Leaders of the Unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ) will travel to Europe starting Nov 7 next week. The delegation is headed by UDJ chairperson Wzt. Birtukan Mideksa. The countries they plan to visit include Germany, U.K., Sweden, Belgium and Holland.
After breaking all the promises Wzt. Birtukan and her comrades made — including sticking to the Kinijit 8-Point Proposal before any serious consideration about participating in future elections — Ethiopians in Europe are angry and plan to boycott any of the planned public meetings.
Today, Ethiopian Review spoke with some Ethiopian activists in London and Frankurt who used to be strong supporters of Wzt. Birtukan. They said that the current position Birtukan’s party took is a betrayal of those who gave up their lives to help bring about freedom and justice in Ethiopia.
Requests by Ethiopian Review to interview Wzt. Birtukan have been declined. But UDJ has no problem begging Woyanne to have access to the state-controlled media.
Currently, the only opposition party that is talking about participating in the 2010 elections is UDJ. It is also the only opposition party that has kept silent for so long about the continued atrocities by the regime of the Tigrean People Liberation Front (Woyanne) against the people of Ethiopia and Somalia, including the ongoing genocide that even some U.S. Congressmen are talking about and condemning.
UDJ thus demonstrated itself to be of no use to the people of Ethiopian. To the contrary, UDJ is currently aiding and abetting the Woyanne terrorist regime by speaking out against those Ethiopians who have raised arms to defend themselves, calling them ‘backwards,’ ‘primitives,’ and ‘chauvinists’ — the same language Woyanne uses against the opposition.
It is disheartening that Birtukan Mideksa and her colleagues have joined the camp of losers and traitors such as Beyene Petros, Ayele Chamiso, Lidetu Ayalew, Solomon Tekalign, and others who have betrayed their supporters and the people of Ethiopia for crumbs (frifari) that are being thrown at them by Woyannes at the urging of U.S. and U.K. diplomats. Without the intervention of the American embassy, these losers have no political life in Ethiopia. They are operating in Ethiopia only as long as Ambassador Yammamoto keeps giving assurances to Woyanne that they are no threats to the tribal junta.
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Woyane is using UDJ and Birtukan to show to the world that there is democracy in the country, and the accusation of the opposition i.e. the narrowing of the political space in the country, is false. At present even Beyene Petros, Merera Gudina and Gebru Asrat are saying that the woyane government has narrowed the political space! But UDJ is touring Europe to show the woeld that there is a space in Ethiopia for peaceful struggle. Birukan is the new banda. Shame on you Birtukan! Traitor. Woyane will use you now and throw you out tomorrow!
Elias abezahew! You need to be ethical! Just because you haven’t liked UDJ, you cann’t speak like that!
UDJ has not broken the promises (8 points) nor any of teh opposition whips, it is woyanne that has broken it. It is not only UDJ who will ONLY be particpating in the upcoming election – rather it is the one who has notified early. Wait and see Eng Hailu Shawel’s party, who at the moment is busy nominating suppoprters and opening rural offices.
Birtukan is a unique person and you cann’t insult her like that! The fight has to continue until the voices of people are heard and that is what she is doing. Just because you support Bire (G7), you can not say UDJ is useless. We have senseable people in the party, man!
Tell me what practical things have happened with G7 sofar? I think from those of you (especially you) who bark from a distance and very far from the practical realities, we PREFER the true daughter of Ethiopia, Birtukan and we know she won’t let us down! Obviously, she won’t also have time for a non-sense discussion with you, time is againest us, we have to mobilize the remaining diasporas for the upcoming election.
PLEASE REFRAIN FROM INSULTING UDJ AND ITS LEADERS!
No 1 (anonymous) – please understand that “political space” doesn’t mean “tour”. SHAME on YOU!
Historical realities and facts of truth have gone far ahead of W/t B.Mideska. She and her losers need to be born again if they want to grasp the realitie of that country.They are confusers and ultimately the losers.
As Julius Caesar would say, Et Tu Birtukan? I don’t know who to trust any more!!!
Here you go Eli!
elias ..you are gone too far.you are acting like weyane by saying my way or the high way.you should respect others ways too if you are fighting for justice and democracy.democrats never cross the way of other democrats.
stop this silly hate mongering between ethiopians.
we know where we ended up by hate mongering.
