see them in the parade. Ethiopian team should have been represented by people like Haile or other athletes who will compete in Beijing than by other who came to Beijing for vacation.

God luck our heroes! I really proud on you guys.

My fellow Ethiopians, please stop saying Tigre. Tigre is Ethiopian, its you and me. Focus on your real enemy, mekegna Hamassien, and his countrymen, Meles, Sebhat, Berebekt, Samora etc. Then and only then will you free yourself from the occupation.

Time to ask what being Ethiopian means?.

The National Anthem says...
Wedefit Gesgeshi Woude enate Ethiopia [March Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia]

Let's see if someone have an issue with that too...

it is good to see him honored.
Our athletes are the true hero's of Ethiopia...they have never allowed politics to get in the way of showing love for their country and achieving alot in Ethiopia's name.

What is wrong and what is the reason with you guys boycotting my website. By the way for the little minds like me, the olympic has created a good talk. Well, you should know by now that we cant deal with other bigger issues our country is faced with; therefore, we have to create knews out of every garbage. What else can we do. We are neither educated nor have decent jobs. In short, we are losers.

Rashewa

I absolutely agree with you the symbol in the flag is satanic.

I do believe some of the negativness comes from shabians masqereding as Ethiopian. Pay no attention to the real stupid comments, it is them. But we also have some issues to work out one being Tigre IS Ethiopia/Ethiopian. If you all wanna go back and read history you will recall where the nation started. End of story.

Miruts IS Ethiopian. He is a hero and a legend. What does that have to do with Woyane politika now? Can some one explain to me what his flag carrying at Olymic games have to do with the Woyane govt? Can we not give Woyane the reason to point at as us and label as the "Angry Diaspora for no apparent reason...?"

I do stand against woyane for many of it's unEthiopian deeds, but this is getting a bit bent out of shape... people puuuuulease!

It is really sad to see those wild tigrians represting Ethiopian in this phenomenal stage, It shows that Weyani is doing everything without fear and disgreas the entire ethiopian people I think it is better to change Ethiopia name in to Tigray as long as they r in power because we (none Tigryans) are living just to build their beach country and people.
Guys, Our 75 million people is not living rather serving those 3 million deviles. I don't think we will get any change, developement, peace and true representation unless we manage to get rid off all tigrians from entire holy part of Ethiopia. God Bless Ethiopan ppl

Even the GREEN,YELLOW,and RED is also Atse YOHANNES'S AND CHURCHS FLAG

After waiting for 3 hours my heart pounding when Ethiopia was called out, I saw about 8 people, fat and old unknown souls, wearing nothing Northern type traditional dress, showed up, less than what even Eritrea fielded out there. What a disappointment. I know we are backward people and our standards are crap but come-on we have done way better in the past.
We need an explanation.

taleba benchacha band mawekacha you sick ppl

The spirit of the olympic is unity tollerance and brotherhood! we should put the arguments aside and focuce and enjoy the greatest sports event on earth!! Peace too all!!!

The choice of Miruts as flag bearere for Ethiopia is a choice quite un parraell with any one. He deserves it! A person who made us proud in moscow winning two gold medals is the right choice. He was not only a great distance runner, but also is a role model for todays Haile and Kenenisa by inducing a new method of running to the athletics world( stamina, sprinting & endurance).Even the commentator acclaimed him as " Yifter the shifter".My fellow men, neck is made for us to see our backs. If we pledge to forget our past icons, how dare the youth to come would vest trust up on us?May God give us the wisdom to judge by wisdom!

Dear Mr Ewenetu Tefera,
The point here is whether Miruts has failed Ethiopia or not? The question shouldn't be the where abouts of Miruts, but did he do his obligation as a citizen in areas of his assignment or not?Your question will ignite a very blunt question as to whether all the diaspora community is Ethiopian or not?The diaspora who cries with joy when our athlets win medals and waves our flag with proud, is he an Ethiopian or not?If the answer is yes, a person like Miruts is far beyond being a deservee to be a flag bearer!!!

ermas,

tis decided for their safety, haile and keni and the rest, to come a day before their running. There is no other secret that is hidden as far as i see it. it is very kind of Wadani, however by the way on a later mail, to send his goodluck post, but on the same theme. Seeing Wadani very upbeat about Ethiopian Flag is a good feel to me although he is tough always to other Naz. Subscribers. He has absolute right to criticize the dresses of the people following as our flag's entourage led by Miruts Yifter. One set of Clothes and wear designs that represent a big nation like Ethiopia is difficult to conjecture at this period. But I understand his criticism, also I recognise Shemma and Kutta is worn by most Ethiopians. From the Agauland to Wollahitta. They must have avoided the shining elements that are woven inside the hems. That is probably what Wadani thought of Yemen origin. In generalthe highlanders' clothing ornaments look alike with the Berber and Arab folks. Aren't they cousins?

but to close Ermas, tis till here gosh, understood? thx.

