by Tedla Asfaw
Meskerem Gertachew of ETV’s less than half hour program about the late Meles Zenawi Memorial on the Abyssinian Baptist Church Harlem, New York Oct. 27, 2012 was posted as November event on Aiga Forum Website as Event happened during/after Hurricane Sandy. The distortion started by connecting the memorial with Hurricane Sandy that hit East Coast Monday night Oct. 30. Meskerem Getachew boasted that the Hurricane did not deter those who admire Meles Zenawi not to show up. This is blatant propaganda as we all know Saturday Oct. 27 all was well in New York and its surroundings but for Meskerem Getachew Hurricane Sandy landed in Harlem during the memorial service.
One of VOA journalists Henoke failed to contact us to tell VOA listeners on what has happened on that day in Harlem. Of course David Shinn on his blog tried to tell his side of story by playing a number game and about disrespect. Both were a distraction from our protest on that day, “Pray for the Victims not a Killer”. To show her “unbiased coverage” Meskerem aired fraction of a second of “ETV Leba” cry from Harlem. The big cry was to challenge all foreigners who showed up that day to “Pray for the victims not a killer”. Supporting the slogan carried by Ethiopian Muslim Protesters on Eid Al Adha, “ETV Leba” we cry also “ETV leba”. We indeed reconfirmed that cry after watching this propaganda piece prepared by her.
The 26 minutes propaganda on ETV should be challenged and we are ready for it. If Henok or anyone can give us air time we are ready to expose all the lies of the propaganda piece. Meskerem Getachew should be asked to differentiate between “Tikemet” and “Hidar”. We are proud of what we did on that day because we were the voice the voiceless victims and their family members. If Meles had been alive he should be charged for those crimes. When Ethiopians have independent media all who took direct order to shoot and kill will tell us what had happened in November 2005 seven years ago. Seven years now no one was charged for the death of 200 innocent people in Addis Ababa streets, no doubt Justice will be served sooner or later.
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