Mar 10, 2012

Somali Region of Ethiopia: Who is responsible for our ills? Written By Karamarda Group  “We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction” (Greek wisdom) Introduction Accounts of Somali history and contemporary Somali studies often cite clannishness and tribalism as catalysts for divisions and bloody conflicts among the Somalis....

Aug 21, 2011

Watch Angus Stickler’s full report and Ethiopian and UK responses A joint undercover investigation by BBC Newsnight and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism has uncovered evidence that the Ethiopian government is using billions of dollars of development aid as a tool for political oppression. Posing as tourists the team of journalists travelled to...

Apr 25, 2011

NAIROBI, Kenya — The United States and other Western governments are ignoring clear evidence of war crimes by Ethiopia, a key U.S. ally that launched a military crackdown on rebels last year, a human rights group said Thursday. Separately, a U.S.-based science group said satellite images confirm reports that villages have been destroyed in the country’s...

An open letter to the nations of the world Iran, Belarus, Algeria, Jordan, Bahrain, Ethiopia, etc., all autocratic, theocratic, dictatorial states of the earth. If I left you out of the list, well, you are included. Excellency: First, as a private US citizen, I apologize to you for the dual messages coming from my country.  Our national foreign policy has at...

If the neutral left is really neutral, why does it keep coming down hard on the West’s official enemies while ignoring the West’s henchmen? By Stephen Gowans Many left activists and progressives claim to be equally opposed to oppression, whether practiced by the friends of imperialist powers or their enemies, but are virtually silent on the well...

 Twenty-five years ago, the world was sickened when pictures of starving children flashed across their television screens each night. Extreme famine, drought, and war hit Ethiopia like a ton of bricks and the victims were the nation’s most vulnerable. Ethiopia was riddled by a deadly combination of war and apathy. And while many will never forget the images...