Mirtus is legendary former Ethiopian, but now he is Canadian citizen. Because of that I don’t think he should be allowed to be a flag bearer of Ethiopia’s team.
He gained his Canadian citizenship by claiming a prosecution from the woyane government. Now Canada should look into his asylum claim. Did he misrepresent his case? The government which he feared has not changed. What is the deal here?
Was he a derg member, or was he the spy for woyane inside Derg? Any way it was an ugly site to see these hodam banda borchams who shouldn’t be in that parade.

Why Miruts Yifter? He is long dead! Living legends like Haile G/Selassie, Kenenisa or the others should have carried the flag but then again, they may have refused to carry the weyane flag! I can't stand that weyane flag, why put their ugly demonic star on our beautiful flag?

Ethio flag is just Green, yellow and Red with no freaking symbol on it! I believe the only Athlete who could be proud and courageous enough to carry weyane flag with no shame has got to be a DEAD man

Time for some Ethiopians to alert the Canadian immigration that they have been had. The guy got his green card and therefore his citizenship under false pretences. He is not worthy of the citizenship of such a country like Canada that has high standards. It's time for deportation!!!

ZXAmiche - or whatever the hell your name is, is your life so depressed and boring that you are always on Ethio affairs posting negative? I call that inferiority complex. You know too damn well that your million times poorer so called piece dry land aka Eritrea does not have no natural resources, nothing to export, no active/smart citizens NADA! It is just a land where uneducated zombies with guns mostly in SAWA live munching on expired rice/pasta, powder milk & cookies that Arabs donate to them plus others like Australia occasionally donate livestock when they can't be eaten by Australian citizens!

I say instead of the Camel, Eritrea should adopt Sheep as logo, this is to represent thousands of ill sheep's from Australia that you & your family feasted on eventually making you all low esteemed, brain dead maggots. I believe the mental delusion and all the negativity may have come from eating expired donations from Arabia for the past 17 odd years.

Elias Kifley - Speak for yourself moron.

Muruts is a jigna Tigraway. He is almost 70 years old but look at him, he swaggers like a young lion.
Ember Tigraway.............

Indeed screw this woyane flag, I will not even wipe my back side with it.

HI peoples which they belive in etnic group please dont call with any means the etnic evry one they love their family . me i am agree with thise flag for religios and for peace AND ALSO IN ETHIOPIA HISTORY THISE GOVERMENT IS BETER WE WILL wait for the best next GOD BLESE ETHIOPPIAN

As far as I know Mirut was an Ethiopian who later changed to an Eritrean in 1995 then to dual citizen(ethio/Canadian)So I donot know the reason why is the most Qualified to be the flag carrier.The other funny thing is the costume that these people Mirut and those who walked behind him is simply flashy "sergenga " libs which might have been desisned by our famous tigrean fashion designer.

Since Miruts once was an Olympic hero,
its ok that he held the flag.
The snake and flip flapping personality
is from his Tigrian heritage,can't help
it.But the Seyoum Bereded and that fat
lady's presence is grusome.I
hope this will be the last olympic for
the narrow Tigrian government.

Woyanes pulled out their old dog Miruts Yifter from the garbage. Who the hell cares about this hateful miserable creature?

Woyane hates Ethiopian flag. Woyanes are not Ethiopians and their flag doesn’t represent us, Ethiopians.

Both will go out after ending Woyanes occupation and when Ethiopians are in charge of their country.

The nation's flag should have been a permanent signature and identity for any nation. It is not a necktie that you keep changing to suit your mood. We have one flag for our country Ethiopia and it is green yellow and red. Adding a lion brings back the identity of free Ethiopia remember that flag of ours was down when our sovereignty was at issue during Mussolini invasion. Even then patriots used it on all territories they control. Once our freedom was restored the flag was also restored and it is historical. As long as that is the flag in our heart and minds it will be. The removal of the warlord restores this too.

About Mirts Yifter holding the flag at Olympics. I see it in two ways one as very good because he served his nation courageously in same forums as former Ethiopian Olympian. Two as very bad because it sounds very fishy if his selection was because he was tigre since every good things are for tigre in today's Meles Ethiopia.

All in all good luck for our athletes even though their beloved nation is represented by a flag that looks not Ethiopian and by a person who may be assigned because of his tribe or I wish am wrong in good faith a veteran Ethiopian Olympian. Thanks to Meles we all started to see things in tribal perspective not as Ethiopian.

Moderator

Save yourself by posting the name of the person who wrote this b/c this is the most idiotic comment i ever read about the flag. Simply the flag shows equality, if who ever write this don't want this great idea, then you better get used to it b/c it will stay there forever.

