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UDJ’s willful submission to slavery

Posted on , Updated on by Elias Kifle

Ato Gizachew Shiferraw, chairman of the UDJ general assembly organizing committee, told Kinijit North America officials that the Meles regime’s security forces have dispersed the party’s delegates on Saturday.

First, the delegates, about 400 of them, went to the Imperial Hotel in Addis Ababa Saturday morning. When they were told they cannot hold a meeting there, they went to the UDJ office by several buses provided by UDJ executives. They put up a tent on the front yard of the office and tried to convene the assembly there. After waiting until they finished setting up the tent, two Woyanne security agents (only 2 of them) came and told them to disperse. They did so without any argument. Even sheep and goats put up more resistance. The UDJ leaders and the 400 delegates acted like well-tamed slaves. This is not peaceful struggle. This is a joke. Even worse, this is a willful submission to slavery.

According to Ato Gizachew, there will be another attempt to hold the meeting Wednesday, after making appeals to Woyanne authorities on Monday and Tuesday.

Ato Gizachew, ER has at most respect for you, Wzt. Birtukan Mideksa, and all your colleagues at UDJ. You are real heroes in the struggle for democracy and freedom in Ethiopia. But what part of NO don’t you understand? Woyanne told you in so many words NO you cannot operate freely in Ethiopia. So please for the sake of the people you are trying to help, do not waste your time, energy, and scarce resources on a futile attempt to organize an opposition party inside Ethiopia.

This week alone, you spent over $20,000 trying to hold a meeting even though Woyanne made it absolutely clear to you that you cannot do it. You have tried enough. You paid enormous sacrifices. It did not work. So please follow the decisions made by many of your colleagues in the UDJ and suspend your operations in Ethiopia. Don’t make a joke of yourself.

Moving on, the best thing UDJ can do for the struggle is to release all Kinijit branches and support groups around the world from their obligation to the party. The Kinijit support groups then can decide what course to follow next. The best thing to do is to rally around Ginbot 7 as Kinijit support groups. Some of them may decide to become full-fledged members.

Every day and every hour we waste hesitating, day dreaming about Woyanne’s intention, analyzing problems to death is the precious time we could use to save our people from holocaust.

There is a tested leadership that is willing to utilize all means necessary to fight the Woyanne cancer and kill it, in collaboration with other organizations. Many of these leaders, such as Berhanu Nega, are elected representatives of the people of Ethiopia. Let’s all rally around these leaders.

47 thoughts on “UDJ’s willful submission to slavery”

  1. Elias ewenet eyenegerkachew newu.
    chewu leraseh setel tafte alebelezia dengay newu belewu yeteluhale.

    SUPPORT ARMED STRUGGLE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY!
    DOWN WITH TPLF(WOYANE)

  2. Dear Editor:

    The focus should be on the Thugs that are currently ruling Ethiopia not on those who are attempting to make a change.

    The bottom line, WERAE from a distance, alone will not do the job.

    The Weyanne Thugs must be cleared from Ethiopia like the Nazis.

    Again let us target WEYANNE not our own….

  3. ER,

    Well writen and to the point article. This time I completely agree with your argument.

    Peaceful struggle is one thing provided it is allowed. No, not in ethiopia while Woyane is on power. It has been tried and we moved not an inch forward.

    Yes, why not plan-B, M or Z, waht ever you named it.

    WE SHALL FIGHT WOYANE BY ALL MEANS

    IF NOT NOW, THEN WHEN!!!

