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Meles Zenawi In a HARDtalk interview on July 4th

07/05/05

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Meles Zenawi In a HARDtalk interview on July 4th

As world leaders gather in Scotland for the G8 meeting in Gleneagles, Africa will be the main issue on the agenda.

This week Hardtalk travels to the Africa where Stephen Sackur will be talking to people whose responsibility it is to improve the lives of Africans across the whole continent.

He starts in Ethiopia. It's one of the poorest countries in the world, but in recent years Western leaders have seen it as a beacon of hope - a country trying to drag itself out of desperate poverty with good governance.
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BBC Interview with Meles Zenawi


BBC Hard Talk Interview with Hailu Shawel

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msg Comment from: Daniel [Visitor]
Well, as ethiomedia.com precisely put it, Meles was `grilled`in by the tough reporters. For the first time, Meles looked desperate unlike his threatening message he sent when he was interviewd by ENA last friday. The tyrannt is exposed once again and he continued to lie , making himself a fool under the reality everyone can witness in Ethiopia. I hope he will be `grilled` more when he present himself for the international media when he visits his `buddy` Mr Blair. Long live true journalism.
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msg Comment from: Alganesh Gebray [Visitor]
Dear Stephen,

God! What do I think of the interveiw? Swell! Splendid! Excellent! I can only say THANK YOU! and I love you! We have never seen this kind of interview in 14 years of the PM reign. We are proud of you. You are a true journalist. You made us proud and smile. You made Meles Zenawi shiver and we have never ever seen him so nervous. He lost all the arrogant words he uses on us. You should do it again brother and go for Bereket Simon and you will see him shrink infront of you. They cannot cheat the Tigreans. We know what they are up to and what they have been up to when we were fighting the derge. They cannot fool us and saying they are fighting for us. They are stealing from us. Respected Stepehn, we urge you to dig and dig again and you will uncover so many things. We can assure you!!!!! Thank you!!
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 02:41

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msg Comment from: George [Visitor]
The barbaric dictator under the mask of democracy has been exposed to the international community.
He will never stay in power with out the will of the people of Ethiopia.
The interview clearly demonstrated the toughest skill of the journalist. Long Live true journalists.
The Grand Liar of Ethiopian prime minister was collapsed to give right answer.
Because, he was accustomed to answering 'Predesigned'questions by the Ethiopian journalists. This was no longer functional.That made him grilled.
This Evil and Crooked dictator must be forced to resign.
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msg Comment from: Alem [Visitor]
The BBC reporter was a First Class journalist. I have never seen the Prime Minsister grilled this much. He must regret agreeing for this interview. It was the best interview I have ever watched of any type. Meles Zenawi was grilled like a July 4 hot dog (well done).

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msg Comment from: George [Visitor]
Dear Stephen,
Please go to Bereket Somon(minister of information), another evil. You will see him collapsed infront of you.
Because , he is lying the world under the Mask of Democracy.
He is the mastermind of Ethnic bloodshed.
He is preaching 'interhamwe'to the golden and rational people of Ethiopia.
But, no Ethiopian is following his long lasting preaching of Interhamwe.
Make him grilled like his crooked friend meles (small m).
George from Harvard university.
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 02:56

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msg Comment from: Jibril of Finfinne [Visitor]
Thank you Stephen!

You exposed the true nature of Meles Zenawi, his party, and the Electoral Board he wanted to be proud of as transparent. He must have got a new insight about himself from your interview. In fact, I can say that THE HARD TALK interview was not only an interview for Meles. Rather, it seems more of a counseling and guidance session.

Oh! what more can I say to you Stephen. Thank you again for revealing the cowardness of Meles and his government to the world. Out of his shame, he told you that the Electoral Board was established by himself when he was a president a decad a go. Really amazing! The most amazing thing for me is the touchy comment you gave him on this particular issue. Oh! very interesting!

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msg Comment from: Ras D. III [Visitor]
True journalism with excellent questions, have prevailed the tyrant’s true identity. What more can we ask more than the 30 minutes Mr. Stephen's bombarded questions to expose the PM true character. No worries his day are numbered and Ethiopians will unit all across the country. There is a saying that goes "Every dog has its day".
The PM claimed Ethiopia’s economy historically increased since he took power. You know what, I have got a massage for Mr. PM, You only made Ethiopian the #1 beggar in the world since you took the office rather than creating jobs for those same unemployed youth you admitted on the interview that you opened fire and kill them not long ago. Your time is up!

Thank you
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msg Comment from: Kidus D. [Visitor]
Not only me but the world knows that he, Meles, as he call him self PM, is realiy a "gifted" man. his god, not God, has given him lies and barbarism for his ARCHAIC politics. For Heave's sake the world has to do some thing to rescue Ethiopians from this mess!!His lies every now and then..... God!!! I wonder how that came!! I wonder what a creature he is!!! I thank God for not creating me as he is!!
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msg Comment from: Amanuel-UK [Visitor]
Well Well Well what can I possibly say! As one interviewee said not long ago, Todays breed of African leaders (especially the Tyrant MELLES) are excellent imposters, who wants to portray that they are democratic. But their true identity is not far from thier predecessors the (Mengistu's and Mobutu's)
Melles's arrogancy is breathtaking!!
Well done BBC, respect for journalists!
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msg Comment from: agerfikir [Visitor]
First of all I think that all Ethiopians should express their sincere gratitude to the BBC, the British people and Stephen Sackur for the professionally conducted interview of the Ethiopian Premier. It was simply marvelous and we hope to get more of this kind of journalism in Ethiopia. At long last, it was time for Ethiopians to enjoy another style of interview. One that is real, professional and inquisitive. We were fed up of the pre-arranged interviews that looked like a lecture of journalists by the PM with such an arrogance that is a feature of his character. The cross-examination clearly showed that Meles Zenawi is the State in Ethiopia. He managed to make himself the sovereign as well as the supreme power. How then is it possible to bring democracy to the nation? Only Meles Zenawi can answer.
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 04:06

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msg Comment from: Dawit, Addis [Visitor]
Bravo Stephen!!!

I'm not rich in words to express my feeling!! I could say only this "God has given you the sixth sense organ to uncover truth!!" We thank YOU ALL true jornalists.

It seems that it is time to turn your face to Bereket Semon, the other HELLISH person our world ever has faced, and make him full of fart!!!
Thank You!!
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 04:11

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msg Comment from: G/Egize [Visitor]
Thank to the Hardtalk journalisty
Stephen Sackur. our shameful leader exposed when he tray to lies inorder to mislead the media as he used to lies in Ethiopian Television (Wayane TV) in predesigned and edited fabricated lies of interviews though out 14 years even we havent heard one day real facts. so it is a great shame for PM Meles the tyrant his mask is taken off by a hardtalk. Now on ward the world nows the true nature of the Melese, that is fabrication of bunch of lies
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msg Comment from: ETHIOPIA [Visitor]
Thank you mr stephen you are true journalism keep up the Good work .dear meles shame on you are you on drug?You need to go REHB center before you get crazy
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 04:22

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msg Comment from: Lemlem [Visitor]
I think Meles performed well considering the grilling he took.

Any other person (say Bush) would have "cracked" wide open in my opinon.

If Meles follows and does what he told Stephen, no question about it, Ethiopians would gain.

Let us not forget he managed to open the door open for CUD. They played and succeeded.

I agree with Meles that democracy has taken root and with his continuous nurturing, it can bloom big time.
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msg Comment from: abel [Visitor]
did you you guys pay attention at the end of the interveiw that stephen my man cut of the interveiw without even giving attention to what meles said.what stephen was trying to tell him is - I am done with you you are talking garbage.what a journalist - thank you!
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msg Comment from: Ouma [Visitor]

It is now proved that all the questions asked by government journalists are not prepared by them. But, it is Meles the devil, enemy of Ethiopia, who prepares the questions to be asked and the answers. With his full of lies. Lying for fourteen years and still lying!! Always opening mouth for lies. Shame on him and government journalists. Learn from the BBC journalists if you have the gut. Shame on you!!! Again and Again you dogs.
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 04:41

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msg Comment from: I_man [Visitor]
The thirty minutes interview Meles gave to Stephen clearly seem longer to Meles than the 14yrs he spent on power. I am glad to see him face a true journalist, there was no where to run. I am sure if it was possible Melese would have walked out. Mr.Stephen u the man. Ethiopian jornalists should take a note. Did i hear him mention the possibility of a new election?. Keep the pressure on my people, he start cracking already.

I almost forgot, the segment about the impartiality of the election board was really funny. I know it is not a laughing matter but Meles thought he was gonna get away with a lie. But he wasn't talking to just any journalist.
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msg Comment from: EZIRA NEWZEALAND [Visitor]
TO LEMLEM [VISITOR]
I AM SURE YOU ARE A MEMBER OF BLOOD SUCKERS[WOYANIE] OR YOU ARE NOT HUMAN BEING BUT U R ECHO OF STUPIEDS.
PLEASE DON'T COME BACK AGAIN ON THIS PAGE.U R STUPIED FUCK GRASSHOPER............
YOUR KING
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 06:04

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msg Comment from: liya [Visitor]
he was nervous alright, i personally don't think that anybody is gonna take him seriously after this , he looked like a bad boy caught in action.thanks to the BBC reporter,job well done.keep on the pressure more so that he can live without shedding more blood
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 06:30

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msg Comment from: God is great [Visitor]
This interview will be classic for a long time to come and it did not only put Ethiopia’s prim Minster on the spot, It put all his supporters as well.

I hope the prime Minster, Tony Blair, and all those who thinks Prime Minster Melase Zenawi, is a solution to Ethiopia’s problem watch this interview and make up their mind based on his own unadulterated words.

Here is a leader who thinks that he is above the law, who gives a free hand to his security force to kill, and mime innocent unarmed citizens and turn around and call them trash that worth noting but death by a firing squad for telling him to call it quits as his policy is not working. They first voted him out and when they found out that their vote was stolen, they peacefully get out demonstrating thinking that their government will respect the constitution and grant them at least the right to vent their steam.

Here is a leader who thinks that he is the only person in the whole nation that can lead the country, no opposition is good enough to lead the country, after fourteen years of iron feast rule, miserably failed policy, the prime Minster is telling Ethiopians that the only way out for the Ethiopian people is to arm rustle power from him.

I think it is abut time for all the world leaders to call a spade a spade not because the spade happened to be theirs or some one else’s. If the hound Zimbabwe’s leader for all the atrocities he is committing, it is equally important and morally acceptable to condemned Ethiopia’s leader who is also morally repulsive.
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 06:30

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msg Comment from: Ewnetu Taye [Visitor]
Dear Stephan, if I say "THANK YOU SIR!" would it be sufficient? What else shall I say? You sure made my day. The BBC and above all Journalism as a whole should be proud of you. I sincerely hope you and your superiors in the BBC could be able to read all the comments from this page.
God bless you.
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 06:35

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msg Comment from: Anbesso [Visitor]
It is the real taste of the Prime Minister exposed by the real professional. I was so ashamed of our "leader". you have done good Stephan, you have shown the true picture of Mr. Melesse for all specially for the westerners.
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 07:18

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msg Comment from: Ayenew [Visitor]
Meles on the Hardtalk demonstrated a balanced view to those confused in the diaspora. His answers were brief and brilliant by any standard... This is the first Ethiopian leader to be on such a challenging front.

To all participants of this forum, please:
-make up your mind,
-clean out of your bais
-be fair-it takes being factual,
-positive and
-constractive.
Let's wait and see how Hailu Shawel performs on the same stage...
Ayenew
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msg Comment from: SELAM FROM NORWAY [Visitor]
THANK YOU,YOU ARE TRU JOURNALIST,GUD BLESSYOU.TO PRIM MINISTER REED BIBIL 1.kingbok chapter 16,1-16 AFTER THAT PRAY TO GOD.GOD HELP YOU.......
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 08:50

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msg Comment from: jajaw [Visitor]
i can't believe what a fool we were been 4 the last 14 years and still he doesent even have the guts 2 appologise 4 killing his own people and i would say the journalist have done a marvelious job,thank u.
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msg Comment from: nazret.com [Member] · http://www.nazret.com

Can someone contribute an article analyzing about the interview of the Prime Minister on BBC? Please contact us if interested

Admin
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msg Comment from: GOITOM [Visitor]
Whether Meles did good on the interview or not,no body is going to topple him down from power not stephen not u (Neftegna Amharas not even)group 8.
Why??? bc he is more than enough to stop the Neftegna led movements.
I am not surprised to read all these comments, it is bc Neftegnas are overwelmed by Tigrayan political ability that they get very happy when they believe that Meles did not do good on the interview.
Come on Neftegna, this will not do any good for u!!!
There is no shortcut to power!!!
Not journalism, not local newspapers and not urban protest is going to give u wt u want!!!
It is GUN that matters u understand u cowards?!
It is FORCE
It is MIGHTY
THAT METTERS!!!!!!
Meles, u did wonderfull as usual!!!
U know that Neftegnas MILAS can not do anything.
WE ALL TIGRAYANS ARE WITH U AS USUALL AS ALWAYS!!!!!!
MELES + TIGRAYANS =SENDING NEFTEGNA AMHARA TO ITS GRAVE!!!!!!
VIVA WEDI ADEY!!!!
KULATNA MISAKA ENA!!!
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msg Comment from: PETER [Visitor]
What one can say? here is once again the true face of barbaric dictator very typical he has been exposed to the international community.
He himself has said it all !!!!
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 09:22

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msg Comment from: Dawit, Addis Ababa [Visitor]
Oh STEPHEN,

What you did is just a miracle!! God bless you. no more to say.

Lemlem(the visitor), your name looks an Ethiopian name, but u are not!! Go to HELL with your STUPID friends, EPRDF!! Don't you even read or hear reality?? I wonder if you people think naturally. Please don't forget that it is 21st century!! sorry to know that there are people who are far hellish than a mad dog, like meles and his friends....
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 09:29

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msg Comment from: netsanet sishagn [Visitor]
That was a wonderful intruduction to HardTalk for me. I have never seen a person being grilled that way. That is a lesson in journalism. Thank you for a breath of fresh air. Weird as it is I am afraid of what is coming when I hear this cunning leader respond to the questions. Meles's attempt to rebound from the blows fielded at him tells me that Ethiopia is not fighting with the likes of Mengistu who depended on translators but devil incarnates who mastered the language of the Donors. Meles may be the only "leader" ruling over the people he believes are idiots. If we, the Ethiopian people, let this opportunity pass to remove him from power, we are truly doomed. Meles's 'Ton Ton Macoute' Agazis will go out in full force to finish what they began. May the Lord rebuke this devil.
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msg Comment from: Zizian [Visitor]
Goitom,
You thought in your small brain you are sympathizing with Meles. But you have inflicted more damage to Meles than the BBC Journalist himself with your stupid comments.
If that was your intention, then you should be very similar to Meles in your dark side
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 09:44

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msg Comment from: Solomon [Visitor]
Goitom,

Sorry, you surely are a crazy dog as meles.
Enatih tibeda!!! ahya mehonihin badebabay yemetinager dedeb!!! eski ahun meles bemin mesfert new "sew" libal yemichilew!!! He, and even you, are not from any part of Ethiopia, am sure!! The land of Ethiopia never created, and will never creat, such a HELLISH creature!! u need to contact a doctory!! runaway to a veternary(animals even have to complain if they see you there) to get some medicine, you are worse than an animal eko!! "DEDEB!!!" lela kal atche new enji kalun markesen awkalehu!!!
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msg Comment from: Mili [Visitor]
Meles had a world of lies to cover up...considering that, i think he did great!! He is a real actor, an Oscar nominee for that. Our PM thinks he is the smartest of all. And thought will get the better of Stephen that is why he agreed to the interview in the first place. What a humiliation!! He even said ok to a reelection... so that he would get more votes.... this must joke of the century. You ... shame of the nation!! For the sake of all the people, spare us the lies and GET REAL. Thanks Steve, remain blessed!
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msg Comment from: nuna [Visitor]
He (meles) came to the interview with confidence thinking that he was going to smooth his way out of it as usual,but no no for the first time he faced a real journalist asking him pertinent question and we saw him crembling,sweating and i bet you if he had a gun he would have shot the guy dead right there, that's how furious he looked.this is his second miscalculation of th year the first is when he asked the ethiopian people to vote, thinking they will be scared and vote for him again but they said no more to you sir and then he started shooting.
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msg Comment from: Tazabi [Visitor]
I felt to hide under my small finger nail ;because of Goitom and Melese Z, You are a loosers.
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 10:12

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msg Comment from: Tazabi [Visitor]
Meles sorry about the interview ,you were cautched your hand in the cookie jar ,what a shame .You did not even apolojy for the family you killed.
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 10:16

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msg Comment from: Joseph Abbabuna [Visitor]
The interview has shown the world how crazy the premier is. His arrogance is unbelievable and he is above any thing. He creats a commetee , invstigating body, can reside over a hearing and be a judge...Did you hear what he said when asked about the instigating body regarding the recent killings? ..he is still thinking (look forward)about setting it it up!! What a joke. He clearly is above the law. He is the giver of Democracy..and should be thanked for allowing such an election. His self love and self agrandizement is amazing! He is a master of deception, but the world has finaly caought up with him..after 14 years and thousands he masterfully allowed to be murdered.

The guy seems to have some neurotic disorders. He can not see any one but himself. That is a known sickness to despots and dictators. They end up dead or live therest of their life in misery.

I hope he gets to his senses and resign and enjoy his loot with his friends at home.

Suporters of EPDRF please think clearly! he can not be your leader..we owe it to the martyrs who has fallen for better Ethiopia..not for this sick person.

Stephen! Thank you! as they say…you are the man! Ethiopia owes you one. Thanks!
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msg Comment from: George [Visitor]
Goitom, How Jiant Jackass you are, probably not descended from the golden people of Ethiopia ( whether Amhara, Tigre, Oromo, south, gambella, somali, Afar,Etc).
you might be an animal brought to be tamed from the Amozonian forest like a wild ass.
There is no any body to support the crooked dictator at this time except Jackasses like you.
Enough for you.
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msg Comment from: Mark my word [Visitor]
I was ashamed to have such such a leader......Lie after lie... Lie about the election process.. lie about the demonstrators...lie about the number of people killed...lie about the so called investigation to the mass murder ..lie about the impartiality of NBE...but finally the truth about his intention to stay in power for forever....the truth about his responsiblity for the killing....HELLO This guy belongs to the jail ...he has no place in the cilvilaized society.

Finally to GOITOM....we know you are not tigrean....so stop playing games....Tigray people are proud Ethiopians....and please just think before you post literally Hatred politics among Ethiopians....please please ...stop spreading tribal politics....just for your concious..blame the leader but not the ethinic group....Goitom we know that you are not tigrean....

We should care less from what tribe the leader comes from..... As far he or she is elected by the people.

Peace for all Ethiopians
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 10:23

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msg Comment from: Adhanom [Visitor]
The true test of Meles as a democrat would be if he dares to re-broadcsat the BCC hard talk interview on ETV. He may even do it. He is intellectually arrogant and arrogantly intelligent. Either way he is only street smart and not a gentleman with the finess that his office would require. When it comes to such interviews, the opposition, unfortunately is no match to Meles. Thus Ethiopia has to bear this burden. What a curse!. In any case, thank you Stephan of BBC.
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 10:30

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msg Comment from: An Ethiopian Visitor [Visitor]
To all Ethiopian,

Where are they from? they are trying to make differene among the 72 golden Ethiopian nations and nationalities. afar,oromo gurage,tigray, debub, amhara, somale,... all this are one as HEAVEN!!! we have lived 2gether 4 more than 3000 yers. and stupid peopole who are trying to get their lives long will naver make as bad one for the other. we are brother and sisters eko!!! even we ethiopians are living with wild animals eko, like Goitom and meles. My God!! you people do you think meles, bereket and other some 15 or 20 people of their kind live long with out thier crime being uncovered by true jornalists like Stephen??? God help ETHIOPIA, the PROMISED land! AMEN!!
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 10:37

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msg Comment from: Ahmed [Visitor]
Are you people there know what you are talking about? Have you watched the interview and conveyed message by His Excellencey, #1, Mele Zenawi!!! or while watching your TV you were grilled and were thinking of what would you write on the forum.

Please be on your concious! wake up men and women. Try to understand what is there.

Go to ethiomedia.com and try to read if you can 100 times if you can swallow it. See the fluency, the smartness, the language used... cowards he is from your country Ethiopia you should have proud on him if you had had understood the real message!!!!

Hope you will enjoy his address speech in the G8 summit!!!!

Ahmed.
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 10:38

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msg Comment from: truth [Visitor]
Wow! What a jornalist.Thanks Stephen.I feel sorry for our Prime minister searching for words.He lost the inerview,he lost his own lies.He has nothing to say but just to accept.He accept
1) Orange and rose revolution is democratic
2)Intenational observers didnot agree that the election was fair and free.
3)He killed peacefull demonstraters(no one in the crowd holds gun).
4)He accepts the election board is impartial(that he appoint the NEBE)
5)He accept he didnot understand what his information ministrer Berket is talking about('Rwandas case childish)
....

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msg Comment from: k.madenga [Visitor]
It is amazing to observe how long our leader will continue to lie. His condemnation of peaceful prtestors was shameful. They came out to condemn his undemocratic rule yet masacred them. He has been telling us all along about democracy which only works for his band not for Ethiopians. No one can believe lour liar leaders.
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 11:26

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msg Comment from: sereke [Visitor]
Outstanding job Stephen
Thank You
I have never seen this kind of interview in his 14 years.You made the truth be seen,for yourself and the world what kind of PM Meles is: Lair;killer etc...
You made history we want to see more of this kind journalism.Please go to Berket Simon too.
Meles should resign!!!!!!!
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 11:31

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msg Comment from: mtesh [Visitor]
Sir Stephen Sackur,

With people like you, I think leaders like the pm will have no chance of staying in power. You had the pm exposed, cornered and ramble for answers. I believe you’ve made it clear to the pm, that he lacks the capacity and the wisdom to lead; and time to step down immediately (I think he alluded to that, when he said, “I will serve …if I’ve value to add…and it is my party’s decision…”. I thank the pm for willing to be interviewed by you, but your well-researched and enlightening questions were no much for his poor responses. I must say that, I was ashamed by the quality of responses. Well done!
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msg Comment from: thehay [Visitor]
I am pleased with the interview and the way it was conducted. it grilled our prime minster Melese Zenawi.

I am a tigrayan but i have to tell the truth. PM Melese Zenawi is not doing well for his country and Ethiopian people. Our families are been forced to elect him because it is only him who stood for election in mekele. he has been lying from the begining and still lying. If the vote has to be conduct again with in the the present of international observers. PM would leave the country before the final count.

I beg you PM Melese Zenawi you made your fourtune by pocketing million of dollars if not billions into swiss bank, bought a house in america and so on. We do not want to be hated by your work, arrogancy. We will live here in ethiopia. You suppose to govern ethiopian people equally that hasn't been seen since you are in power,instead you are the cause to divide this country in tribes and so on.

I want to see you burned rather than grilled.

You and your follower leave power and let us be a part of one ethiopia. We tigreans always lived in ethiopia we know how to live with them peacefully.

I thank you journalist Stephen to shake this individual for that short period of time.

all tigreans brothers and sister let us not kid ourselves to support this Dictator.
To help you understand and make your mind watch this video again.

If we have a democratic leader in the near future. Our childrens life will be full of freedom. They can live without fear and division.

Thank you for the BBC jounalist.


PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 12:28

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msg Comment from: HARMONY [Visitor]
shame for him(meles),i wish if you(stephen) do it again with his other worshiper,follow me dogs..truth couldn't be hide forevere,infact we are not the only witness for our dangerously corrupted leaders' bad and evil deed what they have burden on our honest and poor people also the world did see them ...
anyway thank you for your great job,to reavel the truth to the world.
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 12:29

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msg Comment from: Gafat [Visitor]
It is like expecting honey from a fly but the guy who claims to represent all of us on the international arena was reluctant to genuinly express his sorrow for the loss of life. I couldnt believe the guy's contempt for his own people. We have long been witnessing the guy's contempt for the notion of a unified sovereign ethiopia and the panafrican flag, But let alone as a leader but as a human being and as a person who took it upon himself to lead the country that people like wro. Etenesh reside in was filled with a smug disdain for them. It was almost as if he was stifling a compulsion to tell us all off. All I got from the interview was how much this guy hates uus and how he wouldnt give up power if it takes killing us all. And for all his supporters that think he did well I have something to say to you. During the collapse of the east camp at the end of the cold war, as the west was looking for a reliable defacto to replace mengistu, the west came across a guy that despite all his evil ideologies spoke a decent engligh. And in their ever so condescending manner they were amused by the fact that he spoke english.The guy is a treasonous coward, he is not clever he is just scheming. And the only quality the condescending Westerners saw was that he spoke english. And All y'all so called supporters of his have that west worshiping inferiority complex and you have a lesser language skill than your leader. We true hagerwedad ethiopians dont believe language skills is a deciding parameter for leadership.The west is now realizing that they were duped. And the Ethiopian people were aware all along. It is time for you sympathizers and Cadres to wake up. meles is being exposed and more is yet to come Long Live Imyie Ethiopia
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 12:41

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msg Comment from: Dembidollo [Visitor]
I think Meles performed brilliantly, and I think his interviewer made a fool of himself. The interview was a perfect example of everything that's wrong with media coverage of Ethiopia. Rather than focusing on the really important, long term structural issues and widespread human rights abuses, nothing was discussed except the events of the past few weeks, including a ridiculously long examination of the opposition's unfounded allegations of vote rigging.

The interviewer did Meles AND Ethiopia a disservice by focusing exclusively on high profile recent events. It was amazing that Meles even had the patience to sit through the interview.


PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 12:42

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msg Comment from: Muhammed [Visitor]
Dear Ethiopians:
First of all I like to thank all Ethiopians in general & Ethiopians in the United Kingdom in particular for your relentless hard work and public relations to bring the CRY OF ETHIOPIANS to the Americans and Europeans society's LIVING ROOM. I congratulate you on this historic interview. You have learned how to use PUBLIC RELATIONS & the WESTERN MEDIA. In the past, unlike Tigryans and Eriterians, we Ethiopians did not know how to use these powerful tool. We need to be organized and lobby more effectively to see more of the Stephen Sackur of the BBC, CNN ABC & etc.This is where the battle takes place. Citizens pay attention to their Media and Governers listen to their citizens and policy makers. Mr. Sackur, is not only coaching Melesea on how to behave under pressure and counselling him how to defend himself even when things are out of control.
As per Mr. Sacker's "HARDtalk interview," he did an excellent job. Personally, I am pleased to see such an honest and balanced interview. I wish all journalists follow the ethics of the BBC and Mr. Sackur's. In this interview the Tigryan Ethnic based Democracy was exposed. Melese the tyrant and his agenda was exposed to the whole world, and as the interview got deeper and deeper he kept on lying making himself a fool and a blood sucker. I am sure he did not expect this kind of grilled interview."He came to the interview with confidence thinking that he was going to smooth his way out of it as usual." For the first time in 14 years, he was challenged & " faced a real journalist asking him pertinent question and we saw him crumbling, sweating." For most Ethiopians, however, what Melese have said is not new. These are the issues we have been try to address for the last 14 years. What made this interview unique was the Prime Minister's body language and physical appearance such as his timid words, shaking voice and nervous body & general uneasiness. He shivered and lost all arrogant words. Unlike his previous interviews, (i.e., like the one he gave ENA on Friday June nth, 2005,) he was more subdued like a SNAKE in a bottle. He kept on lying and blaming the opposition. Furthermore, not only he spewed his poison but also he tried to present himself like a democratic leader. He talked about transparency, when in reality he was cheating and cough red handed rigging election votes and killed over 40, wounded 800 and arrested over 4000 innocent and unarmed peaceful Ethiopian citizen. Although he refused to apologize the deceased family publicly, indirectly he is begging for Marcy from the West in General and the G 8 Summit World Leaders in particular. He is also apologizing his friends like Tony Blair and George Bush for making a mess in Ethiopian politics. That is also the massage of Journalist Stephen Sacker, who seemed providing Melese more of a counseling and providing guidance on how to be more diplomatic and civil under hostile public out cry. by showing such a humble and honest face he is expecting to get not only more Foreign Aid but also the blessing of his undemocratic government. But reality he can not change the COLOR OF HIS SKIN. No matter how much he is the darling of the West, we Ethiopians are tiered of him and his ethnic based government. Enough is enough !.
Over all the interview was good and the lesson for us is to use more of the media and journalists. The story of the Election Board is one fact that came of this interview. Now we know for sure that the Election Board was created by Melese and work only for Melese and Tigryans. As far as the election results, the for gone conclusion is that, as in the past 14 years, Melese is expected to continue to rule Ethiopia.
Down with Melese, Woyane and TPLF!!
Keep the Hope Ethiopians!!
We Shall Ovecome these Tyrans!!
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 12:55

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msg Comment from: aschalew [Visitor]
Thanks for the interview!

The interview was fantastic, based on facts and truths. I think we need to learn such type of journalistic interview. Though Melese was not as he used to be and unfactual, I am really proud the way he responded. I think Melse did well, but by far I was amazed by the interviewer, he has full of facts and researched the overall situation. So, jouranlist friends at home or outside like the VOA, Duetchwel, etc please learn from this and widen your scope.

PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 13:21

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msg Comment from: Kono [Visitor]
The interviewer did a very good job. You should watch Hailu Shawul’s interview as well. Hailu said, if he becomes the leader of Ethiopia (god forbid) he would sell lands that is currently farmed by over 60 million destitute farmers. He plan is to sell to the former land lords and make the peasant TISEGHANS. Can somebody pass this message to Hailu for me? Ato Hailu “You are going to sell land in Oromia over dead bodies of the Oromo people also you are going to rule Oromia in the same. You are welcome to be a governor of The Amhara State.
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 13:27

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msg Comment from: wolde [Visitor]
comment from visitor.!!
Dear Stephan,
Great journalism,keep it up!!Meles has managed to convince the West through his motto of "IF YOU CAN NOT CONVINCE THEM,THEN, CONFUSE THEM."But this time it did not hold water at all. Stephan did his home work very well.Long live genuine journalist like you Stephan. Thank you again.
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 13:29

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msg Comment from: Semir [Visitor]
Excellent interview, I was so proud of our PM. Don’t you people read the news papers, Meles Zenawi has been called one of the most brilliant leaders in Africa which included the former president of south Africa Nelson Mandela by the former president of the United States of America Bill Clinton. if I had not watched the program my self I would have thought that our PM ‘grilled’ and ‘broke down’ during the interview, because of most of the comments I read. But like I said before, the PM answered all the question splendidly, specially when you compare him to the opposition leader Ato Hailu Shawel, who was so narrow-minded he commented “ it was a good idea that Tony Blair cancelled the £20m aid that Ethiopia was supposed to receive. If you have any comments about this article write me at semir_alem@yahoo.co.uk.


PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 13:48

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msg Comment from: Abraham [Member]
Mr. Prime Minister,
Your country will look to you to exercise your trust with responsibility. We will look to you to be concerned not only with commercial check and balance sheets, but also with democratic checks and balances; not only with avoiding red ink. but also with preventing red dictatorship. The penality for irresponsibility will be more serious for the nation than revocation of the nwes papers license. If this is too much responsibility for you, you should not be involved in international television.
Peace out,
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 13:51

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msg Comment from: Gojamew [Visitor]
We do not have to listen to what Meles says as true. He is betraying our motherland. He is acting as Eriterean agen rather than as head of state of Ethiopia.
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 13:52

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msg Comment from: Nebiyou [Visitor]
Boy. I was so satisfied by the qestion of the BBC journalist. I felt like i asked that question to Meles. Meles is now very desparate and he can not continue lying to Ethiopians. He lied for the last 14 years, he basically fooled the Ethiopian people by giving empty hope and fancy political speeches. He can no more do it. Thanks God, he is finally remained naked. Meles will be responsible for killing the precious Ethiopian people including his own Tigrian members such as Kinfe, Hayelom
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 13:53

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msg Comment from: skidane [Visitor]
I did not watch the interview of the Ethiopian PM, but form the many euphoric reactions on this web site; I presume he had a terrible day. Now everyone knows that he is not a very good impostor! UK is one of the biggest donors of aid to the current Ethiopian government and the PM did not have a choice but to accept the BBC request for interview. This is a big gamble that may have backfired but he is also known to have survived far more serious incidents in the past.

My personal view is that the PM desecrated the founding and guiding principles of the TPLF and tarnished the hard earned victory of our fallen heroes. Like his predecessors, he is in the process of digging his own grave and there we go again.

After reading most of the comments on this site, I am beginning to realize that Ethiopia as a nation was and is a myth that existed only in the minds of a very few group of people who persistently tried to shove it down the throat of everyone to preserve their own rule.
A society without a collective believe of what is right and what is wrong, a society without deep rooted collective senses of belief and commitment to standup for justice for all, and not just for its own kind can not dwell under the same roof or stand the test of time.
I asked this question before and I will ask it again. Where was the collective sense of outrage of Ethiopians when mass murderers were being committed by Hailessilassie and later by Mengstu in Eritrea and Tigray? How do you propose to have a country called Ethiopia when you enabled, supported and never took responsibility for the mass killings your rulers committed on your behalf? In my opinion, a nation of over 60 million people watched indifferently and or supported Mengstu with over one million soldiers to committee “ethnic cleansing”. A nation of over 70 million is now watching the persecution of Oromo and other ethnic groups.

There could only be an Ethiopia of the willing and most people do not enter into a partnership of extermination. How about 13 additional African states?


PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 14:25

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msg Comment from: Yohannes [Visitor]
I think Melese did ok , if what he said is true and if his party has majority he might not be the next PM ,like all ways he has an answer for any question ,he is a smart cookie ,i do not think his days are over ,i just hop he will think of all people in Ethiopia as a whole not as difrent from each other .I feel he is better for Ethiopian people than any other member in his party ,i belive in democracy if the people of Ethiopia voted for the opposition then the Melese party should ascept their lose and try next election.
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 14:26

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msg Comment from: Yigermal [Visitor]
MY GOD!

I never seen Meles so cornered without answer. You can see him pulling his trigger had they been sat in the jungle fighting? Do we call other journalist a journalist lie Sacker! Way to go Scker! Please ask Bereket Simion and Dr.Berhanu Nega sitting side by side. We will see where the truth lies then!
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 14:34

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msg Comment from: Visitor [Visitor]
I think Melese had a real hard question, but realative to Hailu. He did an excellent job. I am no supporter of Melese and his regimee, but the oppostion party could have put someone with clean history as their leader. I am ashamed to have some one associated with Mengestu as a leader.
Peace to Ethiopia!!!
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 14:42

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msg Comment from: sefera [Visitor]
It is very sad to Ethiopian being disrespected by a Journalist like that. For God sake he is the prime minster of ethiopia. But again he is not elected prime minster and could not realy represent Ethiopia, if not Eriteria.
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 14:47

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msg Comment from: jijiga [Visitor]
GOITOM you definitely are not ethiopian guys beware this man is eritirean not oridinary eritirean but an agent of shabia the enemy ofd both eritrea and ethiopia
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 14:49

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msg Comment from: sefera [Visitor]
It is very sad to Ethiopian being disrespected by a Journalist like that. For God sake he is the prime minster of ethiopia. But again he is not elected prime minster and could not realy represent Ethiopia, if not Eriteria.
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 14:50

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msg Comment from: Jibril of Finfinne [Visitor]
Stephen thank you again!

Today, again you did a wonderful interview with Mr Hailu Shawel. He shamelessly told us that he will sell the lands of our poor farmers if he become the next PM. He is dreaming to buy the lands of our poor farmers with the money his parents grabed from the same farmers during the past feudal regime. But, who can tell him that this would be real only on the grave of these poor farmers sons and daughters. His party's vision is only for the feudal remenants. But, time is up for such an outdated politician.

Victory for the Oppressed People!!
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 15:06

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msg Comment from: Yosef [Visitor]
“George” (visitor), who ever you are where ever
You live I would like to say simply Thank you for your brilliant, intellectual, and historical comment. I am convinced and proud now that there are people like you who could be a row model for the rest of us. I hope this jerk (Melese) and his fellow black stones read your famous comment “Goitom”.


PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 15:13

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msg Comment from: we know U [Visitor]
We know you Mesfin Ayenew
You have been so instrumental since the arrival of woyanie in receiving and preparing living quarters to the good for nothing supporters of woyanie eg. like the archibishop of ethiopia to North America. The shamless robber who by his action reflected the true color of woyanie and who closed eight (8) Ethiopian orthodox churches through out the States which is founded by the Amharas, and thereby stole thier hard earned monies from banks. Although the supreme court of the United States legaly and rightfully dumpped your good for nothing archibishop sentencing him to all time low, and ordered him to return back the people's monies. You were there when the court sentenced him to a position actually where he correctly belong. We know U, as a matter of fact Quiet well and remember all the evil you have done to the people of the christian community in Washington DC. Remenber, There is time for every thing.Indeed it is our time and time to act now and henceforth in ever way that we deem beneficial to us here and back home. the question is are U ready to receive your share????
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 15:19

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msg Comment from: jonas [Visitor]
its great and unblievabel such intreview,its like some thing mircle to me when i read his answer i did not see the on line interview ,but i can imagin how he seems to act as true person .that is it --i ashamed being having such governer in my beloved country .sorry MELESE you are a lier!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 15:30

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msg Comment from: Des_Pes [Visitor]

የጠቅላይ ሚ/ር መለሰን ቃለ ምልልስ እንዳየሁት ከሆነ
ሰውየው የንዴት መንፈስ አሳይትዋል. የትንፋሹ መጠን ሲጨምር አይቻለሁ። ብዛት ያለው ትንተና ይሰጥ የነበረዉ አመላለሱ፡ ወደ በኻላ አጭርና ተባባሪነት የሌለው እየሆነ ሲሄድ አይቻለሁ።
ለኢትዮጵያ ህዝብ ያለው ንቀት፡ ለሞቱ ሰዎች ያለው ግድ የለሽነትና፡ ይህንን ተመርኩዞ የሚነካኝ የለም የሚል ስሜት እነዳለው ለማየት ችያለሁ።
በብዙ ሺህ የሚቆጠሩ ሰዎችን በአንድ ጊዜ መያዝ የሚችል፡ የመርካቶ ድብቅ መንገድ የለም። ይህ ከሆነ እነዴት የፀጥታ አስከባሪዎች ወይንም ፖሊሶች በአንድ ጊዜ በብዙ ሺህ ከሚሆኑ ሰልፈኞች ጋር ተጋፍጠው ህይወታቸው አደጋ ላይ
ሊደርስ የሚችልበት ሁነታ ተፈጠረ?
ድነጋይ የሚወረውሩን "ስራ አጥ ልጆች" በጥይት መቁላት ምን አይነት ትርጉም አለው፡ ለሌላው ህዝብ መልእክት ለመላክ ካልሆነ በስተቀር።
ይህ መጥፎ ስራ እስከ ዛሬ ሀገሪቱ ውስጥ የሚሰሩ ትን ከዚህ የባሱ ግድያዎችን የሚያጋልጥ ነው።
በዚህ መልኩ ሲታይ አዲስአባ ውስጥ የተደረገው ግድያ በጣም መጋነኑ ጥሩ ነው እላለሁ። የህ ሁኔታ፡ አንድ የአፍሪቃ መንግስት እነዴት አድርጎ ከመረጠው ህዝብ ጋር ተጣልቶ ሲያበቃ ስልጣንን ላለመልቀቅ የሚያደርገውን ግፍ በምሳሌነት የሚያሳይ ነው።

PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 15:35

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msg Comment from: Jibril of Finfinne [Visitor]
skidane!

Although we have difference in our political outlook, I believe that it is healthy to acknowledge a correct idea. Yes, as you said Ethiopia as a nation is myth. Money of us realized this long ago and it is nice to hear that you also realized it now. The important thing is not who realized it first, but puting forward soon we come to understanding. So, you did it.

The one who doesn't tell his/her illness cannot get medicine (Beshitawun yemaynager medihanit ayagegnmi). But, many still try to hide the cancerous political disease of this country. These few cowardic segement of the population set their self-serving standard of Ethiopianism and try to command the majority to abide by their ill-defined standard. They are always allergic to those who speak for justice. Not surprisingly, it is this disease which is also speeding up the demise of the myth.

Victory for the Oppressed People!!
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 15:42

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msg Comment from: Tazabi [Visitor]
Let me reply to Ezra from NEw Zealand. He used obsinity to attack another commenter "Lemlem". This is wrong. Ezra need to apologize. You may not agree with Lemlem; however I think we need to grow up.
Let me return to the interview of the prime Minister. I hope our amharic reporter will learn big deal of of this interview. Reporters need to be bold and informed. They need to be protected as well by the law for doing their job.
As to the Prime Minister, though I hate to see anyone embarrased, he eyes should open. As far as I am concerned he got an "F". He need to readjust hiself and make correction in his policy. Particularly he need to STOP HIS DECPTION. The truth will always trap him.
Also it is sad he is not "apologizing" for the killings of innocent ethiopians.

PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 15:53

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msg Comment from: meriod [Visitor]
Hi the so called orator .....pm melese zenawi what happen to you on your BBC interview you lost your mood ,you become deaf and try to give answer using your ugly face[brow]your breathing is like a person who is gasping.
I think this is because the questions presented by the BBC reporter unlike the loyalist radio Fana reporters not handed over to you prior to the interview.
You guy better to live Ethiopia to Ethiopians your golden days were passed .you are in danger better to think for you the time is up.
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 16:00

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msg Comment from: Hailu_Zagwe [Visitor]
Calm down every one!

Melese at this interview looks very professional. He looks like a leader and collected with wider views. If you want to see very narrow views look at Mr. Hailus interview by the same journalist.

As the topic says this is a HARD TALK. It is known to ask questions and ask again before you get a reply to the first one to confuse one.

In prospect Melese did well as a foreign leader and an persuasive speaker.

Here is where all ends for me. I am not sure Melese is a real Ethiopian leader or ready to sell more land to Eritrea. I am not sure he a tribal war lord who like to start war between each tribe and subdivide the country or not. In comparison Mr. Hailu and friends like Negede Gobeaze were the once time Dergue leaders who have been killing our friends and families with “RED TERROR”. Now there is crocodile tears flowing out of them.

You may think I am wrong, since you all commented about Melese interview. Melese may leave his post or resign. Remember you are not getting a democrat.

Ethiopia Forever.
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 16:25

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msg Comment from: Ethiopia, no Myth [Visitor]
Dear Skidane or should I say Mr. Meles or an Eritrean in disguise. For your information Ethiopia is no myth, and has been mentioned in The Bible and The Koran numerous times.

If our leaders,like the likes of Meles, only knew that they are not coroneted but only put to office by the people we wouldn't have such a problem there would be smooth transition of power from one political power and back if the people so choose. The problem with Africa in general and Ethiopia in particular is that the leaders think that they personally own the land and won't let go till they literaly drop dead and there are also so many others who would want to get to power too and loot and they see that dividing up the country is the only way that would make them leaders and give them free reign on the resources of the country.
And as for the Ethnic cleansing you discussed about, all Ethiopians suffered at the hand of the Derg. I remember a time where we had to walk by corpses to go to school in the Capital city Addis Abeba and when there wasn't a family in the city who didn't have a son/daughter either dead or in prison. And about what is happening to the Oromos and to other tribes now, ask your cousin Meles for he is the one with the gun and is committing all kinds of atrocities on us.
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msg Comment from: Derej [Visitor]
I hope the world should understand that PM is a Liar and he satnd only for his party not serving the people of Ethiopia.He was divided and Misleading the people now time to resign. As far world knows "one flag and One Ethiopia"
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msg Comment from: Derej [Visitor]
I hope the world should understand that PM is a Liar and he satnd only for his party not serving the people of Ethiopia.He was divided and Misleading the people, now time to go. you should live and go back to Adwa where you belong. As far world knows "one flag and One Ethiopia"
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msg Comment from: Mekbib Woldegebriel [Visitor]
This time Meles was not a clever fox in that room alone with the BBC journalist in Hard Talk. It was clear that words were not arround him to defend himself for what he did. He became angry and made some of his responses very short. If we had had journalists like Stephen they could have confused Meles so many times like this before. "May Lord grant us Peace,Love and Unity!"
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msg Comment from: Dany [Visitor]
I thought the PM did a bad job on the interview untill I saw Hailu's and I regereted on my first conception.
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msg Comment from: Bonso Gemeda [Visitor]
O my goodness, have you listened, to what naftagna Hailu Shewal was saying??? After all, we don`t expect much from naftagna thugs!!! It is amazing how naftagnas who want to become Ethiopian leaders are ignorant!!! I think Hailu Shewal should be brought to justice for the brutality he committed against civilians during the derg regime. In the same way, many of the CUD leaders and members should be asked for the many crimes they committed during naftagna Haileselassie and derg regimes. Now many of them pretend to have been innocent and they think that nobody knows about their past crimes!!!
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msg Comment from: Kitaba Motoma [Visitor]
I am one of the guys who has watched the interview by Stephen Sacker. Firstly with PM Meles and on the next day by Ato Hailu.

With Meles: Meles was reluctant to tell the truth, rather attempted to camouflage his wrongdoing by beating around the bush. He never answered questions since he has come to power sincerly.He thinks that he is smart enough to mask his thought.
The danger of Meles is that he never admits his failure, instead he projects his failure over other bodies. This is his unchanged behaviour for years.
His arguements sometimes lead nowhere. He plays only with words to deceive others but with no empact.

As far as Ato Hailu is concerned:
His answers were short and natural.
His gesture tells his internal feeling. Nothing to hide. He is a benevolent person.
Ato Hailu spoke honestly and he did not use idiomatic expressions as Meles did to draw attention of the HardTalk.
The questions were real questions that anybody was aware of what has happend in the entire nation.
Ato Hailu is a man of action, he spent most of his time by architecture/engineering rather than politics. Meles spent more than 30 years by discussing, confronting and intriguing. No wonder he applies rhetoric to attract his counterparts. All ain all Meles is jack of all trades but master of none.

Meles is now an all-to-do minister.
He is commander in chief of the army, police and security.
Even the dictator Mengistu had no such a monopolised power.

Sorry for the Ethiopian people that he stays for another 5 year on power.


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msg Comment from: Abraham [Member]
Ethiopian Television(ETV) . A narrational entity known only as the control voice opend every night news with these unnerving words of assurance. There nothing worg with our PM. Do not attemptt to adjust the picture. we are controlling the transmisson, the control voice demonstrated its power by command of the picture tube to program a display of Lies waves. Hey that is just entertaimant.
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msg Comment from: Wmeski [Visitor]
Dear Stephen!! Idon't have any word to say Thank you for you'r marvelious job you did. thank you again!!!
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msg Comment from: Doyoo [Visitor]
The interview, no doubt, was a shocking experience to the Prime Minister. He didn't expect to be asked some of the questions and so he couldn't answer them to the satisfaction of the interviewer. He became like the blind guy who was in a dark room looking for a black cat which doesn't really exist.

