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.Ethiopan undemocratic govt, a dilemma of western donors

Feb 22nd 2007 | ADDIS ABABA From The Economist print edition

.....In any event, Meles Zenawi's government is finding it hard to run the show. Some 80% of the people in Addis Ababa probably back opposition parties. In response, the government has become harsher, muzzling free speech and forcing independent newspapers to close. Many journalists are in jail on trumped-up charges. Dissidents have been disappearing, along with critical websites. Telephones are often tapped. For more than a year, text messaging on the country's small number of mobile phones has been hampered by “technical difficulties”.

                INTERVIEW LIVE 7:00- 7:30 pm EST                   
THIRTY MINUTES WITH THE SPOKESPERSON OF EIDM, Ato Kidane Hagos  (In Tigrigna) Host Naz Yemane, Voice of Eritrea.                 
 
On Sunday Feb, 25 from 8-8;30 PM Atlantic time (7-7:30 PM ES.T), Voice of Eritrea on CKDU 88.1 FM is pleased to announce an interview with Mr Kidane Hagos the spokesperson of the Eritrea Independent Democrat Movement (EIDM).
 
Mr. Kidane Hagos will be speaking with regards to the current meeting of the Eritrean Opposition Groups that took place in Ethiopia.  
Topics will cover the following:
 
1) Has EIDM been invited to such meeting, and if not why not?
2) What do you expect from their congress?
3) Ethiopia seems to be on the war path against Eritrea counting on American fire-power and technology. Can Ethiopia do it alone? Do you think the US would get involved if Ethiopia decides to invade Eritrea?
4) What is the cause of instability in the Horn?
 
To listen the interview go on line at http://www.ckdu.ca then click on the right side either HI_-FI or Lo-FIor go directly to Meskerem web site.
 
To ask question while Mr. Kidane is on-line call us at (902) 494 2487.
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Ethiopia urged to assist Eritrean opposition to replace Afewerki  Sunday 25 February 2007 00:10.

Feb 24, 2007 (ADDIS ABABA) — A member of the Eritrean opposition alliance which held a meeting in Addis Ababa last week, was openly calling for Ethiopia’s intervention to help oust President Isayas Afewerki from power.

Somalia Reverts to Political Fragmentation
Drafted By: Dr. Michael A. Weinstein
http://www.pinr.com

During the first three weeks of February, Somalia continued its slide into political fragmentation as violent attacks against occupying Ethiopian forces and militias loyal to the Transitional Federal Government (T.F.G.) persisted on a nearly daily basis, inter-clan fighting continued to break out and the level of crime increased
Officials in Ethiopia are vehemently denying a report in The New York Times newspaper,
NY Times: US Staged Anti-Terror Campaign from Ethiopia
23 February 2007

 

US used Ethiopia bases to attack Al-Qaeda in Somalia: report.
Fri Feb 23, 2:20 PM ET
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The
US military remained silent on a press report Friday that US ground troops used Ethiopian bases to fight Al-Qaeda in Somalia, but said it would help regional allies fight terrorists.

NO WMDS ~ NO TERRORIST ATTACKS?
. THE US PUBLIC AND US  LAW MAKERS NEED TO BE CAUTIOUS
"We were misled, we were given evidence that was not true," Kerry said. "It was wrong, and I was wrong to vote [for it]."

Colin PowellU.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell Addresses the U.N. Security Council
For Immediate Release
February 5, 2003

POWELL: My second purpose today is to provide you with additional information, to share with you what the United States knows about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction as well as Iraq's involvement in terrorism, which is also the subject of Resolution 1441 and other
The material I will present to you comes from a variety of sources. Some are U.S. sources. And some are those of other countries.
Some of the sources are technical, such as intercepted telephone conversations and photos taken by satellites.

CNN.com - Report: No WMD stockpiles in Iraq - Oct 7, 2004 Saddam Hussein did not possess stockpiles of illicit weapons at the time of the ... said Wednesday his teams found no evidence of a mobile

Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of 'terror attacks'
Thu Feb 22, 11:40 AM ET

There is convincing information about Shaebia's (the Eritrean government) strategy, plan and network aimed at wreaking havoc in Ethiopia through the orchestrated terror attacks," officials said in a report broadcast on national television.

They claimed to have substantial evidence, including email messages, video recordings and photographs, linking Eritrea with groups Ethiopia claims use terrorist methods....Major targets of the terror attacks were hotels, main roads, government officials and institutions in Addis Ababa," it said.

Islamist Websites Monitor Project No. 67
Middle East Media Research Institute - Washington,DC,USA
On February 20, 2007 Islamist websites posted a communiqué by a group calling itself "The Mujahideen Brigades in Eritrea." The message opens by criticizing ...

Kerry: ‘I Was Wrong' On Iraq
By Nathan Burchfiel
CNSNews.com Staff Writer
June 13, 2006
"We were misled, we were given evidence that was not true," Kerry said. "It was wrong, and I was wrong to vote [for it]."

