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Meles Zenawi’s body “arrives” at Bole Airport this evening

Posted on , Updated on by Elias Kifle

The TPLF junta is organizing a ceremony for 9 PM (local time) tonight to receive Meles Zenawi’s body. Although they claim that he is being flown from overseas, Ethiopian Review sources report that he has been kept in a freezer at the Bole Airport for over 3 weeks. Propaganda chief Bereket Simon, the pathological liar, is staging a big televised show tonight for his late boss.

9:00 PM (Addis Ababa time) – Bereket Simon’s propaganda machine is going into overdrive. Watching ETV feels like the North Korean leader has died. The TPLF junta is forcing musicians, businessmen, athletes, and others to cry on camera. The funniest of all is Haile Gebreselassie. He was squeezing his eyes hard to get a drop of tears out. Bad acting. He should stick to running.

7:40 PM (Addis Ababa time) – Troops and military vehicles are pouring into Addis Ababa this evening. The road to Bole Airport looks like a military parade.

7:30 PM (Addis Ababa time) – A large heavily armed military force with hundreds of armored vehicles under the command of Lt. Gen. Seare Mekonnen has been deployed in the town of Fiche, 60km from Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Review sources in the area are now reporting. In the absence of Gen. Samora Yenus, Seare is in charge of the armed forces. Samora currently is in Germany receiving treatment for AIDS-related sickness.

7:15 PM (Addis Ababa time) – Meles Zenawi’s wife Azeb Mesfin and daughter Semhal have been observed going to Bole Airport to receive the late dictator. Today is the first public appearance she would be making in over a month.

7:00 PM (Addis Ababa time) – Several TPLF officials and members are heading toward Bole Airport right now. The city is under a security clampdown. Tens of thousands of soldiers who are wearing Federal Police uniform roam the city. Addis Ababa security is being supervised by Hassan Shifa.

3 thoughts on “Meles Zenawi’s body “arrives” at Bole Airport this evening”

  1. I think Haile’s shading of a couple of drops of tears is an insurance policy to protect his various investments including his hotel in Awassa. I hear Azeb was trying to muscle in as a partner/co-owner of the hotel in Awassa.

    This is so funny, it reminds me of when Kim Jong Il of north Korea passed away. There were a gaggle of poor women wailing on the streets for the TV camera to show their loyalty to the regime. Looks like we have a similar situation here, except it is the rich and the affluent who are wailing and shading tears in Addis, while the poor and the dispossessed are rejoicing.

    Respectfully,

    -Surafel

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