Saturday, January 5, 2013

Ethiopia: educating the anarchists regime and its clowns on Governance


If Hailemariam Desalegn wants to be Prime Minster he should act like one. Otherwise, he will be Prime Misery like his predecessors.

by Teshome Debalke
The new Prime Minster of Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegn address to the Parliament (the ruling party dominated
If Hailemariam Desalegn wants to be Prime Minster
 assembly with only one seat out of 548 for opposition) was a staged propaganda like any other before. To our surprise, the hand picked PM’s performance wasn’t that bad and exceeded expectations. Though, we don’t know who get the credit; the director  or the actor himself. It accomplished the mission of showing the gullible the PM is alive, but, the devil is in the detail. The fact the PM is speaking on the one and only ETV (Ethiopian Television) microphone in the  entire country and run by Woyan’s propaganda machine speaks volumes how far he is willing to go to incriminate himself in faking his legitimacy.

Credit  to the late PM, Melse Zenawi that setup the delinquent regime and trained the actors, including the new PM. The staged drama’s target audience was not me and you but the casual observer with little attention to the details. Also, the collection of yes men and women representative struggling to read the scripted question should tell us poor Woyanes are busy writing and rewriting fictions for their clowns.
For attentive observer the drama showed more about the regime’s  desperation than what they hoped for. But, we should all wondered why the PM subjects himself to such public humiliation; trying to convince Ethiopians in general and the Southern people he fakes to represent in particular Woyane is anything but what he said it is in the script. Nevertheless, you have to appreciate a good performance when you see one.
I was hoping the new PM would be his own man; with his own intellect and personality until he sealed my little hope by imitating his beloved mentor, the late PM Melse Zenawi. But, when he talked about setting up a Foundation for his Excellency’s honor my little remaining hope died for good. He surly need help more than condemnation.

Actions: Where to Start?


by T .Goshu, January, 2013

This piece of writing is not intended to theorize the complex process of a political action and to pretend that deeds are as

TPLF to take down Ethiopian flag in San Jose
 simple as words. My intention is just to express what I feel about the gravely dehumanizing political and socio-economic circumstances going on in our country in relation to the concrete political actions the people of Ethiopia are demanding for. Although the demands for  more deeds not words is as old as the struggle for freedom and justice itself, its intensity and urgency has reached the turning point that critically requires a high level of concerted and practical steps. However, our efforts compared to the circumstances in which the people of Ethiopia are languishing are not moving as fast and effective as they should be.

There is no doubt that our abilities to define and analyze the problems we want to resolve is absolutely indispensable in the process of the struggle to defend our fundamental political and socio-economic rights. But it goes without saying that at the end of the day, our definition, theorization and articulation of the problems we want to deal with are impotent unless they become the material forces for interpreting our desired goals into actions.  Although it is generally true that our weaknesses are reflected in both elements of the inseparable process (theoretical and practical), the weaknesses we suffer most are reflected in our course of actions. That is why we hear an overwhelming cry for action from millions of genuinely concerned Ethiopians over and over again. Needless to say that this powerfully legitimate cry for concrete action deserves serious attention. But, it is equally important to be noted that the way we transform our goals into practical terms has to go through steps that are systematically intertwined, not mechanically fixable.
Needless to say that even a genuine democratic system is not free from some sort of messiness. It is rather an endless process of a struggle to keep the balance between leaders who are tempted to involve in a manipulative and corrupt behavior on the one hand, and the continuation of people’s active participation in making sure that respect for political and socio-economic interests of the public at large are not ignored on the other hand.  It is a never- ending process of arguments and counter-arguments, agreements and disagreements, contentious discussions and even vehement disagreements. It is rather a matter of dealing with problems in a real sense of civility and a fairly balanced manner. And this is possible only with the existence of very strong and vibrant democratic citizenship.
I want to argue that if we do not see our aspirations and demands for an ultimate political action as a product of incremental and persistent process, not just as an event that is expected to happen in an abrupt fashion, it is very difficult to make a meaningful difference on our way to the realization of democratic and just society. In other words, our strong desire for the decisive course of political action that can force the tyrannical ruling circle either to come to the negotiating table or get out of people’s way is part and parcel of a highly systematic process. Having said this introductory reflection, I want to proceed to relatively specific points which I believe deserve continuous and a great deal of attention whenever we talk about the ultimate political action we strongly aspire.
1) Let me begin by saying that having serious and meaningful conversations on the question of how to deal with common challenges and get common goals accomplished is where a process of political action should start.  This is a very critical part of a process which millions of genuinely concerned citizens deeply cry for. It goes without saying that the question of bringing about a meaningful action depends on the existence of a well-thought, mutually understood, well –organized and well-coordinated way of doing things.  And therefore, the demand for action requires strong and serious efforts to conduct vibrant, tolerant, transparent, honest and result-oriented debates/dialogues among political parties and movements of the opposition camp. This in its turn has to serve the very challenging journey towards the realization of common goals – building a democratically vibrant society. And this subsequently has to lead to the fulfillment of our strong desire to live in a country in which we all live together with a real sense of democratic citizenship.

Ethiopians in the Middle East


Introduction

Twenty years ago, my cousin returned from the Middle East totally incapacitated, physically as well as psychologically. I
The Barbaric Torture of Ethiopians in the Middle East
 recall that people were talking about her doomsday, that she threw herself down from her employer’s many-storey building. She was paralyzed from her neck all the way down to her feet. Even more, she got a rumbling mind that she kept crying and insulting all day. I recall how her parents were devastated by her condition, as they expected her to win her life and then to be a role model to her siblings. After battling with all sorts of complications and excruciating pains for months, she finally passed away, leaving behind a psychological scar to the family. The scar was the result of their guilt for allowing her to leave for the Middle East while they were and still are the richest persons in their town.

Following her death, I started thinking about questions such as these: why did she left for an Arab country in the first place while having a decent quality of life with her parents? How and why a person of her age threw self from the top of a building? Why did the people who lived with her, including her employer, failed to understand her condition ahead and intervene to save her life? Who should be held responsible for her untimely death? No body answered my questions as I never shared them with anybody until I joined Addis Ababa University for my undergraduate studies. There and then, I discussed the issue with my good-hearted friends. After our discussion, I understood that the issue has personal, familial, societal, economical, and political dimensions.

Unabated

After more than two decades now, thousands of Ethiopian youngsters leave for that oil-pampered region called the Middle East. There is no credible statistics about their exact number but some estimates put it in hundreds of thousands. Of those who leave Ethiopia, a few appear to lead a successful life, turning themselves in to accomplished traders, investors, and brokers. A limited number of them are able to send some dollars to their family back home. These two groups of immigrants are the ones who attract the ears and the eyes of millions of young Ethiopians back home. The latter hear about the former’s success stories and want to do the same by all means. Their dreamlands are countries of the Middle East. Attracted by the good stories and of course won by the persuasive propaganda’s of irresponsible travel agents, they make all the sacrifices required (such as getting Islamic names and borrowing money for their travels) to head for the Arab world. The root cause is of course poverty and these days starvation back home.
The majority, who are from rural Ethiopia, find themselves at a higher risk. Several are being killed by their employers for a whole number of reasons. Several others are committing suicide just to shorten the incomprehensible earthly suffering. Several others are, due to abuses of all sorts, getting physically and psychologically incapacitated. Since, recently, there are some others who start to kill their employers. By all accounts, the region is the most inhospitable spot on earth to Ethiopian women. Being an immigrant woman and a housemaid is nothing but being a piece of moving object created to serve some Arabs. This is what disturbs my mind. The horrors of our sisters should be heard loud and clear by all freedom-loving people. I am neither belittling the Arabs nor their culture and religion. I am against the incredible cruelty some of them have against our sisters.
I believe in the free movement of people as it is their natural right. What am concerned about is that 1) job opportunities to rural youth are extremely limited, 2) our sisters do not get first-hand genuine information about work conditions, salaries, and modes of life in the Middle East before their departure, and 3) the Ethiopian government and other agencies do not work hard to safeguard the safety and security of youngsters once they start working and living in the Middle East.
Still, the problem is too big to be ignored. I believe that this problem is manmade and can be solved. I identified three mitigating strategies and one permanent solution. These are just few of the many alternative approaches that might exist out there; having some to initiate discussion is helpful.

Friday, January 4, 2013

BREAKING NEWS: Federal police demanded 3,000 Birr to release the body of a 7 year old boy

The Horn Times breaking news Jan 4 2013

by Getahune Bekele.As the extremely brutal ruling minority junta of Ethiopia continue with its policy of using disproportionate force against the peaceable Muslims of the nation who are simply demanding freedom of worship;

The gruesome picture of the murdered 7 year old boy, Kiya.
The gruesome picture of the murdered 7 year old boy, Kiya.
Once again, the federal police brutally shot dead a young boy named Kiya, 7, on Friday 4 January 2013 in the eastern city of Harrer during a demonstration and refused to release the body unless the family fork out 3,000 Birr.
The boy’s destitute single mother who was also shot several times is currently fighting for her life, doctors in the city’s main hospital said.
According to Muslim tradition the faithful must be buried the same day they died, before sunset, but
The little boy was denied the right to be buried even after the grieving community of Harrer, in anguish and perplexity, raised the money at 3pm on Friday.
The much feared federal police boss Workeneh Gebeyhu is known for ordering the killing of kids who join anti government rallies in order to demoralize and terrorize parents and neighboring families, an evil tactic used by the TPLF for the past 21 years.
“Isn’t this the epitome of barbaric cruelty laid bare? They killed the baby boy to take away our self esteem, to immerse as in sorrow. But PM Hailemariam Desalegn and Workneh Gebeyhu got it all wrong. We will never surrender.” A Muslim protester told reporters on the scene.
Furthermore, another reliable but as yet uncorroborated source told the Horn Times from the historic city of Harrer that a Christian man was killed and several others wounded by sniper fired from nearby roof tops  but TPLF cadres tried to incite violence between Christians and Muslims by disseminating a false rumor that the man was killed by Muslim terrorists.
“Ours was just a peaceful march not insurgency. We were not subverting Ethiopia. There are no terrorists in our land except Tigre People Liberation Front members and supporters.” An elderly Muslim man said.
In related news the Ethiopian National Transition Council strongly condemned the killing of the 7 year old boy and called on authorities to bring the murderers to book with no delay.
Sending its deepest condolences to the family of the deceased, whom it described as martyr, in strongly worded statement, the transitional council urged opposition parties and civic organizations to push for the creation of an independent body to investigate the inhuman and barbaric act of the ruling junta.
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TPLF increasingly split in Ethiopia


Indian Ocean Newsletter

Despite appearances, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), formerly the hard coreof the EPRDFTigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) (ruling coalition), does not seem to be getting over the death of its leaderMeles Zenawi. The latter’s widow, Azeb Mesfin, is increasingly isolated and abandoned by her former friends. Abaye Tsehaye, her late husband’s advisor on security issues who became the general director of the Ethiopian Sugar Corporation in 2010, talk to her on the phone. Two other TPLF leaders, the foreign affairs minister Tewodros Adhanom and the Deputy Prime Minister Debretsion Gebremichael, harbour discreet ambitions to become Prime Minister instead of Hailemariam Desalegn. In the last week of December, the TPLF held a two-day long executive committee meeting whose discussions were widely broadcast on television. All except for the first half day, when the debates on delicate matters were held behind closed doors, such as internal division, unease in the army, preparation for the TPLF and EPRDF conferences in February. According to our sources, nothing came out of these discussions other than setting up a commission to discuss the matters.

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Kirubel Tadesse of AP and TPLF Propagand go hand in hand


Ethiopian Muslims nothing to do with Al-Shabab or Al-Qaida

The Ethiopian Muslims have nothing to do with Al Shabab or Al Qaida.
by Dulla
In reporting about the recent conviction of Al Shabeb agents, Kirubel connects protests by Ethiopian Muslims with Al Shabab and Al Qaida. He claims that “The verdicts come amid signs of increasing militancy in the East African nation”. Then talks about Ethiopian Muslims as part of this militancy instead of victims of the regime.
Kirubel Tadesse should be ashamed of himself in implicating domestic Muslims grievances with Al Shabab directly or indirectly. Al Shabab is a Somali based organization with different and radical agenda, clearly collaborating with terrorist organization like Al Qaida. The Ethiopian Muslims have nothing to do with Al Shabab or Al Qaida. Ethiopians Muslims, as well as Christians decry Al Shabab and Al Qaida.
Kirubel writing from Addis Abeba is acting as a surrogate reporter for the Ethiopian regime to implicate indirectly that the Ethiopian Muslims are in collusion or share a similar views with other terrorist organizations. Shame on AP for not editing and throwing out such garbage in the thrash.
Kirubel should may be in the pockets of the Ethiopian regime, as he has continued to spit government views instead of reporting facts or representing AP. AP should make a note that the recent protest in Ethiopia has nothing to do with Al Shabab or Al Qaida. To connect legitimate grievances of Ethiopian Muslims with the likes of Shabab and Al Qaida is criminal and blasphemous journalism.
AP and Kirubel Tadesse should apologize to the Ethiopian Muslims and to the Ethiopian people for these blasphemous and erroneous reports. He claims that the recent protest in Arsi, in other parts of Oromia, Amhara region, in Addis and other regions are connected Muslim upheavals in the region similar to those in Somalia.
Unless revoked, this will encourage and entitle the Ethiopian regime to use maximum and deadly force to eradicate any legitimate opposition in Ethiopia. If Ethiopians tolerates this kind of distortion and lies, the U.S. may even join the regime to send it drones to kill Ethiopians, as it has done in other countries to kill those branded as terrorists. As most people in Ethiopia and around world know, the only known terrorist organization in Ethiopia is TPLF and the ruling party.
AP should immediately admonish Kirubel Tadesse and apologize to the Ethiopian people, especially to Ethiopian Muslims whose life is on the line.
Please write to AP and send your comments to repudiate this kind of yellow and erroneous reporting.

