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I just don't understand why they have to wait this long to produce these terrorists. They should have paraded them in front of international journalists long ago. That would have quashed all the conspirational theorists out there. The Ethiopian government needs to restructure its PR Dept with those who understand information warfare.
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Eritrea: a cheap holiday in other people’s misery Edward Denison, author of "Asmara: Africa's Secret Modernist City", reports on the architecture and politics of a nation on its knees.(a reader thought this article say it all!)
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Now that the threat from Somalia mainly from the Union of Islamic Courts is subdued and no more a threat many are asking why the Ethiopian government does not deal once for all with the source of all our threats the Shaibya! (Eritrea's governing body).
So we ask you our readers to write us why you think the Ethiopian government should or should not deal with Shaibya the way it did with UIC.

Please make your argument informative.

Dimtsi Woyane satire on the "other" Dahir Aweys in Eritrea and more
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Dear Editor,

When rumor had it that Isaias Afwerki had mental illness, I have to admit that I thought it must be a joke. Well, I am not laughing now!
After lobbying every conceivable media outlet for the exiting of Ethiopian Defense Forces from Somalia, which the FDRE is already beginning to implement according to schedule, Shaebiya is now declaring that EDF is forcefully being chased out by UIC!
I am not a psychologist, but it seems to me that Isaias is crying for help! I strongly suggest that PM Meles end Isaias' misery, for which the Eritrean people will be most grateful. If this is not proof of Isaias Afwerki's insanity, I don't know what is.
TPLF invading Army’s flight from Somalia
Best regards,
Engineer Ghirma

VOA Tigrigna Program
Interview with Awetash and Sofia from Oakland California on Abraham G/medhin current tour in North America.Interview

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With no prerequisite and condition one person changes the life of a whole village. Lidia Schaefer is no Bill Gate with billions of dollars to spare, she is just one humble and extraordinary Good Samaritan! We know some communities around the States are working hard to emulate Lida’s work and God Bless. We hope her story will rekindle the can do attitude and kindness in each and every ones heart. You can read more about her extraordinary work Lidiaschool

Ethiopia, EASBRIG Sign Hosting, Logistic Base Agreement
(MFA)-The agreement was signed by State Minster of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Tekeda Alemu and Chairperson of the Council of Ministries of Eastern Africa region, Ruth Nakabirwa

Prime Minister Meles Zenawi elected as chairman of NEPAD
(ENA)- Addis Ababa, January 28, 2007 (Addis Ababa) - Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has been elected to serve as Chairman of the NEPAD executive organ. Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s election came on Sunday at the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) and 6th Ordinary Session of NEPAD.

See also: Ethiopia signs cooperation accord with Portugal
Did Ana Gomez and her vocal Diaspora supporters encourage the Portuguese govt to sign this agreement?

PROGRESS REPORT
Addis Ababa, Jan. 28, 2007 (Updated) – Elshadai Relief & Development Association – a home grown NGO dedicated to the wellbeing of children and sustainable development – is taking action to tackle begging.

See Also: www.addishiwot.org

Former inquiry commission members Challenged in Phoenix, Arizona
(Aigaforum Jan 27, 2007):- Two former members of the Ethiopian independent inquiry commission, Ato Friyhiwot Samuel and Ato Mitiku Teshome, faced a series of challenging questions that were posed by Ethiopians residing in phoenix, Arizona

FIVE DIMENSIONS OF ETHIOPIA’S VICTORY
(GENENEW ASSEFA, Jan 2007):- The phenomenally rapid Ethiopian counteroffensive has ended in the capture of UIC’s last stronghold with a fearful-sounding name -- Ras Kamboni — Al Qaeda’s East-African equivalent of Thora Bora

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Dr Yacob as well as Professor Mesfin have written an open letter from prison and for most part their message is conciliatory. It is not our intent to comment on the merit of the cases against them, the court will do that. However we could not understand who the vocal Diaspora are listening too every time they open their mouth.As every one know every vocal

Diaspora led by Andargachew and Berhanu are daily churning hate messages and as you can tell from the above message directed against a certain ethnic group. Now can any one assume Dr Yacob is oblivious to what is going on his behalf in Diaspora Land? Can any one think Dr Meqdes is oblivious to what is going on in the pal talk rooms she is happily promoting and joining? Can any one assume Dr Yacob is and was unaware what Ethiopian Review is/was all about?

Roving Bench sentences to death, prison terms persons charged with murder and other crimes

We will buy our peace by the minute!PM Meles

(Aigaforum, Jan 24, 2007):- PM Meles during his regular local press briefing went deep soul searching to explain his government patience with Shaibya.
Meles realizing the public sentiment is slowly turning against any more baby-sitting the Shaibya government went deep soul searching to answer a question by one journalist as to how long his government will tolerate Shaibya.

Shaibya generals caught at the border with Kenya [hiding behind the skirt] include Brigadier General Efrem Hadisu, Colonel Mohammed Seyum, Colonel Tesfalem Beyene and also the military attaché from the Eritrean embassy in Kenya.
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Keshim ER runs out of means to lie. Check how the "cancelled Demonstration" against our gallant force in Somalia fared yesterday.

Credit to HagerFiker to be on top of the lying Vocal Diaspora camp! Ethiopian Review Fails again!

As Ethiopian Troops Withdraw, Somali Transitional Gov't Faces Delicate Balance
Former US Ambassador to Ethiopia, Dr. David Shinn, says he’s not surprised the Ethiopians have begun to withdraw troops from Somalia....
The good thing about westerners is they do not have a problem to move on if things do not pan out the way they plan."menchakoch aydelum!" unlike our own experts and MPs the likes of Dr Beyene!

Ethiopia starts Somalia pull-out
"The heroic army of Ethiopia supported the transitional government to restore normality to the country after 16 years of violence ," Somali deputy Prime Minister Hussein Mohamed Aidid told the AFP news agency

Blind Eye: Is corruption diminishing the influence and credibility of the UN?
By Efrem Berhane Jan 22, 2007

Top Somali Islamist 'surrenders'
"Mr Ahmed One of Somalia's Islamist leaders has given himself up to the Kenyan authorities, a Kenyan police source has told the BBC."
(Comment):- One can understand Kenya's eagerness to deal with UIC but what is wrong with the USA? Obviously the TFG closeness with Ethiopia is causing apprehension in Kenya and elsewhere in the Arab world but the USA?