I am convinced some of you people are flat out crazy lol.

God Bless Ethiopia and our heroic athletes. period.

Miruts IS a Ethiopian hero.

Unlike those who know no Ewnet but are filled with lies and those who are not from Bole but were deported while taking a stroll around Bole trying to pass as Ethiopian, this appears to be a haters shabian group.

Again Miruts deserves more. He is one of those who built the morale of the young runners who were to follow. He is an Ethiopian who should not leave his motherland at this time in his life and live among forigeners. What a shame.

Olympics is for the youth and every generation has its time to enjoy it. With all due respect for his achievement I don't see any reason for Miruts Yifter to pop up from the past and take the spot of the current generation. I don't also understand the millenium politisians instead of the athlets to parade on the opening day. You can see all the hope and joy in the participants except those of EThiopia and Mynamar where the flag bearers and other members of the parade knowing that they are not there deservingly, you can notice the embarrasment on their face. Shame on them all and their master.

Rejoice my people, the truth was out there you all heard it, the commentator mentioned Abebe Bekila as the greates marathon runner, and mentioned Haile G/Selassei's air quality concerns but there was no mention of Miruts Yifter. Yes we know the intention of the tigrian kilotch but ETHIOPIANS in the mind of the vast world are Abbebe Bikilla and Haile G.and the like!
Woyanne quit medling with the TRUTH.

idiot diasporas and Shabiyas

Sleep on whatever makes you feel better....

Kinijit love,

Please don’t lump Gonderes with Agazi Tigres. Those who camouflage as Gonderes are Tigreans Agazis who lived in Gonder since Tigray and Gonder share borders. They learned to speak with the local accent as Gonderes and some might be born of mixed parents. However their allegiance is to TPLF (destroying Ethiopian) and Shabia not Ethiopia. Same as Miruts.

Those are the real TPLF thugs those hid behind the façade of Gondere tradition’s and deceived us by pretending as real and caring Ethiopians. They use Gondere names and speak the local accent.

Gonderes are real and caring Ethiopians but we have to be smart enough to distinguish between real and the cons.

Yoni from Abay Tigrai:

Didn't you burn Ethiopian flag as a rug ( biTash CherK), before? Why now bearing it to pretend Ethiopian, exploiting Miruts TifTer? Didn't you bragg Tigray to be the graveyard of Ethiopians? Why pretend Ethiopian, now, exploiting the green, yellow, and red colors, in a camouflaged Woyane's banner?

Why didn't Kinijit aka Amhara Liberation Front take the old flag with the aging Lion in the center and run with it?

See how far they can go...

I heard some lunatic Diasporas still sing the old "long live our King" as their national anthem!!!

Wake up fellas. The King of Kings is dead more 30 years ago......lol

Comment from: Shewarega [Visitor]
"My fellow Ethiopians, please stop saying Tigre. Tigre is Ethiopian, its you and me".

Seconded from me with admiration !!!!!!!!

This brings us together under the umbrella of great Ethiopia.

Gone are the days for the Lion with a crown.
Ethiopian Monarchy is fortunately history.
this government's flag is so far the best.

I have no problem with the design of its flag, but with its developmental power leverage. it must work extremely hard to escape from the yoke of ignorance, poverty, corruption (allegation) and other unspecified problems. I give it plus C in a continent where almost no one scores A.

flags and anthems are for unity not APARTHEID(separateness)

Look at EU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2PDaWAGXss

Gonderes Tigres Wallos are all the same! 95% of Weyane coalition are Tigres Gonderes and Walloyes!! Even Weyanes like Lidetu are Walloye and Sehik Alamudi!! Dont forget every Gondere and some walloye are tigregna speakers!!!!!!

Abune Petros -Ahunim -Bandan yawgzu -Hilinan Yigeztu:

negresh nebere siseded kagere
tegenTay new biye yededebit tigre
Ehapa kinijit kehulu temre
weyane leba inji hizb aymeram biye
tsifelish nebere manifesto anbibe
alamaw lela new yetigre wenbede
majesty mengistu hulunim Chemire
lemagn dihoch nachew sira aywedu biye

ignama bilenal Kedmom tenagrenal
yededebit Tigre indet yimeranal
yefit indaybeKa zare bisobinal
rehab indalbeKan yikefaflenal
yeweyane tarik yabat honobetal
yeAlulan zirfia liju teyayzotal

Need more?

STOP TALKING ABOUT TIGRAY tigrinas are ETHIOPIANS SO EHE YETEGI BET WERE YKIR U CAN TALK WHAT U WANT BUT TIGRIANS ARE NOT DOING BAD FOR ETHIOPIA god bless our shamelee people