በሃይማኖá‰ĩ ጉá‹ģá‹Ūá‰― ውáˆĩáŒĨ á‹ĻሚደáˆĻገው áŒĢልቃ ገá‰Ĩነá‰ĩ ይቁም! áŠĒሕአፓ (á‹īሞክáˆŦáˆēá‹Ŧዊ)


á‹Ļህወሓá‰ĩ/áŠĒህአá‹īግ መንግáˆĨá‰ĩ በሃይማኖá‰ķá‰― á‹ĻውሰáŒĨ አáˆĩተá‹ģደር á‹Ļሚá‹Ŧደርገውን áŒĢልቃ ገá‰Ĩነá‰ĩ አሁንም በፊá‰ĩ áŠĻነበáˆĻው በበለጠ አጠናክáˆŪ ቀáŒĨሎበá‰ģል። á‹ĻውáˆĩáŒĨ አሰተá‹ģደáˆŦá‰―áŠ• ይáŠĻበርልን á‰Ĩለው በሰላማዊ መንገá‹ĩ በጠá‹Ļቁ á‹ĻáŠĨáˆĩልምና ዕምነá‰ĩ ተáŠĻá‰ģይ áŠĒá‰ĩá‹ŪáŒĩá‹Ŧውá‹Ŧን ላይ áŠĨá‹Ļወሰደ á‹Ŧለው áŠĨርምጃ ዘግናኝና አáˆģፋሩ áŠĻመሆን አልፎ ፍáŒđም áŠĒ-á‹īሞክáˆŦáˆēá‹Ŧዊ መሆኑ á‹Ŧáˆģሰበው áŠĒሕአፓ (á‹īሞክáˆŦáˆēá‹Ŧዊ) áŠĻዚህ በፊá‰ĩ á‹ĩርጊቱን በማውገዝ á‰ĢወáŒĢው á‹ĩርጅá‰ģዊ መግለáŒŦው አቋሙን ለáŠĒá‰ĩá‹ŪáŒĩá‹Ŧ ሕዝá‰Ĩ áŒáˆáŒ― አá‹ĩርጓል። በá‰ĩዕá‰Ēá‰ĩ á‹ĻተወጠáˆĻው ህወሓá‰ĩ/áŠĒህአá‹īግ ግን አሁንም በማናለá‰Ĩኝነá‰ĩ á‹ĻáŠĨáˆĩልምና áŠĨምነá‰ĩ ተáŠĻá‰ģይ ማኅá‰ĨáˆĻሰá‰Ĩ ተወáŠŦá‹Ūá‰―áŠ• በአáˆļá‰Ģሩነá‰ĩ አáˆĩáˆŪ áŠĨá‹Ŧንገላá‰ģá‰ļው፤ áŠĨá‹Ŧሰቃá‹Ŧá‰ļውና áŠĨá‹Ļገደላá‰ļው መሆኑ ለáŠĒá‰ĩá‹ŪáŒĩá‹Ŧ ሕዝá‰Ĩ á‹ĻተሰወáˆĻ አይደለም። ይህ አጉáˆŦ ዘለል á‹Ļመá‰Ĩá‰ĩ áˆĻገáŒĢ በተቃዋሚው ጎáˆŦ á‰Ĩá‰ŧ áˆģይሆን በውጭ መንግáˆĨá‰ģá‰ĩም ጭምር ተቃውሞ áŠĨá‹ĻቀáˆĻበበá‰ĩ á‹Ŧለ á‰Ēሆንም ህወሓá‰ĩ/áŠĨህአá‹īግ ግን áŠĻዚህ áŠĨáŠĐይ ተግá‰ĢáˆĐ ሊá‰ģቀá‰Ĩ አልá‰ŧለም።
ህወሓá‰ĩ/áŠĨህአá‹īግ ወደ áˆĨልáŒĢን áŠĨንደመáŒĢ áŠĻáŠĶርá‰ķá‹ķክáˆĩ ተዋህá‹ķ á‰Īተ ክርáˆĩá‰ēá‹Ŧን á‹Ļቀኖና ሕግና ደንá‰Ĩ ውጭ á‹ĻáŠĒá‰ĩá‹ŪáŒĩá‹Ŧ áŠĶርá‰ķá‹ķክáˆĩ ተዋህá‹ķ á‰Īተክርáˆĩá‰ēá‹Ŧን ፓá‰ĩሊá‹Ŧሩክ ወá‰Ĩፁዕ አቡነ መርቆሩá‹Ūáˆĩን በመáˆĢሊá‹Ŧ አáˆĩገá‹ĩá‹ķ áŠĻመንበáˆŦá‰ļው አውርá‹ķ በማá‰ĢáˆĻር á‹ĻáˆŦሹ አá‰Ģልና ደጋፊ á‹Ļሆኑá‰ĩን ሟá‰đን አቡነ áŒģውሎáˆĩን መáˆūሙ ይá‰ģወáˆģል። በዚህም ምክንá‹Ŧá‰ĩ á‹ĻáŠĒá‰ĩá‹ŪáŒĩá‹Ŧ áŠĶርá‰ķá‹ķክáˆĩ ተዋህá‹ķ á‰Īተ ክርáˆĩá‰ēá‹Ŧን በሁለá‰ĩ ጎáˆŦ ተáŠĻፍላ áˆĩá‰ĩá‰ģመáˆĩ áŠĻáˆ­áˆ›áˆˆá‰―፤ አሁንም áŠĻዚህ አáˆģዛኝ ሁኔá‰ģ áŠ áˆá‰°áˆ‹á‰€á‰€á‰―áˆ።
ህወሓá‰ĩ/áŠĒህአá‹īግ áŠĨáˆŦሹ á‹ŦወáŒĢው ሕገ-መንግáˆĨá‰ĩ áŠ áŠ•á‰€áŒ― 27 “ማንኛውም ሰው በግልም ሆነ በáˆĩá‰Ĩáˆĩá‰Ĩ á‹Ļፈለገውን ዕምነá‰ĩ á‹ĻመáŠĻተልና ዕምነቱን á‹Ļማá‹ģበር፤ á‹Ļማáˆĩተማር ሙሉ መá‰Ĩá‰ĩ አለው፤ መንግáˆĨá‰ĩም áŒĢልቃ አይገá‰Ģም” ይላል። ይሁን áŠĨንጂ ህወሓá‰ĩ/áŠĒህአá‹īግ ይህን ሕገ-መንግáˆĨá‰ĩ ተá‰Ĩዮው áˆˆá‹œáŒŽá‰― á‹Ļሰጠውን መá‰Ĩá‰ĩ áŠĨንáŠģን áŠĨá‹ĻáŒĢሰ በሃይማኖá‰ĩ á‰°á‰‹áˆžá‰― á‹ĻውáˆĩáŒĨ ጉá‹ģይ áŒĢልቃ ገá‰Ĩነቱን ቀáŒĨሎበá‰ģል። ይህ ሁኔá‰ģ áŠĨጅግ á‹Ŧáˆģሰá‰Ģá‰ļው በሁለቱም በáŠĐል á‹Ŧሉ á‹Ļá‰Īተ ክርáˆĩá‰ēá‹Ŧን አá‰Ģá‰ķá‰― ሰላም áŠĨንá‹ēወርá‹ĩና ወá‰Ĩፁዕ አቡነ መርቆሩá‹Ūáˆĩ ወደ መንበáˆŦá‰ļው áŠĨንá‹ēመለሹ á‹ĻውáŒĢ ውáˆĻá‹ĩ ውይይá‰ĩ በማáŠŦሄá‹ĩ ላይ ናá‰ļው። ይሁን áŠĨንጂ በለመዱá‰ĩ አምá‰Ģገነናዊ አሠáˆŦር áŠĨነ አá‰ķ አá‰Ģይ ፀሐዮና አá‰ķ áˆĩá‰Ĩሃá‰ĩ ነጋ áŒĢልቃ በመግá‰Ģá‰ĩ ሌላ ፓá‰ĩርá‹Ŧርክ ለማáˆĩመáˆĻáŒĨ አáˆĩመáˆŦጭ áŠŪሚá‰ī áŠĨንá‹ēቋቋም á‰Ģáˆĩተላለፉá‰ĩ ቀጭን á‰ĩዕዛዝ መሠáˆĻá‰ĩ አገር á‰Īá‰ĩ ውáˆĩáŒĨ አáˆĩመáˆŦጭ áŠŪሚá‰ī ተቋቋሟል። áŠĻአá‹ēáˆĩ አá‰Ģá‰Ģ በáŠĐል ለáŠĨርቁ መáŒĨተው áŠĻነበáˆĐá‰ĩ አá‰Ģá‰ķá‰― ውáˆĩáŒĨ አንዱ áŠĨርቁ áˆģይቋጭ ለምን ምርáŒŦ áŠĨናደርጋለን á‰Ĩለው ተቃውሞ በማሰማá‰ģá‰ļው áŠĻአገር áŠĨንá‹ēá‰ĢáˆĻáˆĐ ተደርጓል። ይህንንም ጅá‰Ĩደኛው በáˆĻáŠĻá‰ĩ áˆĩሞን á‹Ŧለምንም ሃፍáˆĻá‰ĩ አá‰ĢáˆĻነዋል áˆēል áˆˆáŒ‹á‹œáŒ áŠžá‰― በሰጠው መግለáŒŦ አáˆĻጋግጧል። በሃይማኖá‰ĩ ተቋም ውáˆĩáŒĨ በገሃá‹ĩ áŒĢልቃ ገá‰Ĩነá‰ĩ ይሏል ይሄ ነው!
á‹ĻáŠĒá‰ĩá‹ŪáŒĩá‹Ŧው ፕሮዘá‹ģንá‰ĩ ግርማ ወ/ጊá‹Ūርጊáˆĩ ወá‰Ĩፁዕ አቡነ መርቆሩá‹Ūáˆĩ ወደ መንበáˆŦá‰ļው áŠĨንá‹ēመለሹ á‹ĻáˆšáŒˆáˆáŒ― ደá‰Ĩደá‰Ī áŒ―áˆá‹ áŠĨንደነበáˆĻም ይá‰ģወáˆģል። ይሁን áŠĨንጂ ደá‰Ĩá‹ģá‰Īው á‹ĻተፈáˆĻመበá‰ĩ ቀለም áŠĨንáŠģን áˆģይደርቅ á‹ĻተሰáˆĻዘ መሆኑን ሰምተናል። ይህ ሊሆን á‹Ļá‰ŧለው በሌላ ምክንá‹Ŧá‰ĩ áˆģይሆን አሁንም á‹Ļነáˆĩá‰Ĩሃá‰ĩ ነጋ áŒĢልቃ ገá‰Ĩነá‰ĩ ለመሆኑ ማáˆĩáˆĻጃ á‹Ļሚá‹Ŧáˆĩፈልገው አይደለም። አá‰ķ áˆĩá‰Ĩሃá‰ĩ ነጋ አሁን በቅርá‰Ĩ ቀን በመገናኛ á‰Ĩዙሃን “ህወሓá‰ĩ á‹ĻáŠĶርá‰ķá‹ķክáˆĩ á‰Īተ ክርáˆĩá‰ēá‹Ŧንንና á‹ĻአማáˆŦውን á‹Ļጀርá‰Ģ አáŒĨንá‰ĩ áˆĩá‰ĨáˆŪá‰ģል” á‰Ĩሎ á‹Ŧለ ሃፍáˆĻá‰ĩ መናገáˆĐ ምን á‹Ŧህል በማናለá‰Ĩኝነá‰ĩ á‰ĩዕá‰Ēá‰ĩ መወጠáˆĐን á‹Ļሚá‹Ŧመለክá‰ĩ ነው።
ፀáˆĻ-ሰላምና ፀáˆĻ-á‹īሞክáˆŦáˆē á‹Ļሆነው á‹Ļነáˆĩá‰Ĩሃá‰ĩ ነጋ ቡá‹ĩን ህወሓá‰ĩ/áŠĒህአá‹īግ አፀደቅሁá‰ĩ á‹Ŧለውን ሕገ-መንግáˆĨá‰ĩ ለነሱ በሚá‹Ŧáˆ˜á‰― መንገá‹ĩ áŠĨá‹ĻተáˆĻጎሙ ሕዝá‰Ĩንና ሀገርን በሚá‹Ŧጠፋ ሜá‹ģ áŠĨá‹Ļጋለቡ ቁልቁለቱንም áŠĨá‹ĻተንደáˆĻደáˆĐ ነው። ይህ á‹Ļመá‰Ĩá‰ĩ áˆĻገáŒĢና አፈና ሊወገá‹ĩ á‹Ļáˆšá‰―áˆˆá‹ á‹Ļተቃዋሚው ኃይል ጠንáŠŦáˆŦ ኅá‰ĨáˆĻá‰ĩ ፈáŒĨáˆŪ á‹ĻተáˆĻገጠውንና á‹Ļተበደለውን ሕዝá‰Ĩ አáˆĩተá‰Ģá‰ĨáˆŪ በመምáˆŦá‰ĩ áˆēá‰ģገል á‰Ĩá‰ŧ ነው። በተነናጠል á‹ĻሚደáˆĻግ á‰ĩግል áŠĻኅá‰ĨáˆĻá‰ĩ á‰ĩግል á‹Ļሚገኘውን á‹ĻፈáˆĻጠመ á‹Ļá‰ĩግል ውáŒĪá‰ĩ áŠĻመንፈጉም ሌላ ህወሓá‰ĩ/áŠĒህአá‹īግ በማናለá‰Ĩኝነá‰ĩ በሕዝá‰Ģá‰―áŠ• ላይ ለሚá‹Ŧደርገው መáˆĻን á‹Ļለቀቀ á‹Ļአፈና አገዛዝ አáˆĩá‰°á‹‹áŒ―á‹– áŠĨá‹ŦደáˆĻገ መሆኑ በፍáŒđም አጠá‹Ŧá‹Ŧቂ ሊሆን አይገá‰Ģም።
áŠĒሕአፓ (á‹īሞክáˆŦáˆēá‹Ŧዊ) ህወሓá‰ĩ/áŠĒህአá‹īግ በሃይማኖá‰ĩ ተቋማá‰ĩ ውáˆĩáŒĨ á‹Ļሚá‹Ŧደርገውን áŒĢልቃ ገá‰Ĩነá‰ĩና ፀáˆĻ-á‹īሞክáˆŦáˆēá‹Ŧዊ áŠĨáˆ­áˆáŒƒá‹Žá‰― ሁሉ አምርáˆŪ ይቃወማል። በáŠĒá‰ĩá‹ŪáŒĩá‹Ŧዊነá‰ģá‰ļው ፀንተው በመቆማá‰ļውና በወገኖá‰ŧá‰―áŠ• ላይ áŠĨá‹ĻደáˆĻሰ á‹Ŧለውን á‹Ļግፍና á‹Ļአፈና አገዛዝ በማጋለáŒĨና በመቃወም á‹Ļሕዝá‰Ĩ á‹ĩምፅ በመሆናá‰ļው á‰Ĩá‰ŧ áŠĨንደ ወንጀለኛ ተቆáŒĨáˆĻው በáŠĨንበለ ፍርá‹ĩ (ፍርá‹ĩ አልá‰Ģነá‰ĩ) á‹Ļá‰ģሰáˆĐá‰ĩ ንፁህ áŠĒá‰ĩá‹ŪáŒĩá‹Ŧውá‹Ŧን á‹Ŧለ ምንም ቅá‹ĩመ ሁኔá‰ģ በአáˆĩá‰ļáŠģይ ይፈቱ ይላል áŠĒሕአፓ (á‹īሞክáˆŦáˆēá‹Ŧዊ)።
ሰፊው ሕዝá‰Ĩ ምን ጊዜም አá‰ļናፊ ነው!


Ethnic Clash in Addis Abeba University (AAU)


Ethnic clash among AAU 4 Kilo students causes damages

A violent ethnic based conflict among Addis Abeba University (AAU) College of Natural Sciences/4 Kilo Campus students that started yesterday afternoon (02-01-2013) 4PM  resulted in the damage of properties and injuries of students.
According to De Birhan’s sources the violent conflict had reportedly started after “unidentified students posted a poster
A violent ethnic based conflict among Addis Abeba University (AAU) College of Natural Sciences
containing a  derogatory message on the College’s main Library  and two other places about Oromo ethnic students”. The conflict continued until mid night when Oromo ethnic students non violently blocked and banned most students from entering or leaving their dormitories. The tension turned out violent when a student was severely attacked around mid night.

The violent clash that continued until early morning had restarted after it was contained several times by the Federal Police who surrounded the Campus and tried to quell the situation. Several students from the conflicting  groups that form along ethnic lines were severely wounded and were taken to Zewditu and Yekatit 12 Hospitals. Windows, doors and other properities of the Univeristy and many students’ dormitories were damaged in the clash that continued until 3AM this morning.
Students that have been suspected to have had direct involvement in the violence are now under Police custody. Although there is Police presence and calamity in the Campus, students are still barred from either leaving or entering the Campus.
Similarly, De Birhan has learnt that there was a fall out between students and the College’s Administration for the past two weeks over grading issues.
The College had introduced a new Grading System/scale, which requires students to score more than 95 out of 100 to get an “A”, however students protested the new scale and class representatives had to meet with the College Administration on the matter. Due to disagreement, some representatives had even walked out of the meeting.  After tense meeting and talks, the Administration finally agreed to reduce the required score to get an ‘A’ to 85 points out of 100.
The College was founded on March 20, 1950 by Emperor Haile Silassie I  who declared the foundation of the University College of Addis Ababa, including the faculties of Arts and Science. At the time there were only 33 students enrolled. At present, over  5000 undergraduate, 3000 extension, over 1000 MSc and 50 PhD students are enrolled in the College. The Faculty today comprises six departments: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Sciences,Mathematics and Statistics and four programs namely Biothechnology, Food Science, Computational Science, Matreials Science and Environmental Science.

