Ethiopia’s genocidal warlord Meles Zenawi has told reporters at a press conference today that his regime is ready to talk with Ginbot 7.
Responding to a question by EthioChannel newspaper reporter, Meles said that Ginbot 7 and all the other opposition groups, including OLF and ONLF are welcome for dialogue as long as they accept the constitution.
EthioChannel is a supporter of the ruling party, and it is suspected that the question about Ginbot 7 was discussed in advance.
Asked whether his regime jammed the independent Ethiopian Satellite Television (ESAT), Meles said he doesn’t want to give an answer to that.
53 thoughts on “Meles expresses readiness to talk with Ginbot 7”
Good job G7. Weyane knows that sooner or later democracy will prevail over dictatership. This will happen either by the people themselves with out any leadr(public riots) or by the movements lead by G7, OLF etc. Unfortunatelly, all the exile democratic movements had already teasted woyanes many times to come to their seens. They all knows by now the only languge woyanes underestand is ak47. Therfore, I would say woyane please come up with another lie since this one will actually backfire on you and millions other Ethiopian will join the movement with their respective orgs.
peace to Ethiopia and freedom for all
The thug still tries to play his outdated old trick. Ginbott 7 and OLF will drag your filthy dead body in the street of Adiss before you start your recocilation process . Which constitution are you taking about ?Child killer thug.
hell no!!!!!!!!
Meles is ready to talk to Ginbot 7 about what?
What constitution? It is a piece of paper not worthy even as a toilet paper.
Hello folks!
Don’t trust this slick. He is so crooked that he has planned now to break the strong opponents apart.
It will not surprise a bit if that takes place any time in the future, if it is not happening already. I recently listened an interview given by the leader of this ‘Ginbot 7’ that left me scratching my head. Why these people don’t join EPPF? Why not? They just keep playing things out in the periphery until opportunity knocks. What are they waiting for? They have been given bloody nose by the werewolf from Dedebit already. Their members are sentenced to death and given long-term prison exiles. So why the wait? Until they are shot between the eyes one by one? Aha!!! They may be waiting for such opportunity called ‘talks’. May be they don’t make the numbers. May be they are only two or three of them. May be they see an opportunity from such talks that their comrades may walk free. I don’t know about that. I recall reading news in the 70’s how Dr. Negede Gobezie sneaked back in the country to secretly negotiate the release of his comrades and some more. Oooops!!! It did not help but rather sped up the final fate of those in prison. Satan Mengistu took all out and shot them like dogs, rabid dogs. This nefse-saitan will not hesitate to do the same thing to those in prison. Mr. Elias…I hope I did not offend anyone here living with and like us.
Look how woyane is trying to hood wink the so called oppositions by giving them an issue to discuss with motive to divert attention from the current burning issue on the necessity of forming a united front against the genocidal woyane.From experience the woyane used to have played this role for almost 19 years in making the oppositin a play thing by using a deceptive tactic what we call ‘aconfidence game” i am pretty sure most paltalk rooms and even the other political organizations may devout their time to discuss the woyane diversionary topic for the coming few weeks brushing aside the very indespesable topic :What can be done to eliminate woyane ?Mark my word.
we have heard this be for from woyane it is to divide and conquer.i have not see any dictator willingly give there power to the people. all the dictators i know have been removed only by force. so people don’t even entertain the idea WOYANE will change.the only thing Woyane will understand is force and the other things even if we go the table you have to seat on Woyane term.therefore until we have an arm to strike with any talk will not bring any Peace,will not free Ethiopian to the prison of this Woyane cancer…….
Ethiopia under Zenawi named 2nd poorest country in the world
Published 08/11/2010 – 4:34 a.m. GMT PM Meles Zenawi According to a new index developed by Oxford University and the UN, Ethiopia under Prime Minister Meles Zenawi is ranked the second poorest country on earth.
The new measurement known as the Multidimensional Poverty Index, or MPI, will replace the Human Poverty Index in the United Nations’ annual Human Development Report. The new report says Ethiopia has the second highest percentage of people who are MPI poor in the world, with only the west African nation of Niger fairing worse. This comes as more international analysts have also began to question the accuracy of the Meles government’s double digit economic growth claims and similar disputed government statistics referred by institutions like the IMF.
In 2009, the percentage of Ethiopians who are in chronic need of food aid tripled to nearly 20 percent of the population compared to 1990 when the country was ruled by the pro-Soviet communist government of Mengistu Haile Mariam. Despite the reportedly worsening economic and political situation in a country where the top opposition leader Judge Birtukan Mideksa remains in prison, the Zenawi government continues to receive billions in aid from the US and other western nations.
