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Ethiopian (Woyane) Airlines hijacked

February 18, 2014 – Yilma Bekele — No Comments ↓

Ethiopian (Woyane) Airlines hijacked. By Yilma Bekele

The Name is Ethiopian but that particular property belongs to our Woyane masters. It is there for the TPLF to do what it wants. It started with such promise and grew up to …

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Proving them wrong – the Ethiopian way.

July 13, 2013 – Yilma Bekele — No Comments ↓

Proving them wrong – the Ethiopian way. By Yilma Bekele
They say all kinds of bad stuff about us. It is said so many times and so often some of us start to believe the lie. That is always the …

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Abune Petros in our heart.

May 8, 2013 – Yilma Bekele — No Comments ↓

Abune Petros in our heart. By Yilma Bekele

On July 29th. 1936 Abune Petros was executed by the Italian fascist that were trying to colonize our country for his refusal to submit. On May 2nd. 2013 the monument that was …

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Violence and the Ethiopians.

February 9, 2013 – Yilma Bekele — No Comments ↓

Violence and the Ethiopians. By Yilma Bekele
We always think of our people to be so loving that welcome a stranger into their homes and share what little they have. Our language is full of sayings about being a good …

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The Ethiopians and moral conduct

October 12, 2012 – Yilma Bekele — No Comments ↓

By Yilma Bekele

I dreamt about my uncle. He has been dead for over ten years so I was wondering what brought him to my conscious now. It was a vivid dream and I awoke both sad and happy. So …

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Why are they making us cry?

August 29, 2012 – Yilma Bekele — 2 Comments ↓

By Yilma Bekele

The Ethiopian people have been told to show grief regarding the death of Meles Zenawi. This is sadness by government decree and it is not unique to us. We just witnessed it happen in North Korea but …

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A chance to build a new Ethiopia

August 21, 2012 – Yilma Bekele — 1 Comment ↓

By Yilma Bekele

The Ethiopian TPLF Prime Minister Meles Zenawi died three weeks ago. He died at St-Luke University Hospital in Brussels, Belgium. His Party kept him in the freezer while trying to determine what to do regarding the rules …

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Meles Ashebari Zenawi and death

July 19, 2012 – Yilma Bekele — 48 Comments ↓

By Yilma Bekele

It has been two weeks now since our conversation has been revolving around the dictator. We know for sure he is not well but beyond that no one has come up with any credible explanation for his …

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Waldeba in my heart

June 7, 2012 – Yilma Bekele — 7 Comments ↓

Waldeba in my heart. By Yilma Bekele

Truth be told I was not aware of Waldeba Monastery until quite recently. Today I live Waldeba, I breathe Waldeba, and I believe Waldeba has taken over my soul. Mind you I am …

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A note to President Obama

May 11, 2012 – Yilma Bekele — 38 Comments ↓

By Yilma Bekele

Dear President Obama,

I am sure you do not have time to read my letter nonetheless it gives me a certain amount of release from the pain I am feeling and the little chance of this letter …

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Loving Ethiopia to death – the Doctors

April 6, 2012 – Yilma Bekele — 61 Comments ↓

By yilma Bekele

On November 11, 2011, Yenesew Gebre was driven to kill himself on behalf of all suffering Ethiopians. He killed himself out of love for his people and country. He made the ultimate sacrifice to wake us up …

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We’ve met the enemy and he is us

February 1, 2012 – Yilma Bekele — 10 Comments ↓

By Yilma Bekele

‘…. he was feared far beyond his might and respected far beyond his support, both which in the end proved meager. … would play one official off of another, promoting sons above their fathers, pitting the members …

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Homeless at home

January 25, 2012 – Yilma Bekele — 23 Comments ↓

By Yilma Bekele

That is not the worst that has happened to my beloved cousin but that is good enough point to start this tragic saga. I know you are the perfect people I can share this sad story with. …

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We are all prisoners

September 15, 2011 – Yilma Bekele — 9 Comments ↓

By Yilma Bekele

East Europe suffered under Soviet domination for over fifty years. While West Europe was marching forward, East Europe was engulfed in darkness and hopelessness. The Arabs with all their vast population and abundant natural resources stumbled around …

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Ethiopia’s ruling junta ramps up the fear machine

June 21, 2011 – Yilma Bekele — 11 Comments ↓

By Yilma Bekele

… within an established totalitarian regime the purpose of propaganda is not to persuade, much less to inform, but to humiliate. From this point of view, propaganda should not approximate to the truth as closely as possible:

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Meles blames the Ethiopian people