  4. ኢየሱስም። አባት ሆይ፥ የሚያደርጉትን አያውቁምና ይቅር በላቸው አለ። ሉቃስ 23፡34
    ኤልያስ አንተም በዚህ ጉዳይ የምታውቀው የተወሰነ መሰለኝ

  5. Mr Elias I see you repeatedly mentioning joining Guenbot7 as an alternative to the UDJ members currently in Ethiopia . I personally think you are putting the life of these innocent Ethiopians in danger by giving woyane some fuel to throw them back into their dungeons. I am pretty sure woyane is itching to find a reason to cut them short. I believe they have their perspectives in order. So please stop telling them what options they need to follow especially one which could put their life in danger. Personally I may not agree with their agenda but I would try to defend their right to practice it in a place where freedom of speech is ubiquitous. However you seem to be giving instructions on your web-site without due consideration of the circumstances they are in.If you are really worried about the safety of all opposition groups in Ethiopia excluding the loyal oppositions please stop your rhetoric.

  7. Elias, you are one heck of a coward! Criticizing others for not being brave from a safe distance is the utmost hypocrisy. Getachew, Birtukan and the rest deserve a big tap on the back for trying their best to revive Kinijit. Don’t slander their efforts!

  9. Elias I completlt agree with you.Weyane has told us many times no! no! now the problem is with UDJ.May be they need translator,or they will understand when weyane shoot one of them.They have to stop Mejajal and face the reality.Armed struggle is the only way to kick the facist out.

  10. very intersting, two weyane’s agents despersed around 400 delegates. are our leaders telling us still the peacefull struggle is not yet started? what a shame. our hereo birtukan. stop all activities in ethiopia and join ginbot 7 and lead the movement as etegeye tayitu led our forefather for adwa’s war against foreign invasions

  11. They should suspend their useless political activity at home. It is better to challenge woyane and their dictator leader from the outside. Even if woyane allowed them to participate, it would be to legitimize a dictatorship. The fact that it is an outright rejection by woyane dictatorship should make it easier for them to suspend their activity at home. Woyane will have to be defeated by force and its leaders have to be brought to justice.

  12. It is not good to write that kind of stuff about those who are suffering back at home while you are sitting comfortably here in diaspora.

    They can do what ever they believe and want to do. And you can do your own as you are doing. that is it.

  13. What a joke, Elias! Why do you force UDJ members and supporters to join Ginbot-7? People have to see concrete action from Ginbot-7 before they join. So far, Ginbot has been just like EPRP – a party of press release and leaflets. Action speaks more words. Let Ginbot-7 show us some action, then we will join. Until then, we are with UDJ to the end!

    Peace!

  14. TPLF (Tigrian People Liberation Front) Does not translate or mean Ethiopian people liberation frot. Woyanes fought for 17 Years not to be an Ethiopian, a minority Tigrian ethnic group who came to power by the gun, will not give you democracy nor freedom peacefully. Simply! “You are not Tigrian”. they never fought for you. You all are a slave of Woyane and you will continue to be a slave for a long time to come. To acheive democrace and freedom you need to be smarter than Meles and play a better game than him or you need to have an EtPLF (Ethiopian people Liberation Front and fight for what ever years.
    DOWN WITH WOYANE!
    DOWN WITH HODAMS & WOREGNOCH!
    STOP BUYING WOYANE!
    G7 is the way to go!

  15. They should not stop now. not now!!

    They will have to will convene the assembly this WED or later.They should not stop demanding legal status. The fight should continue until they become dead sure that these wont happen. Let them do their work. try to be patient. stop insulting!!

  16. ER..this is easy for you to say. Furthermore, there is no other way than this. I understand you frustration and I agree with you that they have to use any means to throw this govt, but no one wants to risk another term in prison. Would you?

  17. Dear Chief-Editor of ER,

    I appreciate your effort in trying to communicate the news and views that you think important. I strongly believe that critical thinking is an indespensible part of political maturity. However, critics with out taking certain realities on the ground and due respect to the people who are found in very dangerous situation into consideration does not serve any good cause.

    Do you believe that the organizers should have had confrontation with the TPLF’s ruthless security forces who were ordered to provoke the delegates and create cheotic situation and throw them into jail? It is good to advocate the political group like you said Ginbot 7. But, I do not think it is a good idea to tell others to abandon what they believe in and to give what they have to another group. Such irresponsible comments does not take us anywhere.
    Thanks

  18. We like it or not, it is impossible for any group to organize in Ethiopia to challenge the government.
    That does not mean NO to peaceful struggle though, it means other forms of struggle sould not be discouraged.