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Civil society crackdown in Ethiopia


Despite a terrible human rights record, Ethiopia has joined the UN’s Human Rights Council.

Laetitia Bader reports
On 1 January 2013, Ethiopia took up its seat on the United Nations Human rights Council. The uncontested election – Africa put forward five countries for five seats – has raised some eyebrows, given the country’s own poor rights record. Elected member countries are obliged to ‘uphold the highest standards in the promotion and protection of human rights’. Yet, in Ethiopia, hundreds of political prisoners languish in jails where torture is common and a crackdown on the media and civil society is in full swing.
The blogger Eskinder Nega exemplifies the fate of those who dare to speak out. Eskinder was arbitrarily arrested and jailed following the controversial 2005 elections. After his release from prison two years later, he was placed under ongoing surveillance and banned from publishing. Then, in 2011, he was rearrested, convicted in an unfair trial under Ethiopia’s broad terrorism law, and sentenced to 18 years in prison.
Since the 2005 elections, the human rights situation in Ethiopia has progressively deteriorated: the government has shut down legitimate political avenues for peaceful protest; and opposition leaders, civil society activists and independent journalists have been jailed or forced to flee. Furthermore, state-driven development policies, including large-scale agricultural development and ‘villagization’ programmes, have seen communities forcibly relocated from their traditional lands, without adequate consultation or compensation, to villages that lack basic services.
The ruling party has passed a host of laws attacking the media and civil society, including the Charities and Societies Proclamation that has made independent human rights work in the country almost impossible. The state has frozen the assets of the last two remaining groups – the leading women’s rights organization, the Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association EWLA) – which has provided free legal aid to over 17,000 women – and the Human Rights Council (HRCO).
Ethiopia’s security forces have in recent years been implicated in crimes against humanity and war crimes in the Somali and Gambella regions. But Ethiopia has not only succeeded in stemming criticism at the national level but also internationally. And the worsening human rights situation has not dampened donors’ enthusiasm, even when their assistance has harmed democratic institutions or minority populations. Ethiopia’s friends and partners in the region should use its three-year term on the Council to put its rights abuses under the international spotlight. They should use debates to urge the Ethiopian government to release all political prisoners, lift unlawful restrictions on civil society and the media, and stop blocking visit requests by UN human rights experts.
Source: New Internationalist Magazine

á‹Ļá‹ģዉáˆŪ ህዝá‰Ĩ áŠ áˆ˜áŒ― áŠĨንደገና ሊá‹ŦገáˆĻáˆ― ነው “áŠĨውነá‰ĩና ፍá‰ĩህ በሌለበá‰ĩ ሀገር ኑር አá‰ĩበሉኝ!”


መግá‰Ēá‹Ŧ
á‹Ļá‹ģውáˆŪ ሕዝá‰Ĩ á‹ĻደáˆĻሰበá‰ĩን á‹ĻመልáŠŦም አáˆĩተá‹ģደር áŠĨáŒĶá‰ĩ፤ በአቅáˆŦá‰Ēá‹Ŧው ማህበáˆŦዊ አገልግሎá‰ķá‰―áŠ• ለማግኘá‰ĩ አለመá‰ŧል፤ በá‹ĻደáˆĻጃው á‹Ļሚገኙ አመáˆŦáˆŪá‰― ሕዝቡ ለሚá‹Ŧቀርበው á‹Ļመá‰Ĩá‰ĩ
A memorial service for Yenesew Gebre
 á‹Ļፍá‰ĩህና á‹Ļá‹īሞክáˆŦáˆē áŒĨá‹Ŧቄ ተገá‰Ē áˆáˆ‹áˆ― á‹Ŧለመáˆĩጠá‰ĩ፤  á‰ á‹Ļወቅቱ በሚፈáˆŦáˆĻቁ á‹ĻáˆĨልáŒĢን ተáˆĻኛ በሆኑá‰ĩ á‹Ļህወሐá‰ĩ/ ደáŠĒህá‹īን áŠŦá‹ĩáˆŽá‹Žá‰― á‹Ļግል ፍላጎá‰ĩና ውáˆģኔ á‰Ĩá‰ŧ á‹ĻወáˆĻá‹ģ ማዕáŠĻል áŠĨá‹Ļተወሰነ áŠĻመንደር ወደ መንደር በመዘዋወáˆĐ á‹Ļተነáˆģ ማሕበáˆŦዊ አገልግሎá‰ķá‰―áŠ• ለማግኘá‰ĩ አለመá‰ŧል አበáˆģጭá‰ķá‰ĩ ወደ áŠ áˆáŒ― ማምáˆŦቱን በመዘርዘር áŠĻዚህ በፊá‰ĩ በáˆĶáˆĩá‰ĩ áŠ­ááˆŽá‰― á‹Ŧዘጋጀሁá‰ĩን áŒ―áˆ‘á ማáˆĩነበá‰Ī ይá‰ģወáˆģል።