Doyoo
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msg Comment from: Winnipeg Canada [Visitor]
out of everything he said what makes me so angry with this idiot is that, he keeps calling the students "Un employed youth" (Bozenea)He dose't even have a respect to his citizens. The are a citizen of Ethiopia, weathre they have a job or not, poor or rich, students or not. He dose not have respect for his people from the start tile now. He dose not deserve to lead our people. We deserve much more than this crap.
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msg Comment from: Jaylano [Visitor]
It is abvious that the CUD leader, Hailu Shawul have extremely ready to put on sale the whole Oromo land and southern. Well, the people of those two states should wake up and do their own homework in very fassionable way. They should oppose to his plan, be it to fight out by any means available to them because there is no Amhara Land that can be viable for foreign investiment. It is very interesting to see his own reflection on how he plans to do that and the connection that he got with foreign investors abroad. He want to rob our people as his leaders did to us in the past. I know that we all are unhappy with the current government but we better compare them with much worest to come with these thugs in the ruling position. We need to keep these thugs at the bay for very good reasons. Naftagha Amharas cannot bring any democracy but they can only bring more trouble, more missery, more distitute, more diseases, more poverty, more crimes against humanity, more amharanization, more amhara cultural hegemony, more blood thirsty suckers to loot and rape our land. Hell no to these thugs.
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msg Comment from: Jaylano [Visitor]
I am also very suddened by the CUD leader, Hailu Shawul remarks or denial of his authorization of the demonstration in Finfine or Addis. He is in denial that what all Naftagha Amharas are. He don't have any credibility at all. Why people want to elect people like him? There is no reason for giving your precious vote for this kind of person. He don't deserve anything, forget it about becoming the next Ethiopian leader.
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msg Comment from: Jaylano [Visitor]
Brother Bonso Gemeda, you will hear next time, Mr. Hailu Shawul saying that he is not Naftagha Amhara but more Oromo than Amhara. I heard someone claiming about him something in that nature. Who cares about his background or blood line because they all: Minilik, Haile, and Mangistu cliamed the same thing but did real bad thing to our people (Oromo) and country. Mr. Hailu Shawul don't even go there! You hidden agenda is exposed, and you want to put on sale Oromo land.
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msg Comment from: Ater [Visitor]
Supper comment nothing to add.But the problem is when CUD come on power and cancel article 39,Ethiopia is be came next Somalia.Every body keep this word in mind.The reason why I said these is that still they are thinking by MNLK mind.I like to advace them to be a wise and honest.
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msg Comment from: Mulugeta [Visitor]
Dear Jaylano,

What a miserable person you are! Some body said life is too short to be pissed off. If the mere thought of Amharas consumes you with such a haterade and prejudice, you are no diffrent from Hitler who hated Jews and worked for their demise. You are an embarassment to Oromos like myself. And one more point, please work on your English. Some of your sentences don't make sense!
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msg Comment from: Chirkos [Visitor]
I agree totally with Winnipeg Canada. Meles doesn't even realize that after 14 years in power he has not provided/created jobs for those he calls "unemployed youth". Why was he then in power for 14 years?
This is how much Meles and all other African dictators misunderstand what it means to be a leader of a country.
It was a good interview that put Meles the fox in a corner. There was no escaping this time.
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 19:32

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msg Comment from: Peace [Visitor]

Hi everybody ............
all of must agree that PM is a liar
and ,to say more about Hailu ......, just let see him .Speciall those who you are saying Neftegna , I don' think you are doing fine ......., just forget this and let us be one people , and let get peace , love , and GOD will
bless our country .........
please everybody try to be Mandella
thanks ...
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 19:36

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msg Comment from: London [Visitor]
How many of us have ever watched the BBC Hard Talk program in the past? As usual there is no spin and no translation. Given the reputation of Hard Talk and its cross fires Meles Zenawi performed superb even by the standards of British political bundits. You have a very bright and smart leader.
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 19:41

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msg Comment from: fekade ywendwosen [Visitor]
pm meles whom do you think you fooling.no doubt yourself.WHY you you give legal base for your sin
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msg Comment from: ehtiopiawi [Visitor]
I have no words to say about the interview because every body has said it all. I am so amaized of the comments that is flowing from all over the world with less than 24 hrs.

Whether Meles wants it or not the peple of ehtiopia will stop ethnocentrism
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msg Comment from: haaa [Visitor]
I am deeply ashamed by this guy Hilu Shawel. I used to be a CUD supporter hoping that they will bring real change in my country.After watching the interview,I am convinced that he is poorly prepared to lead this country and his communication skill is terrible.he must be a russian graduate.
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 20:13

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msg Comment from: skidane [Visitor]
Dear Ethiopia, no Myth

I encourage you to find out more about the references to “Al Habasha” and or Ethiopia in the holy books. These references by themselves don’t prove past or present existence of a social group called “Ethiopians” with shared values and beliefs that transcend their diversity. The real proof lies in the past, the present and what is to become of Ethiopia. Furthermore, you will be disappointed to find out that the exact geographical area referred to in the holy books does not coincide with your definition of the boundaries of your Ethiopia.

With respect to my “ethnic cleansing” charges, you are absolutely right.
Mengstu brought death and destruction to every household in Ethiopia.
However, the death and destruction started in Eritrea after the end of WWII.
The Hailesellasie regime committed mass murders in Eritrea since the early 1960s. He starved millions of people in Tigray and Wolo.
When Mengstu took over in 1974, and rallied his “Wedo Zematch” militia, the slogan of the day was “Hulum wed semyen”. Eritrea and Tigray were the focus of the whole nation and took the brunt of Mengstu’s mass murders.

You were and are indifferent. Millions of Ethiopians were and are still indifferent. They will cry foul if the atrocities are committed against their kind “Weghenachn”.
By your own admission, you said you went about your business even though the streets of Addis Ababa were littered with dead bodies.
You told me to ask my cousin Meles abut the present day persecution of the Oromo and other nationalities.
The youth of Eritrea and Tigray did not walk over the dead bodies of their countrymen and go about their daily business. They stood up, challenged the status qua and gave their lives to overthrow a group of low life common criminals. If you visit the plains of Tenbein, the mountains and rolling hills of Sahel etc, you will find the graves of many heroic people who paid the ultimate price and usher the beginning of a new and better era for Ethiopia. You will also find the remains of savages criminals who raped and killed many innocent civilians.

The current government has its problems and the PM is dancing on the grave of the very people who gave so much to free their country, but this are better times for Ethiopia than the collective brutality of the last 100 years. This is the beginning of something that could turnout to be worthwhile all the suffering and struggle.
If you truly care about your country and countrymen, you have to do better than stepping over dead bodies and flapping your gums. You have a social responsibility to make a difference.

A nation of indifferent people will never standup the test of time. That is a time proven experience of many systems around the globe.



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msg Comment from: sefera [Visitor]
Meles is a liar
Hailue talks from his heart.
that is a big difference that is why George bush won even though he was a bad communicator.
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msg Comment from: ortho [Visitor]
I watched both melese and Hailu's interview. Every one has his own saying. Reading your comments and comparing the two leaders (the ruling and the main opposition) I add my comment.
I believe Melese is far better than Hailu in a way of responding for the interveiwer. The things that I didn't like from Melese is that he became bord and angery in the middel of the interview. It would be better if melese showed a smily and positive attraction as Mr. Shawel did. Melese also failed to show facts in a descriptive manner. However, Hailu Shawel was not even comparable to Melese. One idea that both seems to agree is that re-election is very good to stabilize the tense situation.
The things I realized from the interview is that Hailu was part of the regiment during the red-terror. That is enough for me to denounce him to be the leader for the country. If CUD win,I prefer that they should have put another leader to be the head of state. I know that CUD has many wise and modern ppl. after all it seems that he (Mr. Shawel) is old to run with the fast running new generation. I also suggest that it would be better for all if Melese give the power to a new transitional governmnet, so that the CUDs with UFED and perhaps EPRDF works together for a new government.

Let God give wisdom to these leaders.
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msg Comment from: keremu [Visitor]
Really, i have no word to explain my feeling when i saw the interview. I had never seen Melese before like yesterday. But Stephens' grilled him well. Thanks Stephen really, appreciate your effort to show us how our leader lied for the last fourteen year. All Ethiopians' know him well how he lie but Stephen proved that to the rest of the world.Although WEYANA is an embarassement of Ethiopia, Meles is an embarassement of Weyana.Once again thanks sooooooooo much STEPHEN
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msg Comment from: Des_Pes [Visitor]

በደርግና በኢህአደግ ስልጣን ይዞታ ግዜ ነፍስ እውቀት ላይ የነበርንን ሁሉ፡ በተለይም ደግሞ በትምህርትና በኑሮ ደረጃ ሉአላዊነት የነበረን ሁሉ ለተፈጠረው ችግር ሁሉ ራሳችንን ከፍፁም ጥፋተኝነት
ነጥለን ማየት አንችልም። የጥፋተኝነቱ ጫና በኛም ተከሻ ለይ ተደላድሎ ይቀመጣል።
አሁንም፡ በቅንጅት በህብረት በኢህአደግ ጊዜም ለሚደረገው ሁሉ፡ የውጤቱ ሃላፊዎች እኛው ነን።
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msg Comment from: Des_Pes [Visitor]
በቤት ውስጥ የሚታየው የስው ምን የለኛል ስሜት በቢሮም መለመድ አለበት። የመነግስት ቢሮ ክብር ያለው የጨዋዎች መናኸሪያ መሆን አለበት።
ባለጌዎችን ወደ ጘዳ።
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 22:04

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msg Comment from: getahun [Visitor]
Hi Ethiopian Peoples we needs change new leader for ares country meles must go fourteen year is enough is enough we need cud and eudf for future leader teplf is done we need democarcy for ethiopian peoples.
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 22:29

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msg Comment from: waqjirra [Visitor]
what HAILU SHAWEL ! HE LOOK LIKE ' "YEHDER DAGNA" YEMESLAL SINAGER
yemelesn yehger etabi ayhonm
shefafa gojame.


please his he CUD LEADER /
IS HE DERGU MEMBER 50 aleqa new ende?
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msg Comment from: waqjirra [Visitor]
CUD CADRE IS THIS YOUR LEADER?
PLEASE TELL HIM TO OPEN TEJ BET
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msg Comment from: meserte [Visitor]
He who does wrong does wrong against himself. He who acts unjustly acts unjustly to himself, because he makes himself bad: Marcus Aurelius

That's exactly what Meles did to himself. Stephen did not only grilled him he barbecued Meles!
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 23:08

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msg Comment from: Leikun [Visitor]
Thank you Stephan, thank you.. thank you ..he grilled Meles well. Hailu didn't do well, I was expecting more from our CUD leader..he needs to improve his communication skill if he wants to be a leader.
Hailu couldn't express or explain the case eventhough he has evidence that Meles was laying ...well,I am so happy theway Stepahn grilled Meles(murderer).
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 23:20

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msg Comment from: Asku [Visitor]
I have watched the interviews of both PM Meles and Hailu shawel. The journalist and Meles has matched for their question and answer. I observed consistency and to the point answers from the PM. but when I observe Hailu shawel, I am really ashamed of him. He couldn't answer and full of unwanted jargoon. How could he lead us if he got the chance? He was member of the cabinet in the red terror era but he says, I am a technician and management expert... so why do he come to the front line of the poilitics? to save us from the EPRDF? He betrayed about the letter he has dissiminated about the violence from his office! what a shame? he would say this is the act of the Woyanes? ... my fellow ethiopians stop your politics of hate and just judge our leaders from their view points! the case on the debt canellation, Mr. hailu has jumped it sytematically by saying there is a need of reconsideration of how the debt is used or given! ...shame with what budget is he going to lead us if debt still exists?
I like the interview because it shows as to what level of difference our leaders have and...
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 23:35

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msg Comment from: Jaylano [Visitor]
Mulugeta, why you don't want to tell us the truth. I know you are a Naftagh Amhara. Mulugeta, do you know why I hate Naftagha Amharas?
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 23:45

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msg Comment from: getahun [Visitor]
i am ask alls ethiopians tribes thinks positve future for ethiopia peoples ethiopia is poores country in the world we needs good Leader like cud and eudf stand up for ethioipan peoples iam guarantee make cud eudf make ethiopian better country. in the future.
PermalinkPermalink 07/05/05 @ 23:50

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msg Comment from: aj [Visitor]
Dear Asku,

Did the HardTalk journalist get the "letter dessiminated by CUD" from CUD itself or other sources? I would expect from you to get an impartial answer if you are a nutral judge.

Second point, where do you think all the money coming from the donors go? Does it go to the poor people, where it should be, or to the elite political leadres? Please be nutral on this too.
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 00:03

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msg Comment from: Galasa [Visitor]
Thank you Stephen! please ask the other Meles's pupet also.
O Meles good ande samoon new. THE HITLER MELES SECRET IS OUT NOW.
Now the secret of Wayane government is out. Down with meles down with Meles gevernment.
We need political change in Ethiopia.
We don't want to lose our university student and the illitrate people
Down with wayane
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 00:05

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msg Comment from: welloyiew [Visitor]
Meles lied Thousands died all the goitoms and jaylanos I want to ask you something. How does it feel to be forced to come in here with different names and try to counter a mass euphoria? This cadre job must feel like it is not worth it anymore. You fools, If guns stopped popular will we will still be under the Italian facist occupation. You can call Kibur Ato Hailu Shawel anything you want but to us he is a gentleman hero. he was capable of living a luxurious life like you hodams but he chose a life of duty, without fearing for his life he is crying foul sitting among despot pigs. And he didnt want to show Mr Sackur who is incidentally English that he has isate nebelbal milas and he didnt try to show off his vocabulary he was never not once confronted by stephen for his choice of words in expressing himself unlike that Beast meles. Talk about integrity talk about courage. All of you said good job Mr. Sackur I say Good job mr Shawel as well not just for your performance on the interview but for standing up to armed tyrants with your bare knucles your mind and your will and your courage thank you Ethiopia will always remember you for what you have done but yetarik atelaw meles will not be in the same page of history
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 00:10

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msg Comment from: aj [Visitor]
My observation:

Meles:
(1) is an excellent lair, however could not escape the traps of the attorney like questions from the Journalist
(2) his usual method of lying to the people of Ethiopia, usually for questions coming from local journalists, did not work.
(3) the virtual judge put him into death.

Hailu Showel:

(1) not a political speaker. May be a practical man.
(2) his answers seem from his heart
(3) he himself was under the cross examination of the attorney.
(4) did not answer the questions politically well, but handled them ok
(5) the virtual judge step him down from his leadership
(5) the journalist himself thanked him and shake his hands at the end.
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 00:16

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msg Comment from: waqjirra [Visitor]



MELES ZENAWI REALLY POLITICIAN!
HE IS GREAT

I AM PROUD OF MELES ZENAWI

MR SHAWEL YOU NEED GO TO SCHOOL
ALL CUD MEMBERS AND CADRES
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 01:07

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msg Comment from: Teddy [Visitor]
The neverousness on his face made him (meles) look like a fool who did NOT know what he was talking about or a fool who knows the fact but had to lie to cover up the truth. You know what my ethiopian brothers and sisters... all these things will pass and time will bring out the truth. We know from history that Hitler killed himself after shaking the world by his power. We have seen Mengistu (Derg) shaking the whole country of Ethiopia for 17 years. Then, he fled to Harare. My fellow Ethiopians, if God permits we will see the last jouney of EPLF in our life....i don't think if it will be any better than Derg or any of the other evil leaders in the past. God Bless Ethiopia and Ethiopians. We Ethiopian Shall Overcome.
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 01:54

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msg Comment from: Alfa Kilo [Visitor]
A great talker is a great lier.like Prime Minister.
Shame Waqjirra EPRDF leaders and cadres or CUD leaders go to school.Please compare their education back ground.
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msg Comment from: Jaylano [Visitor]
To: Kono


You are absolutely right! The CUD leadership and its members are from the same old school. Do you know why they are always interested in talking about privatization of land? We all know that Amhara land is desert so this is a way to solve that problem. They want to put on sale Oromo land and southern. We real need to eliminate these thugs in order to solve our common problem in Ethiopia. Tell that Naftagha Hailu to avoid trouble. Hailu, leave our land alone! Leave our people alone! You are ugly old guy!



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msg Comment from: LEMLEM [Visitor]
TO EZIRA NEWZEALAND [Visitor]

What if I am a member of Woyane?
It's my right isn't it?

We expect and hope the future GOV. as in the South Africa situation to reconcile and include the presently excluded folks like OLF, Ogaden LF, EPRP etc. in the governing process. Let alone Woyane who is expected to be part of the future opposition.

That's my hope.

Brother EZRA please don't be hating.

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msg Comment from: Adhanom(from Mekele) [Visitor]
Meles, do not make your business in the name of Poor Tigrian People.
Your time is up.
We ,the people of Tigray are Ethiopians like all others.
we need freedom and Democracy.
Your 14 years lying is enough.
Go to hell.
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 02:50

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msg Comment from: Temari [Visitor]
I had seen the interview of both Prime mister Meles and Ato Hailu.
Here is what I thought, like most of you before I saw Ato Hailu, I thought Prime Minster had a tough day, but by any standard prime Minster Meles had a brillient day relative to Ato Hailu Shawel.
I was shocked to discover that Ato Shawle couldn't perform a descent interview, couldn't speak clearly...
how in the hell could he save Ethiopian people, I was supporting the oppostion until I saw this terrible interview and learned that
Ato Shawel was a derge memeber with bad reputation. Mr Shawle you make Mr meles genious. You don't seem to be poltically matured enough for this day and age.
You look like you have no substance nor the objective to lead. Sir you shouldn't represent the Ethiopian peoople. Leave poltics to others like most of us.
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 02:55

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msg Comment from: Shagar [Visitor]
To Skidane,

Hi Skidane,

I allways like your coments. I wouldlike you to listen to this interview. Terry Gross of "Fresh Air" interviewd on 07/05/05, Michela Wrong who wrote a book on Ertrea. The title of the book is "I Didn't Do It for You. How The World betray The small African Nation." http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4729800
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 03:29

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msg Comment from: William Kerry [Visitor]
A book to be available on Market within two months, from USA by William Kerry.

ETHIOPIAN FORTEEN YEARS FACADE DEMOCRACY
Its copy will be sent to:
President W. Bush
Tony Blair
Koffi Annan
The European Union
Meles Zenawi's tricking of the Westen as a young democrat is clearly reflected in the book.
Do not miss it.

PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 04:00

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msg Comment from: George [Visitor]
Meles Zenawi, leader of Ethiopian Facade Democracy for forteen years, was shackled by the BBC jounalist(Stephen).
The main opposition (CUD) leader, Hialu Shawel ,by far, outsmart the evil dictator( meles, with small m).
Really, Hailu Shawel , outsmart so many times his political rival.
Bright future for the People of Ethiopia.
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 04:12

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msg Comment from: Ouma [Visitor]
Dear All:

Please note that the land you are talking about is not the farmers' land it is Woyanes/EPRDFs land. Land is government's property now. Please first, let us make sure that the land is the farmers'land and the selling comes next. The farmer after owning it, can reject the selling or we could agitate them not to sell their lands or tell them the consequences they face after selling their lands. Let us fight for the true democracy first which all the oppositions trying to work out. Not Woyanes/EPRDF's "FALSE" democray. We Oromo people should not be the fertile land for Woyane/EPRDFs Policy and ethnic bias . You know that Ato Hailu has Oromo blood? All the oppositions are working to build the whole Ethiopia not to destruct Ethiopia and give lands of Ethioipia to Eritrea. Think twice do not work for them work for your people all. The OPDOs are stressing only one part "selling land right" to work their homeworks for Woyanes and I am not surprised. Let God be with Ethiopia and their people as a whole.
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 04:14

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msg Comment from: Dagne [Visitor]
I've watched the interviews of both Meles and Hailu. The PM was furious at some issues, but addressed all Qs in its usual satisfactory way. where as that of Hailu was a t otally BORING and arrogant and hateful.

PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 04:20

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msg Comment from: Tadesse [Visitor]
Dear BBC!
Thankyou for standing beside the opressed people of Ethiopia-You are contributing to the libration of the Ethiopian people.
Meles always depended on liar and conspiracy but now exposed thankyou Stephen!!
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 04:41

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msg Comment from: Yo [Visitor]
Here is my comment, Dagne if you are reading this you are not an Ethiopian Meles was arrogant Not Dr Hailu Please try to think of what might happen to the Ethiopians that do not have access to the net like you do and can give there comment. Anywas From the way you are giving your comment it shows you that have some difficulty in understanding ENGLISH
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 04:49

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msg Comment from: asmerom [Visitor]
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahah eye Ato Meles? Eye Wedi Adwa?
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 04:51

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msg Comment from: solomon [Visitor]
Comment from: Kitaba Motoma [Visitor] I am one of the guys who has watched the interview by Stephen Sacker. Firstly with PM Meles and on the next day by Ato Hailu. With Meles: Meles was reluctant to tell the truth, rather attempted to camouflage his wrongdoing by beating around the bush. He never answered questions since he has come to power sincerly.He thinks that he is smart enough to mask his thought. The danger of Meles is that he never admits his failure, instead he projects his failure over other bodies. This is his unchanged behaviour for years. His arguements sometimes lead nowhere. He plays only with words to deceive others but with no empact. As far as Ato Hailu is concerned: His answers were short and natural. His gesture tells his internal feeling. Nothing to hide. He is a benevolent person. Ato Hailu spoke honestly and he did not use idiomatic expressions as Meles did to draw attention of the HardTalk. The questions were real questions that anybody was aware of what has happend in the entire nation. Ato Hailu is a man of action, he spent most of his time by architecture/engineering rather than politics. Meles spent more than 30 years by discussing, confronting and intriguing. No wonder he applies rhetoric to attract his counterparts. All ain all Meles is jack of all trades but master of none. Meles is now an all-to-do minister. He is commander in chief of the army, police and security. Even the dictator Mengistu had no such a monopolised power. Sorry for the Ethiopian people that he stays for another 5 year on power.
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 04:56

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msg Comment from: Sisay [Visitor]
Ouma! It doesn't matter whether you are oromo or neftegna. But what you have to know is that the oromo people and its land should not be a fertile land neother to EPRDF nor CUD thugs evil political agenda. Both are enemies of Oromo and the South poor. Now it is not the time to argue on whether the land is truely owened by farmers or not. But what you should not miss is people took this land out of the hands of the yeaster years naftegna thugs. However, the sons of these naftegna thugs today came up with a seemgly new policy of land privetization in order return what their fathers have lost in the past by the strugle of the poor. After all, this thug have no any moral standard to talk about the land leave alone privetization of it. Down with EPRDF and CUD!!!!!!!!
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 05:00

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msg Comment from: Be Frank [Visitor]
I ve read all ur silly comments directed against Meles(one that born before his time), dont cover truths he is nice and nice forever.
You the journalst, we Respect u! we Respect u, u teach our Aderbaye journalists.And inform meles to prepare for ADVANCED TRICKS.Semehin kes Yitrauna, You Goitom where u in Rwanda have participated in the geno...Please, please dont try to create crises.As u know Amhara, tigre, oromo, and everybody are all ethiopian.WE ARE ALL ETHIOPIANS.
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 05:35

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msg Comment from: Hamid Hassen [Visitor]
Both interviews were splendid! Well done Stepehn. I don't want to comment about Meles Zenawi as he has made a fool out of himself and most important of all he made a fool out of Ethiopians. But he is not an Ethiopian. Stepehn, it would have been better if you have asked him about the book he wrote. he is an Eritrean and to be honest we really don't care what he says now as he has truly shown himself.

Regrding Engineer Shawl, I want to say well done Engineer. You might not be an orator like Dr. Berhnau or Lidetu but you are a ture professional and diplomat. You have transffered the image of the party and the Ethiopian people and we are very hapy. Whether you become President, PM or Paliament Member we are behind you. Congtatualtions for the success you have managed to get until now and most important of all for beleiving in the unity of Ethiopia, in one "HEzeb" , one "FLAG" and one country. Keep it up!

Kamid Hassen from Adama
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 05:41

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msg Comment from: Andargie [Visitor]
I was very happy as i saw the hard talk with Meles.The brilliant journalist revealed to the rest of the world how Meles lies, how his camoflage of democracy does not exist, how dictator he is and his only interest for his power, but not to ethiopia.Thank you for your good deeds Stephen.
As I saw Haulu`s Interview yesterday, his communication Ability and substance does not represent the noble ideas of the opposition. Birhanu or Merara could have done much better to reflect the grave Situation in ethiopia to the rest of the World.Please Ato, Hailu, you are not orator enough for the westerners to trust in you. You do not probably know what the westerners want to hear about to attract sympathy and support.We respect your courage but these days we need more than that.Think serious about it, otherwise the evil prolonges his tyrant to ethiopia.
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 05:45

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msg Comment from: MEHARI GOITOM [Visitor]
ANTE DEDEB SHIFITA ZARIE TEGALETSH
[MELES INTERVIEWEN KEZIEH AUSTRALIA HOGNE SAYEW AFEH SITESASER AFERIKUNA TEDEBEKIHU MINEW BEMECHERESHAW ENDEZIEH KIZIZ ALU.....KI...KIKIKIKI..MAFERIA.......MINEW ...SITWOLED YANIE AFER BEGEBAH NORO....DEDEB KIL RAS........LIKE VISITOR WAQJIRA]
I WONDER HARDTALK GAETEGNA TYAKEH ALTEGEBINEWEMINA BAKEH DEDEBU BEREKET LAY DEGEMEN..TANQ.
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 05:51

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msg Comment from: Robbi [Visitor]
I saw the interview of both leaders,Meles and Hailu. My overall analysis of the result is i favour of Meles. I mean Meles did well in the interview, and much better than Hailu. It is regretable that Meles didnot admit responsibility for the killings of demonstrators. He says he advocates for basic democratic rights, but that was a poor manifestation of it. Otherwise question on the independency of the Electoralboard and its responibility and the answer given by Meles puts the result for the investigation of malpractices during the election and the counting process in very much doubt. Hailu is not eloquent in his presentation and his answers to the questions he was asked were vague. He can be genuine in his thoughts for the country, his talent of expresion is very poor.
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 05:51

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msg Comment from: Ayenew [Visitor]
As a follow up of my message yesterday's Hardtalk gave the answer to all Ethiopians. Hailu Shawel- 'wishful leader' was flattened. He does not even remember the few press releases he issued. ofcourse it was a denial! But, ugly of all was extrawords (afelafi)- 'Ethiopans bahave differently under different circumstances'. Shame on him!!
PM Melese Zenawi is principled and competent to lead this country. Please let us reorganise this CUD again in a different form as it is folling appart so that we can have a strong and healthy opposition.

