1. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ETHIOPIAN HISTORY, THE RULING GOVERNMENT AND VARIOUS OPPPOSITION PARTIES ARE ENGAGED IN CONSTRUCTIVE DIAOLOGUE TO FURTHER THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. IN FACT, THE OPPOSITION IN ETHIOPIA ATTEST TO THE NEW SENSE OF COOPERATION AND BEYENE PETROS HIMSELF HAS CONCEDED THAT THE ATMOSHPERE HAS CHANGED. WHAT HAS CHANGED YOU ASK? WELL MEDIA AVAILABILITY FOR ONE. ETHIIOPIAN TV IS GOING TO AIR OPPOSITION COMMERCIALS AND CAMPAINGS. NEVER BEFORE.
2. THE OPPOSITION HAD DEMANDED ABOUT 40 OR SO CHANGES TO BE MADE IN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS. EPRDF HAS AGREED TO ALL BUT 2(TWO), YES , PM MELES HAS AGREED TO ALL PROPOSALS BUT TWO.
3. ETHIOPIA HAS BEEN CHOSEN BY THE WORLD BANK, THE G-7 AND THE IMF, TO BECOME THE MODEL OF ERADICATING POVERTY FROM AFRICA AS WELL AS THE THIRD WORLD. THESE AREN'T MY WORDS OR P.M. MELES' WORDS BUT THAT OF THE VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS.
4. UNDER P.M. MELESE LEADERSHIP, THE STATUS OF ETHIOPIA AS A CORRUPT NATION IS GRADUALLY DECLINING AND I WOULD URGE ALL TO LOOK AT THE RANKINGS AND ALSO COMMENTS FROM THESE ORGANIZATIONS ABOUT THE INTENT OF THE RULING PARTY IN ELIMINATING CORRUPTION. YOU SEE, CORRUPTION DIDN'T START WITH EPRDF NOR WOULD IT END WITH IT. IT IS ALSO CULTURALLY INGRAINED, ACCORDINGLY, WE MUST BE WILLING TO CHANGE AS WELL.
5.UNDER P.M. MELES LEADERSHIP, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THE VICE OF FAMINE. NO IT ISN'T ELIMINATED AND IT IS GOING TO TAKE A LOT MORE THAN GOVERNMENTAL EFFORT TO ELIMINATE IT, INCLUDING OUR SUPPORT AND INT'L ORG. BUT, ABSENT THOSE WHO ARE PARKED IN DEGRADING THE P.M., MOST WORLD BODIES GIVE THE P.M. CREDIT FOR HIS EFFORT WITH LIMITED RESOURCES TO FIGHT FAMINE AND HUNGER.
6. ETHIOPIA'S ABILITY TO PRODUCE POWER, I.E., VIA DAMS, HAS INCREASED IN A MANNER THAT IS UNPRECEDENTED. IN FACT, THE BIGGEST DAM IN AFRICA IS ABOUT TO BE COMPLETED WITH THE AID OF THE CHINESE IN THE TEKEZE RIVER. BRAVO.
AGAIN, THERE ARE MANY THINGS TO CRITICIZE THE P.M. ON, BUT, LET US NOT FOOL OURSELVES AND ACT AS IF TREMENDOUS PROGRESS HAS NOT TAKEN PLACE. LET US NOT CRITICIZE JUST FOR THE SAKE OF IT.
Lol EthiopiaMan ... may be you as Ethiopian as Meles is ... let alone reasons for part two there are no reasons ... if you know what reason is that can span to part two in support of Meles ..... swallow your own statistics ... and despite the capitalising of your string of words ... I would give 1 out of 10 for your essay presentation really ...
MUSSOLINI DID A LOT TOO, WE TRAVEL ON THE ROADS HE BUILD, LIVE IN THE HOUSES HE CONSTRUCTED, AND AS FOR THE STATUS OF ETHIOPIA AS A CORRUPT NATION GRADUALLY DECLINIG, YOU MUST BE TALKING ABOUT THE CHARITY WORK DONE BY MRS MESFIN.