አሁንም በሕወሃá‰ĩ/ ደህá‹īን áŠŦá‹ĩáˆŽá‹Žá‰― ተንáŠģáˆ―áŠá‰ĩ á‹Ļተነáˆģ á‹Ļሕዝቡ ቁáŒĢ áŠĨንደገና áŠĨá‹ŦገáˆĻáˆļ መáŒĨቷል። áŠĨáˆĩáˆĐ ማንገላá‰ģቱ áŠĻáˆĨáˆŦ ማá‰ĢáˆĻáˆĐ ተጀምáˆŊል። á‹Ļሕዝቡ áŒĨá‹Ŧቄ á‹Ļሚá‰ģወቅና áŒáˆáŒ― ነው። áŠĻሚá‹ēá‹Ŧና áŠĻáŠŦá‹ĩáˆŽá‹Žá‰― á‹ĻሚነገáˆĻውን á‹Ļሀገሩቱን  á‹ĻáŠĒáŠŪኖሚ á‹Ļልማá‰ĩና áŠĨá‹ĩገá‰ĩ ፕáˆŪፓጋንá‹ģ á‰Ģáˆŧገር á‹ĩርáˆŧውን ማግኘá‰ĩ ቀርá‰ķ በአይኑ ለማá‹Ļá‰ĩ አለመá‰ŧል፤ ወáŒĢá‰ķá‰― á‹ĻáˆĨáˆŦ ዕá‹ĩል ለማግኘá‰ĩ á‹Ŧለመá‰ŧላá‰ļውና á‹ĻáˆĨáˆŦ አáŒĨ ወáŒĢá‰ķá‰― ቁáŒĨር áŠĻጊዜ ወደ ጊዜ áŠĨጅግ áŠĨá‹ĻናáˆĻ መምáŒĢá‰ĩ፤ አንá‹ĩ አርáˆķ አደር ወደ ወáˆĻá‹ģ ማዕáŠĻል ለመá‹ĩáˆĻáˆĩ áŠĻአንá‹ĩ ቀን በላይ ለሚፈጅ ጊዜ በáŠĨግáˆĐ መጓዝ á‹Ļግá‹ĩ áŠĨá‹Ļሆነበá‰ĩ áˆĩለመáŒĢና ይህም áˆĩላሰለá‰ļው፤ á‹Ŧላግá‰Ģá‰Ĩ áŠĨንá‹ēርቀው á‹ĻተደáˆĻገው á‹ĻወáˆĻá‹ģ ማዕáŠĻል በሚፈልገውና ወደ ሚቀርበው áˆĨፍáˆŦ áŠĨንá‹ēዛወርለá‰ĩ á‹ŦቀáˆĻበው ተደጋጋሚ አá‰Īቱá‰ģ ሰሚ ሊá‹Ŧገኝ አለመá‰ŧሉ፤ áŒĨá‹Ŧቄውን ለመንግáˆĨá‰ĩ በá‹ĻደáˆĻጃው  በተደጋጋሚ አቅርá‰Ķ መፍá‰ĩሄ አለማግኘቱ ሕዝቡን በáŒĢም አáˆģዝá‰ģል። በዚህም á‹Ļተነáˆģ á‹Ļá‹ģውáˆŪ ዋáŠŦን ሕዝá‰Ĩ áŒĨá‹Ŧቄ á‹Ŧነገበው ጀግናው ሰማዕá‰ĩ መምህር á‹Ļኔሰው ገá‰Ĩሎ በህዝቡ ላይ áŠĨá‹ĻደáˆĻሰ á‹Ŧለውን በደልና á‹ĻመልáŠŦም አáˆĩተá‹ģደር áŠĨáŒĶá‰ĩ በመቃወምና á‹ĩርጊቱን በማውገዝ áˆŦሱን በáŠĨáˆģá‰ĩ በማቃጠል መáˆĩዋዕá‰ĩነá‰ĩ መክፈሉ ይá‰ģወቃል። ይህም ሆኖ á‹Ļá‹ģውáˆŪ ሕዝá‰Ĩ በደል መፍá‰ĩሄ áŠĨáˆĩáŠŦሁን ሊá‹Ŧገግኝ አልá‰ŧለም።
á‹Ļተቃውሞው áŠĨንደገና መቀáˆĩቀáˆĩ ምክንá‹Ŧá‰ĩ
ህወሐá‰ĩ/ ደáŠĒህá‹īን በደቡá‰Ĩ ክልል በአንá‹ģንá‹ĩ á‹žáŠ–á‰― ውáˆĩáŒĨ በተደጋጋሚ á‹Ļሚነáˆģበá‰ĩን á‹Ļህዝá‰Ĩ ተቃውሞ መቀነáˆĩ áˆĩáˆˆáˆšá‰―áˆá‰ á‰ĩ ሁኔá‰ģ ተወá‹Ŧይá‰ķ ነበር። በዚህ ውይይá‰ĩ ላይ በዋናነá‰ĩ á‹Ļተነáˆģውና á‹Ļá‰ģመነበá‰ĩ ነáŒĨá‰Ĩ á‹ĻተáŒĻማሩ ወáˆĻá‹ģ áŒĨá‹Ŧቄና á‹ĻወáˆĻá‹ģ ማዕáŠĻል ጉá‹ģይ ሆኖ በውይይቱ ጎልá‰ķ ወáŒĢ። በመቀጠልም áŠĨንá‹īá‰ĩ አá‹ĩርገው á‹Ļህዝቡን ቁáŒĢ ማርገá‰Ĩ áŠĨንደሚá‰ŧልና ምንም ተáŒĻማሩ ወáˆĻá‹ģ áˆģይሰáŒĨ ሕዝቡን á‹Ļማáˆģመን áˆĨáˆŦ መáˆĨáˆŦá‰ĩ áŠĨንደሚገá‰Ģ á‰ģምኖበá‰ĩ ለአፈáŒŧáŒļም ለሚመለáŠĻተው á‹Ļፖለá‰ēáŠŦ áŠƒáˆ‹áŠá‹Žá‰― áŠĨንá‹ēá‹ŦáˆĩáˆáŒ―áˆ™á‰ĩ áˆĩልጠና ተሰáŒĨá‰ķ ወደ ሕዝቡ áŠĨንá‹ēወርዱ ተደርጓል።
በውይይቱ ላይ በአንክáˆŪ á‹Ļተነáˆģው á‹Ļቀá‹ĩሞው ሰሜን áŠĶሞ ዞን áˆĨር á‹ĻነበáˆĐá‰ĩ á‹žáŠ–á‰― መáŠŦáŠĻል á‹Ļጋሞጎፋና á‹Ļá‹ģውáˆŪ á‹žáŠ–á‰― ህዝá‰Ĩ ጉá‹ģይ ነበር። በዚህ መነáˆŧነá‰ĩ á‹Ļዞን አመáˆŦáˆŪá‰― ሕዝá‰Ģá‰ļውን á‹Ļማáˆģመን áˆĨáˆŦ áŠĨንá‹ēሰáˆĐ á‹Ļሚá‹Ŧáˆĩገá‹ĩá‹ĩ መመሊá‹Ŧ ለዞኑ á‹Ļፖለá‰ēáŠŦ አመáˆŦáˆ­á‰― ይወርá‹ģል። አመáˆŦáˆŪá‰ļ áŠĨንá‹ēá‹ŦáˆĩáˆáŒ―áˆ™ á‰ģዘዙ። በዚህ መነáˆŧነá‰ĩ ነው áŠĨንግá‹ēህ   በáŠĨáˆĩርና በáŠĨንግልቱ áˆģá‰Ēá‹Ŧ ዝም á‹Ŧለና ጊዜ á‹Ļሚጠá‰Ĩቅ፤ ግን ውáˆĩáŒĨ ውáˆĩጡን áŠĨá‹Ļፋመና áŠĨá‹Ļጋመ á‹ĻነበáˆĻን á‹Ļህዝá‰Ĩ á‰Ĩáˆķá‰ĩ áŠĨንደገና ቀሰቀሱá‰ĩ።
á‹Ļá‹ģውáˆŪ ህዝá‰Ĩ á‹ŦቀáˆĻበው á‹Ļፍá‰ĩና á‹Ļመá‰Ĩá‰ĩ áŒĨá‹Ŧቄ በመሆኑ áŠĻዛሮ ነገ ይመለáˆĩልኛል á‰Ĩሎ በሚጠበቅበá‰ĩ ወቅá‰ĩ  áˆ˜áŠ•áŒáˆĨá‰ĩና ገá‹Ēው ፓርá‰ē áŒĨá‹Ŧቄውን ለማá‹ĩበáˆĩበáˆĩና áŠĻሕዝቡ á‹Ļተáˆŧለ ለሕዝቡ አáˆģá‰Ē በመምሰል ወáˆĻá‹ģ ምን á‹Ŧá‹°áˆ­áŒáˆ‹á‰―áŠ‹áˆ? ልማá‰ĩ ነው á‹Ļሚá‹ŦáˆĩáˆáˆáŒ‹á‰―áˆ! áŠĻልማá‰ĩና áŠĻወáˆĻá‹ģ ምáˆĻጡ! ተáŒĻማሩ ወáˆĻá‹ģ áŠ á‹­áŒ á‰…áˆ›á‰―áˆáˆ! á‹ĻወáˆĻá‹ģ ርáŠĨሰ áŠĻተማ á‰Ēርቅá‰Ģá‰―áˆáˆ áˆŦቀá‰Ĩን አá‰ĩበሉ! ዝም በሉ! áŠĨንá‹ēá‹Ŧውም ፍá‰ĩህ ፍለጋ áˆĩንቅ ተáˆļáŠ­áˆ›á‰―áˆ በáŠĨግáˆŦá‰―áˆ áˆĻጅም ሰዓá‰ĩ á‰ áˆ˜áŒ“á‹›á‰―áˆá‹°áˆĩ ደáˆĩ áˆŠáˆ‹á‰―áˆ ይገá‰Ģል! á‹Ļሚል áˆĩሜá‰ĩ á‹Ŧዘላ አá‹ĩáˆŦቂ ፕáˆŪፓጋንá‹ģ ሕዝቡን ለማወናበá‹ĩ áŠĨá‹ĻተሞáŠĻáˆĻ ይገኛል። á‹ĻመንግáˆĨá‰ĩ ሠáˆŦተኛው á‹Ļህዝá‰Ĩ ልጅ áŠĨንá‹ģልሆነና á‹Ļሕዝá‰Ĩ በደልን á‹ĻማይáˆĻá‹ģ በማáˆĩመሰል áŠĻሕዝቡ ሓáˆģá‰Ĩ በተቃáˆŦኒው áŠĻአመáˆŦáˆŪá‰― ጎን áŠĨንá‹ēቆም ለማá‹ĩáˆĻግ በá‹ĻወáˆĻá‹ģው áŠŦá‹ĩሎ ተመá‹ĩá‰Ķ ተግá‰ķ áŠĨንá‹ēሰáˆŦ ይደáˆĻጋል።
áŠŦá‹ĩáˆŽá‹Žá‰― በሕዝቡ መáŠŦáŠĻል áŠĨጅግ á‹Ļሚገርምና ፍáŒđም ኃላፊነá‰ĩ á‹Ļጎደለው áˆĨáˆŦ ጀመáˆĐ። á‹ĻማáˆĻቃ ዋáŠŦ ወáˆĻá‹ģ ዋና áŠĻተማ ዋáŠŦ ይሁንልን á‹Ļሚልን á‹Ļህዝá‰Ĩ áŒĨá‹Ŧቄ ለማፈን á‹Ļማይá‰ŧል መሆኑ áŒáˆáŒ― ነው። በማሰር በማፈን በሐሰá‰ĩ በመክሰáˆĩና በመወንጀል በማáˆĩፈáˆŦáˆŦá‰ĩ áŒĨá‹Ŧቄውን áˆáˆ‹áˆ― áŠĨንá‹ģá‹Ŧገኝ ማá‹ĩáˆĻግ አምና á‰°á‰―áˆáˆ። ይህ ማለá‰ĩ ግን ሕዝቡ áŒĨá‹Ŧቄውን á‰ĩá‰ķá‰ģል ወይም መልáˆĩ አግኝቷል ማለá‰ĩ አይደለም። á‹ĻወáˆĻá‹ģው ማዕáŠĻል አá‹Ŧማክለንም á‹Ļሚለውን á‹Ļሕዝá‰Ĩ áŒĨá‹Ŧቄ ለማፈንና áˆáˆ‹áˆ― ላለመáˆĩጠá‰ĩ áˆēá‰Ģል ለዘመናá‰ĩ አá‰ĨáˆŪ á‹ĻኖáˆĻንና á‰Īተሰá‰Ĩ á‹Ļሆነውን á‹Ļማሩና አáŠŦá‰Ģá‰Ēውን ሕዝá‰Ĩ በመቀáˆĩቀáˆĩና በዋáŠŦ áŠĻተማ ሕዝá‰Ĩ ላይ ለማነáˆģáˆģá‰ĩ መቀáˆĩቀáˆĩ ቀጠሉ።
á‹ĻማáˆĻቃ ወáˆĻá‹ģ ሕዝá‰Ĩ áŠĻቆá‹ģ áˆĩፋቱና áŠĻሕዝá‰Ĩ ቁáŒĨር አንáŒŧር áŠĨንá‹ēሁም ጂáŠĶግáˆŦፊá‹Ŧዊ አቀማመጡ á‹Ļተነáˆģ ሁለá‰ĩ ወáˆĻá‹ģ ሊሆን ይገá‰Ģል á‹Ļሚል áŒĨá‹Ŧቄ ማንáˆģá‰ĩ ተገá‰Ēነá‰ĩ á‹Ŧለው ነው። በዚህ á‹Ļተነáˆģ ዋáŠŦና ማሩ ሁለá‰ĩ á‹Ļተለá‹Ŧá‹Đ ወáˆĻá‹ģá‹Žá‰― መሆን ይገá‰Ģá‰ļዋል á‹Ļሚል ሐáˆģá‰Ĩ ይዞ መነáˆģá‰ĩ ነው á‹ĻተáŒĻማሩ ወáˆĻá‹ģ áŒĨá‹Ŧቄ ማለá‰ĩ። ነገር ግን ቀá‹ĩሞ á‹ĻነበáˆĻን ወáˆĻá‹ģ á‹ĻወáˆĻá‹ģው ማዕáŠĻል ይርቀናል አá‹Ŧማክለንም á‹Ļሚልን áŒĨá‹Ŧቄ ለማፈን ሌላ ተገá‰Ē á‹Ŧልሆነ ቅáˆĩቀáˆģ ሕዝá‰Ĩ ውáˆĩáŒĨ መርáŒĻá‰ĩ ተጀመáˆĻ።
በምንም ዓይነá‰ĩ ሁኔá‰ģá‹ĻáŠĒá‰ĩá‹ŪáŒĩá‹Ŧ ዋና áŠĻተማ ኮንá‹Ŧ ጠáˆĻፍ á‹Ļሚገኝ ቀበሌ ሊሆን áŠ á‹­á‰―áˆáˆ። á‹Ļá‰ĩግáˆŦይ ክልል ዋና áŠĻተማ ደáˆī አልተደáˆĻገም። á‹ģውáˆŪ ውáˆĩáŒĨ á‰Ĩá‰ĩመለáŠĻቱ ግን ሁኔá‰ģው á‹Ļተለá‹Ļ ነው። á‹Ļሎማá‹ēáˆģ ወáˆĻá‹ģ  ዋና áŠĻተማ ገáˆģ áŒĻሎ ይá‰Ģላል። ይህ አá‹ēáˆĩ á‹ĻተቆáˆĻቆáˆĻ áŠĻተማ á‹Ŧለው በአጎáˆŦá‰Ģá‰đ á‹Ļጌና á‰Ķáˆģ ወáˆĻá‹ģ ውáˆĩáŒĨ ነው። á‹Ļሎማ á‹ēáˆģ ወáˆĻá‹ģ ሕዝá‰Ĩ á‹Ļጠá‹Ļቀው á‹ĻወáˆĻá‹ģá‰―áŠ• ዋና áŠĻተማ áŠĻአጎáˆŦá‰Ģá‰― ወáˆĻá‹ģ ወáŒĨá‰ķ á‰Ēá‹Ŧንáˆĩ áŠĨንደቀá‹ĩሞው ወደ ወáˆĻá‹ģá‰―áŠ• መሐል አáŠŦá‰Ģá‰Ē ተመልáˆķ በሚá‹Ŧማክለን áˆĨፍáˆŦ ይደáˆĻግልን ነው። ይህንን áŒĨá‹Ŧቄ አይá‰ķና ሰምá‰ķ መፍá‰ĩሔ á‹ĻሚሰáŒĨ አመáˆŦር á‹Ļለም።