10 POOREST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD
1.Niger
2.Ethiopia
3.Mali
4.Burkina Faso
5.Burundi
6.Somalia
7.Central African Republic
8.Liberia
9.Guinea
10.Sierra Leone
Multidimensional Poverty Index
OPHI and the UNDP Human Development Report launch the Multidimensional Poverty Index or MPI – an innovative new measure that gives a vivid “multidimensional” picture of people living in poverty. The MPI will be featured in the 20th Anniversary edition of the UNDP Human Development Report and complements income by reflecting a range of deprivations that afflict a person’s life at the same time. The measure assesses the nature and intensity of poverty at the individual level in education, health outcomes, and standard of living. OPHI has just concluded a first ever estimate and analysis of global multidimensional poverty across 104 developing countries, and is releasing these results in advance of the Report’s October publication.
What is the MPI?
The lives of people living in poverty are affected by more than just their income. The Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) complements a traditional focus on income to reflect the deprivations that a poor person faces all at once with respect to education, health and living standard. It assesses poverty at the individual level, with poor persons being those who are multiply deprived, and the extent of their poverty being measured by the range of their deprivations.
The MPI can be used to create a vivid picture of people living in poverty, both across countries, regions and the world and within countries by ethnic group, urban/rural location, or other key household characteristics. It is the first international measure of its kind, and offers an essential complement to income poverty measures because it measures deprivations directly. The MPI can be used as an analytical tool to identify the most vulnerable people, show aspects in which they are deprived and help to reveal the interconnections among deprivations. This enables policy makers to target resources and design policies more effectively. Other dimensions of interest, such as work, safety, and empowerment, could be incorporated into the MPI in the future as data become available.
The MPI reports acute poverty for 104 developing countries, which are home to 78% of the world’s people.
What does the MPI measure?
The MPI uses 10 indicators to measure three critical dimensions of poverty at the household level: education, health and living standard in 104 developing countries. These directly measured deprivations in health and educational outcomes as well as key services such as water, sanitation, and electricity reveal not only how many people are poor but also the composition of their poverty. The MPI also reflects the intensity of poverty – the sum of weighted deprivations that each household faces at the same time. A person who is deprived in 70% of the indicators is clearly worse off than someone who is deprived in 40% of the indicators.
Why is the MPI useful?
The MPI is a high resolution lens on poverty – it shows the nature of poverty better than income alone. Knowing not just who is poor but how they are poor is essential for effective human development programs and policies. This straightforward yet rigorous index allows governments and other policymakers to understand the various sources of poverty for a region, population group, or nation and target their human development plans accordingly. The index can also be used to show shifts in the composition of poverty over time so that progress, or the lack of it, can be monitored.
The MPI goes beyond previous international measures of poverty to:
•Show all the deprivations that impact someone’s life at the same time – so it can inform a holistic response.
•Identify the poorest people. Such information is vital to target people living in poverty so they benefit from key interventions.
•Show which deprivations are most common in different regions and among different groups, so that resources can be allocated and policies designed to address their particular needs.
•Reflect the results of effective policy interventions quickly. Because the MPI measures outcomes directly, it will immediately reflect changes such as school enrolment, whereas it can take time for this to affect income.
•Integrate many different aspects of poverty related to the MDGs into a single measure, reflecting interconnections among deprivations and helping to identify poverty traps.
MPI Interactive map
No more talk to the killer. ALL OPPOSITION LEADERS DO NOT DISAPPOINT THE ETHIOPIAN PEOPLE AGAIN.
what exactely is GINBOT 7 is doing right now??? armed?? or what ?
as always a dictator dictating what Ethiopians should accept or not accept.it is only to divide Ethiopian nothing will com out of this Woyane propaganda.
like #2 TESFAYE ill say hell NOOOOOOOOOOOO.
Dear Elais
There are two Scenarios to this news:
1.The main one that most didn’t consider is that Meles is going to use this offer for talk as a means 0f releasing those arrested in Ginbot 7 case.Mark my word.Those 39 ppl arrested in Ginbot 7 case are given a last appointment for October 2010/0.So until then he will seek the leadership in Diaspora(Dr.Berhanu)to come to the table and if they agree -he will release those arrested in their file.If not they will stay in prison.
2.The second scenario is as you all thought– he is scared of Ginbot 7 and wants to execute the five year Development and Transformation Plan without any opposition remaining the Awra Party forever.