Viva Elias! It is now geeting more clear. UDJ is the new weyane condom (teletafi). Eng. Hailu said his party (AEUP-Kinijit) will not enter parliamnet or election unless the 8 preconditions are met!
Dear Birtukan, you are one of the responsible persons for the division of Kinijit.
1-First of all you were never elected by Kinjit. you should thank Ato hailu to join as vice chairwoman after the election was already over.
2-you said there are only 100 prisoners in ethiopia infront of US congress. you still did not apologize!
3-you apologized to the Tigre people in the name of kinjit. for what??
4-you have disrespected the chairman of kinijit, Ato hailu who was fighting Weyanes for more than 15 years while you were working as weyane judge.
5-you have tried the name of kinijit by the order of TPLF gangs.
6-you are planning to take part in TPLF led election without the implementation of the 8 pre conditions!
7-what is the difference between you, Lidetu anmd beyene petros ??
8-which rights do you have now as opposition party löeader in ethiopia?
9-you are only adding life to Weyane.
10-if you are genuine, why dont you get up and demosntrate on the Addis Abeba streets?? thouands of people would have followed you. I am sure you dont do that,because you are a coward. where is your so called sacrifice??
After the massacre of hundreds of young ethiopians including children, peaceful struggle is dead in ethiopia!!
Join the EPPF patriots, the real fighters !
Hi Elias
What do you expect from Andnet party now,as they have been harrassed & hunted by fashist Woyanne regime everyday? They are trying to do a very good job with the exception of the empity speaches by Professor Mesfin W/mariams akward & sensless aggressive protest against other forces who choiced to struggle TPLF in other means too.Give them a little break NOW & let them accomplish their mission.The only part who will gain in your “Boycott aggitation” shall be Woyanne. Do you realy want this to happen????
elias alias you open a door of propaganda against ppl trying to attack woyane . the only different b/n you and birtukan is only the way to pull down woyane . why you are so aggressive against this good ethiopians . OR DO YOU HAVE AN AGENDA OPPOSIT TO THEM ??
Elias, not only you are moron but you are proving to be crooked, liar and double agent!
Elias, I understand your concern and you got good reason to attack. I don’t even know the ultimate intention of her over sea visit for the second time when she (or UDJ as a party) has not yet attempted to talk to the people they promise to mobilize for the so called peaceful struggle even for once.
The mission is so simple, quest for share of resources from the diaspora contribution. On the other hand this might be an opportunity where she will learn one fact that we are not here to pay her sallary or fill her coffer but to promot change, a change that brings good governance, respect for human rights,democracy and prosperity in every dimensions.
I wish I know the intention of those who sponser this visit. Why not they do it for Beyene’s party or Merara’s, Bulcha Demeksa’s, Lidetu’s, et al? Are these ones not wise enough for securing thier previous election victory no matter what than those who sacrificed it and now fighting back in much weaker position—- What a pity?
Ethiopians in Europe are angry and plan to boycott any of the planned public meetings…………
you are funny Elias.-WHICH OF YOUR RESEARCHES SHOWS THAT…and How could you reach such a conclusion without any tangible evidence. ..
ውድ ኤልያስ የአነተ ዓላማ እኮ አሁነ ግልጽ እየሆነ ነው። ዋናው ሥራህ በአሁኑ ወቅት የሕዝብ ድጋፍ ያላቸውን እና በተግባር የሚንቀሳቀሱትን ግለሰቦችና ድርጅቶች ለማጥፋት ወይም ለማዳክም ከሕዝብ የተለዩትን ደግሞ እንደገና ለማንሳትና የሕዝብን ትኩረት እንዲያገኙ መቀስቀስ ነው። በዚህ ደግሞ በኢትዮጵያውያን ላይ ያለህን ንቀትና ምንም አያውቁም በሚለው ስሜትህ እየተነዳህ ጅዋጅዌ እንጫወትባችው ከሚሉት የወያኔና ሻቢያ ተቀጣሪዎች ጋር ያለህን አንድነት እያረጋገጥክልን ነው። በአሁኑ ዘመን ግን በአነተና በመሰሎችህ የሚታለል ኢትዮጵያውያን አለመኖሩን እና ሌትም ቀንም በሀገሩ ጉዳይ ላይ እየተወያየ ማን ምን እንደሆነ፤ ማን ለምነ ዓላማ እንደቆመ ራሱን ሆነ ሌላውን አጥርቶ የሚያይበት የብርሃን ዘመን ላይ ነው ያለነው። እና “ሥራ ለሠሪው፤ እሾህ ለአጣሪው” እንደሚባለው ጉዳዩ በአንድነትና በኢትዮጵያውያን ያለ እና የሚታይ ስለሆነ ጊዜህን ለሌላ አውለው ለማለት ንው። ከምስጋና ጋር!