  19. The primary goal is to get rid of the current Woyane government. Why we always have to have ONE and ONLY ONE path to the destination? If you strongly feel Ginbot 7 is the way, that’s OK and acceptable. If some others see the peaceful struggle as an option, they should be allowed to do the same.

    Politics is dynamic and things change as the situations change. I encourage UDJ to continue the peaceful struggle. As history shown us in many instances, you have to do it again and again and again, before you move a little bit forward. Although WOYANE refused the gathering today, they are going through the pain themselves too. Because, UDJ will follow thru with another meeting. Woyane has to deal with it again and it continues. You don’t want to create the situation of “Out of sight, out of mind”. Persistency pays….
    In addition, let the other do what they need to do on their part. Whenever the dynamics change, all should assess their position and adjust.

    If the mere sight of UDJ meeting bothers WOYANE, it simply shows how vulnerable and fragile they are. WOYANEs are not as strong as they present themselves to be. As our elders say ” YE FERI DULAW BEZU NEW”. I look the current WOYANE government on its last leg. Look the war in Somalia, the murders in OGADEN, fighting with OLF, add the tension with Eritrea and then the internal INFLATION and ረሃብ…. what else…

    What we need to do is, just do our part and pressure or influence whoever we are supporting to discuss with other political forces. Without doing our part, but simply criticizing others will take us NO WHERE!!!

  20. Dear Mr Elias
    There should be a strategic presence in Ethiopia in whatever scale and form possible. Do not undermine the need for local institutions to mobilize opposition forces when and where needed. I don’t think Ginbot 7 is the only solution to our problem. We need local contribution of various nature from the likes of UDJ when the TIME comes. Let’s keep them running the long run.

  22. Abram said to Lot: “Let us part company. If you go to the left, I’ll go to the right; if you go to the right, I’ll go to the left” (Genesis 13:9).

    I have commented before and I will comment again that no reasonable person among the UDJ members can ever do business in Addis Ababa with the power-hungry, unconfident, frugal, and insecure Meles Seitanawi (Zenawi).

    You have tried many times to find one office to do your business, but Meles refused to allow you to have one in Ethiopia. Then after he harassed you, he changed his mind and let you rent your office around Chircos area. After you found and got your office, you tried to call for a general assembly for just 400 people. You must understand that for Meles, who lives always in fear, 400 people are like 4,000 persons. He is scared to death that he might lose his hold on the people of Ethiopia, his domestic slaves.

    Don’t you know during that bloody American Civil War, the South fought hard against the North because the economy of the South was based on the slaves, so the South didn’t want the slaves to go free, if they did, they thought, their economy would collapse.

    This is exactly true with Meles Zenawi; that is if UDJ succeeds in its endeavor to bring democracy to Ethiopia, all Ethiopians are going to be free, are going to have their voices heard, and their democratically elected representatives are going to work for them according to the rule of law.

    Meles wants the Ethiopian people to be his slaves until he dies (May God hasten his death!), and before he dies, he may appoint one of his sons as the next Prime Minister or King of Ethiopia; anything is possible in Ethiopia except democracy and the rule of law.

    You know how many times, energy, and great effort Moses and Aaron spent to free the Israelites from the Egyptian bondage, so you are going to spend a lot of money and energy to let the Ethiopian people free from the hands of Meles Seitanawi, and it will not be easy, but it will be done by the grace of God, who is inspiring you to do his work – to free his people from this satanic leader.

    Right now, Meles and his political gangs are like hungry lions, feasting on their fallen pray – Ethiopia, and they will not leave before they consume their pray, flesh and bones; one cannot be seen near such hungry lions; if one does, he risks his life. So, before one goes and stands in front of feasting lions, one must be careful how to handle such hungry lions.