በመንግáˆĨá‰ĩ ውáˆģኔ á‹ĻተáŒĢመáˆĐ ወáˆĻá‹ģá‹Žá‰― á‹ģግም በመንግáˆĨá‰ĩ ውáˆģኔ ተለá‹Ŧይተው ቀá‹ĩሞ ወደነበáˆĐበá‰ĩ áŠĨንá‹ēመለሹ áˆēደáˆĻግ á‹ĻወáˆĻá‹ģው ማዕáŠĻል ጉá‹ģይ ወደ ሕዝቡ ወርá‹ķ ውይይá‰ĩ ተደርጎበá‰ĩ ሊወሰን áˆēገá‰Ģ ይህ áˆģይሆን ቀርቷል። á‰ģá‹ēá‹Ŧ ይሄ áˆĩህተá‰ĩ á‹Ļማነው? á‹Ļሕዝቡ ነው ወይáˆĩ á‹ĻአመáˆŦáˆĐ ነው? áŠĻá‹ēáˆģ አáŠŦá‰Ģá‰Ē ለምáˆģሌ ቃáŠĒ ጌሮáˆŦና áŠĻዚá‹Ŧ ርቆ á‹Ļሚኖር አንá‹ĩ አርáˆķ አደር á‹ĻወáˆĻá‹ģውን አáˆĩተá‹ģደር ፍለጋ አንá‹ĩ ቀንና áŠĻዚá‹Ŧ በላይ መጓዝ አለበá‰ĩ á‹Ļሚል á‹ĻወáˆĻá‹ģና á‹Ļዞን አመáˆŦር áŠĨውነá‰ĩ ለህዝቡ á‹Ļቆመ ነው? አመáˆŦáˆĐ ለምንá‹ĩነው á‹ĻሚመáˆŦውን ሕዝá‰Ĩ  á‹Ļማይሰማው? áŠĨውነá‰ĩ አሁን á‹Ļá‹ēáˆģ አáŠŦá‰Ģá‰Ē ህዝá‰Ĩ ወደ ገáˆģáŒĻሎ áŠĨንá‹ēመላለáˆĩ ተገá‰Ē አይደለም á‹Ŧለ á‹ĻመንግáˆĨá‰ĩ ሠáˆŦተኛ ሊዋáŠĻá‰Ĩ ሊá‰ģሰርና áŠĻáˆĨáˆŦ ሊá‰ģገá‹ĩ ተገá‰Ē ነው?
á‹Ļá‹ģውáˆŪ ህዝá‰Ĩ á‹ĻወáˆĻá‹ģ ማዕáŠĻል ለአá‰Īቱá‰ģ áˆēሄá‹ĩ áŠĨንደ ዘመነ ምንሊክ áŠĻá‰Īቱ áˆĩንቅ ቋáŒĨáˆŪ በáŠĨግáˆĐ áŠĻአንá‹ĩ ቀን በላይ በመጓዝ ላይ ይገኛል። በሎማ ወáˆĻá‹ģ á‹ēáˆģ አáŠŦá‰Ģá‰Ē አገልግሎá‰ĩ ማለá‰ĩ ጋሞ ጎፋ ዞን አዋáˆģኝ አáŠŦá‰Ģá‰Ēá‹Ļሚገኝ ቀበሌ ማለá‰ĩ ነው። áŠĻዚá‹Ŧ ተነáˆĩá‰ķ አንá‹ĩ አርáˆķ አደር á‹ĻወáˆĻá‹ģው ማዕáŠĻል ወደተሰደደበá‰ĩ ሌላ ወáˆĻá‹ģ ማለá‰ĩም ጌና á‰Ķáˆģ ወáˆĻá‹ģ áŠĻአንá‹ĩ ቀን በላይ መጓዝ ግá‹ĩ ይለዋል። áŠĻዚá‹Ŧ በኋላ ተáŒĻማሩ á‹Ļመኩና ጉዞ አá‹ĩርጎ ነው ገáˆģ áŒĻሎ á‹Ļሚደርሰው። ይህ ነው áŠĨንግá‹ēህ áŠĨውነቱ። ልá‹Đነቱ áŒĨቂá‰ĩ á‹ĻáŠĨግር ጉዞ ሰዓá‰ģá‰ĩ ልá‹Đነá‰ĩ áŠŦልሆነ በáˆĩተቀር á‰―áŒáˆĐ በá‰ķáŒŦም ሆነ በማáˆĻቃ ወáˆĻá‹ģá‹Žá‰― ተመáˆģáˆģይ ነው።
á‹Ļሎማን ወáˆĻá‹ģ ምáˆģሌ አነáˆģሁ áŠĨንጂ á‹Ļá‰ķáŒŦ ወáˆĻá‹ģም á‰Ēሆን ተመáˆģáˆģይ ነው። ተርáŒŦ አጠገá‰Ĩ ዋáˆŦ አáŠŦá‰Ģá‰Ē á‹Ļሚኖርን አንá‹ĩ አርáˆķ አደር áŠĻጩ á‹ĩáˆĻáˆĩ ተጉዞ ፍá‰ĩህ áŠĨንá‹ēá‹Ŧገኝ ማáˆĩገደá‹ĩ ምን ይá‰Ģላል? áŠĻጩ áŠĒሰáˆŦ ወáˆĻá‹ģ አጠገá‰Ĩ ነው። ቀደም áˆēል áŠĒሰáˆŦና á‰ķáŒŦ ወáˆĻá‹ģá‹Žá‰― áŠĨንá‹ēáŒĢመáˆĐ በተደáˆĻገ ጊዜ ሁለቱን ወáˆĻá‹ģá‹Žá‰― áŠĨንá‹ēá‹Ŧማክል በሚል á‹ĻተመሰáˆĻተ áŠĻተማ ነው። ወáˆĻá‹ģá‹Žá‰― ወደነበáˆĐበá‰ĩ áŠĨንá‹ēመለሹ áˆēወሰን á‹ĻáŠĒሰáˆŦ ወáˆĻá‹ģ áŠĻተማ ወደ ቀá‹ĩሞው ማዕáŠĻል áˆēመለáˆĩ á‰ķáŒŦ ወáˆĻá‹ģ ግን ቀደም áˆēል ወደ ነበáˆĻበá‰ĩ áˆĨፍáˆŦ áˆģይመለáˆĩ áŠĨዚá‹Ŧው áŠĨንá‹ēቀáŒĨል ተደáˆĻገ።
ይህ á‹Ļሕዝá‰Ĩ áŒĨá‹Ŧቄ ሕá‰ĨáˆĻተሰቡን áŠĻመቾውም ጊዜ á‹Ļበለጠ á‹Ŧáˆĩተá‰ĢበáˆĻና áŠĨá‹ŦጠናáŠĻáˆĻው á‹ĻመáŒĢ áˆēሆን በገá‹Ēው ፓርá‰ē  áˆ‹á‹­ á‹Ŧለው áŒĨላá‰ŧ áŠĨá‹Ŧደገና áŠĨá‹ĻáŠĻáˆĻáˆĻ መáŒĨቷል። ለዚህ አáˆĩá‰°á‹‹áŒ―áŠĶ á‹ŦደáˆĻጉá‰ĩ áŠŦá‹ĩáˆŽá‹Žá‰― ናá‰ļው። ጀግናው á‹ĻነáŒŧነá‰ĩ á‰ģጋይና ሰማዕá‰ĩ á‹Ļሆነው መምህር á‹Ļኔሰው ገá‰Ĩሮም “ á‹ĻወáˆĻá‹ģና á‹Ļልማá‰ĩ áŒĨá‹Ŧቄ በማቅáˆĻቡ ወህኒ á‰Īá‰ĩ áˆēá‹ŦáˆĩáˆĐá‰ĩ áŒĪነኛ á‹ĻነበáˆĻ፤ áˆēፈቱá‰ĩ á‹Ŧልá‰ģመመና በáˆģምንቱ áˆŦሱን በá‰Ĩáˆķá‰ĩ በá‰Īንዚን አቃጠለ። በተቃጠለ በáˆĶáˆĩተኛው ቀን ሞተና áŠĻሞተ በኋላ ደግሞ ፖለá‰ēáŠĻኞá‰đ áŠĨንá‹ēሉá‰ĩ á‰ģዘውና ተገደው áŠĨá‰Ĩá‹ĩ ነበር አሉá‰ĩ።  á‹ĻáŠĻፈለው መáˆĩዋዕá‰ĩነá‰ĩ á‹Ļዚሁ á‰ĩግል አáŠŦል ነበር።  áˆŒáˆŽá‰―ም ለሚá‹ēá‹Ŧ á‹Ŧልበቁ በá‹ĻወáˆĻá‹ģው ፍá‰ĩህና መልáŠŦም አáˆĩተá‹ģደር áŠĨáŒĶá‰ĩ áˆˆá‰―áŒáˆŦá‰ļው መፍá‰ĩሄ á‹ĻሚሰáŒĨ አáŠŦል አáŒĨተው በተለá‹Ŧá‹Ļ መንገá‹ĩ áˆŦáˆģá‰ļውን á‹Ŧጠፉ áˆ°á‹Žá‰― ቁáŒĨáˆŦá‰ļው áŒĨቂá‰ĩ አይደለም። ጊዜና ወቅá‰ĩ áˆēፈቅá‹ĩ á‹Ļሚá‰ģወሱበá‰ĩ ሁኔá‰ģ ሊኖር á‹­á‰―áˆ‹áˆ።
áŠĨኛ አመáˆŦáˆŪá‰đ á‹Ļምንፈልገውን አáˆĩተጋቡልንም? á‹ĻወáˆĻá‹ģ áŒĨá‹Ŧቄ ለህዝቡ አይጠቅምም áŠĨá‹Ŧáˆ‹á‰―áˆ ሕዝቡን ቀáˆĩቅሱልን! á‹Ļህዝቡን áŒĨá‹Ŧቄ ለማፈን áŠĻገá‹Ēው ፓርá‰ē ጋር ሁሉም á‹ĻመንግáˆĨá‰ĩ ሠáˆŦተኛ መተá‰Ģበር ግá‹īá‰ģው ነው! ይህን áŠŦላደáˆĻግህ áŒĨገኛ ነህ!  á‰ áˆŒáˆ‹ አá‰Ģá‰Ģል ህዝቡን ለማፈን መá‰Ĩቱን ለመንፈግ ተነáˆĩተናልና á‹ĻመንግáˆĨá‰ĩ ሠáˆŦተኛውም áŠĻáŠĨኛ ይተá‰Ģበር á‹Ļሚል አáˆĩገá‹ģጅ ውáˆģኔ ወáˆĩነው ለመንግáˆĨá‰ĩ ሰáˆŦተኛው áŒĨሊ አደáˆĻጉ። ለዚህ á‹Ŧልተá‰ĢበáˆĻውን á‹ĻመንግáˆĨá‰ĩ ሠáˆŦተኛ áŠĻáˆĨáˆŦ በማገá‹ĩ በማá‰ĢáˆĻር በማሰር ወዘተ ለማáˆĩገደá‹ĩና አንገቱን ለማáˆĩቀርቀር á‰Ĩሎም ዝም ለማሰኘá‰ĩ ይá‰ŧላል በሚል áŠĨርምጃ መውሰá‹ĩ ጀመáˆĐ።ይህም á‹Ļሕዝቡን ቁáŒĢ áŠĨá‹Ļቀሰቀሰው ይá‰ģá‹Ŧል። áˆĻá‹ģá‰ĩ áˆģጅን áˆ―á‰ģዮ ወርቁም á‰ģህáˆģáˆĩ 17/ 2005 ዓ.ም በገáˆģ áŒĻሎ áŠĻተማ á‹ĻተደáˆĻገው á‹ĻመንግáˆĨá‰ĩ ሠáˆŦá‰°áŠžá‰― áˆĩá‰Ĩሰá‰Ģ ላይ አáŠŦሄዱን á‹Ŧወገዘው። ሕዝቡን ማፈን ተገá‰Ē አይደለም á‹Ŧለው።
á‹ĻáˆĻá‹ģá‰ĩ áˆģጅን áˆ―á‰ģዮ ወርቁ áŒĨá‹Ŧቄና ላቀáˆĻበው á‹īሞክáˆŦáˆēá‹Ŧዊ áŒĨá‹Ŧቄ á‹Ļተሰጠው áˆáˆ‹áˆ―áˆ á‹Ļዚሁ ውáˆģኔ አáŠŦል ነው። በደáˆĻሰበá‰ĩ áŒŦናና áŠĨáˆĩáˆŦá‰ĩ á‹Ļተነáˆģ ነው ነáŒŧነá‰ĩ በሌለበá‰ĩ ሁኔá‰ģ ለመኖር መá‰ļገáˆĐን á‹Ŧáˆĩá‰ģወቀው። ይህንን á‹Ļሚá‹Ŧደርጉ áŠŦá‹ĩáˆŽá‹Žá‰― ነገ áŠĻሕዝቡ ጋር á‹ĻሚኖáˆĐ ናá‰ļው ወይáˆĩ አይደሉም? áŠĨá‹ŦልáŠĐ áˆŦáˆīን áˆĩጠይቅ áˆáˆ‹áˆ― አáŒĢለሁ። መንግáˆĨá‰ĩም á‹Ļá‹ģውáˆŪ ሕዝá‰Ĩ á‰―áŒáˆ­áŠ• በመናቅ ጉá‹ģá‹Đ ለáˆĩልáŒĢኑ ምንም á‹Ļሚá‹Ŧሰጋው áˆĩላልሆነ ይመáˆĩላል áŠĨáˆĩáŠĻዛሮ áŠĨá‹Ŧáˆĩለቀሰው ይገኛል።
ይህንን á‹Ļá‹ģውáˆŪን ሕዝá‰Ĩ በደል ለማáˆĩቆም á‰ĩልቁ ጉልበá‰ĩ á‹Ŧለው በመንግáˆĨá‰ĩ áŠĨጅ መሆኑ áŒáˆáŒ― ነው። መንግáˆĨá‰ĩ ግን áˆĩለ ሕዝቡ መበደል አልተገነዘበም ወይም ንቆá‰ģል አሊá‹Ŧም áŠĻአá‰ķ ኃይለማርá‹Ŧም ደáˆģለኝና á‹ģውáˆŪ ውáˆĩáŒĨ áŠĻፈጠáˆŦá‰ļው áŠ áˆ―áŠĻáˆŪá‰đ á‹Ļሚቀርበውን á‹Ļሐሰá‰ĩ መáˆĻጃ በመቀበል ሕዝቡን áŠĨንደጠላቱ ፈርጆá‰ģል á‰Ĩዮ áŠĨገምá‰ģለሁ። በመሆኑም á‹Ŧለውን ነá‰ĢáˆŦዊ ሁኔá‰ģ ለመለወáŒĨና á‹Ļሕዝቡን áŒĨá‹Ŧቄ ለመመለáˆĩ á‹ĻሚመለáŠĻá‰ģá‰―áˆ á‹Ļሕá‰ĨáˆĻተሰቡ አáŠŦላá‰ĩ á‹Ļá‹Ļá‹ĩርáˆŧá‰ļውን መወáŒĢá‰ĩ áŠĨንደ አለá‰Ģá‰ļው በማመን መልዕክá‰īን አáˆĩተላልፋለሁ።
መልዕክá‰ĩ ለሕወሀá‰ĩ አመáˆŦáˆŪá‰―
á‹Ļá‹ģውáˆŪ ሕዝá‰Ĩ በደል áŠĨጅግ ተá‰Ģá‰Ĩሷል። ለመንግáˆĨá‰ĩ á‹ŦቀáˆĻበው áŒĨá‹Ŧቄ ተገá‰Ēውን áˆáˆ‹áˆ― á‹Ŧገኛል á‰Ĩሎ ተáˆĩፋ á‹Ŧደርግ ነበር። á‹Ļሕዝቡ áŒĨá‹Ŧቄ በአጭáˆĐ፤ á‹ĻወáˆĻá‹ģ ማዕáŠĻል á‰Ķá‰ģ áŠĨንá‹ēሆን á‹ĻተመáˆĻጠው áˆĨፍáˆŦ á‹ĻወáˆĻá‹ģውን ሕዝá‰Ĩ አá‹Ŧማክልም፤ á‹ĻወáˆĻá‹ģ ዋና áŠĻተማ ዝውውር á‹Ļተወሰነውና á‹ĻተáŠĻናወነው በአንá‹ĩና ሁለá‰ĩ áŠŦá‹ĩáˆŽá‹Žá‰― á‹Ļግል ፍላጎá‰ĩና መነáˆŧነá‰ĩ ነው፤ áˆĩለዚህ በሕዝቡ ፍላጎá‰ĩና ሕዝቡን በሚá‹Ŧማክል áˆĨፍáˆŦ ይደáˆĻግልኝ ነው። ቅን መሊ á‰Ēኖርና á‹Ļመወሰን ኃላፊነá‰ĩ áŠĻተመáŒĢáŒĢኝ áˆĨልáŒĢን ጋር á‹Ļተሰጠው ዜጋ ይህን áŒĨá‹Ŧቄ ለመመለáˆĩ áŠĨንደማይá‰ļገር áŒáˆáŒ― ነው። ይህ á‰Ģለመሆኑ ሕዝቡ ተበደለ።