Ayenew
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 06:36

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msg Comment from: Belay [Visitor]
First of all I would like to thank Stephen Sackur for your intelligent questions that show the true picture of Meles Zenawi and his government. Relatively I saw Melese's qualities of leadership talent to use his Alliance to show the world as a democratic leader as well as to maintain his parties (EPDRF) long term plan which was developing the one ethnic group Tigrians.And destroying and dismantling the 3000 years Ethiopia and Ethiopians. This could bring a big ethnic clumsy. And do the world peace loving people still accept Meles Zenawi as a good leader?
The other amazing thing, Is Eritrea independent country? I don’t think so The Eritrean is still on power in Ethiopia the world should condemn such a cheat.

Thank you BBC


PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 06:58

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msg Comment from: Agonafer [Visitor]
Hailu Shawel's interview indicates that the CUD does not have anything good for Ethiopia. It is a collection of gangsters who are very eager to amas wealth at the expense of the Ethiopian poor. That would be a party more dangerous for peace and development of Ethiopia even than the current government. Therefore, we Ethiopians should be united to keep at bay these bunch of greedy hodamoch.

Agonafer
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msg Comment from: Ouma [Visitor]
Dear Sisay (Visitor:

SISAY:I think you are cursing the EPRDF and CUD. But you are the cadre of EPRDF/OPDO. To hide yourself, you cursed both of them. "BANDA". You are tryinng to seperate the Oromo people from the rest of all oppressed Ethiopian people. We will Unite and UNITED to bring down the Woyane/EPRDF and "you" their cadre soon. Think widely as civilized human being stop thinking narrowly as uncivilzed wild animal. Shame on you. We are in the 21st century. Stop your Esayas Afeworki's teaching while he was forming the party of your masters the EPRDF/OPDO.
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 07:35

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msg Comment from: Belay [Visitor]
Thanks to Stephen Sackur
What I'm surprising is as an opposition or election compotators do they have criteria of clean citizenship? Will they be asked to explain their profile? It was clicked on my head when I heard the name Hailu shawul. I know the name but I wasn't sure until this interview tells me that he is the colonel Mengistu’s member H. Shawl. If he is not absolute unworthy layer it doesn't take two months live alone two years to identify colonel Mengistu (Dergu) regime was absolutely a killer regime. Collective of butcher and power hunger military and intellectuals supported by illiterate cadres’ party members. as I believe you the westerners and the mass peace loving democratic leaders if you want to help truly the mass Ethiopian people to the true democratic transition all political parties member including the existing regime must have absolute clean profile or history for the last 40-45 years if not any excuse Mengistus Hile Fidas, Negede Gobeze's, Senay Like's or the so called EPRP's members and the so called Oromos or what ever ethnic parties who have the history of killing will not take Ethiopia to any better life forget democracy you will find more misery and killing after 4 days while they are on power. They are not hungry of democracy like the mass Ethiopian people they are only hungry for power to bring corruption mass murder rape blackmailing etc.
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 07:42

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msg Comment from: Amharic [Visitor]
Meles make histroy be speaking English himslef... By the way Meles is the first Ethiopian leader to speak English without need Translator... you can't deny his this fact.
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 07:46

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msg Comment from: Ouma [Visitor]
What is a big deal in speaking English??????. You know that Kenya's farmer can speak English?????
You are donkoro. Language could not be bread or democracy for Poor Ethiopia. You - Idiot, Amaharic Visitor!!! Your Meles is Devil, Enemy of all Ethiopian people.
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 08:28

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msg Comment from: Abebe Boke [Visitor]
Dear ethiopian cetizen
first of all are we realy a need of cange or are we a need of democracy?
If we want change, that is fine, but if we are realy a need of democracy we should not comment only one party.We should comment both party leaders who did interview with BBC.
If you believe in democracy we should wait for the out coming of election result.
Before all DR Hailu was asked that if he could accept if EPRDF win the election, his answer was "before we accept any thing, the things must be investigated".The jonalist was asked him again the same question the answer was the same.And also intead expressing things in words the DR was shaking his head.At this time, I was in doubt of his boby langauge.
I was not sure that he was one party leader.If you remember the jornalist was showing the document from his office and he was deniying.
On my side melese was pretty good; more cofident and self steamed.
Think all Ethiopian citizen it does't mater what the person look like you also said that for Col Mengistu too.
Does't mater who ever had good thinking for Ethiopian people, that person is good person.we don't care what he look like.
Our country need a realable person and who has self confidence. If I singn agreement I have to respect what I singned.But DR Hailu opposed himself by rejecting the deal which he singned with EPRDF and ingaging the people of Ethiopia for ethnic clensing.
In USA in the year 2004 election Jhon Kerry lost in such point By opposing his own signiture.
To gain poletical leadership we have to be honest and we do't have to put inocient young people in the fire.
As I seen DR Hailu had an American accent that means he lived in USA.
Including DR Hailu and the EthioAmericans never learned from election 2000 in USA?
G.W.Bush and Algore were in big poletical fight which was based on democracy.Algore win the popular vote but by any ways Presedent G.W.Bush took the presedency.
Here is the remarkable wiseness of democracy, Algore never fought against Bush. He said "still we all Americans and I will work with presedent Bush" by showing him respect.
G.w.Bush himself never dismentled what domocrats did to the country.
Still he started from where the democrats stoped.
Why we always trying to start new agenda on every new government? And when we are going to work for same country contineously with out stoping and with out breaking down each other's job?
We have to know that Meles him self and also the people who died in that soil all our citizen.
Citizens let's solve our problem around the table.
We are realy poor.If one party asking aid the western for our country, another party refusing the western aid, who got hurt? still the Ethiopian people. For what? for poletical benefit.
We do't have to shaw patriotism on our own people.They all citizen.
Specialy those who live in abroad we don't have to give meaningless hope for our people and we don't have to biuld anger and tenssion puting them on risk.Becuase we are here that is why?
Let's excersice democracy intead of
biuling anger and violent.At least the beam of democracy rising in that soil for the first time.Let's use it.
In the end my condolences for who passed away in the last demonistration.

PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 08:40

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msg Comment from: Lily [Visitor]

ኢትዮጵያን የሚወዳትና ከኃላ ቀረ እስተሳሰብ የተላቀቀ በመለስ መልስ በጣም የሚስቅና እኛ ላይ እዳላገጠ ሲንቀጠቀጥ በማየታችን በእውነተኛው ጋዜጠኛ ኮርተናል፡፡እንደነ (waqjirra ) ያለው ግን ይከፋው ይሆናል፡፡ ማወቅ ያለብህ ግን መለስ ላንተም የቆመ አለመሆኑን ነው፡፡ይልቅስ ይህንን ኃላ ቀር አስተሳሰብህን ተውና አለም አንድ ለመሆን በሚጥርበት ሰአት ወደ ኃላ ዳዴ ከምትል አንድ ሆነን በድህነት አሳፋሪ የሆነችው አገራችን ከድህነት ለማውጣት ከሚጥሩት እውነተኛ ኢትዮጵያን ጎን ሆነህ ለመስራት ይህንን የቆሸሸ አይምሮህን በበረኪና እጠበው፡፡
ድል ለኢትዮጵያ!!!!!

PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 08:46

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msg Comment from: Arthus Bloom [Visitor]
To all ETHIOPIAN,
Ethiopia is in a daunting poverty.
EPRDF has been tested for the last 14 years. It bring nothing except ethnic violence and hatred.
The International Food Policy Research Institute has announed 30 million Ethiopians in chronic food insecurity, here in its Office (Washington). What would be the solution to escape this unmitigated poverty?
What is important for Ethiopia is a good economic policy, a consolidated democracy, and culture of toleration among the diverse groups.
Whether you call it CUD, UEDF or any other party, what is important is a new government with a new vision and mission than the tired, old, decayed and moribund EPRDF.
Harvard School of Economics
(HSE)
Read: Ethiopian Economy(1978-2004) by Bloom Arthus, for detail.
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 08:55

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msg Comment from: Dawit [Visitor]
Dear Stephen,
You, my dear, are a typical example of the frivolous and irresponsible type of populistic journalist without giving a care if a million Africans or more might get killed in genocidal attempts due to the kind of inflammatory, oversimplified and dangerous Pnadora's box style mayhem you are about to unleash. Knowing that your famous forefather stood for wide scale sales of Africans where black gold counted far more than human rights, I for one am not surprised by the way you demonize our great prime minister, Meles, perhaps the best PM the country ever had, despite the minor blemishes spread and nurtured by the kind of people in "Diaspora", whom you seem to enjoy the company of. Have you ever thought of the digital divide that places those people at a great advantage against the majority of Ethiopians, who have never had access to comment on your otherwise ententaining but superficial HARDTALK? Have you ever thought of finding out what they want? Do they count at all in your log book? Or do you still prefer to enrage the gullible and the misguided who think the way to power is not through the ballots but through the kind of name-calling you are wallowing in?

Keep it up and one day you might even succeed to tarnish the highly respected name of the great BBC.
Thank you
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 09:16

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msg Comment from: damoze [Visitor]


It is not coincidences that Hardtalk of BBC is considered as one of tough program on the earth for any politicians (another one is the American 'meet the press') or decision makers. The program is build on presumptions that the guests are very professions and familiars with the media interviews so they would try maneuvering any program to focus on the points they want to get across to the audiences. Or to the issues they come with answers prepared ahead. Therefore, the strategy of the program is to tackle from the very beginning the guests with as much as many hard questions in range of topics without letting them enough time to think how to manipulate them. Indeed this strategy often mange to out of balance even charismatic politicians whose English is their native language and forced them discovering their real motives, nature and characters. Given these facts I think mr. Melse did well even in western standards. On the contrary mr. Shawul performances was very poor, he was'nt talktive as oppositin leader expected to be, after all media and tv in particular is the only tool the opposition has to confront successfully the government by using its only advantage of not holding any position in government or responsibility and as such was free of doing mistake.I think the differences in the preformances of both are found in the audiences they asked to address to. While the pm address to the western public opinion and such used prefctly the Opportunity of being host by prestigious british madia to introduce him self as prograsive and moderate person who work hard to bring the values of democracy and rules of law to the country who never know in his history these values. mr. Shawul addresses was to his supporters and as result he mis the opportunity to potrait him self positivly in the western public opinion country.on contrary to mr. zanawi mr. shawul also didn’t mange to portraited negatively the pm nor he presented well planed program in case he would chosen. More than that, by rejecting the idea of debt cancellation to Ethiopia. He portraited himself negatively as one who ready to harm the Ethiopian public interest for his political motives.

In conclusion
I don’t know both of them to decide which of them might be good prime minister, but on the Hardtalk of bbc mr. Mels looks more sophisticate person who could deal with complicate issues rather than mr. Shawul who looks naïve which is not bad. but to leads huge country like Ethiopia it needed more than that.





PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 09:43

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msg Comment from: Habermas Jolly [Visitor]
Mr. zenawi, Ethiopian Primier, looks like in a PARKISON'S DISEASE during interview.
University of Bonn(Germany)
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 09:52

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msg Comment from: Solomon T. [Visitor]
Solomon,
Please watch out the words you are using. Please!!
I compeletly disagred with him when i read GOITOM's comment. But I couldn't tolerate your languge to read your comment to the end.
You don't have to insult somebody to express you disagrement even your opposition. Please, for the sake of civilization let us learn to disagree in a proper manner.
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 09:54

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msg Comment from: Bonso Gemeda [Visitor]
Hi Ouma, I think you yourself is an Idiot!!! By the way, what is the point in speaking the naftagna language (Amharic) Your Amharic which does not help to cross a river!!!
For your information, to be able to use English means a sign of civilization and it helps you to get access to many things. For example, books, movies, going into different countries and - - - It is not like your Amharic which you have to use only in Gonder and around it!!!
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 09:54

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msg Comment from: Lelly Bronte [Visitor]
Ethiopian Premier,Mr zenawi,brought to us PAUCITY of facts during interview.
Lelly Bronte, Prof. of International Relations
( University of Canbera, Australia)
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msg Comment from: Alem [Visitor]
The format of HardTalk is great. This is perhaps the best interview that I have ever watched. It did a great service for Ethiopians. The interviewer was asking Meles Zenawi as if Stephen was a CUD supporter and interviewed Hailu Shawel as if he was an EPRDF supporter. So this way you get both points of views which was great. If you noticed, when asked about the 90% winning claim by CUD to Meles, Stephen did not even question it and then on the next day with Ato Hailu, he pressed on to find out where the proof is for the CUD's claim. The interviewer was first class, he really represented Ethiopians and asked the tough questions. That is what a real journalisim is all about.
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msg Comment from: HAILOM KIFLOM [Visitor]
as we all know "locust" is the main traditional food in TIGRAY and ERITREA. thank god, this is a good season we are getting a lot of locust. it is more than we can handle. we need help.
mr.meles, forget the election,it doesn`t look good, we heard about it.just send the "agazi`s" home .their mom`s are crying for help.what they are going to eat when they come home ?...
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msg Comment from: kerfafa [Visitor]
Paulos Yrgaw(07/06/05)

I am astounded. In fact, I am flabbergasted. I could add more, if I was able to express my otherwise wretched emotions. In Western philosophical niche, they call it, "Cretan Paradox". If a Cretan says, "all Cretans are liars", the Cretan is a liar as well, and by the same token, it implies that, all Cretans do not lie. Hence, it is a paradox. Shawl is paradoxical or he is in a paradox. Either way you vantage it, he is contradicting himself. The sad thing is, he doesn’t know it. The whole thing started when the astonished Sacker (a host of HardTalk) asked the nervous and fast-blinking Shawl, if it is alright for the donor nations to help Ethiopia with aid money. Shawl responded by saying that, the aid should be channeled to a specific project. Fair enough. Shawl went on to say that, the donor countries shouldn’t give the money to Meles and his government for they can not be trusted. And Sacker with a more astounded look, asked Shawl if Meles has been duping the Western leaders, a man who has been hailed and praised by them invariably as a man who is doing a modest job for his country. Here is where the bomb went off. Shawl told Sacker that, the Western leaders are not cognizant of our culture (read deceptive culture, according to Shawl that is), if they had known, they wouldn’t have given money to Meles which is meant to be for the betterment of the poor people. Here, there are two important noteworthy points. First, Shawil, the man who is not endowed with Weberian charisma, is insulting the intelligence of Western leaders. Maybe, the Western leaders were born at mid-night but surely, it was not last night. Second, the feeble minded Shawl is telling the Western leaders that, if I ever become Prime Minster (God forbid), and if I ever stand at your door steps asking for money, please do not trust me for I am the product of my deceiving culture.

I should say that, my nightmare has come to reality. Finally, I have heard it from the horse’s mouth. As the fading eyes are looking for justice through the caskets, the executioner in a guise of democracy is again in a full swing to slide Ethiopia back into the banality of evil, if I can use Hannah Arendt’s notable _expression. What is more worse is, the roar and commotion of the followers. The short memory span of the followers reflects the betrayal of the fallen heroes whose blood is still echoing through out the land when the executioner with an utter audacity is telling us that, it is fine to be implicated in the infamous Red Terror and sleep on power of a green pasture. Admittedly, Shawl worked for the Red Terror regime for two full years. In an attempt to cover his behind, he also said that, he had to keep his tail between his legs in order to raise his children. Let us roll the clock backward into the 1970s. As the Red Terror bullets penetrated the hearts of fathers, brothers, sisters, blue-collars, white collars, the whole spectrum, the fathers could have dodged the bullets in different ways. They could have fled the country; they could have joined the colonel; they could have made a permanent residence in the mountains. But they didn’t. Simply because, they had integrity, passion, principle and most of all love of the Patria. The coward shawl does not have any of these. What he has is a weak heart, a feeble mind and un-Ethiopian spirit, hence he belongs to the dungeons of justice. Doing otherwise is a travesty and a disservice to our heroes whose sacrifice gave the riff-raffs of history the likes of Shawl and his replicas a scent of democracy who are now determined to turn it into a foul scenery.

Paulos Yrgaw

Ottawa, Canada.

PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 10:17

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msg Comment from: Beti [Visitor]

I'm Proud of our PM Meles Zenawi.
He did an interesting interview in a very matured way.

Weather you believe or not, PM Meles Z. is an intelligent, briliant and wonderful leader we have ever seen in our country.

Long live to MELES.
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 11:09

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msg Comment from: letgomyego [Visitor]
At times the PM looked a bit defensive and at times even angry but over all he came out looking well informed. He was direct and to the point when answering questions even if he sounded repetitive at times. Most of his answers if not all were well thought of and he used a clear and unambiguous language in expressing them. Over all he was eloquent even when he was pushed by the interviewer to address some inconsistencies.
However he came across as an old African dictator when the interviewer raised the issue of those murdered youth during the protest that took place in Addis. When asked to apologize to the loved once of those killed he didn’t want to give a clear and heart felt apology. Instead he tried to argue if the use of force was legitimate or not. It seems to me even if the use of force was necessary; arguing technicality in the face of tragedy was uncalled for.
The opposition leader Mr. Hailu Shawel did much worth in my opinion. In the face of un-refuted evidence he gave an out right denial. Even when asked if the demonstration was organized by the CDU, which any person with a common sense knows it was he denied it out of hand. Then the interviewer asked if Mr. Shawel agrees with PM Blair’s decision to hold back the 20 billion pounds in aid money promised to Ethiopia. In rather un-classy yet predictably selfish manner that one expects from power hungry despot Mr. Shawel answered of course.
In Ethiopia where the threat of famine is always around and the need for food and clean water is always in demand such an answer is not only politically unwise but it is humanely cruel. But that prospect doesn’t seem to faze Mr. Shawel because he wants to be the next leader of Ethiopia and if it takes the death of thousands of people from lack of food and clean water so be it as far as he is concerned. That is a clear sign of a despot that people have grown to despise all over the world. A man who has spent two years in the leadership position under the derg administration is showing his true colors. As far as the truth is concerned he has never called for such a measure when Mengistu was in power. But yet now when he is running for his party’s leadership in what most observers have considered a free and fare election he is calling for one. If that is not a sing of a despot I don’t know what is.
But the most abhorrent part of his nonsensical diatribe came when he was confronted with the question of why he wanted to boycott the parliament. His answer is not only inconsistent with the principles of democracy as the interviewer put it but it smells of greedand envy. Greed for the simple fact that he didn’t take in to consideration what people who voted for his party want. Envy because he didn’t want to see other party succeeding when his is failing. That reminds me of an old Amhara saying “ene kemoteku serdo aybekel”.
Zero sum mentality is what has in the past brought Ethiopia to a brink of an imaginable disaster, be it during the Hailesellassie regime or during the derg regime. I suggest let us put those mistakes of the past behind us and work for a better Ethiopia. That is easier said than done for obvious reasons but unless we realize our loyalty to a party or an ethnic groups is less important than our loyalty to Ethiopia we have still long ways to go and I have a serious doubt if we ever get there.
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msg Comment from: aj [Visitor]
People:

What matters is not speaking the English language, but being honest and a man/woman of the people. Hailu demonstrated that! He was honest and spoke from the bottom of his heart. He is not a liar and that makes him not a politician. Look at how Meles mumbled when asked hard questions. He mumbled and got angry because he was trapped and his lies could not escape him.
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 11:35

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msg Comment from: Berehan [Visitor]
It is no question that Meles should give up his power.
You also can,t compare Mr Hailu,s ability to answer interview,s .You don,t have to speak excellent english to lead a country too. BUT i am disappointed with CUD they better get someone who has no evil history behind him . I always question what kind of person Mr Ledetu is??????
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 11:38

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msg Comment from: Mesfin [Visitor]
Hi Everybody,

Is this the Guy that is expected to be the next Ethiopian leader? Do Ethiopians have any common sense left? Look in this short interview he killed himself fast. He has neither the form nor the content to be a leader. Belive me the West has already known who he is. His embaracing points.

1) He completely denied the press release issued by his CUD and he could not be sophsticated infront of a journalist who told him that he is sure about it. He is lier
2) He tried to present himself as the only and first Ethiopian who told the Dergue that it was wrong to carry out the Red Terror. When chanllanged if it takes two long years to know that the peasant looking opposition leader said he has children so that he has to live with that act of Red Terror. ISn't this lie and contradiction. He also angrily attaked the journalist as not doing his homework. The western diplomats must have taken note of that.
3) He attacked the western leaders as being duped by Meles and called Tony Blair as Naive. He opposed more aide and debt cancellation for the country he is desperately trying to lead. IF he does not become a leader, then please don't give aid.

Now compare this to Meleses

1. Challange that the practice of nominating oficials and apointees by the head of state is a normal practice in democracy as long as the parliament approves them? He chanllanged the journalist if this is different in Europe which the journalist gave up and passed to his next question.
2. Showed the inconsistencies of the oppositions in contradicting themselves as rejecting the vote first in Addis Ababa and later on accepting it and the journalist used this to sweat Hailu later on.
3. Impressively told the journalist that releasing aid is not a condition for admiring Tony Blair as serious person to help Africa
4. Challanged the journalist as starting his question from a wrong premises that the BOard of ellection is impartial. He told the journalist that the opposition have agreed upon a set of criteria used to screen the complaints. The journalist took this point from the Prime Minister and told Hailu that he cannot have both ways as allaging the government as anti-democracy and engaging himself in the democratic process.

In short, Meles performed much, much better. Hailu looked like a chaiperson of local Edirs and I know that he cannot lead Ethiopia for days, let alone to drag it out from its extreme poverty.
It is not difficult to know that the west would not consider Hailu as an alternative to Meles and Meles would continue to enjoy their supoort. Honestly Hailu should have declined this interview and his agreement shows his naivity.
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msg Comment from: KACHESAW [Visitor]
we have to pray that GOD to give us the true leader.
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 11:45

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msg Comment from: atisadme [Visitor]
Ba oromo meratt atitelu babuya(ba meriyam)
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msg Comment from: aj [Visitor]
Hi "Mesfin"

What kind of arrogant are you! Do you still tell us to be led by non-stop killers? You are choosing Hitler for his brilliant laying ability.
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 11:51

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msg Comment from: Wella [Visitor]
MEELES= COURAGE, CONFIDENCE, PRESEVERANCE, ENDURACE,

SIMPLY PUT MEELES IS AN “EAGEL”

GOOD JOB!!!!!!

PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 11:53

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msg Comment from: asmerom [Visitor]
I hope CUD will not make the same mistake of making one person a party chairman and a PM....Meanwhile, you can say Meles is better than Hailu because he tries to make truth out of lies while the latter fails to address the truth very well.... But the important thing for all Ethiopians is to know where the truth is... and if you damned ppl do not want to see the truth, you will suffer at the end...You will go to hell with your best (arrogant) man you can have.…
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msg Comment from: Smith [Visitor]
Shame to all supporters of EPRDF, that was your best man….. It is okay for CUD supporters because you know that you have so many best people than Hailu…For example I can site Birhanu who was there with us at the European Parliamentary meeting … Finally, I am sorry but I can not hide the fact that Shawl failed to addressee the truth....