    At the same time, Meles is enjoying life, feasting every day, and handing flags, instead of food, to the hungry Ethiopian children to commemorate a “flag day.” He does not want to see in his capital city – the city of Meles’ harems or concubines – the gatherings of his opposition party. He knows very well that UDJ is the product of the Ethiopians in the diaspora, and these Ethiopians in the diaspora have nothing good to say about his leadership, and in the same way the UDJ general assembly cannot promise him its members will submit themselves to him as his slaves. He knows they are going to expose his undemocratic leadership to all Ethiopians and then to the whole world.

    At present, Meles is in an excruciating pain or agony after he has heard the British honorable George Calloway’s comment about Meles atrocities against his own people, and that America and Britain should examine very carefully their foreign policies when they are dealing with Dictator Meles. Thus the pain Meles got this week has put him in an awkward position in the international arena as he refuses to allow the UDJ to assemble peacefully at the Imperial Hotel in Addis Ababa. I’m sorry for him; he is in a bad shape nationally and internationally, and that is the way I want him to feel.

    As for you, UDJ, get out of Addis Ababa, and come to Washington or London; once you are settled in one of these two democratic cities, you will be more powerful, more efficient, more organized, more equipped, and ready against our common enemy – Meles Seitanawi.

    Once again, leave Addis Ababa and go somewhere else; sooner or later, Addis Ababa will be yours and the entire country; at this time, I cannot promise you that Tigray will be yours without a big fight, because when Addis Ababa falls into your hands, Meles will run to Tigray and arm the Tigrean people with those sophisticated weapons he has hidden there for such particular time.

    Any way, I ask you again and again that you must leave Addis Ababa on time, and remember what Jesus said to his hard-working disciples before he sent them out to teach in every town and in every city: “If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town” (Matthew 10:14).

    Meles has made it clear to you several times that he would never accept you or allow you to stay in Addis Ababa and conduct your daily business, so what you have to do is just follow what Jesus said to his disciples – shake the dust off your feet and leave the town and come to London or Washington.

  23. Elias, this is what we told Birtukan and her camp. But they never listen. Wait until they wake up from their dream. i think part of their problem is they got sleep medicine from the beginning and that is the one which make them to sleep and dream that woyanne will let them to operate freely.

  26. Dear Elias, thank you for the update. But in my opinion, they have wisely handled the situation as they were just provoked to create a cause to throw them to jail. These guys are too GREAT to be in jail. I consider the whole kinijt group (including those now in Ginbot-7) as real heroes in modern history of Ethiopia. They made wonders in 2005 and they have the potential to make a further difference. Had it not been for these great leaders, Ethiopian politics pre- and post-2005 would have been all the same mockery in the rubric of ‘democracy’. It should be okay if they follow paths that they think would be in line with their worldviews and their strengths. No armed resistance so far has led EPRDF to shiver like it did in 2005 and beyond (even non did 10 percent of that).

    It is only when they follow their preferred paths that they could be productive. It is obvious that it is not that easy to change government in Ethiopia through peaceful struggle. Yet, it is good to have strong opposition that challenges the government. That could lead EPRDF to a negotiating table especially if there are other strong oppotion groups that follow other paths of struggle. The only important point here, though, is that opposition groups SHOULD have open mind towards one another and SHOULD cultivate a spirit of cooperation rather than competition.

    peace

  27. Trying a peaceful struggle in Ethiopia is a futile exercise.They have to close their office and go to exile to Europe and North America to continue their struggle in another form.The struggle seems to be uphill,but possible to change the regime provided that patience and wise leadership are practised.Gibot7 is the only alternative now.
    With regard to the confrontation with the security agents of Woyanne,it is not advisible to do so.The regime is in a desperate situation and therefore,can a dastardly act.

  28. It is the only and only way to show rest of world,that the meles’s regime is Anti democracy,human and civil right,By fighting peaceful in the land of Ethiopia.The sacrifices is beyond our imagination,But be courage and fight peacefully.
    the glory day will come to shine.
    thank you CDJ.