Ethiopians,our primary mission statement is:-to capture the robbers dead or alive.We,Ehtiopians will fight our common enemy tooth and nail and crush the enemy to its absolue defeat.Yes,we will defeat the enemy.
Time for talk is over. What is this crminal calculating?
Meles is a smart player and he knows how to hood wink the western countries. G7 is an oppos, that every dictator wishes. They talk but dey don´t walk! So he (Meles) knows how to buy an endless time. Wit this comment, Meles is spiting on them. He is playing their game. He is talking something what his masters wanna hear. This is an Endgame for G7. What do they want, talk? they get it. What next now….When dey will know that talk is sh**t. Do it like EPPF and TPDM, speak his(Meles) language. Don´t let a murder speak your language! That what´s up.
The saying goes, “If you fool me once, shame on you. If you fool me twice shame on me.”
This idiot thug is still thinking he is the only smart guy. He is just evil minded having no God fearing heart. Don’t even see him leave alone to talk. He doesn’t deserve to be talked to.
Please, don’t lose focus from the real target. Unit! Unit! Unit! and let us face this small and ugly killer and robber.
These are a collection of shiftas. They came stealing money and they still govern by sealing. This evil man called PM, does not even deserve to sit among human beings.
NO talk please
It seems to me that the bandit from adwa is in a deep mess. what he meant by he is ready to talk to ginbot 7 is , ” please help me to tighten my grip to the power. ”
But i doubt if ginbot 7 will be offering such kind of help to the cheapest thug of the horn.
Now Ginbot7 needs to be very careful. They should not expect to make the Genocidal dictator/Meles their friend. the killers trigger is always in their fingers. Keep yours as well, do not be naive. Hope you will not.
Debabe
If meless talks about the constitution it is to confuse people. Constitution does not allow to kill people and after all one of the most developed countries like the UK does not have constitution. So can you see the emptyness of this song.
Iwunetu
Ginbot 7 is talking a lot rather than having a clear struggle. It is better for them to fill the gap that is created by eppf. Eppf has patriotic people but running out of educated people. Please, ELIAS do somethig for this. We don’t want people who is calulating getting authority before the start of bitter struggle.
Imagine a bankrobber holding some people hostage after executing a few of them already. The cops r outside telling him to give up because there´s no other way out. Then imagine the robber telling them c´mon let´s talk, let´s find some common ground between us and make this a win-win situation. Will the cops accept that? The answer is a resounding: NO. The guy has taken lives and must be judged accordingly.
satenaw,
Min agebah? If you are a member of G7 you have the format to ask that question, otherwise, ps keep quiet
WHAT? “they accept the constitution”? The constitution which locked BIRTUKAN…
The constitution which allow, only one minority ethinc to rule.
The constitution in which one ethinc,controls military, media, National Electoral Board, and Judiciary System…
He want us to accept that? huh..
Remember what he did to Hailu Shawel, and the wailers just before Election with the help of “SHIMAGLEWOCH”. He used them for propaganda and now he throw them.
Didn’t the killer sent some of the so called G7 leaders to death???. which one of them did he want to talk to? I’m sure they will be running to talk to the killer and kiss his feet.
The Dictator is feeling the heat, and the
terrorist is called today ‘yakorefe”. That is exactly what Mengistu did when he tried to negotiate with today’s prime minister 21 years ago. The EPDRF is cracking.
Meles is a snake. Any one who trust a snake can negotiate with Meles. For me I rather hit his head and kill the snake.
Here we go again! “De ja vue”? moment. How many times have we heard about the call for “dialogue”with the oppositions in the last 20 years? What was the outcome?
The oppositions have always ended up divided and the tyrant laughs back to his hideout in Arat Kilo. Then, he will announce to his captive Ethiopian citizens how the oppositions wanted to start a war with either Ertirea, or Somalia or even with Egypt….& he has to tell them NO! …. “what a wise leader” will say the public & sadly, that fat jerk will sing another “romantic” song for Ato Meles. To start with, one can not have any dialogue with the oppositions without freeing all the political prisoners as a good gesture on the part of his regime.
At this stage, the major issues facing our country, can not be solved by talking to Meles Zenewai. “BEEN THERE & DONE THAT!” So said an old wise man recently. The major issues can only be solved by continueing the dialogue among the opposition groupes & come up with a united solutions to retire/remove the “evil and corrupt ethnic empire” built with looted money.