[On a personal note, I was right -- but the Iraq War vote had to be a vote of ... "Bull Moose Party" controlling the swing votes in Congress, they could opt to ...

I was wrong. Almost three years ago we went into Iraq to remove what we were told - and what ... It was a mistake to vote for this war in 2002. I take ...

... 13, 2005 The Right Way in Iraq By John Edwards. I was wrong. ... It was a mistake to vote for this war in 2002. I take responsibility for that mistake. ...

 

Regime supporter challenges to a public debate an Eritrean associated with the Eritrean opposition.
meskerem 2/23/07:
Dr. Tekie Fessehatzion, supporter of the Eritrean government, challenges Berhane Hagos, a strong and constant critic of the Eritrean regime, to a debate on condition that Berhane Hagos tells who he is.
 In an
a article emailed to and posted at the official website of the Eritrean Democratic party, www.selfi-democracy.com,  Dr. Fessahatzion said, "I approached the managers of this site that I like to debate him, the only requirement being that he tells us who he is. He refused to come forward." Apparently Dr. Fessehatzion wanted to engage to a debate Berhane Hagos concerning Mr Hagos's criticism of the article written by Dr. Fessehatzion titled "The Perils of a Proxy Invasion”.  Should the parties agree to debate, Meskerem would be honored to host such a ground-breaking debate in a virtual forum.  see previous virtual forums
President Isaias holds talks with delegation from European Commission
By Shabait.com
Feb 23, 2007, 17:47

Asmara, 23 February 2007 – President Isaias Afwerki today received and held talks with a delegation from European Commission headed by Mr. Stefano Manservici, Director General for Development Cooperation with the African, Caribbean and Pacific States.

Eritrea discusses the border issue with Pierre Chevalier, Special Envoy for the Belgian Foreign Ministry in charge of UN Security Council Affairs. Meles calls ruling illegal.

Eritrea: PFDJ Official Holds Talks With Belgian Delegation
Shabait.com (Asmara)
February 16, 2007
Posted to the web February 17, 2007
The Head of Political Affairs at the PFDJ, Mr. Yemane Gebreab, today held talks with Mr. Pierre Chevalier, Special Envoy for the Belgian Foreign Ministry in charge of UN Security Council Affairs.
..The Head of Political Affairs at the PFDJ, Mr. Yemane Gebreab, today held talks with Mr. Pierre Chevalier, Special Envoy for the Belgian Foreign Ministry in charge of UN Security Council Affairs.
Ethiopia: PM Meles Criticizes UN Security Council
The Reporter (Addis Ababa)
February 17, 2007
Prime Minister Meles Zenawi criticized this week the UN Security Council for failure to take action on Eritrea's deployment last year of troops and tanks into a frontier buffer zone. In talks with Pierre Chevalier, Belgium's envoy to the UN Security Council, here, Meles said it was inappropriate for the world body to fail to take measures when Eritrean troops crossed a temporary security zone. "The Security Council needs to discharge its responsibilities appropriately," Meles said.

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President Isaias’s Speech On the 17th Fenkel Celebration
Feb 14, 2007, 17:55
shabait.com


I would like to start my remarks by thanking all those who have worked hard together with the Massawa Municipality to organize this occasion. Unlike this time last year when we were concerned about the rains, it is pleasing to celebrate Fenkil today amidst plenty of rain, greenery, and bountiful agricultural production.
Projects worth 19 million Nakfa implemented in Mai-Aini sub-zone shabait.com
Different development projects worth 19 million Nakfa have been implemented in Mai-Aini sub-zone, Southern region, according to Mr. Russom Kifle, Administrator of the sub-zone.
 
Potential confirmed at Eritrean zinc-gold-copper prospect
Mining Weekly - Gardenview,Eastern Cape,South Africa
... Resources announced on Monday that its joint -venture partner, Sunridge Gold had confirmed the potential of the Emba Derho prospect, in Eritrea, which forms ...
 
General Sibhat Efrem inaugurates New Referral Hospital in the Southern Red Sea
By Shabait.com
Dec 10, 2006, 17:28
Assab, 10 December 2006 - The Minister of Defense General Sebhat Efrem officially inaugurated and opened the new Dehtom Referral Hospital of the Southern Red Sea region that was built at an expense of 175 million Nakfa.




















 
World Media Coverage of Interest
 


Ethiopia accomplished little in Somalia,

By: Immanuel Wallerstein
Arab American News 21-Jan-07 06:13


Dozens die in rebel attack in Ethiopia’s Ogaden region
Garowe Online 21-Jan-07 03:01


U.S. policy in the Horn of Africa may aid al-Qaida, experts warn
Posted on Fri, Dec. 22, 2006

As fighting intensified Friday between Somali Islamists and an Ethiopian intervention force, Western diplomats and experts warned that U.S. policy in the Horn of Africa - intended to curb Islamic radicalism - may not only be fueling this newest conflict, but also may be making it easier for al-Qaida to gain a foothold in the strategic region.

 
 

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