Welldone Elias,
Keep up the good job of exposing hypocrites and opportunists trying to eat and share with woyanne. You are one of the true sons of Ethiopia.
The UDJP is well on the way to be one of the loyal or accompanying opposition parties in Ethiopia. In its bid to beat ato Lidetu Ayalew and become Meles Zenawi`s most favoured and trusted loyal opposition party,
it has abandoned Kinijit`s 7 or 8 preconditions for fair and free elections.
With the pro-woyanne man Temesgen Zewdie on board and having a key position in the party, UDJP has lost the stamina and will to the struggle for democracy, freedom and justice. Ato Lidetu and Temesgen have already lost the trust of Ethiopians due to their attachment to the woyanne regime. Now it has become clear why some have caused turmoil and division in the former Kinijit. Loyalty to the woyanne constitution, regime and submissions to the will of western powers are the main causes which unraveled Kinijit. The strong and determined members of the Ethiopian opposition are now separated from the opportunist and loyalist ones like chaff and seed. The Chaff have formed a new loyal party called UDJP and the seeds have gone back to their former party called AEUP to continue their struggle against woyanne.
How long do we continue blaming everyone? Blaming UDJ because they do not believe in armed struggle? Folks, let us not demonize those that we do not agree with. Everyone has its own way of looking at problems and addressing it. UDJ belives that armed struggle is not the answer. Let them do what they believe in. Dividing the opposition is Woyane’s tactic, not ours.
Elias,
Do you lost your mind, baby? You are 6000km far from Ethiopia & do have no idea what is going on the ground in Ethiopia. Sometimes you don’t even understand your “‘akim, chilota….min ayinet fetata bite neh?). Leave Ethiopia & its people alone. After all your house is some where else, you know that. Min ayinet dirkina new kalagebut gebto manborachek ende emama Takelechi serategna, yigermal eko, akimihin , chilotahin ewok abo, yihe endiaw……) Fetari libona yistih, lela min yibalal!
Elias
It is very foolish, very foolish indeed to attack viciously a party organised multi-nationally when almost 95% is ethnic based and some groups bearing arms and hell bent to dismember Ethiopia. It appears you are promoting your personal agenda behaving like little despot Lidetu Ayalew. Shame on you!
They are touring Europe to meet their agents who are surrounded by those innocent Ethiopians and others who have land/house or other forms of economic benefits in Ethiopia. The trip has been targted to collect cash as usual.
Ethiopia is falied by its political leaders so called liberators. Most of the political leaders put themselves before the people. As long as they are safe, get paid and tour Europe and North America it is OK with them. How can one liberate an oppressed people if he/she puts her life before the people? liberating poeple needs courage and sacrifies and we in Ethiopia lack leaders who have that. Our political leaders do not want to sacrifies thier life for the sake of the people. Nobody in this world got its liberation without a sacrifies. As long as our so called leaders do not change, we can dream of liberation but we will never get it.
Dear Elias,
Why u r so negative about this lady? She is doing what she believes. Why u are so rough to those who have a different idea from you. This completely unethical. Ethiopia needs people who can think far from the horizons, not people like you who are biased and shortsighted. It has been a while since you started to be rogue. You may think i am one of those woyanne cadres, but the truth is I am an ordinary ethiopian concerned about Ethiopia’s future. Please Please Stop this negative attitude mentality towards those that don’t have your thinking.
God Bless Ethiopia.!!!!! Long Live Ethiopia!!
