A delegation representing various Ethiopian groups in the Washington DC area participated in the 2010 Eritrean Festival in Washington DC Saturday night.
The Ethiopian delegation led by Ato Neamin Zeleke took part in the festival in a show of solidarity with the people and government of Eritrea and to express appreciation for the humanitarian and moral support Eritrea has been providing to Ethiopian freedom fighters, as well as political refugees.
Eritrean Ambassador to the U.S. H.E. Ghirmai Ghebremariam and organizers of the festival have warmly welcomed the Ethiopian delegation.
The festival, which was held at the Washington Convention Center, included Eritrean cultural shows, music and food.
The participation by Ethiopians in the annual Eritrean festival indicates the rebuilding of relations between the peoples of Eritrea and Ethiopia, despite the effort by the fascist tribal junta in Ethiopia that is working hard to sow discord between the two people.
Below is a video of last Thursday’s fake Woyanne protest march from the White House to the State Department in Washington DC to protest against Al Shababa and Egypt. The video shows Woyannes and their hodam supporters. Many of those taking part in the march are in the U.S. on political asylum. The U.S. Home Land Security Department needs to reopen their cases since they are supporters of the regime in Ethiopia and have no fear of persecution. The Ethiopian Review Intelligence Unit is collecting data on each of the participants in the March and need the help of readers. If you identify any of those on the video, please write to [email protected] or [email protected]. Their photos are also posted here: march4freedom.org
As the struggle to excise the Woyanne cancer that is eating away at Ethiopia moves to a new stage, Ethiopian opposition groups must take care not to repeat the same mistakes in forging a new, vibrant alliance. Thorough preparations and earnest discussions must precede any formal dialogue, according to Ato Sioum Gebeyehou, a management consultant and adviser to Ethiopian Review.
Ato Sioum makes the following presentation borrowing some ideas from the recently published paper by Prof. Getatchew Haile titled ሁሉንም ሞከርነው፤ የቀርን ክተት ነው (hulunem mokernaw, yekeren kitet naw – We tried it all; What’s left is armed resistance) to help Ethiopian opposition groups forge a solid alliance that can deliver them victory. Click on the image below to see the presentation.
Supporters of Ethiopia’s genocidal junta have made a fool out of themselves Thursday by holding a fake demonstration against Egypt in front of the US Department of State. If they have a problem with Egypt, why doesn’t their leader, Meles Zenawi, go to Cairo and talk to Egypt’s president Hosni Mubarak? Wouldn’t that be more effective than a rally in front of U.S. bureaucrats in Washington DC? They could also stage a demonstration in front of Egypt’s embassy, if it is really necessary.
The second issue that was said to be bothering the “demonstrators” is the recent bombing in Uganda’s capital Kampala. But what does the U.S. State Department have to do with the Kampala bombing? Are there Al Shababs inside the State Department?
This patently fake demonstration, which was financed by Ato Abinet GebreMeskel, a personal assistant to billionaire businessman Mohammed Al Amoudi, brought out about 50 people, many of whom are employees of the DC area Aksum Restaurant and other Woyanne-owned businesses.
Paid Axum Restaurant employees in front of the U.S. Department of State condemning Egypt
It’s noteworthy to mention that very few people from the Tigrean community were in attendance. This is one more proof that Tigreans are distancing themselves from the Meles thugocracy. Meles is now surrounding himself with the likes of Solomon Tekalign — hodaderoch (opportunists) from every ethnic group.
One of the chief organizers of Thursday’s Woyanne rally is Demis Lema (aka Arawit). Arawit is wanted in Ethiopia for the savage beating of Ethiopian Reporter’s editor Amare Aregawi in October 2008. While other suspects were detained, Al Amoudi’s assistant Abinet GebreMeskel helped Arawit, a former nationally known soccer player, and one of Al Amoudi’s well-known thugs, to escape to the U.S. He now lives in Washington DC inside a $4,000 per month luxury apartment on Massachusetts Ave — all expenses paid by Al Amoudi.
Zenawi’s new Diaspora agenda
To ingratiate themselves with Woyanne, Al Amoudi’s full time thugs such as Arawit and Solomon “Qindibu” Tekalign, are all too willing to help carry out Meles Zenawi’s new campaign in the Diaspora. The campaign, however, is already backfiring:
First, it is making Ethiopians united against Woyanne more than ever. Today’s massive rally at the Chinese embassy was a major demonstration of unity.
Second, the message Meles and gang came up with to divide Ethiopians in the Diaspora, i.e., Nile River, is making Egyptian leaders irate. Ethiopian Review has learned that Egypt’s Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit has summoned Woyanne Ambassador in Cairo, Ibrahim Idris, and dressed him down for fabricating a regional crisis for political expediency.
It is to be remembered that Meles Zenawi had signed two secret agreements with Hosni Mubarak affirming Egypt’s quota over Nile River. The second one is as recent as 8 months ago (read here).
Afraid of Egyptian wrath, the Woyanne junta today sent out a message to its cadres to take it easy on Egypt and redirect their attention to the Kampala explosion.
Most Ethiopians, however, are NOT concerend with Egypt, Nile, Uganda, Al Shabab, etc. The most urgent demand of Ethiopians is the immediate removal of the Woyanne cancer from Ethiopia.
12:02 PM – The protest rally by Ethiopians at the Chinese embassy in Washington DC has now moved to the Woyanne-occupied Ethiopian embassy. By totally decimating the peaceful opposition parties in Ethiopia — with financial backing from the World Bank and technical assistance from China — Meles and gang may have thought that they have demoralized and killed the fighting spirit of Ethiopians. From the large demonstration we have seen today, Ethiopians are regrouping and ready to fight stronger and more aggressively than ever with new strategies, tools, and leadership.
11:20 AM – The protest rally at the Chinese embassy is now winding down. The protesters are preparing to march to the Woyanne occupied Ethiopian embassy that is nearby.
Addis Dimts Radio host Abebe Belew
10:55 AM – Artist Tamagne Beyene is leading the protesters in voicing their demands: China, you are the source of instability in the Horn of Africa! China, stop propping dictators around the world! We hold you responsible for supporting Zenawi’s genocide in Ethiopia! The photo below was sent from Addis Dimts Radio host Abebe Belew’s iPhone.
The indefatigable Tamagn Beyene
10:40 AM – Several hundred Ethiopians carrying slogans are now standing in front of the Chinese embassy in Washington DC. Ato Neamin Zeleke is addressing the crowd.
Neamin Zeleke
10:00 AM – The protest rally is now under way in front of the China embassy in Washington DC. Ethiopians are demanding China to stop arming and providing technical assistance to the genocidal regime in Ethiopia. UDJ representative is addressing the rally.
It’s now 9 AM and Ethiopians have started gathering at the Chinese embassy in Washington DC to protest China’s anti-democracy and anti-human rights policy in Ethiopia. Photos and more updates shortly…
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