  29. The TPLF have been in power more than 17 years,do we think more time is needed to see if we can reason with them in a peaceful manner?Ask the people in Ogaden how civilized and peaceful they are.The ONLF have showed us that the Woyannes are not 10 feet tall.Courage is sorely lacking from the rest of Ethiopians.

  30. Birtukan is wise, she made the smart chioce by not confronting the TPLF tugs. As a leader she has to think for her mates saftey. As joining Ginbot 7, this might be the last push she needed.

  31. Why should UJD’s method of struggle be a problem to “Ginbot 7” party? Why not “Ginbot 7” go its own way and fight woyane while UJD continues the struggle in the way they choose? I just don’t understand it.

    What is the benefit of resigning and sitting at home? Is a “do nothing policy” good for us?

    Elias please explain to us why UJD’s dissmisal is good for the exiled party “Ginbot 7”?

  32. ውድ ኤልያስ እባክህ ተስፋ አስቆራጭ ግፊት አታድርግ! ለሰላማዊ ታጋዮቻችንም ሞራል ስጥ ሰላማዊ ትግል እልህ አስጨራሽ ስለሆነ!!! እነ ብሬንም እኮ እንደግፋለን እንወደዋለን! ትግሉ ግን በሁሉም አቅጣጫ መቀጠል ስላለበት እባክህ ጥንቃቄ አድርግ!!!

    ውድ ጀግኖች ሆይ አይዞአችሁ በርቱ ከጎናችሁ ነን እግዚአብሔርም ይርዳን!!!!!!!!!

  34. Some asked :” Where is Girma Kassa ? “. I am here. People have the right to pick and choose. Those who have been saying armed struggle, I am afraid no-one is holding them their hand. Girma Kassa is not holding their hand. The weyanes are waiting for them. “Ferussum Yehewou. Meretum Yehewou”.

    What I am tired of is these empty bravado and the zeraf of the internet and paltalk rooms. Armed struggle is not touring the world to talk about armed struggle. Armed struggle is not hiding in a nick name and cursing the weyanes. If you want to know about armed struggle, study the history of the weyanes.

    I believe The only hope for Ethiopians is Kinijit which is now enbodied within UDJ. The only one who can bring change within Ethiopia is not a struggle directed from the diaspora but a struggle initiated and intensified within Ethiopia. THE HEART OF THE STRUGGLE IS NOT IN ASMARA< OR THE US< OR LONDON …BUT on the streets of Addis Ababa, Degehabur, Yirgacheffe, Aksum, Assebe TEferi, Nejo , Debre Tabor…

    THE ONLY HOPE FOR OUR DELIVERANCE IS WHEN ETHIOPIANS ARE EMPOWERED AND EACH stop expecting deliverance from others, but instead start being engaged in the struggle. Freedom starts from within. When Ethioppians are freed from themselves, from fear, from hoplessness and despair..then forcing changes in Minilik Palace will be very easy.

    Therefore I REJECT THIS TALK OF DESPAIR for it is be a gift for dictators. To the contrary we ought to support those who are currently doing their best in the fire. We should not be misled by the empty rethorics and false hope of those who are telling us that the ETHIOPIAN PEOPLE IS WEAK to bring change within its own country. I AM TIRED TO HEAR THOSE WHO GLAMORIZE AND MAKE BIG FEW DICTATORS,AND AGAIN AND AGAIN DECLARE THAT THE WEYANES WILL RULE FOREVER.

  35. I really expected confrontation yesterday eng.Gizachew was saying “today the peaceful struggle going to start” bla bla bla and then they acted like “getawa endetekotat wusha” shame! UDJP Officials are another Beyene petros or Lidetu. There job is to make the world belive there are Oppositions in Ethiopia period.

