Sources close to the Woyanne-Qaliti mediation team in Addis Ababa have informed Ethiopian Review today that Meles Zenawi has decided to release the Kinijit leaders, but he wants to do it in his own terms, and at the time of his choosing.
Meles has informed the mediators, including the American ambassador in Ethiopia, that he will pardon the prisoners after the court sentences them next month on July 9. This is contrary to the agreement signed last week, according to the sources. Reportedly, the mediators are gravely concerned that he may not keep his word after the sentencing, too.
Meles is definetly feeling the heat. The U.S. State Department, which itself is under fire from the Congress, is putting a great deal of pressure on him. Europeans are doing the same. Meles seems to resents that, and said so yesterday at his rubber-stamp parliament. He described the pressure on him by Western diplomats as “shameful.” But he knows that not complying to the West’s demands will cause him to lose their alms. The Europeans are also considering imposing travel ban on Meles and other Woyanne regime officials. So Meles, who now feels cornered and humiliated by his Western backers, is in turn trying to humiliate Kinijit leaders by using their own words to have his court sentence them to long prison terms. If the pressure continues to mount, he will release them. Before that he will use what ever tactics he can muster to divert the West’s attention. If he succeeds, the prisoners will remain in jail indefinitely.
Meles and his Woyanne junta do not stop at just arresting or killing their enemies. Humiliation is part of the punishment they met out against their political opponents. Meles, after calling former prime minister Tamrat Layne to his office and persuading him to publicly admit mistakes if he wants to be free, threw him back to jail with long prison sentence by his kangaroo court. Former defense minister Seye Abraha is another victim of Meles and his crime family — Sebehat Nega, Bereket Simon, et al. Meles had repeatedly humiliated and frustrated the OLF leaders in the early 1990s by signing an agreement with them, to only change his mind before the ink is dry.
The Woyanne junta will continue to humiliate the people of Ethiopia and their leaders as long as they can do it with impunity. To believe that negotiation and diplomacy will work with Woyanne without the backing of a strong stick is to fool oneself. It is for this reason that if Kinijit International Leadership is serious about rescuing its leaders, it must mobilize the people of Ethiopia and start bleeding Woyanne’s nose.
21 thoughts on “Woyanne’s politics of humiliation”
I AGREE 1000%!
It is an axiom
The main thing that spoiled Meles is still the double standard of the State department and the EU. For sure, if the westerners take a very strong action against the current human right violation in Ethiopia, Meles would have released the political prisoners to date. Because, he badly needs the continuining financial and political back-up of the west to remain on power. Otherwise, a government with out popular support might not have stayed a single day.
Elias,
Please take it easy, there is no need to use inflamatory workds while one is in a cage. You have to take the welfare of the people who are suffering in to consideration when you write.
ER,
You are right on the money. Please keep up the good work
You are right Elias. It is time to fight with guns not words. Meles has killed thousands of Ethiopians. He can go ahead and kill the CUD leaders just like what he did to others. What makes them different from the rest.
You want to be respected and heard, get strong. Kill you, kill them back. How can we expect number one Ethiopian enemies to suddenly become rational for us? They have already committed thousands of crimes. There is no way for them to back-off from their power. There is only one way out from our oppression. It is just armed struggle. Let everyone know that we Ethiopians will never fail in the battle field. Let the bandas and enemies know that the time will come sooner than later for each and everyone of them to stand in front of justice.
May God help us in achieving freedom and democracy to our beloved Ethiopia.
Some people see things only in one direction.How do you believe in every thing smooth.People in jail are once eaten.They taught things easy relaying on Westerns and USA.Both are prior to the economic benefit and their own social and political success.They are in jail and may not be easy for them to be out though out I do not believe things go easy as per the interest of the people.Understand no pure democracy in the world.Always the gun plays the role and advocacy dances around it.
You tell me everything is in limbo and to hush as well.As much as the mercurial Meles seeks our silence till he downs the noose to the necks of those whom we advised to stand firm,we on the opposite, should have stood firm and principled and kept fighting until the day of their freedom -not only their entrance from the Little Kallitty cell to the Open air All Ethiopian jail,but also to our complete liberty.What are those of your DO IT and DO NOT kind of messages imply? Are we begging for mercy from ill reputed anti-Ethiopian group in power in ETHIOPIA? It confuses me a lot.
Elias STOP crying! we heard the what Meles had said ! No western beging or presuring will make him release !!! dont twist -slice-bend the STORY, You have no reliable information or sources close to Woyane !!! the bottum line is He said after sentencing them he will Concider it releasing them. so You guy`s from diaspora Must behave accordingly -if you really want them FREE, which i doubt many of You want to happen that , My advice to YOU STOP writing garbage or Inflamatory baseless story`s, You are making it wors to those Inprison!
Thank you
The article is well written. Meles zenawi will say something different at any time and we have to continue our struggle until the end.
He “Meles” is absolutely losing everything at this time and he will face justice very soon.
Death to the tryant
Why don’t you learn people? What is wrong with your head?
A little dictator is playing with your thinking perfectly as you became unable to read him at all. As long as you are feeling and acting as victims and others have to rescue you but not yourself, you will be the laugh again and again. Education, rational approach, responsibility, forgiveness, and the likes have no place in the woyane camp. Ethiopia needs not a bunch of so called educated that acts like a group of sheep with their relationship with foxes, but any one knows how to deal with the situation facing our country.