June 9, 2011 – Yilma Bekele — 18 Comments ↓

By Yilma Bekele

I am not making this up You can follow the link below and watch the four part video of the leader for life meeting with Ethiopian business leaders. It is a very interesting video. The video is …

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Ato Meles and his never-ending threats

March 15, 2011 – Yilma Bekele — 10 Comments ↓

By Yilma Bekele

The people’s uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East have been the talk of Ethiopians both at home and the Diaspora for the last month and half. We are surprised by the sudden fall of the …

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From Tunisia with love

January 20, 2011 – Yilma Bekele — 9 Comments ↓

By Yilma Bekele

Here we are celebrating New Year in Tahesas. Accepting January, as Meskerem is a tall order. Enqutatash or Adis Amet is Adey Abeba blanketing the mountains with its vibrant bright yellow colors and the sun shining with …

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WikiLeaks and orphan Ethiopia

December 9, 2010 – Yilma Bekele — 5 Comments ↓

By Yilma Bekele

Hopefully you have all heard or read about WikiLeaks. WikiLeaks is an international non-profit organization that publishes documents from anonymous news sources and leaks. It has been doing that since 2006. These past few days it has …

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Meles discussing ‘trash’ and ‘garbage’

November 18, 2010 – Yilma Bekele — 8 Comments ↓

By Yilma Bekele.

As you all know Ethiopia held what is referred to as ‘elections’ last May. The ruling TPLF party won 545 of the 547 seats in Parliament. One can tell from the results that either the TPLF party …

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ESFNA – an ugly face of Ethiopia

November 12, 2010 – Yilma Bekele — 9 Comments ↓

By Yilma Bekele

ልክ ነው ብዙ የተጣሱ አሰራሮች አሉ። ለዚህም ነው በመጀመሪያም ይቅርታ ለመጠየቅ የፈለኩት። የሥራ አስኪያጅ ኮሚቴው ሥራውን ብቁ በሆነ መንገድ እንዳልስራ እኔ ማመን ፈልጋለሁ። ለድምፅ እንኳን መቅረብ አልነበረበትም። ይሄን ነገር ድምፁን ግን እንደገና የመነጋገር መብት የቦርዱ አባሎች መብት

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The Meles Doctrine

October 25, 2010 – Yilma Bekele — 5 Comments ↓

By Yilma Bekele

What exactly is a doctrine is a good question. It is a formal way leaders lay down their beliefs, principles, and/or vision so that their citizens will have some clue of where they are taking the country. …

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Ethiopia’s Meles and Picasso – masters of their art

June 4, 2010 – Yilma Bekele — 7 Comments ↓

By Yilma Bekele

My friend came from out of town for a visit. I took him around to all the tourist places, including our local Museum of Modern Art. Lucky for us there was a Picasso exhibit the critics were …

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Ethiopian ESAT is a game changer.

May 18, 2010 – Yilma Bekele — 5 Comments ↓

Ethiopian ESAT is a game changer. By Yilma Bekele

When you think things look bad and hope is fading something happens to boost the morale and compels you to get up and give it another spin. When the little tyrant …

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Ethiopia and election drama

April 30, 2010 – Yilma Bekele — 9 Comments ↓

By Yilma Bekele

What do you do when you first wake up in the morning? Some of us cannot move without our first cup of coffee while others require a good breakfast. How about if you went to bed without …

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Horn of Africa Conference – triumph of hope

April 8, 2010 – Yilma Bekele — 5 Comments ↓

By Yilma Bekele

There is a three days conference on Ethiopia to be held in Alexandra, Virginia. There are plenty of notables involved in this dialogue regarding our neighborhood. All are peoples of stature that have been involved in trying …

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Google Vs China – lessons for Ethiopia

January 19, 2010 – Yilma Bekele — 11 Comments ↓

By Yilma Bekele

Google is at war with the Peoples Republic of China. Google is a worthy adversary. If I was a betting person I will put all my money on Google. There is no question Google will win. The …

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The Great Ethiopian Run to Freedom

November 30, 2009 – Alemayehu G. Mariam — 2 Comments ↓

By Alemayehu G. Mariam

In his epic autobiography, the great Nelson Mandela used the metaphor of the “long walk” to describe his decades-old struggle against apartheid and minority rule in South Africa. In Long Walk to Freedom, Mandela described, …

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Selling citizens, selling children and selling land

September 7, 2009 – Yilma Bekele — 3 Comments ↓

Selling citizens, selling children and selling land – Yilma Bekele

The late Democratic Republic of Germany (GDR) commonly known as East Germany was a very sad country. It was a place where the state elevated the art of coercion into …

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