Unfortunately, Ato Meles is & has been the center of all the problems. No doubt, he has been the TPLF theortican, philosopher, promoter, philanthropist, (Effort!), economist, environmentalis, linguists, marxists, electrical/mechanical engineer, chairman of the board and a tyrant/”mafia boss”, just to name a few….
However, if there is going to be any meeting with Ato Meles, it has to be to “thank him” for his past (20 years) services and to inform him that Ethiopia requires and the current global situation demands more than his “expertise” to catch up with the rest of the world in terms of individual liberty, freedom, economic development, appropriate technology (ESAT) especially now that the country is second to last on the plant Earth.
Fellow Ethiopians, let us not go for the latest old “TPLF Drama” all the oppositions have to continue to work for united agendas and issues to free the country from dictatorship.
Yes We Can!
Si se puede!
God Bless Ethiopia & protect all her children.
The hundreds who call themselves Ethiopian opposition parties, before they start to talk with the dictator, they should at least ask him to release all political prisoners including Birtukan. The truth is no body including the dictator is taking these `seven eleven parties` seriously !!
Oh my God!Meles said”Yakorefe Gilesebim kale Mewoyayet yichalal”
This idiot shamless bandit is peeing on the patriotic people of Ethiopia. No more talk with Meles Zenawi.Believe me he is setting everything for his successors if in case he resigns after five years.The world “negotiation”is often times the best weapon for Zenawi to kill oppostion parties.
Legese and his clique need to be kept quarantine from society at large and must ,finally, receive their due-ruine and destruction.
Legese is not loni but crule,self serving and calculating tug.The narsistic ,Lege, cares only for himself;he can not even forsee the consequences of his action upon his own childreen-period!It means nothing to him when a female prisoner delivers her baby to in prison.It is perfectly alright to part a mother from her babe as is the case with Birtkan and her child. The opposition need to hold its ground and not falter.Are we to belive any thing the arch deceiver dangles before our eys.Legese has lost public reputation long ago,he can kook the book and make any announcements he want ,but who is to believe the mother of all charlatan.
Evave Le evave Yeteyayal,kab le kab!
Meles is joking is there any crazy person who will trust you. DO you like to be in place of ABERA YEMEANEAB you are KIMEGNA. You will pay dearly for sure one day for the crimes you committed so far.
I think the crime minister not only called G7 for dialog .He has extended his invitation to OLF and ONLF as well in thinking that it is right time to dispel his venomous propaganda to cool down the momentum being surged for united front.May be no one knows,his propaganda might pay him as opportunist oppositions could be hooked up as usual.
This is really great. We the diaspora must have scared them during the protest because we are now directly stopping the agenda of Weyane. That is right Meles and Co. who made Ethiopia the 2nd poorest country in the world according to UN-Oxford extensive study, all of the sudden cares for Ethiopia on NIle that is bull crap.
Meles and Co. night mare is the unification of Ethiopia: Ginbot, ePPF, olf, ONLF, etc even Shaebia (although I have my doubt on this).that is his worst night mare. Every time he is afraid, he goes to the opposite and begging for reconciliation. I am sure when he sees Ethiopians uniting, he will turn to Shaebia begging he will concede anything to Eritrea for his collaboration again with Shaebia. This guy is not to be trusted at all.
Liar–Killer–Robber–Dictator Meles doesn’t know what negotiation means. Narcissist Meles’s type of negotiation is to agree with all his plans and dreams. Ginbot-7 should name the place and time and give the soulless killer Meles an ultimatum. One of our most shrewd politicians need to meet the worst leader–tyrant Meles one last time, and tell him right in his face what Ethiopians think of his and tell him to step down. Our politicians need to be one step ahead of the blood-sucker Meles at all times.
when the going gets tough, meles wants to talk to Ginbot 7 and other oppositon parties that he dubbed “terrorists”. what ever happened to that tough talk of refusing to sit down and talk to “terrorists.” Some might wonder why meles would do something like that. For starters,the fake 99.6% win has left a sour taste in some of its western backers. The european election monitors have basically concluded that the absence of genuine oppostion leaders such as Birtukan, Dr. Birhanu and other strong oppostion leaders invalidated the whole notion of conducting a fair and credible election in ethiopia. woyane is in quagmire and trying hard to get out of the hole it dug for itself. Therefore, it has to show to its financial backers that it is negotiating with these genuine leaders to right the wrongs of the election and create stability in the country. secondly, woyane leaders know that a wrath is coming towards them. They want to get protection from persecution for mass murder and robing the country. They know power is shifting from them every day. They know the days of reckoning is near. Therefore, they have to negotiate.