This comment forum is a clear indicative of that we have a lot to do to co-exist with our difference and survive as a nation. 2 is attacking the writer for his opinion, and 3 is jumping to attack 1 without understanding 1. 4 and 5 are cursing the one who were trusting once, not far. Easy with hatred and attack.
One group still believes in peaceful struggle, while the other doesn’t.
does this make one traitor and the other hero ? no no no.
We’re fed up of diaspora politics – never ending talking stuff!! Birtukan is a true Ethiopian who is determined to fight the long fight against Woyane in the Ethiopian soil and with the peoples of Ethiopia, not the cyberwar as you guys do sipping your coffee in Starbucks. At least do something to your country by not discrediting people like Birtukan!
Dont lie Ato Elias. This is a cheap lie. This time we need which unites Ethiopians not division. Go ahed with your Armed struggle. Andnet choose the other way. What is wrong with it ?
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hey CAN YOU FIGHIT WEYANNE? PLEASE
There is no single fact pointed out to support this Elias’s argument of what UDJ is.Elias is trying to prove his truth by spreading distortion and blame against UDJ.Elias is specialized in proving the wrong by being worst;he is like the old communist era journalists who used to portray Imperialism by calling it horrible and terrible with out ever pointing out facts.The article is rather a call to boycott Birtukan than a news to tell us that she is comming.This is designed to confuse supporters and make them believe that Ginbot 7 is right choice.
As a political science intellectual Elias had to allow his readers to attend the meeting with Bertukan and prove the fact rather than telling them to blindly boycott.
As I always say Birtukan is not a politicain,she is just an honest citizen let’s go listen to her,and chalenge her face to face.
Birtukan has been flirting with the woyanne regime for quite some time now. She and her group do not want to confront the woyannes as a genuine opposition and would like to cooperate with it and lead their lives. They have chosen to be in the company of woyanne and get some priviledges or crumbs for their service to the woyanne.
The US and other western embassies are also patting the back of Birtukan and company to be the good guys of Meles Zenawi and operate without challenging the atrocities of Meles Zenawi. The UDJP has said goodbye to the 8 points of Kinijit and preparing to join the assembly of Meles Zenawi`s cadres or what he calls parliament. The fate of UDJP as a fake or accompanying opposition is already sealed with ato Temesgen Zewdie taking a central position. This man (ato Temesgen)is not different from ato Lidetu in that both are the agents of woyanne and are hired to serve Meles Zenawi. Now let us forget the UDJP and support the genuine opposition members struggling against woyanne for democracy,freedom and justice. The UDJP is on the way to be part of the woyanne system which has been committing atrocities in Ethiopia and Somalia.
Birtukan is inexpierced, st#upid and demagogu. All she has is charm and good look – but nothing in the brain. The old folks are using her. So you should also blame the old folks like Dr. H. Araya, Gizachew Shiferaw, Yacob – who has no shame in saying “NEB is indpendent” and “Woyannie is not the enemy”. These old folks are at their retirment age with solid income – so they are looking FERFARI from Zenawi.
Elias,
who ever doesn’t agree to your idea is not a traitor or woyane! come to your senses
To the Editor : Don’t be narrow minded…is that “you are either with me or with them” argument that you are trying to make .
It is easy for you to say anything sitting in US …You have no idea how things work in the ground in Ethiopia.
ኤልያስ::
አንተ በፈለከው ብቻ እንድሔዱ መፈለግ/መመኘት ዲሞክራሲያዊ አመለካከት አይደለም:: ተቓዋሚዎች ያዋጣል ባሉት መንገድ መታገል መብት አላቸው:: ህዝቡ(በተለይ ኢትዮጵያ ውስጥ ያለው) እ እንዲፈርድ መተው የተሻለ ይመስለኛል:: ግንቦት ሰባትም መነካካት ጀምረሃል:: እንዳበደ ውሻ ሁሉንም መልከፍ ገንቢ አይመስለኝም::
Aye Elias,
Can’t you see you are also part of problem? Anybody who doesn’t espouse your vision of struggle is a loser and a traitor. With this kind of mentality how are we supposed to make a dent on the huge problem facing us? Can’t you just let alternative means of struggle live side by side your own brand of struggle?