  36. All talk no action. Sadly, that is where Ethiopian politics is this days. Where have gonne the days when we Said, “Ashaferegn, Embi, Bekagn.” Today our beloved country is held hostage to a so called democracy that limited to the act of voting. Why are we even contempleting playing more games with the wonbedes. This bandas have already stated the only way they will concede power is if they were forced out through the barrel of the gun; so, why not give it to them? Why cant we put our diffrences away for the time being and do something about the real issue? Why are we even considering playing election? The answer to all this question is the diaspora. I said the diaspora because if you think about it we realy dont have any reason to be resolute and have a sense of urgency. We can afford to play and wait because we live in the comfort of our homes in the West. If we were all in Ethio and suffreing the same way just as the average Ethiopians are then our attitude and feelings would have been on the opposite side of the spectrum. So I say, ” LET US STOP TALKING AND DO SOMETHING.”

    And to all this so called liberation fronts please grow up. We already have seen what a liberation from does! Just look at TPLF and EPLF; they were once an aspiering liberation fronts. You cant change the past but you can influence the future if you learn to work with others and not by being an insular ethnocenterist like TPLF. Instead of a certain ethnic group fight for Ethiopia and bring about change. But until you do that you will remain in the jungles, woyane in arat killo and sheraton, and the Diaspora in the comfort of their homes; while the real Ethiopians suffer and die from faild polices.

  37. I do not agree with the premise of UDJ members confronting the woyane aggazis. That is suicidal. What I reject is this whole drama of running a peaceful struggle in woyane occupied Ethiopia. It is like trying to start opposition party in Mengistu’s Ethiopia. It is ridiculous. There is a better chance of doing that in Zimbwabe than Ethiopia. Therefore, they should just stop and go on with their lives. Ethiopia has to be liberated first before it is transformed into democracy.

  38. I & other millions ethiopian are agree with ER sugestion. In order to gain our freedom, we shall join the Ginbot7.
    Fashist woyanne has determined to destroy Ethiopia. the question is now, should we allow to happen this,or not?
    We need unity with out any delay to save our coutry & people NOW. We have no NO time to quarrel each other,that gives Meles&Woynnes big opportunities to make thier dream fullfield.
    ATNESAM WEY,YEGIF AGEZAZ AYBEKAHIM WEY !!!
    TENES TENES TENES !!!!!!!!!!!!
    We shall winn !!!
    Ethiopia will prevail !!!!

  39. The two bloody dictators [ hailu shawul and melese zenawi] have been working closely to dismantle kinijit in both diaspora and in ethiopia. their evile alliance is continue being an obstacle to the formation of unity for democracy and justice party [ UDJP]. WE must not forget the former dergist,the former dictator kinijit’s leader and the current dergists leader hailu shawul is not sleeping quietly at home. He has some gangisters also to hijack ethiopians struggle for freedom and democracy, because He has never elected official as a party’e leader since AAPO and then AEUP. HE was a head of the parties like king for over years with out giving any chance to the party’s members to exercise their rights to elect their leaders via election. So to considere Hailu shawul as a part of the struggle for freedom and democarcy in ethiopia that will be a big joke . charity begins at home. First for most hailu shawul should read more books and try to have more ideas about democarcy. otherewise both melese and hailu shawul are the two sides of one coin. they are both bloody power mongers and bloody dictators. most ethiopians believe that HAilu shawul’s has involved in distrubance of our party leaders not to hold their meeting that is why most ethiopians will hold hailu shawul for crimes since may 2005 election untill this movement , for the crisis in kinijit and others.