I love Ethiopians..........
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msg Comment from: Temari [Visitor]
Mesfin, exactly my sentiment. Like you, I was well shocked with Ato Hailu interview. He has no place in politics, no credibility nor the substance. I was supporting the CUD. I rally for the opposition, but I was so disappointed with Ato Hailu. He made a fool out of himself and Ethiopian people. How can one expect a person that doesn't have the political maturity to know that you have to work with the west to be in power and when in power, rather insult Tony Blair? Sir you are a disappointment. If you can not attack the prime Minster and Bereket with all the fault they did or articulate their mistake, what kind of politician are you. You have no place in Ethiopia; I think you already had with Dergu.
Shame on you......Ethiopian people deserves better government than you or the prime Minster.....
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msg Comment from: Mesfin [Visitor]
I had to stop reading through the comments already posted... they might as well all be written by the same person. How is it that we "Ethiopians" have an unbelievable tendency to completely dismiss one of our own, in favor of a "Ferenji" with an abrasive and combative journalistic approach who waltz into our country and show no respect for our people and their representatives?
The following day, the same reporter interviewed the opposition leader with the same "in your face" tabloid journalist approach, that should have been unacceptable under the circumstance. There is a certain decorum expected when interviewing heads of states. This in my opinion is just the same old disrespect the western world has maintained towards Africans in general, and we apparently seem to accept and even sometime "enjoy" it.
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 12:25

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msg Comment from: Asku [Visitor]
hey Aj ....alayehutm neber
for your question, now Hailu Shawl has said we ethiopians have two faces and then you are going to tell me that the letter of the CUD that the journalist has told him in black and white is that of the weyane....it is shame I personally heard that issues from the speeches of Lidetu and Dr Berhanu you can check their meglecha of 18/19 may!
for the money I donot know you are this much a guest to the conditions in Ethiopia....the roads, schools and the infrastructure that have been built in the last 14 years can testify or as what the leaders say it has gone to the farmers of tigray or to build factories until tigray sinks.... have you noticed that Ethiopia is the primary country in Africa in aid and budget utilization? please read reports of the world bak for more information ... or according to the news dissiminated by Tinsae radio from America...it is deposited in Maleysia and newyork banks!..shame to think even!
thankyou!
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msg Comment from: chombe [Visitor]
This is to the person who calls himself RIFTVALLY.I WANNA GIVE YOU SOME FACTS

Engineer Shawel work in the civil service never a part of Red terror.

He was one of the first to leave the EX government.

You claim to be an Oromo so am I and so is Hailu Shawel.

The difference is you are a hater.
You hate other ethnic Ethiopians.

Bye the way do you know Our Oromo ancestors came( Migrate ) from the south. They were never the first people (Native) to live in southern Ethiopia.

DON'T YOU THINK WE NEED TO LIVE IN PEACE WITH EVERYBODY ELSE.THE REST OF THE WORLD IS OPENING THEIR BORDERS TO LIVE CLOSE TO THEIR NEIGHBOURS.

THINK BROTHER…...STOP THE HATERD.

ONE ETHIOPIA
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msg Comment from: UK. UNIVERSTY STUDENT [Visitor]
ohhhh weeeeeee onece again meles showed his intelegent and his master mind to ethiopian and to the world. now let me ask this how sad can it get some body who claims to as an oposition leader yet he barely speaks english......... i was so a ashamed for him. HAILU SHAWEL. NOW i know you all felt emabaresed seeing him cry out. wow i say he needs about 10 more year to came back and face the legen Mr. MELESE ZENAWI
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msg Comment from: aj [Visitor]
Asku,

let me ask you a simple question:

Do you support the killings since 1991-92?

A good exmaple of the corruption is the Atlanta New Taxi company oppend by Arekebe's relative. Where does the buisness run by Meles's wife come from? From no where?

Woyanes have to do little to show the donor countries that they are utilizing the money appropriately. They used it to the people may be 1(one)% of what has been donated, the rest goes to their personal accounts elsewhere.

Please do not try to be blind, face reality and speak it.
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msg Comment from: UK. UNIVERSTY STUDENT [Visitor]
BELIVE IT OR NOT NO PRESIDENT EVER ETHIOPIA HAD THAT IS SO PATIENT, GENIUS. VERY SMART AND STRAIT TO THE POINT. I PERSONALY THINK ALL i mean ALL ETHIOPIAN PEOPLE OWN MR. MELSE ZENAWI. SEEIN THE interview with bbc did you see how meles is famouse and most apriciated in the developed country, such as usa britain . plaese you cud and all of you haters don't ruin what is good for ethiopia , becouse we are enjoyig our leader i know that means nothing to you bcouse you have your back up from your family that lives out side the country. but we the poor people all we got is our goverment so would you back off from mr. melese zenawo.
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msg Comment from: SAMSON [Visitor]
LETS BE HONEST ATLEAST TO OUR SELF. MELESE ZENAWI DID QUALIFIED IN ALL WAYS FOR BEING MOST INTELEGENT, SMART, GOOD DREAMER. AND IN GENERAL I AM 100 % SURE THAT THE JOURNALIST. MR. STEPHEN GOT A CHANCE TO VOTE, HE VOTE MELESE WITH ALL HIS HEART AND HIS MIND. AND MR. HAILU I AM SURE HE WOULD HAVE SUGESTED TO PUT THAT GUY IN THE JAIL. HE HE HE HAA HA HAA HO HO HO
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msg Comment from: gonderew [Visitor]
i thought we the cud were runing by most educated. a media also said every body in that cud leader atleast have 1 bachlor degree. buy i was looking at the interview of bbc and the person i saw for cud representative looked like some one i know in TEG BET. playing kirar. and singing aya belew belew, ay, ay belew.....
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msg Comment from: aradaw [Visitor]
HO HAAA HEEE HAAA AHH AHHA HOW HOW
GONDEREW YOU ARE SO FUNNY. OHHHHHHHH WHAT A JOKE. I REALY THINK YOU GUYS READ HIS. IT IS ACTULY TRUEE. MANN
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msg Comment from: Bonso Gemeda [Visitor]
Hi Berehan, I do agree with you that you don`t need to be an excellent in English to be a leader of a country. Remember that in today`s world any African leader should be able to communicate in one of the known languages. Since Ethiopia is one of the East African countries, a leader must be able to communicate or express himself in English. This is the only way!!! We have seen from the interview how shameful it was with Hailu Shawel!! To be honest, how this guy is going to communicate with the West tomorrow?? In case if he is elected!!! I hope not, NO NO NO!!!
In fact, if he has to give order to local leaders to get him honey and butter as his naftagna ancestors did, he does not need any major world languages!!!
O poor Hailu Shawel!! how can you insult all Ethiopians in saying "Ethiopians behave differently under different circumstances" ????? By the way, how can you appeal to them tomorrow??? Because the logic is simple "As an Ethiopian, you also remain one of those who behave differently - - - circumstances"!!!!
Even you could not tell to the journalist how Meles has been shroud and busy cheating the West and Ethiopians!!! Instead, you blamed all Ethiopians including yourself!!! You are someone who can not differentiate politicians from the innocent civilians.
After all, what should we expect from the "Red terrors" ?????
It is amazing how such person, who served during the derg regime is not in jail now?????
My dear Oromos, now you have seen and heard from the head of the CUD (naftagna) what plan naftagnas have for you and for the oppressed people!!! We need to tell to all CUD and members that their place is only in and around GONDER!!! No cheating and looting any more!! No one language(Amharic) religion(naftagna Orthodox) and flag any more!!! Nooooooooooo way!!! OKAY.
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 13:28

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msg Comment from: Observer [Visitor]
Indee the Host lived up to his show's name sake. It was HardTalk, indeed. Yes, PM Meles was faced with really tough questions, hard to defend positions. It was good questioning. For the most part, he did fair ok. But what about the CUD leader? I did not see a lot of comment on how he faired. Did you listen to his answer about aid to Ethiopia? about the deceiving nature of Ethiopians? But did you marvel if he were to be the PM, investment would flow to Ethiopia? why not? He is not tainted by the deceiving Ethiopian nature? how about his association with the Derg regime? Well, he said he did it for his children who now live in the USA.how about his presence when 36 Ethiopian were gunned down in Addis? He said he was there. The court, if this case goes to court, should call him as a witness. What a misrable performance.
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msg Comment from: Peace [Visitor]
Message for
Benso Gemeda and other who feel as
Lencho's stupid idea

How are you , please make your self
free man to like your peoples , who were living together and will live together ........., I mean that you may be oppressed as an Oromo , but why not you will rember Mandella ,
and please I will invite you Tedy afro Music ..'yasteseria'


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msg Comment from: Alem [Visitor]
I thought the interviews were live and was hoping that Ato Hailu would have learned from Meles Zenawi's mistakes. Oh boy was I wrong. I found out that, the interviews were taped on June 28 and 29 with no 'opportunity' for Hailu Shawel to watch Meles Zenawi's interview which is fair game. Either CUD should have sent somebody else for the interview or denied the interview request outright

As bad as Meles Zenawi was, Ato Hailu was equally bad if not worst.

On Style, Ato Hailu Shawel was the winner. He was more relaxed and at ease. But his answers were not politically sophisticated.

1. I was kind of embarrassed for him when he admitted that he stayed with Derg because he has kids. I appreciate the man is telling as it is, but he just gave a weapon to his critics. Who is more important Ethiopia or your kids? Look I am as selfish (read Hodam) as most, I am writing this from the Land of the Free and Home of the Brave good old USA. But you can not accuse Meles Zenawi being coward, no matter how much you may disagree with him. You simply can not give an excuse to be complacent of a regime that killed thousands of its citizens. That is not leadership quality.

2. Ato Hailu mentioned that Westerners do not understand Ethiopian culture so Blair and other G8 leaders were duped by Meles Zenawi. Is Ato Hailu implying that Ethiopians are mischievous people? That was uncalled for. On the same token, why would they trust him, if he is elected to be the next prime minister?

3. On the Aid question. He should have answered it in a much better way, he presented himself as if his only interest is to get to power. I agree that aid should not be given with out some kind of accountability, but you do not want to appear like Loco Cubans in Miami who oppose even shipment of medicine to their own people in Cuba.

4. About the Boycott of Parliament question. Again, Ato Hailu was caught unprepared for the question.

5. Ato Hailu completely denied the press release his own party released. That was one big lie.

On Meles Zenawi

1. Meles Zenawi failed on the style part of the interview a big F. Towards the end, the man was completely bored of the interview, visibly irritated, breathing fast. I thought he was going to smack the interviewer (Be Testa)
2. He was trying to tactfully lie who appointed the members of NEBE, but the interviewer did his homework and pressed him to admit that he was the person responsible for appointing all members of the NEBE. His responses were somewhat arrogant and unprofessional
3. It is sad that Meles Zenawi did not apologize for the killing of innocent civilians
4. Meles Zenawi should have admitted about the police brutality and send a strong message that the perpetrators will be brought to justice. But he did not seem to care for the loss of life, and I like to see him go because of that.

In conclusion, Ato Hailu Shawel was not a good spokesperson for the party, perhaps next time Dr. Birhanu Nega should try to get an interview and try to make up. Look some people are just not meant to be good speakers, specially Engineers.
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msg Comment from: skidane [Visitor]
Jibril of Finfinne

You said it better than I could. A morally corrupt enemy does not hold the fire line when confronted with the full force of people determined to win their basic rights. If you truly believe in a common good for all and think past trivial and tribal bickering, one day you will free your homeland and your proud people will be galloping their horses on the plains of Mendida again.

A country with perceived or real “winners and losers” is a country on the verge of disintegration and Ethiopia will require a crazy glue with infinite tensile strength to hold it together.
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msg Comment from: Jibril of Finfinne [Visitor]
Ayi Miskinu Ato Haily!

He thinks that every Ethiopian behaves differently in differnt circumstances simply because he does so. He weighs people by his level of low integrity. You see he already revealed on this interview that he behaves differently. To raise his children he served as one of the achitects of Red Terror for two years. When he achieved his personal goal he went to establish his consultancy firm. What a shameless man! Does he think that he was the only man who had children at that time. Many heroes who had full determination for the just cause have confronted the brutal Red Terror system which he was busy designing and gave their life. They put the cause of the broad mass first than the life of their children and family. These heroes believed that the life of their family could not be improved while the broad mass lives in missery. But the political opportunists such as Mr Hailu choosed to serve Red Terror for some time so that they could gain from the missery of the broad mass and rais their children. Serving the interest of the wider society is always secondary for these opportunists.

The most I am wondering to know is why he now stepped in politics.How many firms he planned to establish after selling the land of Oromia and the South to foreign investers if he become a PM (But he never get it). By the way, what is his exceptional link with foreign investers? Did he want to tell us about his party members who are living in the West? Alas for the innocent Finfinne residents who casted their ballot for him. They would have not done this if they knew who he is. Kumitawun tikishaw lay adrigo erkanun siyarsi yenebere hulu poletikegna negni bilo hizbi yasgedilal!!

My beloved oromo and the oppressed south! It is good we knew the true nature of those who are shouting to bring back the yester year feudal system. But they never achieve it. Without any doubt they will got to their grave with their evil dream.

Victory for the Oppressed People!!
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msg Comment from: Bonso Gemeda [Visitor]
Hi Peace, how do you expect from Oromos to act like Mandella, where we are still under the colonization of abeshas (Ethiopia)????? Don`t try to compare two different things. From now on, Oromia and Ethiopia are two different countries with their own flags!!! We Oromos don`t want to be under and part of your "emiye" Ethiopia.
Thank you for the music you suggested me, but I have to tell you the following: 1/ I don`t have time to listen to anything in Amharic 2/I don`t understand your Amharic much, which is the naftagna language and also I don`t want to understand more 3/ Thanks to our Oromo muscians and singers,I don`t have any need of naftagna music!!!
Peace, remember that Mandella forgave those whites because many of them realized their past mistakes!! How about naftagnas and their children????? I think they haven`t understood anything for years and will not understand anything for another century. Therefore, the best solution is: To say good bye emiye Ethiopia with all your problems and crying!!! Then, we will be saying "LONG LIVE OUR BELOVED OROMIA"!!!
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msg Comment from: Ethiopia forever [Visitor]
Alem,

Don't you know Winston Churchill was an engineer? I disagree with your generalization.
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msg Comment from: Tamari [Visitor]
Alem, that was an excellent analysis. Maybe you should be a spoke person....awesome job.
A comment should be used like that with some substance and fair minded.
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msg Comment from: Jaylano [Visitor]
My father and brothers fought for this country. I lost my brothers in the process of defending the so called Ethiopia. I used to think following the same path as my family members did in the past. Now, I started rethinking about my stand. The reason why I came to reach this conclusion was very obvious. The Naftagna Amharas who always bent on sucking our people's blood still trying to reposition themselves to pull us back. It is a waste of time to think about changing these thugs mind because they are not openmineded people, so it means there is no space for change in their mind.
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msg Comment from: Yaregal Fasil [Visitor]
Meles, the murderer caught lying many times in this interview..
1. Who appointed the members of National Election board.
2. Also got the lesson that the action in Ukraine and Georgia was perfectly democratic
3. The number of people who murdered by his force was much more than what he was saying.

So, what do you call this lyer and murderer and mother F**ker. I would say we need to take him down by paying what ever it takes and we will!!!!! Now, Ethiopian people knows who the real enemy is.
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msg Comment from: nazret.com [Member] · http://www.nazret.com
Please do not go off topic by talking about something else. We reserve the right to edit items we deem irrelevant.

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msg Comment from: Yossi [Visitor]
First and foremost, kudos to the interviewer (BBC). All leaders need to be accountable for their actions and must answer all hard questions.

It is not a suprprise that there are a lot of agitators on this comments boards - nonetheless I would like to say my piece.

Meles's government currently lacks legitimacy in the eyes of all Ethiopians and donor countries (Ethiopia'slife line.)

Meles did look bad on the ineterview and reaffirmed to all that his goverment is totalitarian.

CUD's Hailu was a former Derg Member, even if he worked for 2.5 years... He tried to mention governmental duress but who was not under duress at that time. CUD needs a leader with clean hands. Imagine a former Nazi party member as president of a country?

CUD's Hailu 's comments were vague and ill formulated. (Maybe his not so atriculate in english)

CUD's land policy is not to sell land from the Oromo - in fact as I have read and done research on comparative land ownership policies - it is an economic tool that empowers those who till the land. What do they own now? Nothing! If property rights were respected in Ethiopia, farmers would have been able to borrow money and augment their income. An oromo will be able to sell his/hjer land, borrow against it, lease it.. and so forth. Currently, none of this is allowed! How can we compete in global market with such policies? All of our brothers in Ethiopia should enjoy the same property rights you enjoy abroad and not be subject to EPRP's whim. they forcefully remove people with not compensation and award land to foreigners and their cronies such as Al Moudi. The locals have no say in what happens to them let alone be able to negotiate a favorable compensation.

CUD's Haile did not give good enough reason to justify his support of UK's foreign aid refusal. In fact, his interview was not informative.

All in all both Halie and Meles were disappointing.


What next?
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 16:56

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msg Comment from: Tessaka [Visitor]
I am gratful to hear the interview that challenged Meles Zenawee and exposed his mask which had been reflecting his leadership as a model and made him vicotorious in all the previous ellections. The most important part of the exposition is that Meles himself being the chairman of the ellectoral board and has been twisting the peoples voice. It has been clear that the ruling party has been deciding who has to be ellected, yet inviting people to take part in the ellections. This time their method has been exposed by tallented and brave Ethiopians who got deep in the society and expressed their understandings and feelings. Above all, they have torn the "Gloom",
"chellemtegninet", which has been blocking the Ethiopian people from expressing their views and fighting for their rights. Therefore, there will be no more nominal democracy and ellection in Ethiopia. I enjoyed watching the interview when Meles stumbled and failed to answer the questions related to his leadeship and actions he took. Thanks to the journalist who could dig that deep.
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msg Comment from: Selam (Visitor) [Visitor]
Goitom !
I think you are Sick. I am happy that the Tigraian people are not as sick as you are. There are many progressive tigraians who are proud of being an Ethiopian. For a time, they are controled by "Weyane" or Melesse. One day they will be free. Mellesse has expossed his true nature to the whole world.
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msg Comment from: gabu [Visitor]
Akkam jirtan ,
first of all i want to appriciate the jornalist & i wish freedom ,democracy ,peace for the oppressed jornalists that have talants like this jornalist in the so called ethiopia .
Both interviews were Well done Stepehn. I don't want to comment about Meles Zenawi ,but i can give a name for him `GIDIYALAW` ...IF HE CAN HE CAN TRY TO CONVINCE BUT IF HE CAN`T TO CONVINCE HE CAN CHEAT VERY WELL ,LIER ! HATTU!!!

REGARDING ENGINEER Shawl, well done Engineer THE SO CALLED PLANNER for selling the land of OROMIYA,WHO are u ? to talk about OROMIYA land ,i think ur land ,gojam,gonder ..do not have much consideration in the so called ethiopia as we commpered with our lovely land so WHO ARE U to talk about our land ??? You might NEED TO cheat our people to get power ! COME ON THIS IS AN OLD FASION ! are u working in town planning ,nei,u want to survey oromia & to sell to the so called investors , to make oppressed people slave ,peasant,....or what do u want ???? No more!!! Do u want to practice killing peoples, oppress , learn talk on our people to be proffessional in politics as a laboratory experment !!!! Nei !! No More !! it is enough !!!

QUESTION
FOR EVERYBODY, DO U THINK THAT PEACE, DEMOCRACY, stability ,FREEDOM .....ADDA SOME MORE GOOD IDEA NOT EVIEL IDEA .....WILL BE COME WITH OPPRESSING PEOPLE BY FORCE, COLLONIZING ,KILLING THEM IF THEY DON`T AGRREE ,PUT THEM IN JEIL ,PRESCUTION ,TORTURE..... GENERALLY BY BLOOD SHADING IN THE SO CALLED ETHIOPIA ??????

I THINK A BIG NO!!!!

SO LET ME ASK AGAIN EVERYBODY DO U BELIVEVE THAT THERE IS DEMOCRACY ,FREEDOM, LIBERATION,ETHINIC EQUALLITY ......,ADDA NOW ALSO SOME MORE GOOD IDEA....,NOT EVEIL IN THE SO CALLED ETHIOPIA???

MAY BE IF U ARE THE RIGHT PERSON TO VISUALIZE THE HISTORY ,U CAN SAY A BIG NO IF NOT......????

SO IF U ARE THE REAL DEMOCRAT ,A REAL PERSON FOR GOOD ,U CAN SEE THAT THE COLLONIZATION OF THE OPPRESSED PEOPLE IN THE SO CALLED ETHIOPIA.
SO u have to know that PEACE,STABILITY,DEMOCRACY will not be achieved NOT ONLY in The so called ethiopia BUT ALSO in East Africa unless other wise the problem & the questions of the oppressed people is solved.

No matter the best talker u are no matter u are the best lier ,cheater, dictator or some more .......the reallity is one & one what i have mensioned above!

so think as wise as snake as honest as pegion! to be the real !

Victory for the oppressed people !

oromia shall be free !!

fayyaa ta`aa !
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msg Comment from: waqjirra [Visitor]
ENGINEER WHAT????


PLEASE ato hailu shawel you can not be a politician may be yehder dagna

FOREVER WHEN ETHIOPIANS TALKING ABOUT POLITICS THEY WILL MENTION ABOUT TO MELES ZENAWI.
MELES ZENAWI IS ETHIOPPIAN POLITICS IDLE.
NO ONE REPRESENT HIM WE HAVE TO PROUD WITH HIM WHAT AGREAT PERSONALITY ?

PEACE FOR ETHIOPIA
ALL WE PROUD !
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 18:53

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msg Comment from: ZaAmmanuel [Visitor]
As many of you did I also have managed to watch the BBC’ Hard Talk interview with both PM Meles and the largest opposition leader Ato Hailu.

After monopolising the spot light for 14 plus years PM Meles seems edging to lose his grip on power. Let alone the donor countries generous government officials and good doers like that of Sir Geldof even his village people from Adwa would not be impressed with his performance on Hard Talk. Well his Excellency should now think an exist plan with grace, before the donor countries start to turn their back on him. He should now find new blood from his party to give a bit life of lease to his dying political Organisation. It seems the poor sod have been changing and wearing a number of official hats for him for the last 14 years, it must be tiring some for him to carry out such a number of responsibilities … as Interim President, leader of his party, Head of a cabinet, Prime Minster Twice, Father, husband, head of the Intelligence, Head of the War cabinet, Spokesman for his Party, representing the 24,000 voters from Adwa, Representing his Mother’s cousins from over the border and recently helping PM Tony Blair in washing away his colonial Guilt visa vi Making history out of poverty, lately I discover that his analysis on the rose (mainly in the non violence) revolutions in former soviet colonies that he eloquently has an omnibus knowledge in Global Revolutions…. For those of you die hard EPDRF supporters please cherish your man…make him a golden statue and worship him… he is such a super man with many tasks and he is a good deal for EPDRF… he is not like buy one get one free…he is like elect one and get as many characters as you wish…. God help die hard EPDRF supporters in opening your eyes…. Well in the midst of this election our planet has now witnessed a political party that terrorise well informed global media and its audiences that if they say any thing about the election result that the event after the election would make genocide in Rwanda a Childs play… wedi Berket go and dig your own grave you have just incriminated yourself (if that was EPDRF’s intention your party as well) as super serial killers or as butchers of Ethiopians …. There is a strong global community out there that fights not only act of genocide but also malicious intention like that of expressed by the information Minster.
…

With regards to Ato Hailu Shawl …his response was not impressive to the global audience, as the general votes show the coalition party he represent has obviously impressed the concerned parties, the voting public of Ethiopia… it is also should be noted by the so called die hard opposition supporters that the man they got as a leader is not the cream of creams of Ethiopians but a brave old man who stood up to make political statement for not only the current dictator, the darling of the x-colonial masters, but also to the brutal soviet’s darling dictator… CUD and the other opposition political parties they also must coach young bloods to represent them in this changing global politics…..

I really want to see on daily basis in Ethiopia all public officials grilled by true journalists with well researched point of views and accountabilities… that would be the day of hope and prosperity.
Thanking all the contributors for giving me the courage to write…Keep well!!
Za-Amanuel!
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msg Comment from: Bieza [Visitor]

Regarding the interview, three words only (Lip service exposed, well done and credit to Hard Talk...