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

á‹ĻማፍáˆĻáˆĩ አá‰Ģዜ


በአለፉá‰ĩ ሃá‹Ŧ አንá‹ĩ ዓመá‰ģá‰ĩ፣ በተለይም áŠĻ1997 ዓ.ም. ወá‹ēህ፣ á‹Ļወá‹Ŧኔ/áŠĒሕአá‹īግ አገዛዝ ልá‹Đ መá‰ģወቂá‹Ŧው á‹ŦደáˆĻገው áŠĨá‹ŦፈáˆĻሹ መገንá‰Ģá‰ĩን ነው፤ ማፍáˆĻáˆĩ ቀላል áˆĨáˆŦ ነው፤ ጭንቅላá‰ĩም፣ ማሰá‰Ĩም አይጠይቅም፤ ልá‰Ĩም፣ áˆĩሜá‰ĩም አይጠይቅም፤ á‹Ļሚጠይቀው á‹Ļዝሆን አáŠŦልና ጉልበá‰ĩ á‰Ĩá‰ŧ ነው፤ አንá‹ĩ á‰Īተሰá‰Ĩ áˆĩንá‰ĩ ዓመá‰ĩ በዚá‹Ŧ á‰Īá‰ĩ ውáˆĩáŒĨ ኖáˆĻ? ጎáˆĻá‰Īá‰ķá‰― ምን ዓይነá‰ĩ á‰ĩáˆĩáˆĩር አላá‰ļው? በማኅበር፣ በáŠĨá‹ĩር፣ በዝምá‹ĩና በá‰Īተ ክርáˆĩá‰ēá‹Ŧን ወይም በá‰Īተ መáˆĩጊá‹ĩ፣ በመቃá‰Ĩር፣ በáˆĨáˆŦ፣ በአጠቃላይ á‹ĻáŠĨá‹Ŧንá‹ģንዱ ሰው ኑáˆŪ áŠĻልደá‰ĩ ጀምáˆŪ á‹Ļተፈተለበá‰ĩና á‹ĻተደáˆŦበá‰ĩ ውáˆĩá‰Ĩáˆĩá‰Ĩ á‹Ļኅá‰ĨáˆĻተሰá‰Ĩ አáŠŦል መኖሩá‹Ŧ ነው፤ ይህንን አáŠŦል ለማፍáˆĻáˆĩ á‰ĩáŠ•áˆ― ጭንቅላá‰ĩና ግዙፍ ጡንá‰ŧ á‹Ŧለው አይá‰ļግáˆĻውም፡፡
መኖሩá‹Ŧ á‰Īá‰ķá‰―áŠ• ማፍáˆĻáˆĩ፣ መቃá‰ĨáˆŪá‰―áŠ• ማፍáˆĻáˆĩ፣ á‹Ļንግá‹ĩ á‹ĩርጅá‰ķá‰―áŠ• ማፍáˆĻáˆĩ፣ á‰ĩምህርá‰ĩ á‰Īá‰ķá‰―áŠ• ማፍáˆĻáˆĩ፣ … ማፍáˆĻáˆĩ… ማፍáˆĻáˆĩ… ማፍáˆĻáˆĩ! áˆģá‹Ŧለቅሱ áŠĨá‹Ŧáˆĩለቀሱ ማፍáˆĻáˆĩ፤ መሮቱን ማáˆŦቆá‰ĩ፣ ሰዎá‰đን ማáˆŦቆá‰ĩ፤ áŠĨá‹ŦፈáˆĻሹ ማáˆŦቆá‰ĩ፤ áŠĨá‹ŦáˆŦቆቱ ማáˆĩለቀáˆĩ፤ áŠĨá‹Ŧáˆĩለቀሱ ማፈናቀል፤ áŠĨá‹Ŧፈናቀሉ መáŒĢል፤ á‹Ļሚፈርሰው á‰Īá‰ĩ á‰Ĩá‰ŧ አይደለም፤ á‹ĻሚáˆŦቆተው መሎá‰ĩ á‰Ĩá‰ŧ አይደለም፤ á‹Ļሚፈርሰው ሰው ነው፤ á‹Ļሚፈርሰው áŠĻልደá‰ĩ ጀምáˆŪ á‹ĻነበáˆĻ ጉርá‰Ĩá‰ĩና ነው፤ á‹Ļሚፈርሰው ለዘመናá‰ĩ á‹Ļተገነá‰Ģ ዝምá‹ĩና ነው፤ á‹Ļሚፈርሰው á‹ĻኑáˆŪ á‹Ļመደጋገፍ ተáˆĩፋ ነው፤ á‹Ļሚፈርሰው á‹Ļ‹‹á‰€á‰Ģሊ አá‰ģáˆģáŒĢኝ!›› áŒļሎá‰ĩ ነው፤ á‹Ļሚፈርሰው á‹ĻአáŒĨá‰Ēá‹Ŧና á‹ĻáŠĨá‹ĩር á‹Ļቀá‰Ĩር ዋáˆĩá‰ĩና ነው፤ á‹ĻሚበáŒĢጠሰው ለá‰Ĩዙ ዘመናá‰ĩ á‹Ļቆá‹Ļ፣ በደáˆĩá‰ģና በሐዘን፣ በáˆģቅና በለቅáˆķ ማኅበáˆĻሰቡን á‹ŦáˆĩተáˆģሰáˆĻው ገመá‹ĩ ነው፤ ይህ ለዘለዓለም ጠፍá‰ķ á‹Ļሚቀር፣ ማንም በምንም á‹ĻማይተáŠŦው ማኅበáˆĻሰá‰Ģዊ ክáˆĩáˆĻá‰ĩ ነው፤ á‹Ļá‰ĩውልá‹ĩ መቋáˆĻáŒĨ ነው፤ á‹Ļá‰ģሩክ መቋáˆĻáŒĨ ነው፤ á‹Ļáˆ›á‹­áˆ―áˆ­ á‹Ļዜግነá‰ĩ ቁáˆĩል ነው፤ áŠĻዜግነá‰ĩ á‹Ļአገር á‰Ģለá‰Īá‰ĩነá‰ĩ ወደá‰Ģይተዋርነá‰ĩ፣ áŠĻሰውነá‰ĩ ወደáŠĒምንá‰ĩነá‰ĩ፣ ወደገለá‰Ģነá‰ĩ መውáˆĻá‹ĩ ነው፤ መዋáˆĻá‹ĩ ነው፤ á‹Ļተወለዱበá‰ĩና á‹Ŧደጉበá‰ĩ á‰ áŒ‰áˆá‰ á‰°áŠžá‰― áˆēፈርáˆĩ አቅመ-á‰Ēáˆĩ ሆኖ መፈናቀል፣ አገሮ ነው á‰Ģሉá‰ĩ á‰Ķá‰ģ á‰Ģይተዋር ሆኖ መሰደá‹ĩ ነው፤ በሌላ አገር ተሰá‹ĩá‹ķ ሁለተኛ ዜጋ መሆንን á‹Ļሚመርጡ ሞልተዋል፤ á‹Ŧውም áŠĻተገኘ!ይህ ሁሉ ሀáˆģá‰Ĩ-á‹Ļáˆˆáˆ― ማፍáˆĻáˆĩ á‹ĻሚáŠŦሄደው á‰ á‹°áˆ€á‹Žá‰― á‹ĻáŠĒá‰ĩá‹ŪáŒĩá‹Ŧ á‹œáŒŽá‰― ላይ ነው፤ ይህ ሁሉ ሀáˆģá‰Ĩ-á‹Ļáˆˆáˆ― ማፍáˆĻáˆĩ á‹ĻሚáŠŦሄደው በሕገ መንግáˆĨቱ á‰ áŒáˆáŒ― á‹ĻተዘáˆĻዘáˆĐ መá‰Ĩá‰ķá‰― በአሏá‰ļው áˆ°á‹Žá‰― ላይ ነው፤ በá‰Ĩዙ á‹Ļዓለም-አቀፍ áˆ•áŒŽá‰―áŠ“ áˆĩምምነá‰ķá‰― á‹Ļá‰ģወቁ መá‰Ĩá‰ķá‰― በአሏá‰ļው áˆ°á‹Žá‰― ላይ ነው፡፡
á‹ĻማፍáˆĻሱን አá‰Ģዜ ክፋቱን ገልáŒĶ á‹Ļሚá‹Ŧáˆģá‹Ļው አንደኛ አá‰Ĩዛኛውን ጊዜ በክáˆĻምá‰ĩ መሆኑ ነው፤ ሁለተኛ á‰Īá‰ģá‰ļው ለሚፈርáˆĩá‰Ģá‰ļው áˆ°á‹Žá‰― ጊዜá‹Ŧዊ መጠለá‹Ŧ áŠĨንáŠģን áˆģይመá‰ŧá‰―áˆ‹á‰ļው áˆīá‰ķá‰―áŠ“ ወንá‹ķá‰―፣ ሕáŒŧናá‰ĩና áˆáŒ†á‰―፣ አáˆŪጊá‰ķá‰―áŠ“ áˆ―áˆ›áŒáˆŒá‹Žá‰―፣ áˆ•áˆ˜áˆá‰°áŠžá‰―áŠ“ ደáŠŦáˆžá‰― ሜá‹ģ ላይ መውደቃá‰ļው ነው፤ በáŠĒáŒĢልá‹Ŧ ወáˆĻáˆŦ ጊዜ á‹Ŧá‹Ļሁá‰ĩን áŠĨá‹ĻመáˆĻáˆĻኝ ልናገር፤ áŠĒáŒĢልá‹Ŧኖá‰đ ደህና ደህና á‰Īá‰ķá‰―áŠ• ለáˆđማምንá‰ĩ ይፈልጉ ነበር፤ ነገር ግን መጀመሩá‹Ŧ ለá‰Ģለá‰Īá‰ķá‰đ በመርáŠŦá‰ķ áŠĒንá‹ēጂኖ (á‹ĻአገáˆĐ ሰው ገበá‹Ŧ) á‹Ļጭቃ á‰Īá‰ķá‰― ሠርተው á‹Ŧáˆĩገቧá‰ļው ነበር፤ á‰Ģለá‰Īá‰ķá‰đን áŠĻá‰Īá‰ģá‰ļው á‹Ļሚá‹Ŧáˆĩወጡá‰ĩ ወደአá‹ēáˆķá‰đ á‰Īá‰ķá‰ŧá‰ļው áŠŦáˆĩገቡ በኋላ ነበር፤ á‹ĻáŠĒá‰ĩá‹ŪáŒĩá‹Ŧ መንግáˆĨá‰ĩ ነኝ á‹Ļሚል áŠĻወáˆŦሊ á‹Ļፋሹáˆĩá‰ĩ ቄáˆģáˆŦዊ አገዛዝ áŠĨንá‹īá‰ĩ á‹Ļá‰Ģሰ መáˆĩሎ ይገኛል?
ለመሆኑ áŠĨነዚህ á‰Īá‰ķá‰ŧá‰ļው á‹Ļሚፈርሱá‰Ģá‰ļው áˆ°á‹Žá‰― áŠĒሕአá‹īግን áŠĻመáˆĻጡá‰ĩ 99.7 áŠĻመá‰ķ ውáˆĩáŒĨ á‹Ŧሉ ናá‰ļው ወይáˆĩ áŠĻዚá‹Ŧ ውጭ á‹Ŧሉá‰ĩና á‹ŦልመáˆĻጡá‰ĩ áŠĨá‹Ļተፈለጉ ነው?
á‰Īá‰ĩ አፍáˆŦáˆūá‰đ ጊዜ á‹Ļፈቀደላá‰ļው ዘመናá‹Ūá‰― ናá‰ļው፤ በáŠĨነሱ ጭንቅላá‰ĩ ጊዜ áŒļáŒĨ á‰Ĩሎ á‹Ļቆመና በáŠĨነሱ ጡንá‰ŧ á‰Ĩá‰ŧ á‹Ļሚነጋና á‹Ļáˆšáˆ˜áˆ― ነው፤ á‰ĩዕá‰Ēá‰ĩ á‹Ļሚá‰Ģለው ይህ ነው፡፡
á‰Īá‰ķá‰ŧá‰ļው፣ á‹Ļዘመá‹ķá‰ŧá‰ļው መቃá‰ĨáˆŪá‰―፣ á‹Ļንግá‹ĩ á‹ĩርጅá‰ķá‰ŧá‰ļው á‹ĻፈáˆĻሹá‰Ģá‰ļው áˆ°á‹Žá‰― ተáˆŦ á‹ĻáŠĒá‰ĩá‹ŪáŒĩá‹Ŧ á‹œáŒŽá‰― ናá‰ļው፤ ለáŠĨነሱ ዓለም ተደርምáˆķ ለáŠĨነሱም ጊዜ áŒļáŒĨ á‰Ĩሎ ቆሞአል፤ á‰ĩናንá‰ĩ á‹Ŧለፉበá‰ĩ ሁሉ በáŒĻለማ ተውáŒĶአል፤ á‰ĩውáˆĩá‰ģም አልተወላá‰ļውም፤ ነገ በáŒĨላá‰ŧና በመáˆĻáˆĻ ቂም ተጋርá‹ķ ንጋá‰ĩን አá‹Ŧáˆĩመኝም፤ á‰ĒáŒŪሁ á‹ĩምáŒŧá‰ļው á‹Ļማይሰማ፣ አá‰Īá‰ĩ á‰Ĩለው á‹ĻሚáŒŪሁበá‰ĩ መá‹ĩáˆĻክ á‹Ļሌላá‰ļው፣ á‹ĻáŠĨገሌ á‹Ŧለህ! ወይም በáŠĨገሌ አምላክ! á‹Ļሚሉá‰ĩ á‹Ļሌላá‰ļው፣ ቀኑ á‹ĻáŒĻለመá‰Ģá‰ļው áˆ°á‹Žá‰― ናá‰ļው፤ አምላáŠŦá‰ļው á‰Ĩá‰ŧ á‹Ŧá‹Ŧá‰ļዋል፤ áŠĨንá‰Ģá‰ļውንም ይሰፍáˆŦል፤ ቀኑ áˆēደርáˆĩም á‹ŦáˆĩáŠĻፍላል፤ á‹Ļá‰Ĩርዱን ግርፋá‰ĩ፣ á‹ĻáŒļሐá‹Đን áŒĨá‰Ĩáˆģá‰ĩ፣ áˆĻሀቡንና áŒĨማቱን ጉልበተኞá‰đ፣ á‰ĩዕá‰Ēተኞá‰đ á‰Ģá‹Ŧá‹Đም áŠĨግዚአá‰Ĩሔር á‹Ŧá‹Ŧል፤ አይá‰ķም ይመዘግá‰Ģል፤ መዝግá‰Ķም ዋጋ á‹ŦáˆĩáŠĻፍላል፤ á‰ģሩክም መዝግá‰Ķ ለነገው á‰ĩውልá‹ĩ á‹Ŧáˆĩተላልፋል፤ á‹ŦፈáˆĻሹ á‹Ļሚፈርሱበá‰ĩን፣ á‹ŦáˆŦቆቱ á‹ĻሚáˆŦቆቱበá‰ĩን፣ á‹ŦዋáˆĻዱ á‹ĻሚዋáˆĻዱበá‰ĩን ቀን áŠĨግዚአá‰Ĩሔር á‹ŦመáŒĢዋል፤ á‹Ŧኔ ሁሉም áŠĨáŠĐል á‹ĻአገáˆĐ á‰Ģለá‰Īá‰ĩ ይሆናል፤ አፍáˆŦáˆ― ጉልበተኛ በሕግ ይá‰ģሰáˆŦል፤ ደáŠŦማውም ደሀ በነáŒŧነá‰ĩ ጉልበá‰ĩን á‹Ŧገኛል፡፡
በቅርቡ ደግሞ ሌላ ዓይነá‰ĩ á‹ĻማፍáˆĻáˆĩ ተግá‰Ģር መጀመáˆĐ ይሰማል፤ ዙሩá‹Ŧውን áŠĨá‹ĻተቆፈáˆĻ áˆĩለሆነ á‹Ļአቡነ áŒīáŒĨáˆŪáˆĩ ሐውልá‰ĩ á‰Ēፈርáˆĩáˆĩ? á‹Ļአጾ ምኒልክ ሐውልá‰ĩ á‰Ēፈርáˆĩáˆĩ? ቅዱáˆĩ ጊá‹Ūርጊáˆĩ á‰Ēፈርáˆĩáˆĩ? ማን ይመክá‰ĩላá‰ļዋል? áŠĨንደ áŠĨንግሊዝ፣ áŠĨንደ á‰Īልጂክና áŠĨንደáˆĐáˆĩá‹Ŧ áŠĪምá‰Ģáˆēá‹Žá‰― á‹Ŧለ á‹Ļሚመክá‰ĩ ኃይል በአáŠŦá‰Ģá‰Ēው á‹Ļለም፤ በአንá‹ģንá‹ĩ አገáˆŪá‰― ለምáˆģሌ በáŠĨንግሊዝ አገር áŠĨንáŠģን á‰ĨሔáˆŦዊ á‰ģሩክንና áˆĩሜá‰ĩን á‹Ŧዘለ ሐውልá‰ĩና áŒĨáˆĐ á‹ĻáŠĨርáˆŧ መሎá‰ĩም ለመንገá‹ĩ áŠĨንá‹ēውል ሕዝቡ አይፈቅá‹ĩም፤ á‹Ļሕዝá‰Ĩ á‹ĩáˆáŒ― ዋጋ á‰Ģለው አገር፡፡
ደሞáˆĩ áŠĨንáŠģን ሐውልá‰ĩና áŠ áˆ­á‰ áŠžá‰―áŠ•፣ ለአገáˆŦá‰ļው ለወገናá‰ļው፣ ሕይወá‰ģá‰ļውን ለአደጋ አጋልጠው á‹Ļቆሰሉá‰ĩንና á‹Ļደሙá‰ĩን፣ áˆĩቃá‹Ŧá‰ļውን á‹Ŧá‹Đá‰ĩን ገá‹ĩለናá‰ļው á‹Ļለም áŠĨንá‹ī? ሰቅለናá‰ļው á‹Ļለም áŠĨንá‹ī? በáŒĨይá‰ĩ ደá‰Ĩá‹ĩበናá‰ļው á‹Ļለም áŠĨንá‹ī? á‰Ģንá‹ģዎá‰đ አርበኞá‰đን áŠĨá‹Ļገደሉ áŒĻርሰው á‹Ļá‰Ģንá‹ģዎá‰đ áˆáŒ†á‰― á‹Ļሚገá‹ĩሉá‰ĩ አርበኛ áˆēá‹Ŧጡ ሐውልá‰ĩ á‰Ēá‹Ŧፈርሱ፣ ወይም á‹Ļአሉላን ሐውልá‰ĩ ለሌላ፣ á‹Ļሙሉጌá‰ģ ቡሊን መá‰ģሰá‰Ēá‹Ŧ ለሌላ á‰Ēá‹Ŧደላá‹ĩሉ አá‹ēሹ ነገር ምንá‹ĩን ነው? መáŠŦá‰Ĩ áˆēá‹Ŧቅá‰ĩ ማፍáˆĻáˆĩ áˆĨáˆŦ ይሆናል፤ ወይም á‹ĻማፍáˆĻáˆĩ አá‰Ģዜ áŠĻá‹Ŧዘ áŠŦላፈáˆĻሹ መáŠŦá‰Ĩ á‹Ļማይá‰ŧል ይሆናል፡፡
áŠĨግዚአá‰Ĩሔርም á‹Ŧፈርáˆģል፤ ‹‹á‹áŠ“á‰Ĩም ወáˆĻደ፤ ጎርፍም መáŒĢ፤ ነፋáˆĩም ነፈሰ፤ á‹Ŧንም á‰Īá‰ĩ መá‰ģው፤ ወደቀም፤ አወá‹ģደቁም á‰ģላቅ ሆነ፡፡›› ማá‰ī. 7/27

