Editors Note: ” Gaddafi actually reminds me somewhat of Bob Geldof: he had a couple of early hits, failed to make it into the rebels’ hall of fame and has kept his dimming star alight by projecting himself as a saviour and harbinger of world peace. ” Khaled Diab,2009. Bob Geldof spoke of his X-mas song (Do they know its ... Read More »
Monthly Archives: November 2010
QDDR filed; what for Ethiopia?
By Ankober, DebereBirhan’s Staffer Obama’s lips cracked.A week before they were injured, his lips and head delved on a new U.S. foreign assistance draft, Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review(QDDR), the document that is meant to chart the long-term strategy for both the State Department and USAID.This new document as to some media and bloggers,might change the whole scenario of US’s ... Read More »
Hunger in America
Editors Note: All those Westerners I know ,who bother me about the hungriness of Ethiopia and sarcastically speak of Ethiopia’s hunger nexus with Ethiopian’s individuality : please take your time to read this fact . URL of this article: www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=21967 Global Research, November 17, 2010 World Socialist Web Site By Patrick Martin Some 15 percent of US households, 17.4 million ... Read More »
Blogging Anonymously
Editors Note: William Easterly blogged this yesterday on his blog(http://aidwatchers.com/2010/11/fighting-for-freedom-of-the-press-in-ethiopia-and-aidblogworld/) . He must have heard of me whispering , testing and thinking for few years now .He puts what has been in my soul eloquently as such: He says ” Had a fascinating lunch today with Dawit Kebede, the courageous editor of the only remaining independent newspaper in Addis Ababa. ... Read More »
Tales From the Hood advises on aid reporting
Dear Journalists: What to look for in aid programs… 22112010 Dear Journalists: I know I’ve been hard on you in the past (and yes, you kinda did deserve it). But I’m turning over a new leaf. For the second time (not than anyone’s counting), I’m going to try to be helpful. Here is the first in a series that I’ll ... Read More »
Protesters obliterate Lidetu in London
By Ankober Ethiopians in London took an anti Lidetu Ayalew action by protesting a meeting that he called today 21 November 2010 at a London Community Hall . Some two of those who protested the meeting were held by the Police and later released . A good number of police officers were added to fully expel the peaceful protesters from ... Read More »
argumentum ad hominem
By Ankober I just listened to Lidetu Ayalew’s interview on the recent speech that Dr.Berhanu made in remark of those killed in 2005 election. Leaving the basic cause of their disagreement aside-let me delve on the replay that Lidetu just gave.Lidetu started out by fully rejecting Dr.Berhanu’s claim about the ” irresponsibility and unethical statements” that Lidetu spoke of post ... Read More »
Why Are We Supporting Repression in Ethiopia?
William Easterly and Laura Freschi November 15, 2010 11:20 a.m. Mike Goldwater/Getty Images Farmer Makaba Wasu planting a grain crop. He lost part of his one hectare field due to river erosion. Jaffa Village, Wolayita Zone, Ethiopia, August 19, 2008 Foreign aid observers have often worried that Western aid to Africa is propping up autocratic regimes. Yet seldom has such ... Read More »