To those Oromo Fundamentalists who are dissminating hate, please read,,,,:

While you cry for Oromia independence, do not forget to think about the current situation in Eritrea, They cried for independence for so long, they waged war against Ethiopia, they have done everything they could to trash Ethiopia and her reputations, then they got the independence they have asked for, now guess what, they are crying because they miss Ethiopia - no more creaming the fat Land,,,,,,,, We have all heard how much is costing them to by Teff??? Who would have thought!! what an untold misery descended upon Eritrea,,,, all caused because of self righteousness and ignorance. Obviously you come across as someone with no maturity to understand the working of God, you seem to imply that the Ormos will be set free once they become independent state/ (meaning owning a piece of land), but what you fail to understand is that freedom comes within not from outside, therefore you and your peers will never be free since what you are seeking is not to be found through mere wishes,,, the question of freedom is much, much deeper than that, so stop short selling the Oromia people and start looking for real freedom which would only come from God. Repent and release your anger, an all encompassing Christ shall redeem you and set you free, and then may be then, peace and love will be your first and only language.
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msg Comment from: sefera [Visitor]
I aplaud those who did a mature analysis by disecting the interview from a mere factor of depth and honesty. However thos die hard supporters keep posting nonsense analysis using diferent names. If I am wrong look at the vote on the Nazret home page.
thank you for the smart honest ones
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msg Comment from: Chebelew [Visitor]
I think the interview was fantastic. Dictator Meles was exposed infornt of the world. I am very happy to see that the world got a clear notification that Ethiopian people are being oppressed by this dictator Meles Zenawi. Thank u for the pressure the dispora Ethiopians have put to get this fachist interviewed hard so that people in the world will know that he is not telling the truth both to Ethiopian people and western donars. shame of Meles Zenawi. Victory for Ethiopian people !!
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msg Comment from: Dagnachew [Visitor]

Dear netters, I have watched both interviews with great interest. There is a starking contrast between these two men from style to substance. You can also see for the first time who really has the country's interest at heart.

Meles Zenawi, as usual, puts his points forward with great accuracy and confidence as some might call it arrogance.No matter if he is wrong or right, I think, he genuinely believes in what he is doing, giving the impression that he is an arrogant guy.

Hailu Shawel on the other hand has no clear point to put out there except that he hates Meles Zenawi. In the process he made a grave mistake of calling Ethiopians mischieveous.

Although his lack of skill in the english language shouldn't be a measure of his intellect level or leadership ability, Mr. Shawel's lack of preparation when entering into an interview of this magnitude indicates his personality and work ethics; he can't be taken seriously.

Meles Zenawi was well prepared; he spoke in flawless English and presented his case in a very organized fashion. Again that would make me trust meles more to lead the country.
Meles looked and sounded genuine when he accepted a re-election offer from the journalist. I thought he really cared for the well being of the country than simply clinging to power as some have been accusing him of.

Hailu Shawel looked bad when he admitted that he was a red terrorist. It looked like he would do anything to get close to power.

I think Mr. Shawel would do a favor to himself, his fabulous kids, the country and everybody involved if he removed himself away from the politics business. I was really sad when he implied that aid should be held back as long as Meles is in power. A hungry or a sick child doesn't understand who is in power; thay just need the food or the medication. Mr. Shawel made a fool of himself. If put him on power, he will make a fool of ourselves.

We thought we had a chance to get out of poverty. For a while we all dreamed of going back home and living a good life. Most importantly I hoped one day seeing a well run, a not soo poor country. It seems all that was just a dream, thanks to people like Hailu Shawel who would bleed that country from the day of the red terror to preset day of democratic fever.
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msg Comment from: mary [Visitor]
i tnk u...mr stephan u are great god bleas ....u make our layer presedant to sweat becouse he never say the truth.V for the cud
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 20:52

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msg Comment from: getahun [Visitor]
eprdf is fascist sytle governmenet military regime uneducat evil.meles is divider.he make ethiopia pooers country in the world.way we buy guns from russia killing innocens peoples ares peoples starving to deaf.meles regime stolen money from peoples.iam ask you?what is good for ethiopian peoples we needs cud and eudf make ethiopia better country for 21cenutry.eprdf corrupt government fascist sytle regime.
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msg Comment from: aboam [Visitor]
Hello All,

There is a very interesting commemtary by Leenco Leta posted on Ethiomedia.com and dekialula.com, worth to read. Good for Ethiopia's Future.
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 20:59

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msg Comment from: sefera [Visitor]
Dagnachew how many names do you have.
So you would like a prepared liar and a good communicator than unprepared and who lacks communication skill-the way you put it - to lead the country. what a looser you are.
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 21:03

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msg Comment from: Peace [Visitor]
Message for Bonso

Thanks for your reply ......
1.I am afriad that you are not a human being ,you need some time to be human

2.You should be proud of with Amharic , and being an Ethiopian

3. And I don't expect that you are living in Ethiopia ( or in oromia as for your saying )...., but if you are living in Ethiopia ...., you will see that peoples are become one .......,

Let me ask you
Do you expect that not speaking amharic , not to be an ethiopian is
good for the question for Oromo peoples ?

In all of Ethiopian peoples opinion , our people needs food and democracy.........
and did you attend the rally one week before the vote in Addis ...
it the sign of unity ......

Finally that , please if you belive in GOD , try to pray to remove your sulfish ideology ...., but don't say to me that the GOD is also Neftergna.........
I expect your reply ...
after Niseha'


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msg Comment from: getahun [Visitor]
ethiopian needs good leader and listen to peoples problems iam sure iam guarantee cud and eudf they well changes ethiopian politial system and their well bring democracy government for 21cenutry.eprdf meles fascist regime military sytle government must end soon 14years is enough one tribe government their to corrupt they are stolen milion milion dollares thire are no good.
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msg Comment from: getahun [Visitor]
what ethiopian politial system look like right now fascist sytle killed so many innocen peoples use military power meles is relly fascist leader.alls ethiopian we must change eprdf is try to destroy are country their are not doing good think for ethiopian peoples. so we must stick and deft meles regime fascist sytle governmrnt.
PermalinkPermalink 07/06/05 @ 22:21

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msg Comment from: Bonso Gemeda [Visitor]
Hi peace, I would like to answer your questions as follows:
1/ Yes, indeed, I am a perfect human being, who have been created in the image and likeness of God and there is no reason why you should doubt about that
2/I don`t see any reason why I feel proud of the language which is not mine and Ethiopia, which is not my country!!! Instead, I do feel proud in my Oromo language and my country Oromia.
3/Don`t tell us what is not true, people in that empire now know about their identity more than any time
For us Oromos, to use our own language is much better than using Amharic (the language of colonizers)
If you want to prove this, try to present your application in Amharic in Oromia, then you will see the result!! Probably you are living in abroad and what to do???
By the way, we Oromos don`t need only food and democracy as you put, but also FREEDOM (to be free from the colonization of Ethiopia) Even we Oromos have had democracy for centuries and for us it is not something new. I think if we get our freedom, food and democracy are not problems for Oromos!!!
I do believe in God, but I believe in the God who freed the people of Israel from the slavery of Egypt and in Jesus who has died to free us from the slavery of sin!!! From this you can see that I don`t believe in a god in whom the naftagnas pretend to believe. The true God is the one who loves the freedom of his children.
Finally, peace, remember that your Amharic will not have ANY PLACE IN OROMIA!!!
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msg Comment from: Jaylano [Visitor]
Bonso, you should tell Peace to learn Oromo language if his major problem is getting food or filling up his stomach because Oromia got plenty of foods for her blessed children. Thank you God/Allah.
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msg Comment from: Asku [Visitor]
aj
you should be joking...I don't want to answer your question because I found them non-sense. but have you
heard that the CUD is not an Ethiopian party. Because it doesn't include one ethinic group, the Tigreans. your leader Hailu has said it in black and white! "You should look at the heavily Tigrean areas like the Tekel-Haimanot. That are is 75 percent Tigreans. They voted for non Tigrean-- the CUD." at the end, the truth has come...they are the "Neftegna groups!"
Don't try to fool any one!
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msg Comment from: Peace [Visitor]

Hi my friend Bonso

I appreciate your concern and moral , and the way you want to convince me ........., I am not worried about and I don't have feeling that you have to speak Amharic by force ....., but I belive you have friends who didn't speak Oromogna ,how do you comunicate with them ?....., for example what every you said about ( like neftegna, colony ...., etc ) I belive that you are my brother ....
and I belive that one day you will have bright future ........,

Let me ask you one thing ..

I have orom mother and Tirgay father........., would you allow me to live on Oromya....., when you get freedom ???????

I expect your reply .......

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msg Comment from: Abebe Boke [Visitor]
My expectaion was realy true.because back in 1968-1969 Mr Hailu Shawul and his friends did how
many mistakes? How many people they killed? and tourtured? How many mothers cried for thier inocient kids?.
The brutal Derg trying to come back to the chair.
The Ethiopian people you talk the truth.
Who's better from derg and EPRDF?
CUD is facsist and Neft.
In my veiw EPRDF was more moderate for democracy than Mr Shawul.Mr Shawul has no self confidence and he is laying.
In other hand if Derg holding back the aid they are hurting the Ethiopian people but not Mr Meles.Here is the truth by hook or crook that Derg will never see that chair for ever if he cry for western milion years.
Those of you who are runing up and down in USA and Britain they are not gona solve your problem. The truth is history will bring justice on you guys.
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msg Comment from: dani [Visitor]
"yegermal, kumena ena zala leyu new yesegruchwa zelela yegermal aweraredachew yegermal abet masdesetachew" yemelew zefen tez alegn.
this interview is one of the best that i have ever seen in my entire life. simple as that. Meles's true face was seen, this is the meles we ethiopian's know for 14 years. I LOVE BBC, oh special thanks to the reporter. I am not going to eat today, this is 'mena ke semay'.
PermalinkPermalink 07/07/05 @ 00:01

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msg Comment from: aj [Visitor]
Asku;

You revealed yourself who you are!!I did not ask you about CUD or any other party. My question is simple: do you or do you not support the killings for the past 14 years?

Are the lives of those inocent people NON-SENSE to you? If yes, I doubt that you are a human being.

Let God give you an oppen heart.
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msg Comment from: Robinson [Visitor]
Hey to All Beautiful Ethiopian People.

Let me tell you Meles's stupidty. 14yrs ago he stand for only tigiray's and Eritrea thats why he gave to them our land. He gave all his honesty,generosity,integrity to Presidant Esays. Now the time to leave his job as soon as possible. He is fuckin bloody Ertrean. I feel sick when he come up on the website please removed his picture I don't wanna see him anymore.he is bloody idiot he's killin our people. please leave leave Meles you matha fuckin.. I don't understand out of 29millions vote said 26million No for meles So what the hell fuckin hes doin???????????????
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msg Comment from: Watson Jacky [Visitor]
FORTEEN YEARS DEMOCRACY IN ETHIOPIA : VIRTUAL OR ACTUAL?
This is a book to be available on market in the near future.
The book clearly reflects Mr. Zenawi's tactic to imitate a democrat.
His Personal philosophy from Marxist-Leninist to a free-marketer is dealt critically.
Not only this, but his strategy to stay on power is also addressed.
One of his strategy is to turn the country from Westen free market ideology to Communist China. This is one way to get aid.
Do not miss the book.
It will tell you the political tactics of the crooked dictator.

In short Mr. Zenawi's Political Journey from Marxist-Leninist to Free-Marketer and back again to Marxist-Leninist is mirrored in the book.
His political acrobat is made clear to the International community.
Watson Jacky:
Professor of African politics
Athabasca University (Canada)
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msg Comment from: Abroad for too long [Visitor]
I think we should all remember most of us left Ethiopia, because of the Mengistu Regime. Ethiopia has come a long way since then. People are actually free to express themselves and move about freely in and out of the country. There are over 25 newspapers just in Addis, and most of them are always commenting on the works of the existing regime.
I don't know call me naive, but I don't want Mr.Hailu or his kind leading Ethiopia. A person advocating anarcy in Ethiopia is not what the country needs. Ethiopia needs someone who is interested in ending the AIDS and POVERTY epidemics. Not an expert on bringing about a revolution. Hailu says civil disobedience, I call it a revolution, just like the one he helped bring for Mengistu's government.
Remember people most of us don't live there. We have become the agitators. Please lets concentrate on bringing the country together to fight POVERTY and AIDS. Lets not bring chaos, to a country on a verge of a civil war. Remember we are part of Africa. We are part of the 3rd world nations, according to the World Bank, IMF and IFC. Countinued chaos among African nations only helps them make more money. The so called aid money is a loan. Lets get a bit educated about the rest of the world. Today the only country that is not in debt to these banks is Cuba. And I hope we are all educated enough to know why. A thing called sanctions, put on Cuba forbids it from borrowing money from IMF, World Bank and it's kind. Therefor Cuba is forced to become a self sufficient country in turn.
Instead of discussing politics lets discuss on how we can collectively help the poor. Lets try to seperate the people from the government. Let us find an interest, in how we can help advance the country technologically and economicaly. So, that there is enough food and shelter for all. So that the basic necessities of all individuals are met.
I for one watched both interviews. I found the Prime Minister to be an eloquent speaker. This is the first time I heard him give an interview and I must say impressive. He might not have the answers to everything but the answers given were commended. No wonder he is found to be one of the greatest African leaders next to Mandela. He seems to have a genuine interest for his people and the democratic enviornment he is trying to put forth for Ethiopia. But, to be honest I don't think the people of Ethiopia are ready for the democratic maturity he is putting forth. It seems apparent everyone is ethnically and emotionaly driven. While Meles said he would forfit aid from Blair to bring about a democratic climate to his people. How did Hailu address the people? Or was he too concerned or short of words to explain how other people don't have the understanding of the Ethiopian culture. He is just a hater. I hope all of you can see through him. He is back to get what he wanted during Mengistu's regime. He does not seem to show a genuine interest in the people of Ethiopia. He has no plan except to privatize land. His first priority should be to feed the hungry not sell land to the rich. I am sorry but if he is the only candidate that Ethiopians can put forth as Meles's opponent, then we have it coming. This only shows how the country and the people are better of with the current regime. And change by people of his caliber can only bring chaos. Come on people you should be proud to be an Ethiopian today. We own the best airline in Africa. By the way the only airline that connects East and West Africa.For the first time in Africa a democratic process is actually being attempted. People are not terrified anymore. The economic climate looks promising. For the first time there is a flux of people going back to Ethiopia and opening up business. Unfortunately the are all opening up cafes and bars as they did back in America. While the educated stays here and perpetuates the American lifestyle, living paycheck to paycheck.
Well I think I've said enough. By reading these comments above, I have come to realize: So much more education and conciousness is needed by my people.
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msg Comment from: DAWIT [Visitor]
To Bieza ,

Do u think a prerson can not stay alive if he/she can not afford to bye Teff?
Wt is Teff anyway,it is there in many parts of the world yet unedible.

It is also there in eritrea though in smol amount, I have not heared of a person or family in eritrea who died as a result of not affording to bye Teff.
By the way, do u know Bieza that Teff was sold up to 800 Birr in Asmara during that brutal regime Dergue (1980-82EC)??
A nd most surprisingly, u gave advice to the Oromo people to take care, bc if they continue like this, they wont afford to bye Teff like Eritrean people. Bieza, check urself ,I guess u r one of those DINGAYRAS Neftegna Amharas whose troats are too narrow to swallow the facts.
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msg Comment from: yehuna [Visitor]
Dear Jibril of Finfinne!
"... Kumitawun tikishaw lay adrigo erkanun siyarsi yenebere hulu poletikegna negni bilo hizbi yasgedilal!! "
You see Jibril my men or women, Amharic can be used to exactly express your feelings in a certain unique wayjust like you did. They simply call it, language.
Let us just use it as a means of communication for a country formed by different ethnicities and happen to use amharic at this juncture.
History will tell us that, the formation of a nations happened when certain groups helped by economic power and expostion to "modern time ideals" marched in history when the factors of building a nation was materialized through out the world at that time. it was instantanous and accidental.
There were also big differences between the ruling elites and the majority members of the ethnicity they belong.
It is kind of unusual when some of the particpants of this forum blame amhara's for everything gone bad under the sun by saying "...Oromos have had democracy for centuries...")
Teka Tulu was the master mind of the red terror. Kelbessa negawo, who is charged for crime against humanity, was part of the killing machine...etc during the derg era. Addis ababa and Amhara's were in the middle of the killing field as the rest of the country.
King haile selassie's heavy hands were partly consists of guys from ethnicity different than Amhara's.
There are some Things happened in our history which we should not be proud of. Uneven power base gave upper hand to ruling elites at the time. People from the whole aspect of life in ethiopia suffers and are paying dearily irrespective of their ethnicities.
let us concentrate and fight for a strong democratic foundation and not be distructed by the flame gushing out of the deffective burners with no more gas in its tank.

You(in the likes of Bonso) want to drive a car in the dark with a questionable brake, a worn out alternator and tyre, with blown light bulbs, and malfunctioned steering.
I only have one thing to you( who calls yourself "We"): god bless your soul.

god be with you all my fellow ethiopians.
I will try not to fail you again.
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msg Comment from: Mami [Visitor]
God bless you, Dear Stephen Sackur,I would like to warm thanks.
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msg Comment from: Marckus Joshua [Visitor]
Political Acrobatist and Crooked dictator,Ethiopian Primier, Mr. Zenawi,reached the ZENITH of loosing Power.
The international community must play a critical role to PLANT democracy in the world Poorest country(Ethiopia) before showering AID.
The evil dictator, Zenawi, HAS HIS FOOT IN THE GRAVE.
Ministry of Britain Foreign Development has done good in this regard. Other donors and aid agencies must follow the same.
Marckus Joshua:
Professor of Conflict Studies(Cambridge)
PermalinkPermalink 07/07/05 @ 04:41

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msg Comment from: Kahsay Aregawi [Visitor]
Dear Meles,
Please do not need to stay on Power.
we are tired of your Ethnic politics.
We , the People of Tigray , are Ethiopians . We need freedom , democracy and Justice like other Ethiopians.
Long Live Ethiopia and its People.
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msg Comment from: Almaz [Visitor]
Hi All!

I think thos from the Diaspora have severe information problem. So, I would appreciate if you try to read, follow-up events about your country and fellow men before you try to comment.

The other most interesting thing is there is A DEEP HATRED AMONG THESE GROUP ON EPRDF AND MELES. This will curtain everything positive EPRDF has done for the last 14yrs and even the current election.

Can anyone tell me what the international community has done to Isias Afeworki for his barbaristic dictatorial rule of 14 solid years!

Did the Eritreans have the slightest democratic rights we have here in Ethiopia?

For me the HardTalk has revealed who is who.

The problem is some of you who are commenting in this forum deliberately or it is your limit try to shadow the facts.

BY ANY STANDARDS MELES'S INTERVIEW IS THE BEST OF HIS AND HAILU SHAWEL'S ONE IS THE WORST.

As some people say CUD might have nominated someone say Lidetu or Dr Birhanu or Dr Hailu Araya than this bull.

He was just noding his head now and then. Poor elementary teacher!

He better ope a taj bet and sell taj to fellow cantry men.

Shame for ethiomedia.com they placed Meles's speech in text early in the morning and when it comes to Hailu's they don't even put link in a visible way. These are the journalists we have. Especially, based in the USA? or outside Ethiopia. These are just junks.

Try to open your ears and listen to Meles!

Eloquent, to the point, well sophisticated, nice response, substantive, ... what else.

The other side simply yeder dagna!!!!


Almaz.
PermalinkPermalink 07/07/05 @ 05:20

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msg Comment from: GOITOM [Visitor]
To Haili Shawel
u said that..... "75% of the residents in Tectehaimanot area are Tigrayans ... but they vote for NON TIGRAYAN PARTY-CUD.."

1. WRONG STATSTICS!! Tigrayans in that area are 10-15% go and check it out in u dont know but I am sure u know the truth, u r just twisting the facts for ur own political benefit.
2. Thanks for admitting that CUD means NON TIGRAYAN. CUD can not represent Tigrayns in any way.
Down with CUD and the Neftegna Amhar!!!!!!
Dear Meles, we r all (Tgrayans) with u as usual as alwayss.
Every Tigrayan is ready to do the assignment given by ur decent leadership!!!
GO MELES GO GO GO GO ....!!!!!
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msg Comment from: Almaz [Visitor]
Hellow compatriots!
Where ever you are: inside Ethiopia, in the US, in Europe, in Africa, in Asia, Australia and Newzealand...
Meles when he concludes his interview....

"Meles - We are not out of the woods yet. We are trying to get out of it. We've made some progress. But we are not out of the woods yet. I do not believe any African country, including South Africa, is completely free from risk of relapse ..of tragedy."

Still we are in the woods!!!!!!!!!!!!

almaz.
PermalinkPermalink 07/07/05 @ 07:19

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msg Comment from: Kruskave Xenon [Visitor]
One big problem of Ethiopian Premier(Mr. Zenawi) is that he considers him self the wisest person
on earth.
He considers the World Community as FATUOUS. But, trully speaking , he is FATUOUS to himself.
Because he does not know the where abouts of the MODERN world.
That is why he is building a Facade or Virtual Democracy in the 21st century.
The world community must be dedicated to force such kind of leader resign so that democracy can strike its root in the poorest country of the world (Ethioopia).
Krustave:
International political Analyst
(Ziang University)

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msg Comment from: Austen Brown [Visitor]
Ethiopian Premier,Mr.Zenawi, is in a Pettifogging objections of Opposition Victory.
He has to transfer power peacefully to the opposition.

PETTIFOGGING debate is not functional any longer in the era of the 21st century.
There is no any thing hidden from the International community.
Those countries in the G8 summit must urge this dictator to resign so that;
Justice, rule of law, democracy, and human rights can be respected.
Austen Brown;
Philosopher of Justice
( Princeton)
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msg Comment from: GSM [Visitor]
May I ask him again to clear some of his doubts?
Make some quiry to get the right numbers of causualitiy (the died and injured)? This is your file for genocide.
Give chance to your journalists to say No! No! this is wrong while they "interview" or present the pre prepared questiones.
Are yor sure you want to have a new electon? fun!!!! I doubt you may not get Zero(Zero).
Be sure that we are tired of you. Dont cheat your self as this people vote is a protest vote. let give chance to the new parties and see what will happen to this country in the very short period of time.

I wish you good fly to any where you like with your money (what so ever is the amount)
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msg Comment from: Danielle [Visitor]

The journalist did a good job , but I was expecting question about the border demarcation with Eritrea.
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msg Comment from: Edward Jonson [Visitor]
To The International Community,
As I watched the Hard Talk interview of Ethiopian Premier, Mr.Zenawi, he was attempting to cheat the World Community. He spoke as if he were a REAL DEMOCRAT. Basically, however, he is a builder of IMMITATIVE DEMOCRACY.
His dictator behaviour was reflected in the middle of the interview.
The 21 st century world does not have a place for such kind of WICKED LEADERS.
The international community must put its ultimate pressure so that Mr. Zenawi can transfer power to the opposition parties peacefully.
Unless there is peaceful transfer of power, the country will suffer POLITICAL TURBULENCE.

Professor of Law
( Machigan )
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msg Comment from: nazret.com [Member] · http://www.nazret.com

Please do not post insults and hatred postings here. Comment just about the interview and the two leaders.

Abusive users will be banned from posting. Please do not waste your time by posting rubbish stuff. You are welcome to post your opinion in a civilized manner.

Admin
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msg Comment from: skidane [Visitor]
GOITOM
As a human being I am sure you understand some of the very basic rules of decency and if you have nothing good to say, please do not say it. You are also an individual and you should speak for yourself and not for the whole of Tigray.
It is also good that you are exercising your freedom of speech but you should also remember that your rights end where someone else’s rights start.

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msg Comment from: Almaz [Visitor]
Hello All;

It is surprising to see fellow comaptriots crying for the freedom of the Ethiopian people.

For those CUD supporters Ethiopia-->Amharic-->Doro wat--> Orthodox --> Eskista and all sorts of allegations, complain, defamation until the above is true.

None of you know nothing about the Somalis, the Afars, The Gambellas, Benishanguls, the Oromos, the Sidamas, the Kefichos, etc......