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á‹Ļጎንደር á‹Đኒá‰Ļርáˆĩá‰ē á‹Ļá‰°áˆ›áˆŠá‹Žá‰― á‹ēን á‹Ļሆኑá‰ĩ አá‰ķ ናá‰ĩናáŠĪል ህá‹ģር 27 ቀን 2005 ዓም á‹Ļሚá‹ŦáˆĩተምáˆŊá‰ĩን ተማሩ áˆĩልክ በመደወል áŠĻáˆáˆ―á‰ą 1፡30 ገá‹ģማ á‰ĒáˆŊá‰ļው á‹ĩáˆĻáˆĩ áŠŦáˆĩጠáˆĐ በኋላ á‹Ļአáˆĩገá‹ĩá‹ķ መá‹ĩፈር ወንጀል áŠĨንደፈáŒļሙá‰Ģá‰ĩ መዘገá‰Ģá‰―áŠ• á‹Ļሚá‰ģወáˆĩ áˆēሆን፣ á‰°áˆ›áˆŠá‹Žá‰― áŠĨንደገለáŒđá‰ĩ ደግሞ á‹ĻáŒļáŒĨá‰ģ አáŠŦላá‰ĩ áŠĨንá‹ēሁም á‹Ļá‹Đኒá‰Ļርáˆĩá‰ēው á‰ĢለáˆĩልáŒĢናá‰ĩ ለፖሊáˆĩ ሊተá‰Ģá‰ĢáˆĐ á‰Ģለመá‰ŧላá‰ļው á‹Ļተማሩዋ ህይወá‰ĩ አደጋ ውáˆĩáŒĨ ወá‹ĩቋል።
á‹ĻተደፈáˆĻá‰―á‹ ተማሩ በግሏ áŒĨáˆĻá‰ĩ ወደ á‹Đኒá‰Ļርáˆĩá‰ēው ሆáˆĩፒá‰ģል በመሄá‹ĩ አáˆĩፈላጊውን á‹Ļህክምና ምርመáˆŦ á‹ŦደáˆĻáŒˆá‰― áˆēሆን á‹ĻምርመáˆŦው ውáŒĪá‰ĩም ተማሩዋ á‹Ļአáˆĩገá‹ĩá‹ķ መደፈር ሰላá‰Ģ መሆኗን á‹Ļሚá‹ŦáˆĻጋግáŒĨ ነው።
ተማሩዋን አáˆĩገá‹ĩá‹ķ á‹ĻደፈáˆĻው ግለሰá‰Ĩ á‹Ŧለውን á‹Ļኃላፊነá‰ĩ á‰Ķá‰ģ áŠĨንá‹ēሁም á‹Ļá‹Đኒá‰Ļርáˆĩá‰ēው áŠĻፍተኛ አመáˆŦር á‹Ļሆኑ ወá‹ģጆá‰đን በመጠቀም á‹ĻምርመáˆŦ ውáŒĪቱን ማáˆĩáˆĻጃ áŠĻá‹Đኒá‰Ļርáˆĩá‰ē ሆáˆĩፒá‰ģሉ ደá‰Ĩዛውን ለማáŒĨፋá‰ĩ á‰Ēሞክርም ተጠቂዋ á‹Ļህክምና ምርመáˆŦ ውáŒĪቷን አáˆĩቀá‹ĩማ በመውሰዷ áˆģይáˆģáŠŦለá‰ĩ መቅáˆĻቱን መዘገá‰Ģá‰―áŠ• ይá‰ģወáˆģል። ይህም ሆኖ ግን á‹Ļá‹Đኒá‰Ļርáˆĩá‰ēው á‰ĢለáˆĩልáŒĢናá‰ĩ ጉá‹ģá‹Đን á‰ áˆ―áˆáŒáˆáŠ“ ለመáŒĻáˆĻáˆĩ áŠĨá‹ĻሞáŠĻáˆĐ መሆኑ á‰ģውቋል። በá‹Đኒá‰Ļርáˆĩá‰ēው አቋም á‹ĻተበáˆģáŒĐá‰ĩ áˆŒáˆŽá‰― áˆīá‰ĩ á‰°áˆ›áˆŠá‹Žá‰― ሰላማዊ ሰልፍ áŠĨንወáŒĢለን በማለá‰ĩ áŠĨá‹ŦንገáˆŦገáˆĐ ነው።
አንንá‹ĩ áˆĩሙ áŠĨንá‹ģá‹­áŒˆáˆˆáŒ― á‹Ļፈለገ ጉá‹ģá‹Đን በቅርá‰Ĩ á‹ĻሚáŠĻá‰ģተል ተማሩ áŠĨንደገለáŒļው á‹ĻተደፈáˆĻá‰―á‹ ተማሩ á‹ĻáŠĨáˆĩልምና áŠĨምነá‰ĩ ተáŠĻá‰ģይ በመሆኑዋ ጉá‹ģá‹Đ ሀይማኖá‰ģዊ áŒˆáŒ―á‰ģ áŠĨንá‹ģይሰጠው በመፍáˆŦá‰ĩ ለመáˆļፋፋን áŠĨá‹ĻተሞáŠŪáˆĻ ነው። áŠĒáˆģá‰ĩ በተማሩው á‹ĻቀáˆĻበውን አáˆĩተá‹Ŧá‹Ļá‰ĩ ለማáŒĢáˆŦá‰ĩ ሙáŠĻáˆŦ áŠĨá‹ŦደáˆĻገ ነው።
á‹ĻተደፈáˆĻá‰―á‹ ተማሩ á‹Ļህክምና ውáŒĪቱን ማáˆĩáˆĻጃ በመá‹Ŧዝ á‰ģህáˆģáˆĩ 12 ቀን 2005 ዓም ለጎንደር áŠĻተማ አáˆĩተá‹ģደር 6ኛ ፖሊáˆĩ áŒĢá‰Ēá‹Ŧ á‹ŦመለáŠĻá‰°á‰― á‰Ēሆንም ፖሊáˆĩ መáˆĻጃውን ተቀá‰Ĩሎ ምንም አይነá‰ĩ áŠĨርምጃ áˆģይወáˆĩá‹ĩ á‹Ļቆá‹Ļ áˆēሆን á‹Ļተጠቂዋ ተማሩ á‰Īተሰá‰Ķá‰―áŠ“ አንá‹ģንá‹ĩ መምህáˆŦን á‰ĢደáˆĻጉá‰ĩ áŠĻፍተኛ áŒĨáˆĻá‰ĩ áŠĨና áŒŦና á‰ģህáˆģáˆĩ 20 ቀን 2005 ዓ,ም áŠĻቀኑ 9፡00 ገá‹ģማ ተጠርáŒĢሩው አá‰ķ ናá‰ĩናáŠĪል በፖሊáˆĩ ተይዘው áŠĨንá‹ēá‰ģሰáˆĐ መደáˆĻጉ ይá‰ģወáˆģል።
á‹Ļልጆá‰ŋን ሁኔá‰ģ በቅርበá‰ĩ á‹ĻሚáŠĻá‰ģተሉ ግለሰá‰Ķá‰―áˆ ደፍáˆŊል á‹Ļተá‰Ģለው ግለሰá‰Ĩ á‹Ŧለውን ፖለá‰ēáŠŦዊ ተáˆģá‰ĩፎ áŠĨና መንግáˆĩá‰ģዊ áˆĩልáŒĢን ተጠቅሞ ወንጀሉን በቀላሉ áŠĨንá‹ēጠፋ ሊá‹Ŧáˆĩደርግ á‹­á‰―áˆ‹áˆ á‹Ļሚለው áˆĩጋá‰ĩ áŠĨውን áŠĨá‹Ļሆነ መምáŒĢቱን áˆĩሙ áŠĨንá‹ģá‹­áŒˆáˆˆáŒ― á‹Ļፈለገ ተማሩ ተናግáˆŊል።
አáˆĩገá‹ĩá‹ķ ደፍáˆŊል á‹Ļተá‰Ģለው   አá‰ķ ናá‰ĩናáŠĪል ልጅና ሚáˆĩá‰ĩ á‹Ŧለው áˆēሆን ወደ ጎንደር á‹Đኒá‰Ļርáˆĩá‰ē áŠĻመግá‰Ģቱ በፊá‰ĩ በደቡá‰Ĩ ጎንደር ዞን ውáˆĩáŒĨ በወáˆĻá‹ģ áŠŦá‰Ēኔነá‰ĩ ሰርቷል።
ለገá‹Ēው ፓርá‰ē á‰Ģለው á‰ģማኝነá‰ĩና አገልጋይነá‰ĩ በቀላሉ á‹Ļá‹Đኒá‰Ļርáˆĩá‰ē መምህር መሆን á‹Ļá‰ŧለ áˆēሆን ግለሰቡ ለገá‹Ēው ፓርá‰ē በá‹Đኒá‰Ļርáˆĩá‰ēው ውáˆĩáŒĨ በሚሰáˆŦው á‹Ļፖለá‰ēáŠŦ áˆĩáˆŦ á‹Ŧለ á‰ĩምህርá‰ĩ ዝግጅá‰ĩ áŠĨና á‹Ŧለ á‰Ĩቃቱ á‹Ļá‰°áˆ›áˆŠá‹Žá‰― á‹ēን መሆን áŠĨንደá‰ŧለ á‹Ļá‹Đኒá‰Ļርáˆĩá‰ēው ሰáˆŦá‰°áŠžá‰― ይገልáŒŧሉ።
በጎንደር á‹Đኒá‰Ļርáˆĩá‰ē ውáˆĩáŒĨ በá‹Đኒá‰Ļርáˆĩá‰ēው አመáˆŦáˆŪá‰― á‹ĻሚፈáŒļመው ሙáˆĩና áŠĻልክ áŠĨá‹Ŧለፈ መምáŒĢቱን á‹Ļግá‰Ēው ሰáˆŦá‰°áŠžá‰― ይናገáˆŦሉ።

ጠ/ሚ ሀይለማርá‹Ŧም ደáˆģለኝ አወዛጋá‰Ē መልáˆķá‰―áŠ• ሰጡ


አá‹ēሹ ጠቅላይ ሚኒáˆĩá‰ĩር ዛሮ በፓርላማ ተገኝተው በሰጡá‰ĩ መልáˆĩ በርáŠŦá‰ģ አወዛጋá‰Ē ነገáˆŪá‰―áŠ• ተናግáˆĻዋል።
በáŠĪርá‰ĩáˆŦ ዙሩá‹Ŧ áŠĻአልጀዚáˆŦ ጋር á‰ĢደáˆĻጉá‰ĩ ቃለምልልáˆģá‰ļው በáŠĻፍተኛ ሁኔá‰ģ á‹Ļተተá‰đá‰ĩ አá‰ķ ሀይለማርá‹Ŧም በዛሮው ንግግáˆŦá‰ļው በተተá‰đበá‰ĩ ጉá‹ģይ ላይ ማá‰ĨáˆŦሊá‹Ŧ ለመáˆĩጠá‰ĩ ሞክáˆĻዋል። አá‰ķ ሀይለማርá‹Ŧም ” አáˆĩመáˆŦ áŠĨሄá‹ģለሁ á‹ŦልáŠĐá‰ĩ በá‹Ļá‰ĩኛውም á‰Ķá‰ģ áŠĨንደáˆŦደáˆŦለን á‹Ļሚለውን á‹Ļመንግáˆĩá‰ĩ አቋም áŠ áŒ―áŠ•áŠĶá‰ĩ ለመáˆĩጠá‰ĩ ነበር” áˆēሉ  ተናግáˆĻዋል።
á‰Ĩá‰ļኛው á‹Ļተቃዋሚ ፓርá‰ē ተወáŠŦይ á‹Ļሆኑá‰ĩ አá‰ķ ግርማ ሰይፉ አá‰ķ ሐይለማርá‹Ŧም ደáˆģለኝ “á‹Ŧለምንም ቅá‹ĩመ ሁኔá‰ģ አáˆĩመáˆŦ á‹ĩáˆĻáˆĩ በመሄá‹ĩ áŠĻáŠĪርá‰ĩáˆŦ ጋር ለመደáˆŦደር áŠĨንደሚፈልጉ  áŠĻገለáŒđ፣ ለáŠĨኛ áˆˆá‰°á‰ƒá‹‹áˆšá‹Žá‰―áˆ á‹Ŧለምንንም ቅá‹ĩመ ሁኔá‰ģ ለመነጋጋር á‰ĒáˆŪውን ክፍá‰ĩ á‹Ŧá‹ĩርጉልን” áˆēሉ áŒĨá‹Ŧቄ አቅርበዋል።
አá‰ķ ሀይለማርá‹Ŧም በቅርቡ  á‹Ļተáˆūሙá‰ĩን ሁለá‰ĩ ምክá‰ĩል ጠ/ሚኒáˆĩá‰ĩáˆŪá‰―  á‰ á‰°áˆ˜áˆˆáŠĻተ ለቀáˆĻበላá‰ļው áŒĨá‹Ŧቄም ሁለቱ ምክá‰ĩል ጠቅላይ ሚኒáˆĩá‰ĩáˆŪá‰― ህጋዊ ጠቅላይ ሚኒሰá‰ĩáˆŪá‰― áˆģይሆኑ በጠቅላይ ሚኒáˆĩá‰ĩርነá‰ĩ ማáŠĨáˆĻግ ምክá‰ĩል ጠቅላይ ሚኒáˆĩá‰ĩር ሆነው á‹ĻሚሰáˆĐ ናá‰ļው በማለá‰ĩ አንá‹ĩ ምክá‰ĩል ጠቅላይ ሚኒáˆĩá‰ĩር á‰Ĩá‰ŧ መኖáˆĐን áŠĨáˆģá‰ļውም አá‰ķ ደመቀ መáŠŪንን መሆናá‰ļውን ተናግáˆĻዋል።
አá‰ķ ሀይለማርá‹Ŧም አንá‹ĩ ም/ል ጠቅላይ ሚኒáˆĩá‰ĩር á‰Ĩá‰ŧ መኖáˆĐን መናገáˆŦá‰ļው በህወሀá‰ĩ áŠĨና በáŠĶህá‹īá‹ĩ ውáˆĩáŒĨ ቀደም á‰Ĩሎ á‹ĻነበáˆĻው áˆĩሜá‰ĩ ተመልáˆķ ሊፈጠር áŠĨáŠ•á‹°áˆšá‰―áˆ አáˆĩተá‹Ŧá‹Ļá‰ĩ áˆ°áŒŠá‹Žá‰― ይናገáˆŦሉ።
አá‰ķ ሀይለማርá‹Ŧም በáŠĒá‰ĩá‹ŪáŒĩá‹Ŧ á‹ĻተፈጠáˆĻው á‹ĻáŒĪፍ áŠĨáŒĨáˆĻá‰ĩ áŒĪፍ በልá‰ķ á‹Ļማá‹Ŧውቀው ህዝá‰Ĩ  áŒĪፍ መá‰Ĩላá‰ĩ በመጀመáˆĐ ነው á‰Ĩለዋል።
አá‰ķ መለáˆĩ ዜናዊ á‹ĻáˆĩáŠģር ዋጋ á‹Ļተወደደው አርáˆķ አደáˆĐ áˆĩáŠģር መá‰Ĩላá‰ĩ በመጀመáˆĐ ነው በማለá‰ĩ መናገáˆŦá‰ļው ይá‰ģወáˆģል።
በáŠĒá‰ĩá‹ŪáŒĩá‹Ŧ ውáˆĩáŒĨ á‹Ļፖለá‰ēáŠŦ áŠĨáˆĩáˆĻኛ áŠĨንደሌለም ጠቅላይ ሚኒáˆĩá‰ĩáˆĐ ተናግáˆĻዋል።

    áˆ―áˆáŒáˆáŠ“á‹áŠ• áˆēá‹ŦáŠŦሒá‹ĩ áŠĻነበáˆĐ አáˆĩá‰ģáˆŦá‰‚á‹Žá‰― á‹Ļá‰Īተክርáˆĩá‰ĩá‹Ŧን áŠĢá‰Ģá‰ķá‰― መáŠŦáŠĻል áŠĢንደኛው áŠĻáŠĒá‰ĩá‹ŪáŒēá‹Ŧ áˆēá‰ĢáˆĻáˆĐ ሁለተኛው á‹ĻደáˆĻሱበá‰ĩ áŠĢይá‰ģወቅም


    á‹ĻáŠĢá‹ēáˆĩ áŠĢበá‰Ģዎá‰đ ተደáˆŦá‹ģሊ áŠĢá‰Ģá‰ķá‰― á‰Ģለፈው áˆģምንá‰ĩ á‹Ŧወጡá‰ĩ መግለáŒŦ ተገደው á‹ĻፈáˆĻሙበá‰ĩ መሆኑም ተገለáŒļ።በቅርቡ በá‹ģáŠŦáˆĩ á‰īክáˆģáˆĩ á‹ĻáˆĻáŠŦሄደውን áˆķáˆĩተኛ ዙር በáˆķáˆģንጀለሰ áŠŦሊፎርንá‹Ŧ ለማáŠŦሔá‹ĩ ቀጠáˆŪ ይዘው áŠĻተነሱá‰ĩ áŠĢá‰Ģá‰ķá‰― áŠĢንደኛው á‹Ļሆኑá‰ĩ á‰ĨáŒđነ á‰ĨáŒđነ áŠĢቡነ ገሩማ በገጠማá‰ļው á‹ĻáŒĪና á‰―áŒáˆ­ áŠĢሁንም በá‹ŪáŠĪáˆĩ áŠĢሜሩáŠŦ አንደሚገኙ ለማወቅ á‰°á‰―áˆ‰áŠĢል።ቅá‹ģሜ á‰ģህáˆģáˆĩ 20/2005 áŠĢሜሩáŠŦ á‹ĻደáˆĻሹá‰ĩ ሊቀ áŠŦህናá‰ĩ ኃይለሰላáˆī áŠĢለማá‹Ļው á‰ģግደው መá‰ĢáˆĻáˆŦá‰ļውን ለáˆūይáˆĩ áŠĶፍ áŠĢሜሩáŠŦ á‹Ļአማርኛ አገልግሎá‰ĩ አáˆĻጋግጠዋል::
    áŠĻርáˆģá‰ļው ጋር አá‰ĨáˆĻው á‹Ļተጎዙá‰ĩ ሌላው á‹Ļáˆ―áˆáŒáˆáŠ“ ቡá‹ĩን አá‰Ģል á‹ēá‹Ŧቆን አንዱአለም á‹ģግማዊ በምን ሁኔá‰ģ ላይ áŠĨንደሚገኑ á‹Ļá‰ģወቀ ነገር á‹Ļለም ፡ ሊቀáŠŦህን ሀ/áˆĩላáˆī áŠĻáŠĨáˆĩር ተርፈው á‹Ļተá‰ĢáˆĻáˆĐá‰ĩ á‹ĻአሜሩáŠŦ ዜጋ በመሆናá‰ļው áŠĨንደሆነም ተመልክá‰ķል::
    ይህ በáŠĨንá‹ēህ áŠĨንá‹ģለም áŠĻአá‹ēáˆĩ አበá‰Ģ ተወክለው በá‹ĩርá‹ĩáˆĐ ተáˆģá‰ģፊ á‹ĻነበáˆĐá‰ĩ አá‰Ģá‰ķá‰― á‰ģህáˆģáˆĩ 13/2005 በአáˆĩá‰ģáˆŦቂ áŠŪሚá‰īው ላይ á‹Ŧወጡá‰ĩን መግለáŒŦ ተገደው መፈáˆĻማá‰ļውን ደጀሰላም ዘግá‰Ķል:: አá‰Ģá‰ķá‰đ áŠĪምá‰Ģáˆē መጠáˆŦá‰ģá‰ļውን መዘገá‰Ģá‰―áŠ• ይá‰ģወáˆģል::
    áŠĻደጀሰላም ዘገá‰Ģ መáˆĻá‹ģá‰ĩ áŠĨንደተá‰ŧለው አá‰Ģá‰ķá‰đ á‹ĻተጠáˆĐá‰ĩ አáˆĩá‰ģáˆŦቂውን ቡá‹ĩን በሚá‹Ŧወግዘው መግለáŒŦ ላይ ፊርማá‰ļውን áŠĨንá‹ēá‹Ŧáˆģርፉ ነው::
    ይህንን በማቀነá‰Ģበር አá‰Ēይ ሚና á‹ĻተáŒŦወቱá‰ĩ á‹ĻልኡáŠĐ ቡá‹ĩን አá‰Ģል ንቡáˆĻáŠĨá‹ĩ áŠĪሊá‹Ŧáˆĩ አá‰Ĩርሀ መሆናá‰ļውም በዘገá‰Ģው ተመልክá‰ķል::
    በሌላም በáŠĐል á‹Ļሀገር á‰Īቱ ልኡክ አá‰Ģል á‰ĨፁáŠĨ á‹ķ/ር አቡነ ገሩማ በደáˆĻሰá‰Ģá‰ļው á‹ĻáŒĪና á‰―áŒáˆ­ በአሜሩáŠŦ ህክምና በመáŠĻá‰ģተል ላይ ናá‰ļው::
    አቡነ ገሩማ በገጠማá‰ļው á‹ĻáŒĪና á‰―áŒáˆ­ ምáŠĨመናን ለህክምና መዋáŒŪ áŠĨá‹Ŧሰá‰Ģሰቡ ይገኛሉ::