The one accused with gun and killing as his only power(meles) is defeating you with knocked out in a mind struggle, too. Highly Educated? Who are they? Their thinking is not even giving them abilities to defend themselves against the dedebit cadres. They admitted committing crimes and then they are looking to be released. Funny. This is the biggest mistake I ever witnessed from group of people look like educated and understand the country as well as international matters.
The People mainly childish and parasites kil let them down first. Now they let down themselves and the Ethiopian people, too. They had to know exactly what they were doing rather than panicking and signing their crimes testimony we all know they didn
Before one week ,one of my friends who really knows the ploy abd decieptive nature of Woyane ,Meles, told me that the prisoners will not be released. Meles will use thier word as the witness against theselves. I heard Abere Adamu saying that “this is common and what Meles Zenawi is always doing against his opponants.I am not surprised.ButI am surprised by the people who are always fooled by Meles”. Ethiopians please donot be foolish, stand and move. That is the anly way to reve this wicked, Meles.
The main mistake is made by the priosners who signed they are guilty.How could they do that?Once that is obtained by Meles operation humiliation was on.He may or may not release them but rest assurd that Hailu Shawel and the AEUP prisoners will be staying as Meles hates them personally.The TPLF continues to set our agendas alas.Down with the TPLF–the struggle to realize this should be primary but he has confused us Ato Meles and we are now swiring around the pardon or not the pardon;Shame on us all.
Still confusing , if he releases it is ok.
Dear all,
Those of you waiting Meles to release the prisoners are not better than meles himself.Why do you really expect some thing good from this man??? Either you do not him or what have been happening in the last 16 years, period
Believe it or not, He is one of the very unique and few evil creatures existing in this palnet.
Believe it or not, there is only one and one way to remove the TPLf gangs, Just armed struggel!!!
So Elias whants the fanatics in Kaliti not releasd?
CUD people are just begging after EU,USA….begards!!!
Ethiopia is getting her people out of begging except those in diaspora.
Give EU leaders your girls so that they will push Meles.
Are we really Ethiopians or enemies of Ethiopia?
You beg EU and fail many times,you beg USA and fail many times.
Amina lemagnochum bizu neberu zendiro kutirachewum tefa.
United Ethiopia which respects the cuture,language,self administration and diginity of all people will continue to grow.
Bye fanatico,the dying group!
Abel the southener
DEAR ELIAS,
STOP UR WILD SPECULATIONS THAT LEAD UR READERS IN TO BELIEVING A STORY THAT HAS NO MATCH IN THE REAL POLITICS. SPARE THEM THEIR TIME, PLS. IF U CLAIM TO BE A LOYAL JOURNALIST, AND NOT A MERE PROPOGANDA MACHINE LIKE THE GOVERNMENT OWNED MEDIA OUTLETS,ACT LIKE ONE. THIS HAS BEEN LONG OVERDUE.
Yes Elias, you have the insight of the criminal group and their leader Bokasa Meles whose only motive is not quest for future of the country but the hatred and the destruction of it. And now Bokassa and his criminal group are nerveous not that we threatened them enough but because their masters are frowning at them, and he is now testing the public’s reaction and his masters’ resolve. Bokassa and the group is at a desparate stage of losing this battle and we have to rush to exploit the situation wisely.
God wants the to deliver Etiopians;he raised people just to be a voice,yet,we said no! It matters a great deal,before any thing else the heart and the mind of our people be one.How can we be divided heart and at the same time we expect him to help us.He is holy ,true ,rightious God;he knows our deep motives,intentions,selfishdesires.He is waiting for us to be one mind aand heart,We are in great need to put leaders who are willing to sacrifice;it is shameful some have still hard time giving up their self interest;shame on you who work hard for your fame, position,success ;you are not our hero,but second rate citizen.
We need leaders who can show us the way to “Suma Berha” as in the days of Belay Zeleke and Sheferaw.We should not permit this self inflicted damage to continue wound and humilate us.We need leaders who can take positions,co-ordinate our manpower,and redirect us for action.:we need to fight fire with fire,from this point on.
The CUD leaders in the prison from the very beggining were on succide mission. The mistakes they made were very serious. The first mistake was to be part of the so call AFD(Allies for freedom and democracy). This organization included armed struggle elements and would it be so difficult to say CUD supports the violent struggle even for light weight politicians? The second grave mistake was to sign a document while still in jail or confessing. All of us who are very familar with the US law knew very well that you don’t incriminate yourself, anything you said would be used against you in the court of law. Now then they confess and signed their wrongdoing, so what else the TPLF need to harm them? It is a done deal now they could do anything to these guys god forbide.
Hey !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Entelectuals don’t disturb my peasant father.
Leave him alone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He is crying and praying to GOD of ETHIOPIA.Please, give him time , don’t diturbe him !
Meles,Diaspour & Entelectuals go to hele with your idols EU,US…etc
you are WASTERN live with them ! Let us starv in peace.
BESELAM ENDINRAB TEWO’UN !
TA OTOCHACHIHUN AMLIKU ! ASARIM TASARIM KEHADI NOW
YE MAYIKID EGZIABEHER BECHA NOW