  40. Dear Readers!
    Why are you all arguing with Elias or replying to his post to his name for posting this news or other news? Did he cancel UDJ meeting? No, Does he want Ethiopians to fight each other? I do not think so. He is posting the news for us to read it, and understand who Woyanes are and make up our mind to what kind of means and ways we could follow to achieve democracy and freedom. What kind of proof do we need to understand TPLF Inc. (WOYANE)?
    From Dividing our people in ethnic line, to unnecessary war with Eritrea where Thousand fellow Ethiopians perish for nothing, from massacring our family in Addis Ababa, to jailing Thousands of Ethiopians and looting Ethiopian resource to Mekele, from monopolizing Ethiopian economy, to create Ethiopians an enemy like Somalia, from giving our land to Sudan and Eritrea to destroying Kinjit and other democratic orgs. What proof do we need to be united and speak in one language for freedom and democracy?
    FOR NOW, “ WE ALL ARE OUR OWN ENEMY”
    ACT NOW!
    STOP BYING WOYANE!
    STAND FOR FREEDOM & DEMOCRACY!
    Way to go! G7=Ginbot 7

  42. Let us call this event as an internal struggle regardless of its complete immaturity and incapacity due to various internal and external reasons to that organization.

    Remember that some of these people have been langushing in jail and handled roughly for a long time and may not be willing to face similar horror’s as they may not expect strong support from those opposition forces out side of the jails. If they knew and expect that some opposition forces be it in the form EPPF, ONLF, OLF or any one for that matter may dare to BOMB open the jails and collect them to some safe places of freedom, their decisions may be some what different.

    Everything is in the organizing, trusting, motinating, coordinating and going for it with true and unbeding inclusive Ethiopian patriotism.

    And then again, let us assume that we have an independent and growing external opposition that is not being hindered and obstructed by the self serving dictatorship enslavers for life.

    Now, the main question might be as to how to build trust and break boundaries, motivate, coordinate, initiate and put these internal and external organizations and put them to the services of Ethiopian liberation and the development of genuine plural democracy that works for all.

    Remember also that the Wayane dictatorship’s force of evil and death will always act full force against the development and strengthenings of any internal and external opposition developments at all times in any places.

    So, we have the protagonists (opposition forces)and antagonists (Wayane evil counter force)

  43. Given the situation they found themselves in, I thought UDJ leaders didn’t have any other option but to accept what they are dictated to because simply they could not confront Melez’s beasts in his own den i.e committing suicide. However, why would they put themselves in that situation in the first place? and since it is crystal clear that Melez would not allow anyone to exercise free assembly and political rallies what alternative plan did they have in mind?.
    I hope these leaders would have up in their sleeves a miracleous way of effecting peaceful political change in the country but, short of miracle, I personally despaired that peaceful struggle would topple the current regime. Melez did not come to power by peaceful rally, didn’t show that he would tolerate it throughout his 17 years in power and is perhaps wishful thinking that he will somehow rellinquish it for the interst of Ethiopia. After all power is corrupting and toxic unless the ruler fears for his life or there are democratic mechanisms that force him to abide by the will of the people as the case is in the Western countries and both of them are non-existent in today’s Ethiopia-at least in Melez’s eyes.

  45. I disagree with your comment. It seems you don’t see any benefit in exposing Melles for what he is. Just before the ink dried on his promise of allowing them to exercise their political right as part of the “amnesty deal”, he is stoping them from holding a peaceful meeting.

    In my opinion, THIS IS A SMALL VICTORY FOR THE PEACEFUL STRUGGLE. And I don’t see any contradiction between what Eng Gzachew’s group is doing and the objectives of Ginbot 7. Actually, there is synergy.

  46. Peaceful struggle is not an option to Woyane. They don’t get is. They see it as weakness. The only language they understand is bullet or when it comes to their pocket. Those of you who do not dare to take arms for so many reasons try to embargo Woyane’s economic activity, spread this news to the mass- boycot anything which connects to woyane. Those of you who say enough is enough take your arms and join one of the armed struggle. Have in mind always ” Ethiopia is one and remains one”
    The people of Ethiopia prevail”

  47. Please! Please! please!!!
    Let’s first know how to be truely “U N I T E D”
    before talking anythingelse. If we do, then we
    will make WOYANES most fear/NIGHTMARE COME TRUE
    my beloved brothers and sisers, so let’s do it!!!

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