    Monday, December 31, 2012

    á‹Ļተቃዋሚ 33 á‹Ļፓለá‰ēáŠŦ á‹ĩርጅá‰ķá‰― á‹Ŧቆቆሙá‰ĩ ጊዚá‹Ŧዊ አáˆĩተá‰Ģá‰Ģሊ áŠŪሚá‰ī á‰ĨሄáˆŦዊ ምርáŒŦ á‰Ķርá‹ĩን ሊáŠĻሰው መሆኑን አáˆĩá‰ģወቀ


    á‹ĻምርáŒŦ  á‰Ķርá‹ĩ áŠĻፍተኛ ሀላፊ á‹ĻáŠĒህአá‹īግ አá‰Ģል ሆነው ለክልልምምክር á‰Īá‰ĩ አá‰Ģልነá‰ĩ ምርáŒŦ መወá‹ģደáˆŦá‰ļውንም አጋልáŒĶል::
    ጊዜዊ áŠŪሚá‰īው ለምርáŒŦ á‰Ķርá‹ĩ á‰ĢቀáˆĻበው 18 áŒĨá‹Ŧá‰„á‹Žá‰― ማáˆĩáˆĻጃ á‹Ŧላá‰ļውን ይፋ á‹ŦደáˆĻገ áˆēሆን ምርáŒŦ á‰Ķርá‹ĩን ለፓርላማ አፈጉá‰ĢáŠĪ áŠĨንደሚáŠĻáˆĩ አáˆĩá‰ģውቆል::
    á‹Ļá‰ĨሄáˆŦዊ ምርáŒŦ á‰Ķርá‹ĩ በአáˆĩተá‰Ģá‰Ģሊ áŠŪሚá‰īው á‹ĻቀáˆĻቡá‰ĩ 18 áŒĨá‹Ŧá‰„á‹Žá‰― ማáˆĩáˆĻጃ á‹Ļላá‰ļውም á‰Ĩሎ áŒĨá‹Ŧቄዎá‰đን ውá‹ĩቅ ማá‹ĩáˆĻጉን ተáŠĻá‰ĩሎ ነው ወáˆģኝ á‹Ŧላá‰ļው ማáˆĩáˆĻáŒƒá‹Žá‰― ለሀገር ውáˆĩáŒĨና ለውጭ áŒ‹á‹œáŒ áŠžá‰― áŠŪሚá‰īው ይፋ á‹ŦደáˆĻገው:፡
    ምርáŒŦ á‰Ķርá‹ĩ á‰ á‰°á‰ƒá‹‹áˆšá‹Žá‰― á‹ĻቀáˆĻቡá‰ĩን ቅሮá‰ģá‹Žá‰― ለወር á‹Ŧህል áŠĻገመገምáŠĐ በሆላ ሰጠሁ á‹Ŧለው áˆáˆ‹áˆ― አáˆģፋሩና ነገ በህዝá‰Ĩ ዘንá‹ĩ á‹Ļሚá‹Ŧáˆĩወቅáˆĩ መሆኑን á‹ŦመለáŠĻተው á‰ĨሄáˆŦዊ ምርáŒŦ á‰Ķርá‹ĩማáˆĩáˆĻጃ áŠĨንá‹ĩናቀርá‰Ĩ áˆģይጠይቀንና áˆģá‹ŦነጋግáˆĻን ውáˆģኔውን በመንንግáˆĩá‰ĩ ሚá‹ēá‹Ŧ ማወጁ አáˆģዝኖናል á‰Ĩለዋል::
    á‹Ļጊዚá‹Ŧዊ አáˆĩተá‰Ģá‰Ģሊ áŠŪሚá‰īው አá‰Ģልና á‹Ļá‰Ķርá‹ĩ አመáˆŦር አá‰ķ ገá‰ĨáˆĐ ገá‰ĨáˆĻማሩá‹Ŧም áŠĻáŒ‹á‹œáŒ áŠžá‰― ምን ማáˆĩáˆĻጃ áŠ áˆ‹á‰―áˆ ተá‰Ĩለው ለቀáˆĻበ áŒĨá‹Ŧቄ ለሁሉም በቂ ማáˆĩáˆĻጃ አለን በማለá‰ĩ á‹ĻምርáŒŦ á‰Ķርá‹ĩ  á‹Ļህዝá‰Ĩ ግንኙነá‰ĩ á‹ģይሮክተሮá‰ĩ á‹ģይሩክተር ወ/áˆŪ á‹Ļሚ ፍቃደ á‹ĻáŠĒህአá‹īግ አá‰Ģል ሆነው ለምርáŒŦ á‹Ļተወá‹ģደáˆĐበá‰ĩ ማáˆĩáˆĻጃ አቅርበዋል::
    á‹Ļክልል ም/á‰Īá‰ĩ አá‰Ģላá‰ĩ ምርáŒŦ áŒĢá‰Ēá‹Ŧ á‹Ļá‹ĩáˆáŒ― ቆጠáˆŦ ውáŒĪá‰ĩ መተማመኜ በሚለውና á‹ĻምርáŒŦ á‹ĻምርáŒŦ á‰Ķርá‹ĩ አርማ á‰Ģለበá‰ĩ በዚህ ሰነá‹ĩ á‹ĻáŠĨáŒĐ ተወá‹ģá‹ģሩዋ á‹Ļወ/áˆŪ á‹Ļሚ ፍቃደ áˆĩም á‹Ļሚገኝበá‰ĩ፡ በá‰Ĩአá‹īን ፓርá‰ē በንá‰Ĩ ምልክá‰ĩ ፡ áŠĨá‹Ļá‰ģá‹Đ á‹Ŧመጡá‰ĩ á‹Ļá‹ĩáˆáŒ― á‰Ĩዛá‰ĩና ደáˆĻጃá‰ļው á‹ĻሰፈáˆĻበá‰ĩ ፡ ለአማáˆŦ ክልል ምክር á‰Īá‰ĩ á‹Ļደá‰ĨáˆĻ á‰Ĩርሀን áŠĨáŒĐ ተወá‹ģá‹ģሊ ሆነው መቅáˆĻá‰Ģá‰ļውን á‹Ŧáˆģá‹Ŧል::
    á‹Ļጊዜá‹Ŧዊ áŠŪሚá‰īው ሰá‰Ĩáˆģá‰Ē አá‰ķ አáˆĩáˆŦá‰ĩ áŒĢáˆī አንá‹ĩም ማáˆĩáˆĻጃ á‹Ļሌለው áŒĨá‹Ŧቄ አላቀáˆĻá‰Ĩንም ፡ áŠŦሉ በሆላ á‰ĨሄáˆŦዊ ምርáŒŦ á‰Ķርá‹ĩ á‹ĻáŠĒህአá‹īግ ጉá‹ģይ አáˆĩፈáŒļሚ በመሆኑና ሊá‹ŦነጋግáˆĻንም ፡ ማáˆĩáˆĻጃ áŠĨንá‹ĩናቀርá‰Ĩ áˆģይጠይቀንም áŒĨá‹Ŧቄá‹Ŧá‰―áˆáŠ• ውá‹ĩቅ አá‹ĩርጌá‹Ŧለሁ ማለቱ áŠĨንá‹ģáˆģዘናá‰ļው ገልጠዋል::

    በአማáˆŦ ክልል 500 ፖሊáˆķá‰― áˆĩáˆŦá‰ļውን ለቀቁ


    ለáŠĒáˆģá‰ĩ á‹ĻደáˆĻሰው መáˆĻጃ áŠĨንá‹ģመለáŠĻተው በክልሉ በአንá‹ĩ አመá‰ĩ ውáˆĩáŒĨ á‰Ĩá‰ŧ 500 ፖሊáˆķá‰― áˆĩáˆŦá‰ļውን ለቀዋል። ፖሊáˆķá‰― áˆĩáˆŦá‰ļውን መልቀቃá‰ļውን á‹Ļክልሉ ፖሊáˆĩ áŠŪáˆšáˆ―áŠ• áŠŪáˆšáˆ―áŠáˆ­ በአንá‹ĩ áˆĩá‰Ĩሰá‰Ģ ላይ አምነዋል።
    ፖሊáˆķá‰― áˆĩáˆŦá‰ļውን á‹Ļለቀቁá‰ĩ በአáˆĩተá‹ģደር áŒŦና áŠĨና áŠĻáˆĩáˆŦá‰ļው ጋር á‹ĻማይáŒĢáŒĢም áŠĨና á‹ĻኑáˆŪ ውá‹ĩነቱን ለማቋቋም á‹Ļማá‹Ŧáˆĩá‰―áˆ ክፍá‹Ŧ áˆĩለማይáŠĻፈላá‰ļው መሆኑን ይገልáŒŧሉ።
    በክልሉ ውáˆĩáŒĨ á‹Ļሚá‰ģá‹Ļው á‹ĻኑáˆŪ ውá‹ĩነá‰ĩ ፖሊáˆķá‰―áŠ• á‰Ĩá‰ŧ áˆģይሆን አጠቃላይ á‹Ļመንግáˆĩá‰ĩ ሰáˆŦá‰°áŠžá‰―áŠ• áŠĨá‹ŦáˆĩመáˆĻáˆĻ መምáŒĢቱን ለáŠĒáˆģá‰ĩ á‹Ļሚደርሱá‰ĩ መáˆĻáŒƒá‹Žá‰― á‹Ŧመለክá‰ģሉ። በዚህ á‹ĻኑáˆŪ ውá‹ĩነá‰ĩ ላይ ለአá‰Ģይ ግá‹ĩá‰Ĩ ማሰሩá‹Ŧና ለá‰ĩáˆŦንáˆĩáŽáˆ­áˆœáˆ―áŠ• áŠĨቅዱ ማáˆģኩá‹Ŧ በሚል ሰáˆŦá‰°áŠžá‰― መዋáŒŪ áŠĨንá‹ēáŠĻፍሉ መገደá‹ģá‰ļው ኑáˆŪአá‰ļውን á‹ĻáŠĻፋ áŠĨንá‹ēሆን áŠĨንá‹ģደáˆĻገው ሰáˆŦá‰°áŠžá‰― ይገልáŒŧሉ።

      Ring in Redress to All Humankind


      by Alemayehu G. Mariam2012 is gone. 2013 is on the way. Let us ring in redress to all humankind.

      I wish a happy and prosperous new year to all of my readers throughout the world. To those who have unwearyingly2013 is on the way. Let us ring in redress to all humankind followed my columns for nearly three hundred uninterrupted weeks, I wish to express my deep gratitude and appreciation. I am thankful for all of the support and encouragement I have received from my readers in Ethiopia and the Ethiopian Diaspora and others throughout the world.
      I ask my readers to ring in the new year with a firm resolution to seek redress for human rights violations in Ethiopia, other parts of Africa and throughout the world. As Dr. Martin Luther King taught, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly…”
      Let us bid farewell to the old year and greet the new one with the poetic words of Lord Alfred Tennyson:
      Ring out the old, ring in the new,…
      Ring out the false, ring in the true.
      Ring out the grief that saps the mind,…
      Ring out the feud of rich and poor,
      Ring in redress to all mankind.
      Ring out a slowly dying cause,
      And ancient forms of party strife;
      Ring in the nobler modes of life,
      With sweeter manners, purer laws…
      Ring out false pride in place and blood,
      The civic slander and the spite;
      Ring in the love of truth and right,
      Ring in the common love of good…
      Ring out the thousand wars of old,
      Ring in the thousand years of peace.
      Ring in the valiant man and free,
      The larger heart, the kindlier hand;
      Ring out the darkness of the land,…
      Ringing Out 2012
      I thought I would ring out 2012 by extracting snippets from selected weekly commentaries I wrote during the year.
      In January 2012, I wondered aloud if there will be an “African Spring” or “Ethiopian Tsedey (Spring)” in 2012. I cryptically answered my own question taking cover in Albert Camus’ book “The Rebel”. “What is a rebel?”, asked Camus. “A man who says no… A slave who has taken orders all his life suddenly decides that he cannot obey some new command. What does he mean by saying ‘no’? He means, for example, that ‘this has been going on too long,’ ‘up to this point yes, beyond it no’, ‘you are going too far,’ or, again, ‘there is a limit beyond which you shall not go.’ But from the moment that the rebel finds his voice — even though he says nothing but ‘no’ — he begins to desire and to judge. The rebel confronts an order of things which oppresses him with the insistence on a kind of right not to be oppressed beyond the limit that he can tolerate.”
      Africa’s Spring will arrive when enough Africans including Ethiopians collectively resolve to rise up from the winter of their discontent and make glorious spring and summer by declaring, “No! Enough is Enough!”

      Sunday, December 30, 2012

      Civilized people uncivilized regime: how did it happen?

      Everybody is wondering how did such civilized people as Ethiopians ended up under the rule of uncivilized regime like Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) “Woyane”?

      Before I go on exploring about how the uncivilized regime remained in power it is appropriate to explain what civilized society means, so that the ‘uncivilized’ understand not to divert us from the main question.

      Free Dictionary defines civilized society:

      Having a highly developed society and culture.
      Showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement; humane, ethical, and reasonable:
      Marked by refinement in taste and manners; cultured; polished
      Contrast that with the Woyane regime’s culture, moral, intellect, ethics, and manner, noting come close to what Ethiopians are all about.

      Even Woyane supporters attest to that fact by remaining silent and covering up the atrocities and corruptions of their favorite regime for so long confirming their uncivilized behavior. The evidence is overwhelming to justify their behavior. For example, they never demand independent inquiry on all the accusation of genocide, human right violation, corruption, force resettlement, human trafficking, money laundering, extortion, land grabbing…and more. They simply take the word of Woyane at face value and defend it tooth-and-nail while attacking the innocent and everyone else. If that is not uncivilized behavior colluding with an offending party we don’t know what could be.