Elias,
How can a cheap provincial rabble – rouser like you accuse the UDJ leader of betrayal of the cause of the people? Can’t you see your “holy savors” with “messianic mission” at Giinnbbot 7 are nothing but self – exiled angry losers? They are inviting us into a titanic conflict and utter destruction. We will not join you.
Ethiopians from all walks of life have embraced peaceful struggle and are willing to follow Wt Beertuucan. By doing that, we have declined the offer to compromise the unity of our country, disrupt the daily lives of millions of poor, sick and hungry people and empower our enemies. We refuse to follow G7 because it does not know where it is taking us. The war option is not for us.
Much to your surprise, Ethiopians in Europe will line up to hear this civil and learned woman spurring a worldwide revival of the past Kiinnjiit in the present UDJ. Her presence will be a revelation. Among the marginalized Geennboot 7 supporters, the reaction will be uneasness at least and shame at best. G7’s leaders will surely be jealous because they will not get such a recepton any more. Let them try it and prove us wrong. The truth of TPLF/EPRDF atrocities and wholesale adoption of the same stance by the G7 will never shun us.
Beertuucan will meticulously dissect the country’s situation with keen analytical blade impliedly charting G7’s improbable “merits”, its mastery of imagery and cultivating herd mentality, and its consummate skill in exploiting weaknesses angry people. We said impliedly because she might not directly refer to G7. We wish she does. Maybe we will succeed to make her say a word or two about it.
In any case, examining the danger of war and violence by using G7’s leaders rhetorics is unavoidable. Why Beertuucan comes to Europe is to uncover the deeper causes of peaceful struggle.
We wish Beertuucan and UDJ all the best.
God bless our country.
Dear Binyam, you said that “Ato Elias as a political scientist intellectual had to allow his readers to attend meeting with Birtukan and prove the fact rather than telling them blindly boycott”. Let me asure you that if Elias attended political science classes , he must had been in a state of hallucination ”his body was present in the class while mentaly absent”. I don’t think that Ato Elias has the knowledge & understanding of the ABC of political science. He is a very arrogant person that I have ever seen in my life. When it comes to journalism “‘real journalism behedebet menged enkuan teguzo ayawikim enkwan liawikew). In fact people like him from 5000 km are working hard to see our beloved Ethiopia emersed in trouble. I really pray for him that God will show him some kind of peace in his mind. God bless Ethiopia! Let The Almighty God bring peace & understanding to its God loving Ethiopian people! Down with arrogancy!!!
Elias, what do you expected from Birtukan? She is Lidetu’s sister! She wants to sit and get paid in weyane’s parlama! Shame on her! I am very angry with her!
Elias
who the hell do you think you are to dictate we Ethiopians living in Europe what to do and what not to. You look to gradually lose your human trait, or are turning naive?
DONT GIVE SUPPORT,FINANCIAL OR OTHERWISE, TO THE FOREIGN FINANCED SO-CALLED UDJ PARTY AND ITS LEADERS BIRTUKAN, MESFIN AND CO., PERIOD !
OBVIOUSLY THESE ayinawTa kehadis WANT TO LEAD A COMFORTABLE LIFE AND SEE SO-CALLED PARTYS AS A MEANS TO ACHIEVE THAT GOAL ! THEIR WORRY IS NOT ABOUT REMOVING WEYANES FROM POWER BUT ABOUT LEADING A VERY COMFORTABLE LIFE.
SO BECAUSE WE KNOW WHAT THEY ARE UP TO WE HAVE SIMPLY TO REJECT THEM AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY DO NOT ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS.
TRAITORISM SHOULD NOT PAY !
Untrue! I have not seen Ethiopians boycott anyone including the evil Woyane, leave alone the heroes of UDJ.
Hi Elias,
we don’t need this kind of article that can hurt the struggle against woyane. We support both armed and peaceful struggle to get ridoff Melse and his tails. So, be patainet and don’t attack UDJ.
We advise Birtukan not to come to London. We have no respect for her. Did she forget what she did to us, Ethiopians? She apologised woyanes and denied the masacare of thousands of Ethiopians by agazi and tplf ignorant security agents. If she has an ordinary sense she will never travel to London.
degu
Thanks Sendeu K.