How many times this killer is to cheat us? why this brute criminal zenawi out cry for dialoge at this particular time ? is he trying to play the same old tricks ?It is a foregone conclusion that woyane is on its count down. The crime minister is making a last ditch attempt to save his regime from the impending defeat of the people’s resurection.
The days of ethnic dictatorship; is numbered. If some of the big stake holders come together Woyane will commit suicide by itself. It is simple, if the OLF decide to move to the Ethiopian politics center ground and Ginbot 7 and the rest come together with OLF, it is simply the funeral of Woyane. If Woyanes think they will go forever with this shame less minority dictatorship rule, they must absolutely mad. Woyane press conference is always prepared by the government people and do not think these questions and answers are casual. It is a deliberate message to these organizations.
I have no slightest doubt given the right kind of pressure, Woyane will disintegrate with the speed no one now can imagine.
Are we still talking about Dirdir minamin shit with Meles…….I think you guys are becoming more stupid than Meles
Zewzew,
You seem to be pretty much obssesed with Eritrea.You must be punishing yourself a lot into thinking about the would be concession that the Weyanes are going to make to Eritrea.You must be a hallusinating.There was/is no concession that the Weyanes made or about to make to Eritrea to begin with.
As far as we Eritreans are concerned,thats not what we care about.We care to bring about change in Eritrea so that justice and democracy prevail and people live in peace.
PM Meles unlike the hotch-potch so called opposition made it very clear that he had nothing to do with gang leaders in Asmara but standing on the side of the oppressed people of Eritrea every step of the way.
But the opposition groups you mentioned above that claim to be fighing for freedom,justice and democracy chose to stand on the side of one of the worst enemies of justice and democracy in the planet not to mention No 1 enemy of Ethiopia.What an irony///
The Good News though,the fight to end tyranny in Eritrea is on and getting momentum every passing day.Peace and tranquility for the great people of both countries are just on the horizon.We Eritreans can not do it alone,we need an ally and PM Meles is our best bet.
for#36
the ultimatum was given 2005 election when Woyane murder defenceless Ethiopian and again 2010 election 98.8% woyane election.furthermore what WOYANE and the wish washy like u needs a strong philosophical foundation to stand on.I read all Ur comments I don’t think u have fer em philosophical believe u have intellectual ego but no intellectual conviction about any thing….
Elias, To say f** you might be the only low language you would grasp
When you enemies are to soft you should be more careful.
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Meles keeps talking about his so-called “Constitution”. As far as Ethiopians are concerned, he himself has many times breached his own Constitution which he himself had passed. He must be joking – does he think that anyone is going to believe him anymore? Here in America we say “Go tell it to the Marines”, moron!
I want Meles in Hague tribunal like his comrade, Charles Taylor. Any opposition member that tries to negotiate with a killer mafia group led by Meles is already committing treason before coming to power. Meles is the most evil African dictator in modern history and should never be a party to govern or negotiate political deal in Ethiopia. And a government that is run and controlled by a 5% minority exists nowhere else, except in Ethiopia. The blood of thousands of innocent Oromo, Amhara, Somali, Anuak etc…will taunt those politicians who make a deal with a barbaric ogre Meles.
Tyrant Meles has to answer in court for his heinous crimes including genocide and betrayal of vital national interests.
No negotiation with a murderer in cold blood
There is no new thing in this man’s words. He keeps saying if accept the distractive constitution.
Meles has played his last deception card on may 23rd 2010. Thanks to those who have called his bluff all the way and exposed him for who is, now he is as standing naked as any dictator could be.
I don’t think there is any one (not even a child that is born after may 23) would trust what Meles says. He has only his guns now.
Now about G7. God knows I am no admirer of G7. They are a bunch of PR specialists who live by stealing fame of those who actually pay sacrifices with out really contributing much.
I would be even more convinced of the parasitic existence of G7 if the waste this bluff of Meles Zenawi. I do not want to advise them how to proceed since they are experts on political and word manuver but there is plenty to exploit. And this should be up their allay since it does not require them to deep their feet in the mud but will start and end with word game.
#42 Seytanawi
Don’t pretend to be an Eritrean – keep dreaming; be proud for once to be Woyane-ian. Don’t even try it to mislead, your older tricks…Now every body knows what you, the woyanes scam are upto. Get over it Mr; unfortunately, you can not teach new trick to ageing dogs…