YOU JUST SIMPLY DONT GET IT, DO YOU? THIS IS A PERSON WHO RESIDED ON THE DISMEMBERMENT OF ETHIOPIA. WHO ATTACKED ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING THAT IS ETHIOPIAN,. WHO HAD 70,000 PEOPLE SLAUGHTERED FOR NOTHING AND IS PREPARING TO GIVE BACK WHAT THEY DIED FOR. A PERSON WHO HAS UNBELIEVABLE HATRED IN HIS HEART FOR ANYONE WHO DARE STAND UP TO HIS ARROGANCE. HE EVEN SCOOP LOW TO ENTER CHATROOMS AND THROW INSULTS AT THOSE WHO HAVE DIFFERENT VIEWS THAN HIM. I KNOW IT ALL I TELL IT ALL, RULER OF THE UNIVERSE IS THE MOTTO.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, I WAS ONCE THERE WHERE HE IS NOW AND KNOW VERY WELL HOW THAT SEAT CAN TWIST THE BRAIN OF EVEN WELL THOUGHT OF PEOPLE LET ALONE SOMEONE LIKE HIM. I ONCE HEARD A VERY HIGH OFFICIAL OF THE EMPEROR HAILE SELLASIE TALK. HE SAID A GROUP OF SHEMAGLE OFFICIALS WENT TO SEE HIM ABOUT THE HORRIBLE LAND SYSTEM IN PLACE, THAT SOME CHANGE HAD TO COME TO ALEVIATE THE PAIN OF SERFS. ONE BY ONE THEY TALKED OUT THERE MINDS TO WHICH HE LISTNED CAREFULLY. YOU KNOW WHAT HIS REPLY WAS, "LEZEHE HEZBE ADEREGNELET ADEREGNELET MEN YEHUNE EKO NEW YEMETELUT." HE ALWAYS THOUGHT EVERYTHING STARTED AND ENDED THE "FAR VISIONED GREAT LEADER" HAILE SELASSIE. THE REST OF THE STORY WE ALL KNOW.
LET ME TELL YOU MY FRIEND, 13 YEARS AGO A BAND OF HAMASSIEN WUSHAS TOGETHER WITH A HANDFUL OF MISTAKEN OROMOS CAME OUT TO TEAR DOWN THE STATUE OF THE EMPEROR MENELIK HALF A MILLION CAME OUT TO STOP THIS CRIME, THIS IS A HUNDRED YEARS AFTER HE HAS DIED.
NOW, EVEN AFTER ALL THIS LIES, PEOPLE HONOR TRUE LEADERS LIKE THIS BUT I ASSURE YOU A HUNDRED YEARS FROM NOW. BOTH MENGISTU AND MELES WILL BE NOTHING BUT FOOTENOTES.
BEBEZA BEBEZA
COLONEL MENGISTU HAILE MARIAM CHEKAGNE MERI NEBERU, BESACHEW GEZE BEZU SEW TEGELWAL
Mr Gobena you must be kidding! If you wish to know about Menelik's mis-deeds read Tecola Hagos's writings that appears in this wbsite. Menelik was the most disgrace-ful leader that Ethiopia ever had. He said "sew atigedel ...... bihon". You think we will forget this. Go to hell with your Menelik. We will revenge this on his sons you koshasha amara. You idiot don't use our name as a cloak to cover your self.
The freedom of Oromia and Oromo is inevitable. Donkoro Nefetagna
You ****ed up head, Meles does not need to be supported by any one who is a true Ethiopian. Meles is Slutan Ebrahim to Ethiopia who sold the Ethiopian rail way to foreign country. Meles is stealing from the poor blood of Ethiopian farmers wealth, selling their country, selling their identiyt and pride. The other Meles government is Sebhat Negat the butcher of Tigrean youth and intellectuals who is the Tigrean of Mohamed Gragne. Are those the people we Tigreans to support as our representatives? In tigrigna speaking they are simply Deki Ma emin and Deki barista do not have the Tigreans culture and respect.
To you Tigrean so called nebse bela cadres just close your eyes and ears and feed your stomach that was the reason you went to the bush to fight for the Menze Teff and Beg(ship). You got what you were praying for seventeen years nothing else you donkey.
The bottom line is Ethiopian never suported to Bandas and Selates(jasus) in our history.