What you only know is the Amhara and one Ethiopia (the land).
You are for struggling to unify the land called Ethiopia NOT THE PEOPLE.

If you consider the people just form your party or any political organization under the name of Amhara ... and then try to form coalition with other similar sister organizations NOT UNDER THE CAMUFLAGE OF ONE ETHIOPIA.

It is then the Unity of Ethiopians will come.

Do you know out of the 425 CUD candidates only 85 (less than a quarter) are Muslims! In a country where 40--50% is Muslim.!!!!!

Mohammed (Addis Ababa)
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msg Comment from: Negist Azeb [Visitor]
I would like to start with congratulating prime minister, hero melese zenawi. I am so much ashamed of my fellow Ethiopians who called their leader melese a liar, they are liar, those who called him stupid, of course they are stupid who else would call a person stupid? They who called him an animal, they are not worth mentioned. I am ashamed of you all who used ugly and disrespectful words. Are we not suppose to be people of culture? And respect? Where is it then people? Show it to the world. People like existed in the passed too. Being disrespectful to their king haile selassie, it is people like you who brought us all this "gef" "mehat", come back to your sense and check your language before you say it. You are not worth to be melese shoes. None of you would understand him that is why you are the way you are. I would like to bring to your attention too that I am glad he does not know that you exist.
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msg Comment from: Bonso Gemeda [Visitor]
Hi Negist Azeb, who are you to give us warning like this????? You are simply a dust and "daaroftuu" yourself. What is wrong if we blame Meles the "duriye and wonbede" Still I would call you stupid!!! You are so stupid that you can not differentiate "leba, wonbede and duriye" from leaders. Why should we respect your Meles???? Do you think he is a leader of the country???? Not at all!!! Who elected him??? He came to power as "wonbede" and he is simply in power by force. Therefore, should we respect such a murderer and lier!!! You "qoshasha, ahiya and dengay ras" Go to hell with your "leba and qexafi" Meles!!!
PermalinkPermalink 07/07/05 @ 11:39

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msg Comment from: Big question for all ethiopian people???? [Visitor]
why is it all the people that are out side the country misleading the ethiopian people. even those website ppl like nazret.com and ethiomedia.com what kind of reporter and journalist are they when they are already took aside and atacking the other side that they are not for. what would that make them? a good reporter who sticks to the truth or a liar who creates even more problem? i feel embaresed by them saying that they are ethiopian reporter. so sory. let me give u examle for melese they said he was being grilled yet the man hit the highest scale but for hailu when he was the one who hit the lowest and grilled and toasted they said its just becuase a hard talk nothing new. why , why lie this obvious. ? please you reporters stop taking aside report and will you bring us the truth. at this time ethiopia only i mean only need to hear that. thanks
PermalinkPermalink 07/07/05 @ 11:49

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msg Comment from: TOTO [Visitor]
What a shame to the would be prime ministe of Ethiopia. I wish for him to say in his office and do his consultancy. Asked what is your plant for the country,relpied as: investor through his connection, here come the problem it is not the policy or the law that is important in his view rather his dispora connection. It clearly shows his lack of understanding the way forward , birkem a visionary leader. I think his plan is to call the retiring dispora and buy the ormom and souther people land and allow these people to sleep on it.
The second promise to ethiopia- opening vocational school for the youth, then what new since the current government is doing the same for millions.
Finally because the man seious failed the journalist started to remind his land, then he said of coure land will be privitaized. I don't where he is going to put all the rural people before any sign of industry development. In the short run let first get employment for the youth before tempting with the rural land holding system.
All the other part of the intreview was yes, no yes, no answers. Shame on him. Why not he faile ask for translator if he is incapable of doing English. In gereral his answer was full of contradition. No principle, stand to fight for except power at any expense
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msg Comment from: Jaylano [Visitor]
To: TOTO


The guy called Hailu Shawul have no idea how the political systems work. He is an engineer for nothing. In the past, for sure, we have a credible evidence that he planned how to terrorize Ethiopian people at derg time. He was a participant in the process of killing innocent Ethiopian people. He thinks no body knows that. This is the kind of guy the Naftagna Amharas are wanting to lead Ethiopia. His whole plan is to sell out Oromo land to foreign investors. He clearly said, he got a lot of foreign connections who he want to sell out all our fertile land. Ethiopian people, be it Oromos or southerners should learn from the country called Zenbabewe (Rodesia), South Africa, Kenya and more. The indiginuous black population are landless while the white foreign citizens having all the fortile land. Who want to repeat the same mistake? No body! There are ways to make a viable development without selling people's land. Oromia state and southerners should develop their own investors without looking into foreign investors. We have alot of people with money, and proper training in our country. We need to find ways to bring home our experts, professionals, engineers, doctors, scientists, and more in order to make a viable change in our country. We don't need to depend too much on foreign investors. Do you know that foreign investors have their own hidden agenda which not even related to economic development but something else. We don't need to invite trouble to our country. We have more than our share already. For sure, without no doubt, we need more limited genuine foreign investors, latest high tech equipments, and experts in order to eradicate poverty.






PermalinkPermalink 07/07/05 @ 12:50

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msg Comment from: yehuna [Visitor]
Dear Almaz, Mohammed (Addis Ababa)!

I am lost. Can you tell me how you can talk about ethiopia and forget about the 70 plus million people?
your assessment towards the prime minister and cud chair hailu ("...Poor elementary teacher!", almaz or mohammed )
is your prerogative. I respect that even though i do not like the pieces of generalization and some low blows you did throw.
when you are saying people outside ethiopia does not know the nation and nationalities, you can not be more wrong. There are ethiopians who came from different ethnicity who are residing in every part of the world. There are people well informed as their counter part back home. Every body has a right to be heard just as you did.
You brought cud, for your argument sake, and blanket the opposition and amhara's.
If prime minister wants us to be grateful, personally , representing no one, will say thanks meles for the election(not the counting) which is better than the latter. I am thinking!!!. Is that not the part of the job he sworn in to do?.

1. he could have independent NEB.
2. he should expect defeat and accept it gracefully.
3. he could use his excutive power to protect the livelyhood of the democratic processes and get rid of the Mengistu type cadres who are doing anything and every thing to prolong their power.
4. he could have make the media accessable to anyone anytime.
5. he has to learn how to take reponsiblity to the things which went wrong during his oversight of every thing as we know it other than blame fearless agazzies.
6. He has to learn how to make the excutive and legistlative branch independent from each other.
7. he has to minimize the share the excutives are stashing away from this poor country. As far as i know, If they are running the company their take home has to show the improvement of the company. If our country is getting poorer each passing day while their bank account is getting fatter, there is a major problem almaz or mohammed.
8. The rubber stamp "people congress" has to have voice and life by its own. do you know anything about their activity if they are different than the other congress seen in our historical jorney. Look what they are doing to the power of addis local government.

When we are talking about the sickness of the democratic process and blame the driver, i do not want to be labelled as sympthaizer: hailu or amhara neftegna. hailu, merara gudina, meles, bereket or x or Y is not my point. they have to be judged by their merit. I do not like anything associated with military derg. If hailu has direct involvemnt with the derg criminals, meles is not doing his job investigating those criminals.

I want us to fight for the real foundation of true democracy in our country. That might be our last hope to get out of these merky water and see the light at the end of the tunnel.
I have a problem when we are avoiding the major factor for this predicament and swing left and right just to make our point.

god be with you my fellow ethiopians.
I will try not to fail you again.
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msg Comment from: Ayenew [Visitor]
Mesfin,

Thank you!! Your analysis is intelectual and factual.

Deceiptive face of Mr Hailu Shawel not of Ethiopians cracked on the screen...
Please add to you analysis Mr Hailu's poorly crafted manifesto. His layman land policy dwelling on land distribution through ealders... not what happenes when the poor farmer sells his land...

Dear wisemen Ethiopians, please come out of your hiding, be bold and contribute to the country through constructive dialogue.

'Dingay belelebet kil... '

Ayenew



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msg Comment from: yehuna [Visitor]
Dear jaylano!
Think about this.!!!!!!!!!!!!
We are sill talking about individuals. What about fighting for our rights and institutions. you are still afraid of the true picture of democratic processes. Some times you amazed me by the types of your spectrum of thoughts.
Do not you think if by chance any crocked individual is selected and if we have strong legistlative and judicial body in hand, and our democtatic rights in place, we will be by far better off?.
We are not thinking of electing a king. We are supposed to elect an individual who has ideas how to drag our country from these mess. They are going to serve one or two terms. If they perform well we will give them the repect. If they fail us we will bring them down.
What i am saying is that they should be considered us a simple public servants no more no less.

i put my wish to god to give us a strong democratic foundation where one exercises it in any situation.
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msg Comment from: aj [Visitor]
Dear Ayenew Haileselassei,

What do you say about Meles's interview? I think you have enough about Hailu Shawol.
PermalinkPermalink 07/07/05 @ 14:31

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msg Comment from: The Hope [Visitor]
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
To be specific...On one side
Ayenew/Goitom/Almaz seems that you are stiking the matchs to... the majority of the people on the other side try to speek out the reallty.
Let me begg you all!!!
Ethiopian is not the only Nation which has sveral nations. There are alot otehrs like,China, Nigeria.. The problem is with each individuals interest,political know how,ambition, hope,careing and ,helpfullness and at most LOVE. May be some of us do not have faith but some dose, some of us might be conservative, and some of us may be careless. Please please, at least we can communicate each other eventhough we don't understand eachother...because we don't want...Let us stand up together. Do not try to undermind or place some one up to the top. We might not forget what happened in the past but let us forgive each other. Just try to comment on those intrveiws how they tried to address their message to the Ethiopian people and to those who stood up to help us. Be abide by God that he told us to Love each other. Let us not fight anymore. Enough is enough My dear brothers and sisters. You know what...poor Ethiopians do not want our unneccessary word conversations. But rather they want our coordination, Help, Love and courage to develop the nation. It is not only the responsibilities of Tigrians' or Amharas' or Ormos' but its to everybody whom think that or feel that "God Gave us this Land, gave us brothers and sisters, Mothers and Fathers, the peace and love to our nation from North to South...from East to west... to use it and to live in it untill the last day." Please do not use bad words and let others to say bad and agravate our wound. We shouldn't waist time on speaking out our differences all the time because no solution will come out.
By the way I can say that some people might reply to my message with negative idea but I tell you one thing if one oppose the idea of peace, love and hope, it is clear that the person is not evil but the evil has settled on him to tell him to say bad. For this reason I don't hate this person but I will ask God to forgive him.
I am optimistic on the better future of Ethiopia if we love each other. Ethiopians deserve Love, not Hatred.
Thank you//
PermalinkPermalink 07/07/05 @ 16:14

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msg Comment from: Ahmed Abdo [Visitor]
I have listened attrnetively programm of the BBC in whic it interviwed The Prime Ministet of Ethiopia and Hailu Shawal. Both men's interviwe have similariteis.
Both want the continiuation of Abyssinian rulres in Ethiopia. The struggle between Melese Zanawi and Hailu Shawal is power struggle of the oppressors. The current crisis in Ethiopia is deeper than election crisis. Indeed, it is redfining Ethiopia. Both Amhara and Tigres assume that they have the divine right to rule Ethiopia. Ethiuopia is country created by force and exist merely by force. The oppressed of Ethiopia peoples have been cheated many years Abyssinian(Amhara and Tigre). Hailu Shawal should understand that his Amhara party would neve ever succeed the wayane. It is the turn of the oppressed unabyssinian peoples to determine their fundamental right-self determination which theoritically the Wayane enshrined
in the consititution for cheating purpose.
Ahmed Abdo



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msg Comment from: Jibril of Finfinne [Visitor]
The Hope!

"By the way I can say that some people might reply to my message with negative idea but I tell you one thing if one oppose the idea of peace, love and hope, it is clear that the person is not evil but the evil has settled on him to tell him to say bad."

What do you mean? Is every body who oppose your idea possessed by evil spirit? Do you even know what you are saying here? You see, be it negative or positive comment, it is the substance of your idea which others want to weigh , but not you personally. Thus, don't feel betrayed if someone gives you negative comment. You need to know that a person who show such a feeling always try to block healthy communication. It is not fair to say "shut up every one" after posting your message. Because you have already opened your mind to the public. The public has an inherent right to reflect on what you have said, be it negative or positive.

And also don't hate difference. Because difference is one aspect of diversity. It is when we learn to cherish diversity that we attain unity of people. We cannot bring unity by denouncing the diversity we are blessed with to own. After all denouncing diversity for many decades could not bring unity. So, why do you try to continue on the wrong way.

Victory for the Oppressed People!!
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msg Comment from: skidane [Visitor]
Jibril of Finfinne

Good for you and very well said. Right is might and those who can rise above the treachery of hate will triumph.

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msg Comment from: Negist Azeb [Visitor]
I AM AGAIN ASHEMED OF MOST OF YOU WHO WROTE LIES ABOUT THE INTERVIEW OF THE PM. WHAT MY SUGGESTION TO YOU IS EITHER YOU GO BACK TO SCHOOL TO LEARN HOW TO UNDERSTAND ENGLISH OR MAY NEED HEARING AID. YOU ARE A SHAM TO ETHIOPIA. PLS DO NOT CALL YOURSELVES SONS AND DAUGTHERS OF ETHIOPIA IF YOU CAN NOT DO NOT WANT TO ADMIT THE TRUTH BECAUSE FOR YOU HEAT YOUR LEADER. NO WONDER HIS MAJESTI EMPORER HAILE HAS CURSED THIS GENERATION.
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msg Comment from: Negist Azeb [Visitor]
ALGANESH SHAME ON YOU. I WISH YOU WERE NOT BORN AT ALL. YOU AND PEOPLE LIKE YOU ARE POISEN TO SOCIETY AND MANKIND.
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msg Comment from: Abraham [Member]
He is responsible for maintaining and serving bad governments and in daily life for allowing fraud and aggression. What he does to the victims of injustice is not only to assault them directly but to ignore their claims.
Peace out,
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msg Comment from: Bonso Gemeda [Visitor]
Hi Negist Azeb, you are telling us to go back to school and learn more. I do agree with you that learning more is always good and helpful, but I think you must be the first to go back to study more. You are the one who have shown us that you even don`t know the difference of hate and heat!!! If you are on your HEAT time (period), you can see your ugly Meles or one of your "qimelam" wayanes!!!
For the rest, your Meles remains "wonbede, duriye, leba and qexafi" for the people of the empire. The simple fact is: Nobody has chosen him and he is there only by force!!! OKAY Nigist Daaroftuu!!!
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msg Comment from: Tefera [Visitor]
Negist Azeb, Who is your daddy? Azeb is suppose to be a lady name and it happens to be a name of Mother F**ker Meles.

Trust me Negist we smart people out number you dammy bandas to Shabiya so wether you like it or not we will eat you before you know it.

Yes, you need to go to school but there will be no none willing to teach this moron mind of you so you better to go to hell. Again we children of Ethiopia out number you and will eat you soon. U mother F**ker
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msg Comment from: Zetto Zema [Visitor]
I am very sorry for Cud supporters.What a shameless arrogant leader you got! I hope you didn't know what the so called Shawel,your future dream leader who even doesn't know the definition of privatization when he asked about land.To tell you the truth you don't deserve this damn old man, you better put somone else. He is disgusting! OH MY GOD! He looks like "KEFU SEW" and he reminded me the former arrogant "Derg" who behave just like him. Is this the guy you voted and sacrified your sons.Hell no! wake up guys! This guy is gelous for his country and has no respect for the people. He insulted himself and his people saying "we are two faced people and you do not know us." What the hell does that mean. Forget about speaking, can he listen english well? I do not think so. That is why he messed up!!! YEMAYATEGEB INJERA KEMITADU YASTAWEKAL!!!!!
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msg Comment from: daouit [Visitor]
As much as I do not support the EPRDF, I must say that the interviewer should have shown a little more respect to Mr. Zenawi and Mr. Shawel in the manner he conducted his interview. He could have made his points without the neccessity of consistently cutting them off when they were responding to his questions. It looked almost like the interviewer came out to make his points rather than obtain answers for his questions. I wonder if he would have approached a European/North American official/leader in the same fassion.

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msg Comment from: getahun [Visitor]
what meles did for ethiopia 14years noting he make ehiopian worest country in the world eight millions peoples starving to death.meles is evil leader.we dont want him any more.he is divider and killer.meles only care about power and him self he is fascist leader. meles time is up 14 years is enough so we need new leader please go way you lost election.
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msg Comment from: getahun [Visitor]
what meles did for ethiopia 14years noting he make ehiopian worest country in the world eight millions peoples starving to death.meles is evil leader.we dont want him any more.he is divider and killer.meles only care about power and him self he is fascist leader. meles time is up 14 years is enough so we need new leader please go way you lost election and listen to the peoples voice if you man.
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msg Comment from: Eritrean1 [Visitor]
Hej Ethios!
Meles was unmasked totaly infront of the whole world. When Shawel said that the man( Meles) can not be trusted for his double faces, he is right. Meles have been cheating all the time. He never says in a straight forward manner about any issue. We Eritreans have been witnessing this for along time now. Now it is Badme, Tomorrow it is the lesson Eritreans must learn, next time it is the overthrow of Issas at times it is the psychological issue..... The man is fluid.
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msg Comment from: Eritrean1 [Visitor]
Eritrans are watching the drama of Ethiopian elections with some interest. I for one am amazed by the interest the election recieved by the Ethiopian diaspora. Keep it up.
My take on the interviews of Meles and Shawel is that the gentlemen did thier level best to convince the public about thier causes. But they made a blunder each,-big at that.

Meles:
When asked why he declared state of emergency in Ethiopia, baning demonstrations and so forth, he replied as a states man that he has the responsibility to keep the law and order of the country. But at the end, he stambled and said that his partners (the west noteably USA and EU) did not complain.
What a blunder! This actually indicates that Ethiopia is under the leadership of its donors!!! He can gun down his countrymen as far as the donors do not protest.
As for Shawel at some point of the interview he forgott that the camera was on and millions if not billions of people were watching him.He just confirmed for most Eritreans that the prejudice we had ... " Ethiopians (Read Amharas and Tgrayans) never say what they mean and they never mean they say" ... You know the Semna Werk.
In away he told the whole world do not trust any ethiopianan do not trust me as we Ethiopians are double faced.
As Eritreans, we have known al along the double if not triple and qudrable faces Meles has. But to go on the world broadcast and tell the whole world that Ethiopian politicians are double faced is beyond my imagination

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msg Comment from: meko [Visitor]
Alem: 1)Ato Hailu's party has already put a system for a PM not to be dictator. No PM will be allowed more than two terms in power. So he can be trusted. But Meles still wants to be PM for life. 2) Ato Hailu may not be a good double faced politician, being unable to hide some of the emotions, but surely he is a man of work and that is what is needed. 3) The Derg was for 17 years but Ato Hailu resigned just in two years directly telling Mengistu. Who did that? 4) What Ato Hailu said about the demonstration is that CUD did not call for a particular one. He did admit calling a Demo for future time. But the journalist asked as if CUD called a defined demo. That was wrong. I think Ato Hailu did well in the interview despite lack of polished English. He did put what his party will do while Meles said he will think what he can do. Meles did not have any plan nor gave any hope for the future. Meles said "we took a calculated risk..." clearly showing his dictatorial behavior. The journalist was smart to let Meles expose himself many times. Meles exposed who he is in real terms.
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msg Comment from: Muhammed [Visitor]
DEAR Eritrean1:
We Ethiopians, will never forget what you did to us and our Ethiopia and Black Africa????
please mind your business. You are ye shabiya buchella or Woushaaaaaaaaa !
"Ahya la hyha biragett ayssaberme" newna!
Both Melese and Hailu represent Ethiopians, but you are an Eriterian acheberbarie, hodame banda, leba, wonbede, duriye, qoshasha, ahiya & yaahiya lej, dingay ras or yemhure denkorro! you are 100 percent stupid and we Ethiopians have no rewspect for you or your leader Isaias Afeworke, who is an idiot, who hate being BLACK!
We say haramme with Eriterians !
Down with all Eriterians and their Arab friends and Isaias & Melese
and God Bless Ethiopia
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msg Comment from: skidane [Visitor]
Ethiopians would find it very difficult to render a clear winner if they were to vote for the next PM of their country based on the BBC interview. In my opinion both leaders failed the test of a visionary leader with clear plans for leading Ethiopia out of the current political quagmire and into the 21st centaury.
There is no doubt that the PM is a chameleon who can change his colors at the drop of the mighty UK pound. He has clearly abdicated and betrayed the founding principles of TPLF. The sense of betrayal for some of us is devastating but times have changed and I have not doubt our fallen heroes have secured their place in the democratization process of Ethiopia. In fairness to the PM, he served TPLF and his country well during the days of armed struggle but power and money corrupts the weakest of souls amongst us. It is time for change of the guards.
On the opposition side, there is no doubt that Ato Hailu is an intelligent engineer and likely very good in solving engineering problems within the realm of well defined laws of applied physics. However, in general terms, engineers are rigid and linear thinkers with very poor performers in the shadowy world of politics. I have also been told by people close to me that “Engineers are not cool dads and they think only in black and white”! I will not hold such a perception against any engineer!
The single unifying force between the umbrella organization CUD and its members is their common dislike of the TPLF government and there are no other shared valued and beliefs. The recent split within the ranks of the leadership of one of the member organization is an indication of a more serious power struggle. With mounting public expectation and an eye on the prize, the fault line and bickering within the family of strange bed mates will be more visible in the weeks and months to come. Furthermore, I do not believe the opposition have a noteworthy program for governing the country. Declaring that Ethiopian land is for sale on the open market is a throwback from the feudal system. Ethiopian farmers who toiled for greedy landlords will vote with their feet at the ballot box for such a proposal. I also believe that some leaders and influential members of the opposition group have a serious credibility issue. There is credible information that links them to the criminal regime of Mengstu. I personally have no trust on the ability, integrity and credibility of shadowy characters who “stepped over dead bodies” during the Derg regime in order to advance their interest.
It is very clear that a significant number of Ethiopians want and deserve a change of government but through a peaceful, democratic and transparent manner. The choices of political parties are plenty but the quality and integrity of the candidates are limited if not dubious.
Given the current dilemma, the only choice that I can think of is for Ethiopians to accepted the party who got the majority of votes in a faire way and press on with their demand for tangible and meaningful political reform. Earlier Jibril of Finfinne commented “we can not bring unity by denouncing diversity”. This is so true and I think that it is at the very foundation of many matured democracies around the World. How could Ethiopia persecute its very foundation of identity and diversity for the last 100 years? How could people be so hateful of each other and assume the same identity? Hitler advocated for the race of the tall, blond and blue eyed, but he was a demented short man with dark hair. He advocated for a race that he himself did not belong to. Ethiopia can not perpetuate the rule and domination of its diverse sons and daughters by a single ethnic group and condemn the rest to servitude.
Only a mythical Ethiopia can condone and continue the travesty of the last centaury.
The Americans fought a devastating civil war between 1861 and 1865 with staggering casualties of over 600,000 Americans. The Confederate south and Unionist north were deadly divided over the issues of slavery and division of power between the state and the Union. American democracy was born out of the ashes and misery of the civil war.
Between the time of the ill conceived annexations of Eritrea to the time Mengstu escaped to Harare with his looted windfall, the Ethiopian casualties of war and famine are in the millions.
The birth of African democracy in general and Ethiopian democracy in particular is long over due. Celebrating once diversity and forging common bonds based on mutual benefit, values, trust and respect provide the conditions for the birth and growth of democracy.
The politics of hate, ethnic and tribal bickering can only induce a still birth of democracy and it will perpetuate the cycle of violence.


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msg Comment from: B.Y [Visitor]
Thank u staphen, God bless u. pls staphen don't show us again our stupid monkey PM . pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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msg Comment from: TOTO [Visitor]
To Jaylano

The problem with CUD leader and its supporter is they make too much noise. They don’t want to acknowledge that there are millions and millions of people who oppose their stand.

From the Eng. Interview I got the impression that the man is the father of lie. He boldly claimed that 26 millions voted in favour of opposition and 3 million to the PM. Doesn’t he know that the Ethiopian people can choose between two evils. The oppressed people know that CUD is more evil than EPRDF. So where from the man getting this astonishing numbers (26 millions)?