Right you are!! We all should stand along with UDJ and its determined leaders to revamp Kinijit’s spirit and correct all the mistakes we’ve made in the past which led to its premature demise to the satisfaction of the regime in Ethiopia. I am confident that Birtukan and her party is going to make a big difference in the political landscape of our country for the better. You believe it or not, the current regime is afraid of movements/people like Birtukan who are courageously making their cases using all the ever narrowing political space in the country than those who bent of making unending rhetoric outside Ethiopia.
I will never forget or forgive what Meles have done and still doing to innocent Ethiopians. With that said, I have no faith on any political party that apologizes to Meles and works secretly with killer Meles. Money is the roots of all evil–who knows what Meles offer to some of these political parties. My utmost respect goes to EPPF. May God watch over them.
UDJ is traitor but I am dying laughing when Elias is shouting foul now. We have been shouting and teling people to becareful of wolves in ship skin that is the UDJ bunch. Bertukan and mesfin have been working under cover from the begnning. it is only now people like elias are waking up. Any way it is better now than later. Birtukan was a woyanie employee then she is a woyanie salaried employee now in addition to the embassy money they are getting from yamamuto. People stand up and fight once in your life, Seek the truth just for Ethiopia’s sake.
Elias i disagree with you onn this Artikel . because we have to help Britukan Mediksa and UDJ to struggle in side Ethiopia . you know that they are working in hostail situation and they may go to jail if they do like you want them to do. so let us help G7 and let us support UDJ .together they will bring peace and democracy .
we have been condemning wz/t Burtukan as boot licker woyanne.She is the one who played the pivotal role in dismantling Kinjit.Mission accomplished.
Hi Elias,
I think, you missed your way of librating Ethiopia from the common enemy, Woyane. You will agree with me that we all have one objective, and that is to be united as one Ethiopian to be able to come out with victory against this regime. You and your media should reflect and encourage our community to this effect. It won’t be important down grading political organizations by jumping into their strategies not knowing what they have and are doing over and above what we know. It is not appropriate to demand from any of the parties to let us know everything they are doing. Do not forget where they are and what we have learned from the past. Please leave them alone and let them do their way of politics. The least favour you will be requested is “DO NOT SUPPORT THEM”.
Thank you
hi,guys
it is like another woyannes birth day. it is realy sad. the hope of 2005 replaced with betrayals and accusations. Ellias is a truth detector. because he told you the truth why are you so much threatened? our only enemy is woyanne. why is it so hard to understand.who doesn’t like peace,or peaceful transition. who wantes armed struggle? it is not a choice,it is the means.
yeah, elias is right if udj’s people comes here ,personally, i am gonna boycott and i have many friends who do the same. can some body explain to me what birtukan’s udj plan to accomplish rather than crowning woyanne for the next 5 years. woyanne did not hide it. it is obvious. probably as meles said it before he may pass his crown to one of his friends. that is all. so, what it the point of birtukan tour,,to give more positive image for woyanne? she gonna talk about how 2010 will be free and fair election? how she gonna compete and crown woyanne? or she may get some position in the woyannes regime?what is all about?just a waste of time and energy. woyanne is was woaynne yesterday,is woyanne today and will be woyanne tommorrow. the self annointed iron-fist ruler of ethiopia.
if you guys think you will get your freedom by begging woyanne,then forget it.just a wishful dream. the question is simple.either to be slaves to woyanne for the next 100 years or fight with everything possible to breath the wonderful air of freedom.
Dear Ato Elias,
You have the right to disagree with the strategy that UDJ has adopted & to express your disagreement. However, trying to give your opinion or disagreement more weight than it deserves by making statements such as “Ethiopians in Europe are angry and plan to boycott any of the planned public meetings” is unfair & an abuse of the power you have as an editor of a website that many Ethiopians, including myself, visit to read unbiased news about our country. Keep doing the good job of informing us but please do not try to influence our judgement using unsubstantiated statements. Thank you!
i am sorry men! she is an Ethiopian Heroine and she is trying to contribute her part. we have to remember that she was willing to suffer in kaliti prison, while we forgot all of them. this is the tactic they are following to bring about democracy in Ethiopia. Ginbot 7 is following its way and so is Hailu. no need to boycott. if you like the way you support otherwise it will be your problem. i just wish all of them some success these people are willing to risk their life and shed their blood for us. Egizer yirdachihu