The other point that suppressed me is his blaming the Ethiopian people as multiple personalities. This may be the problem with his behaviours and his likes. Most Ethiopians are truth worthy and innocent. He himself and his likes are manipulative and power hungry. Do you think we he says that I will bring investors he means foreign investors? It is not. He was stressing his Diaspora connection, which means new breed neftegna. I have a good experience of these guys. They don’t have respect for other people.
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msg Comment from: Taye [Visitor]
The evil meles has been cheating the international community, not Ethiopians, for the last 14 years and now, thanks to Stephen, his true color has come out. The evil was not even willing to say sory for the tragedy. Shame on him!!
Eritrean1: Please keep quite!! This is non of your business. You can give your comments about your butcher leader some where else.








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msg Comment from: Kumneger Gebeyehu [Visitor]

TOTO I agree with you 100%.

I realised 100% this time who is Ato Hailu Shawel him self. He is among the remnant of DERGE and his party CUD prefers to use a derge-styl propaganda talking simply about unity of Ethiopian in words without recognising the diversity of the people of that country in terms of their culture, language, interest and even vision, etc...



"Yalteneka Giligil Yawkal ala Yagaree Saw" Gobez please try not to take us 14 back with the mentality of DERGE remnants. I urge CUD supporters, who are nor resistant to change and development to respect the rights of our people and work to build the democracy and transparency that at least EPRDF has accepted in principle.
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msg Comment from: Almaz [Visitor]
Read this and judge!

".... The ladies have coffee together. ....." Not we ("Zelimad")

" ... Tigrean areas like the Tekel-Haimanot. That are is 75 percent Tigreans. They voted for non Tigrean-- the CUD. "
Ethiopia without Tigray!


"...? Don't they demonstrate in any country? They even demonstrate in Ouagadougou. So, why cannot we here demonstrate in Addis? .... "

("Zelimad")

Better be yeeder dagna!!!!!!!!!!
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msg Comment from: Bonso Gemeda [Visitor]
Hi Almaz, thank you very much for your comment. In fact, in one of my postings, I tried to figure out how this guy (Hailu Shawel) showed disrespect towards our sisters. Actually it is not new for us, because this is the way naftagnas treat women and want to keep treating women!!!
Therefore, this Hailu Shawel is not even worthy to be "ye`idir degna" instead, he can be a member of "yesefer idir" The chairman of the idir in which Hailu Shawel is member has to explain things again and again, because he will not get the point easily!!!
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msg Comment from: Negist Azeb [Visitor]
MY DEAR BROTHER TEFERA THANKS FOR THE NICE WORDS YOU CALLED ME. I CAN NOT CALL YOU BACK THE WAY YOU DID BECAUSE I AM A LADY. YOU ASKED WHO MY DADDY IS IF YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW MY GRAND DAD AND MY DAD WERE "ARBEGNAS" WHO DIED TO PROTECT ETHIOPIA FROM SITUATIONS LIKE THIS. WHO DIED TO TEACH US HOW TO LIVE TOGETHER IN HARMONY AND TOLERANCE. WHO DIED TO TEACH US TO KEEP OUR CULTURE AND RELIGEION. WHO DIED TO TEACH US TO FEAR GOD AND OUR LEADERS (WHOEVER THEY ARE) NOT TO TAKE SIDES BUT TO BE FAIR AND NOT TO JUDGE. WHEY DIED FOR SO MANY GOOD CASUES. I COULD GO ON AND ON BUT I THINK I HAVE SAID ENOUGH. I HOPE I HAVE MADE MYSELF CLEAR, PLEASE LET'S LEARN FROM EACH OTHER- GOOD THINGS- AND NOT NEGATIVE THOUGHS AND WORDS.MAY GOD GIVE YOU HIS EVERLASTING WISDOM.
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msg Comment from: nazret.com [Member] · http://www.nazret.com
Moved from another section by Admin

Originally Posted by damoze

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It is not coincidences that Hardtalk of BBC is considered as one of tough program on the earth for any politicians (another one is the American program 'meet the press') or decision makers. The program is build on presumptions, that the guests are very professions and familiars with the media interviews, so they would try maneuvering any program to focus on the points they want to get across to the audiences. Or to the issues they come with answers prepared ahead. Therefore, the strategy of the program is to tackle the guest from the very beginning, with as much as many hard questions, in range of topics, without letting them enough time to think how to manipulate the interviewer. In the past this strategy proves it's self. Quite often we were witness how it mange to drop out of balance most experienced and charismatic politicians for whom English is native language, and forced them discovering their real motives, nature and characters. Given these facts I think mr. Melse did well even in western standards. On the contrary mr. Shawul performances was very poor, he wasn't talkative as opposition leader should be. after all media and TV in particular is the only tool the opposition has to confront successfully the government by using its only advantage of not holding any governmental position or responsibility and as such was free of making mistake. If try to analyses the gap between the good performance of the pm to the poor one of the opposition leader. I would say it is due to the audiences they asked to address to. While the pm directed his answers to the western public opinion audiences. and as such used perfectly the Opportunity of being host by prestigious Hardtalk program, to introduce him self as progressive and moderate person, who work hard to bring the values of democracy- equality of citizen regardless of color race and religion , free of expression and rules of law, to a country who never know this before . mr. Shawul answers were directed to his Ethiopian Diaspora supporters (convincing the already convinced) indeed he heard like what we in Amharic or Tigrigna calls shmagle (elderly of the village) and not modern opposition leader who see himself as alternative to the current pm. As result he missed the opportunity to portrait him self positively in the western public opinion. On contrary to mr. zanawi mr. shawul also didn’t mange to portrait negatively the pm nor he presented well planed program in case he would chosen. More than that, by rejecting the idea of debt cancellation to Ethiopia. He portrayed himself negatively as one who ready to harm the Ethiopian public interest for his political motives.

In conclusion
I don’t know both of them to decide which of them might be good prime minister, but on the Hardtalk of bbc mr. Mels looks more sophisticate person who could deal with complicate issues rather than mr. Shawul who looks (if we didn't suspected on his hidden agenda which base in this interview is quite difficult ruling it out) naïve, which is not bad. But to leads huge country like Ethiopia in the 21st century It needed more than that.


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msg Comment from: Bonso Gemeda [Visitor]
Hi Negist Azeb, now, we have clues about you. Therefore, you are not someone from "Arbegna" background, but simply from "yeleyelet banda" background!!! Don`t try to betray us as your "banda" parents did. At the same time, I do understand your problem, because their blood is in you:the blood of betraying people as your parents and relatives did!!!
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msg Comment from: Negist Azeb [Visitor]
DEAR BONSO GEMEDA. THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR POLITE COMMENTS. YOU ARE NOT WORTH TO JUDGE PEOPLE. YOU HAVE SAID WELL IT IS NOT IN YOUR REACH TO UNDERSTAND ME.
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msg Comment from: Kass Abbabuna [Visitor]
Are you guys real? Some of you are worried about, the english profeciecy of the leaders...hasn't some one pointed out that farmers in Kenya speaks better English but that by it self does not qualify them to be leaders?

Some of you seemed to bring some trivial issue about being from this tribe or that tribe..it does not not hold water in today's Ethiopia..only a myth by today's rulers to divide and rule forever. That is not going to happen again.

Please brothers and sisters..let us learn from those who has some substance to add in our undstanding of the current situations. Often times ,it is wise to listen than to balabber.

I realize that some people may try to make this forum a place for trivial squirmishes...grow up!
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msg Comment from: Bonso Gemeda [Visitor]
Hi Negist Azeb, remember that you need to be somebody to be reached to, and I don`t have any time to try to reach to banda, You are simply "yebabda zer and Qerit" Therefore, why should I try to deal with you??? Why are you trying to be reached??? Haven`t you got the people I suggested to you yesterday???
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msg Comment from: Eritrean1 [Visitor]
Hi Ethios

Isayas made it at last. The belinguered Sudan is saved by the efforts of Isayas Afeworki. Now the problems of the Sudan seem to eb .
I think Isayas must try to find solution to the problem of the Ethiopian Empire.
What do you thik Ethios??
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msg Comment from: Etyopyawiww [Visitor]
All I can in this commentary board shows an immaturity of people showing their ignorance to their own country.our country should be ashamed to have a children with this much low moral.writtings or comments that doesn't give any sense of understanding.it is shame for you guys to expose yourselves in this manner.
may God foregive you!
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msg Comment from: Israel Amare [Visitor]
I would like you guys to read the following written by:ተስፋዬ አካለ ወለድ ከኮልራዶ
I find it from the web site http://ethiomedia.com/newpress/yefengi-wereda1.htm


የጠ/ሚ መለስ የ 25 ደቂቃው የፈንጂ ወረዳ ቆይታ


ጠ/ሚ መለስ ከቢቢሲው ጋዜጠኛ ጋር ያደረጉትን የ24 ደቂቃዎች ቆይታ በርካታ ኢትዮጵያውያን እንደ ተከታለው እገምታለሁ!! ላለፉት 14 አመታት ከታዞ አዳሪ የድርጅትና የመንግስት ጋዜጠኖች ጋር በጥናት የተዘጋጀ የጥያቄና መልስ ድራማ ሲተውኑ የቆዩት የኢትዮጵያው ጠ/ሚ በሥልጣን ዘመናቸው ውስጥ ሁሉ እንዳሁን ፈታኝ ፤ አስጨናቂና ውጤቱም አስከፊ የሆነ ቃለ መጠይቅ እንዳላደረጉ ወይም እንዳላገጠማቸው ያለኝን እምነት ብዝዎች እንደምትጋሩኝ አልጠራጠርም፡፤የፈንጂ ወርዳ የሚለውን በአደጋ ተምሳሌነቱ በራሳቸው በ/ጠሚ መለስ ተዘውትሮ የሚጠቀሰውን አገላለጽ ለዚ ጽሁፌ መነሻ ይሆነኝ ዘንድ የመረጥኩበት አብይ ምክንያትም ይህንኑ እይታዬ ለማድመቅ ማሰቤ ነው።

ስለ ጠ/ሚኒስትሩ ችሎታ! ስለ ነገር አዋቂነታቸው ! ባጠቃላይ ስለ ልዩ ችሎታቸው ብዙ ብዙ ተብሎላቸዋል! ከቅርብ አመታት ወዲህ ደግሞ አቶ መለስ እንዲህ አሉ፡ አንዲህ ተናገሩ የሚሉ አስቂኝ የፈጠራ ወጎች በአፍቃሪ ወያኔ አካላት እይተጠረቀላቸው እንደነበር ሳትሰሙ እንደማትቀሩ እገምታለሁ! ፤ አቶ መለስ እንዲህ አሉ፤ እንዲህ ተጠይቀው እንዲህ መለሱ፤ በሚል በጥያቄና መልስ ዘይቤ የሚወራላቸው ነገር እየበዛ ሲመጣም እውን እኚህ ሰው እንዲህ ቀልድ አዋቂ ናቸው? ወይስ የበትረ ስልጣኑ ሞገስ ይሆን የረባውንም ያረባውንም አባባል አስቂኝ ያደረገው? የሚለው ጥያቄ በዚህ ጽሁፍ አቅራቢ አይምሮ ሲጉላላ ቆይትዋል። እውን እንደ ሚወራው ቀልዱና ወጉ ሁሉ ከሳቸው አንደበት የወጣ ከሆነ እውነትም እኝህ ሰው የዲሞክራሲው ዘመን አለቃ ገብርሃና ሊባሉ ይገባቸዋል ያሉም አሉጠፉም። ይህን ሁሉ ያልኩት ወዴት ለመንደርደር እንደሆነ ይጠፋችኋል ባልልም ! መግቢያውን አርዝሜ ዋናው የጽሁፌ አላማጋ ሳልደርስ ትንፋሽ አጥሮኝ በመንደርደር ጀምሬ በመንደርደር እንዳልጨርስ በቀጥታ ወደ ነጥቤ ላምራ!!

አቶ መለስ ከቢቢሲው ጋዜጠኛ ጋር ባደረጉት ቃለመጠየቅ፡ እጅግ ከፍተኛ የሆነ የሞራል ድቀት እንደደረሰባቸው በገሃድ አይተናል፡፤! ቃለ መጠይቁ እንደ ግለሰብ ግለሰባዊ ባህሪያቸውን ያስገመተ! እንደ መንግስት መሪነታቸው ደግሞ መንግስታቸው ምን ያህል ኢዲሞክራሲያዊና ኢ-ፍትሃዊ እንደሆነ በገሃድ ያሳየ ነው!

24 ደቂቃ በቆየው ቃለ መጠይቅ ውስጥ ለጠ/ሚ መለስ እጅግ በጣም ፈታኝና አስጨናቂ የነበሩትን ሁነቶች አለፍ አለፍ ብለን እንመልከት! በዚህ ጽሁፍ አቅራቢ እምነት ጠ/ሚንስትሩን ያሰደነገጠውና ለመጀመሪያ ግዜ ሚዛን ያሳተው የመጀመሪያ ፈተና የተከሰተው በሁለተኛው ደቂቃ አጋማሽ ላይ ነበር!

ጠ/ሚሩ የውጭ ታዛቢዎች ስለምርጫው የሰጡትን አስተያየት ሲገልጹ -የምርጫው አጠቃላይ ሂደት በሁሉም መልክ ነጻ ግልጽና ዲሞክራሲያዊ እንደነበር የውጭ ታዛቢዎች በአንድ ድምጽ የመሰከሩለት ምርጫ ነበር ብለው ሳይጨርሱ !! 25 የጣር ደቂቃዎችን ያስቆጠራቸው ጋዜጠኛ አባባላቸውን ተቃወመ።

ጋዜጠኛው የጠቅላይ ሚኒስትርን አባባል ሃሰትነት በማስረጃ እያጣቀሰ በማረጋገጥ ለጠ/ሚ መለስ በተዘዋዋሪ ማስተላለፍ የፈለገው መልእክት አንድና ግልጽ ነበር፡፤ " ክቡርነትዎ ለርስዎ ያለኝ ክብር እንደተጠበቀ ሆኖ ነገር ግን ውሸታም ነዎት!" ነበር መልእክቱ፡
የጠ/ሚ መለስ የመደናገጥና የእፍረት ስሜት በከፊል መነጽር ከሸፈነው ፊታቸውም ላይም ቢሆን መነበብ የጀመረውም በዚሁ ቅጽበት ነበር፡፤

በመቀጥልም በአልሞት ባይ ተጋድይ አይነት ስሜት ቀደም ሲል የሰጡትን የምርጫው ሂደት በጠቅላላ ትራንስፓረንትና ፌር ነበር ሲሉ የውጭ ጋዜኞች ያለምንም አሉታዊ መገለጫ መስክረዋል የሚለውን ሃሰተኛ አስተያየት ወደ እውነታው በማስጠጋት..የውጭ ታዛቢዎቹ "እስከ ምርጫው ቀን ድረስ" የነበረው ሁኔታ ጥሩ እንደነበር መስከረዋል ብለው መናገራቸው ጭራሹኑ ሆን ብለው መዋሸታቸውንና ከሆነ ሆነ ከተነቃም ይቀራል አይነት ከአንድ ጠ/ሚር የማይጠበቅ የማጭበርበር ሙከራቸውን ከማጋለጥ በስተቀር ምንም የፈየደላቸው ነገር አልነበረም።

በርግጥ እንደ ሌላው የሙያ መስክ ሁሉ የፖለቲካው አለም ሰዎችም ሊያክብሩት የሚገባ የሙያ-ሥነ ምግባር ብሎ ነገር ብዙም የማይታወቅና እንቅስቃሴዎቹ ሁሉ የተቻለውን ዘዴ ሁሉ ተጠቅሞ የህዝብን ይሁኔታ ለመግኘት የሚደረግ የጥሎ ማለፍ ግብግብ የበዛበት መሆኑ ግልጽ ነው። ይሁንና የመጨረሻውን የሥልጣን እርከን ተቆናጦ በሃገር መሪነት የተቀመጠ እንደ ጠ/ሚ አይነት ሰው እንቅስቃሴ የሚገመገመው ግን በፖለቲካ ሞያተኝነቱ ሳይሆን በሃገር መሪነቱ ሊሆን ግድ ይላልና በጠቅላይ ሚ/ር ላይ የታየውም የመዋሸት ሙከራና በተከታታይም ለቀረቡላቸው ጥያቄዎች መልስ መስጠት ያለመቻላቸው አሳፋሪነትም በያዙት ወንበር መጠን ከፍተኛ ግምት የሚሰጠው ነው እላለሁ፡፤

አለ መታደል ሆኖ ከስልጣን ዘመናቸው በህዋላ ያላቸውን ህይወት ኪትዮጵያ ህዝብ ጋር ያሳለፉ መሪዎች ሊኖሩን ባይችሉም ከውጭው አለም ልምድ ማየት እንደምንችለው የሃገር መሪዎች በስልጣን ዘመናቸው የሚያደርጉት እንቅስቃሴና በተለይም የሚታይባቸው የባህሪ ግድፈት ምን ይሃል ተሰሚነት እንዳለውና ጎልቶም እንደሚወጣ መረዳት የሚቻል ይመስለኛል፡፤ በዛውም አንጻር ከሥልታን ከወረዱ በህዋላ ያለው እንቅስቃሰያቸው ደግሞ የማንንም ቀልብ እንደማይስብ ብዙም ወደ ህዋላ ሳንሄድ ከፕሬዘዳንት ክሊንተን ታሪክ ማስታወስ የሚቻል ይመስለኛል፡፤ እዚህ ላይ ላስመርበት የፈለግኩት ነጥብ በሃገርና በህዝብ መሪነት የተሰየሙ መሪዎች የክብራቸውም ሆነ የተሰሚነታቸው ብሎም የያንዳንዷ እንቅስቃሴያቸው ግዝፈት አብይ ምክንያት፡፤ከወንበሩ ጀርባ ያለው ግዙፉ ህዝብ ነው፡ የሚለውን እውነታ ነው፤ የአቶ መለስ ግድፈት ጎልቶ እንዲታይ የሚያደርገውም በኢትዮጵያ ህዝብ ስም በተቀመጡበት ወንበር ላይ ሆነው መዋሸታቸው ነው፡፤
አቶ መለስ ህዝብ የማይወደው መሪ በመሆን የመጀመሪያውም ባይሆኑም ሃገሩን የማይወድ መሪ በመሆን ግን እሳቸው የቀደመ ባለታሪክ እንደሌ አልጠራጠርም፡፤ ከሳቸው ሌላ የሚመራውን ሃገር በመጥላት የሚታወቅ መሪ ካለ ልታረም ዝግጁ ነኝ፡፤ አገሩን የማይወድ እንደ መለስ አይነት መሪ ደግሞ ሃገሩን ጠርቶ በማይጠግበው እንደ ኢትዮጵያ ባለው ህዝብ ላይ በመሪነት ሲቀመጥ ሊፈጠር የሚችለውን አስከፊ ችግርና ጥፋት ለማወቅ ብዙም ምርምር የሚያሻ አይደለም፡፤ከህዝቡ ጋር ሆድና ጀርባ የሆነ መሪ ደግሞ ሁሌም ፈተና ውስጥ ነው፡፤ ለዚህም ነው ዛሬ የጠ/ሚ መለስ ውስጠ መሰሪነትና ውሸታምነት እርቃኑን ወጥቶ የአፍሪካ ሞደል እያሉ ላሞካሽዋቸው ምእራባዊያንም ሳይቀር መጋለጡ ሊኢትዮጵያ ህዝብ ደግሞ እንደ ክብሩ መመለሻ ምእራፍ እየታየ ያለው።፡፤ ለነገሩማ ላደለው ህዝብ የመሪው ውርደት የሱም ውርደት ሆኖ ሊሰማው ይገባ ነበር በጠ/ሚ ያልተለመደ ባህሪ ምክንያት ግን ይህ የተለመደው ህዝብ ለመሪው የመቆርቆር ልምድ ህልም ሆኗል።.........ያም ሆነ ይህ ጠ/ሚ መለስ ከዚህ በህዋላ እንደ ህዝብ መሪ ለመንቀሳቀስ ምንም አይነት የሞራል ብቃት ሊኖራቸው እንደማይችል ገሃድ ሆኗል።

ቦንብ ወረዳ የሚለውን የራሳቸውን ተዘውታሪ ቃል በድጋሚ ልዋስና ጠ/ሚንስትር ወደ ቦንብ ወረዳው ገብተው ሁለተኛውን ቦንብ የረገጡት አሁንም በዚህ ጽሁፍ አቅራቢ እምነት በ 8ኛው ደቂቃ ነበር፡፤ ጋዜጠናው ጠ/ሚሩን ወደ ቦንቡ ወርዳ ያስገባቸው በዚህ ጥያቄ ነበር ኘ/ሚ አንድ ቀላል ጥያቄ ልጠይቅዎት ለመሆኑ? የምርጫ ቦርዱን የሰየመው ማነው? በማለት ወደ አደገኛው የቦንብ ወረዳ ከተታቸው።ይሁንና ጋዜጠኛው ቀላል ብሎ የጀመራት ጥያቄ የቦንብ ወረዳ መሆንዋን በመረዳትም ይሁን ባለመረዳት ለግዜው ግልጽ በይሆንልኝም ጠ/ሚስትር ሲመልሱ የምርጫ ቦርዱ የተሰየመው ከአስር አመት በፊት በሽግግር ወቅት ፕሬዘዳንቱ ነው በማለት በሽግግር ወቅት የነበረው ፕሬዘዳንት ከዛሬው ውዝግብ ጋር ምንም ግንኙነት እንደሌለው ወይም የሽግግር ወቅቱ ፕሬዘዳንት ታሪክ ሆኖ እንዳለፈ በሚገልጽ ስሜት ተናገሩ፡፤

ጋዜጠኛውም የጠ/ሚ የብልጠት አመላለስ ምንም እንዳልገባው በመሆን በዛ ወቅት እርስዎ የትነበሩ ነበር ያላቸው? በቀጥታ የሽግግር ወቅቱ ፕሬዘዳንት ማነው? ብሎ ከመጠየቅ ይልቅ እርስዎ የትነበሩ የሚለውን ጥያቄ የመረጠውና ሊሸውዱት ሲሞክሩ እንዳላወቅ ሆኖ ማለፍ የፈለገው ቀጥሎ ለሚያነሳው ጥያቄ የሚሰጡትን መልስ አስደናቂነት ለማድመቅ እንደነበር ጠ/ሚ በፍጹም የጠረጠሩም አልመሰለኝም፡፤ ጋዜጠኛው እንዳሰበውም በዛን ወቅት እርስዎ የት ነበሩ? ለሚለው ጥያቄው ጠ/ሚ እኔ የሽግግር ወቅት ፕሬዘዳንት ነበርኩ ብለው ሲመልሱ!፡ ጋዜጠኛው ፈጠን ባለና በተደነቀ ስሜት !! እርስዎ ነበሩዋ!! ምርጫ ቦርዱን የሰየሙት በማለት !! ያዘጋጃት ፈንጂ ያቺ መሆኗን ሳይደበቅ "" ወደዚ ነጥብ ለመምጣት ነበር የፈለኩት" ቦንብ ላት መቆማቸውን አሳወቃቸው!!!!

አያይዞም እርስዎ የሰየሙትንና ያቋቋሙትን የምርጫ ቦርድ ተቃዋሚ ድርጅቶች ነጻና ገለልተኛ ነው ብለው እንዲይምኑ ነው የሚጠብቁት? በማለት ያጣድፋቸው ጀመር፡፤

ጠ/ሚ ሲመልሱ የፈረንሳይ ተቃዋሚ ድርጅቶች በምርጫ ወቅት የሃገር ውስጥ ጉዳይ ሚኒስቴር ገለልተኛ ሚና ይኖረዋል ብለው
እንደሚያምኑ እገምታለሁ !በአንተም ሀገር ይህ የተለመደ ይመስለኛል የሚለውን መልሳቸውን አስከትሎ ይህን ያህል ግዜ በስልጣን ላይ መቆየትም በብዙ ሃገሮች ያለተለመደ ነው በማለት ማስተባበያቸውን እርቃን ሲያስቀረው ቀሰስ ባለና በተዳከመ ድምጽ ማምለጫ የመሰላቸውን ሃሳብ ይሄ ሁለተኛ ግዜዬ ነው በማለት ሰነዘሩ! ጋዜጠ