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Dear Aiga,

I have been thinking the same. I am wondering if they want to wrestle you Dear Aiga! After all, you have been doing your job properly. Keep fighting for the truth and for the thousdands of our brothers and sisters whose bone still buried in the mountains and hills of Northern Ethiopia.

The reality is that you are one of the most effective websites out there who is fighting against thier propoganda. So this is expected, don't you?

Keep doing what you as always. However, make sure to call spade for spade. If you kept silent about the truth like our fathers, there are plenty of people out there to blieve the 'Bere Welede' stories about you. Remember civility and humblness in today's world means, weakness and admitting guilt!

Dear AIGA you are doing great and keep going and going and going and going..............

The good thing about all of the things that are happening in the Diaspora is that time is against them. The 5 years after the previous election have really took the exrimists from north to south poles and sometimes back again. Many of them have broken apart and are against each other.

One thing is for certain. These exrimists are "Amara" supermacists and Eritreans. Well as far as the Eritreans are concerned, first of they are gone for good and their 'country' is about to crack big time.

About the "Amara" supermacists: They will die out in time and only time is the solution; and time we have!

I should point out that the "Amara" supermacists sure don't represent the Amara people.

These extimists and chauvenists are a result of previous systems; and therefore only time can consume them out.

People in Ethiopia have only one corcern: reducing and thereby eliminating poverity. They are completely not interested in pal talk mongers who do less and speak ad-infinitum.

Let time play the game; and time has already shown us how reduced they have become in mentality trying to defame a website by as little trick as using disposable webpage service.

I have come to beleive that building a democratic calture includes giving space for these kind of people and so they can see they have no place in a democratic calture.

EPRDF has gone through lots of ups and down since its creation. And it has used all these moments to improve itself. But I honestly believe that the five years after the previous election are of golden value; as the Ethiopian people got a chance to evaluate the 'oppostion parties' and EPRDF got time to show its true value and what it can achieve.

Dear Aigas,
Do not worry about the fabrications of the haters about your website. When they fail to silence the website and its supporters, they resorted to make up a story and wage a war against you. No way. There is no administration in the USA that bows to their "an ox gave birth" sort of story. What they are doing is a symptom of their utter failure and despair.
Just keep up your task and let them bark in the street. The Yilmas, the Obangs and the many other losers are accustomed to fabrication and allegation.

They are already desperate impostor and falsify documents and news. Recently they were trying to attack individual emails and Topix Ethiopian forum participants also trying to deface Aiga's .two of these
losers are in Seattle.As a water evaporates by heat these nonsense will evaporate. Retirement will not fit their descriptions.

If there is one great thing about acts that are committed out of desperation, it is that people recognize them right away.
More importantly, such acts- when committed against you- tend to signal that your opponent has run out of steam, run out of ideas, and run out of the will to fight any longer.

The Ethiopian election of 2005 ended for most Ethiopians once the results were announced. But for online diaspora Eritrean 'cyber-warriors' and some misguided diaspora Ethiopian politicans from the Dergue era, time seems stuck in 2005.

Article after article, weblogs after weblogs from the likes of Prof. Al Mariam to the French lady to Ethiomedia to Emf to Shaebia and Shabiat etc. etc. have all lead to almost 0 results. After 5 years yelling at the top of their lungs about nothing and getting no attention or response to their B.s....the pitiful bunch of Dergue remnants have been reduced to cyber terrorists.

Aiga, you should simply celebrate...being targeted in such a low brow & pathetic manner is clear evidence that your opponents are ready to kick the bucket. good riddance to them.

Aiga when exposing extremist, You are doing a diservice to our community by exposing how stupid we are...and please have some mercy on the old ones .

You are doing a fine job,if every one is as concerned as you for the betterment of our ethiopia we will reached the sky
But do't you get tired of dealing with such moronic charachters for years....

Do you want to fight the diaspora, my advice for you is keep on posting positive development stories from ethiopia. It is that simple.

This is coming from some one who do not like the TPLF regime and its racist policies.

Dear AIGA

I recently came to the US for higher education. I was really impressed by your ability to kneel down the extremests. You are becoming a big headheache to them. You are only one website confronting the hundreds of theirs. At this time they are desperate and trying to threaten you when the were silent for posts of elias kifle attacking Tigreans.
Please Keep up the good work for the people of Ethiopia.

What about my blood? did I deserved that? did not you spill my blood in vain? for your greed?

hi aigaforum,

I am from Gambella region.

please don't listen to the extremists.

about obang, we all know he is like the ".........." for the ....... dergists in the diaspora.

if mr. obang went to his home in our Gambella, he would know how much diversity is appreciated (with last Miss Ethiopia being Gambella) and how his people are developing their identity, unlike during the days of the DERG (which most diaspora politicians love)

VIVA EPRDF!!

Aiga is doing superb job. Keep it up. Why the other Websites do not show he evil deeds of anti peace elemts? I do not understand it.Do you? What are those websites waiting for? Just for advertizment only? Aiga is standard for other websies when you tink of their contribution of being part of a solution to Ethiopia's problems. Those opputunities and extrimsts will be histoy soon as Ethiopia's development strides unhindered. Never give up and others will follow up your foot steps.

Hi Aigawoch,

what the likes of abbaymedia did , is an alert, and it will be easy to guess thier next move,cyber attack!! Stay ahead of them by securing your site from any attack,eventhough I hesistate if our vocal Diaspora are capable of doing this. Other than this, keep it up on spreading the good news about Ethiopia. God bless you

Dear Aiga groups,
Thanks for asking comments to improve yourself.
There is a saysing in Ethiopia: "Ekekun Setito Makekiyawun Yinsah".You are promoting bad (if at all very bad) ideas which further strengthen how to hate people. That is why most of the comments produced are always laughing at you (as usual the people are always laughing at you , but currently the ideas are loughing at you). At all the posted statement showed me to identify EPRDF, KINJIT, what ewver by name: this is the type of idea you are promoting, wow-Aiga please this is the time of civilization-incredable! Moreover, if you posted and promoted ideas such as, those on Hailu Showel against the rule and regulation of the investimatet given by the government. The land, the license and everything, I hope and it is my believe, should be given by Addis Ababa City government, but still you have attempting to promote the issue. In such case why do not you posted other Addis Ababa Constructions and by whom they are constructed, surprising "Kesash Tekesash Yemilewun Biawuk Noro Firdbet Ayhedim Neber"
Today, every one is there on the line. He/she know what to do and what to forward. Let me add you one national proverb.
"A Fool laughs three times: First When the group with him laugh, second when he understood and third, when he remember." This is what you are doing now.
If you post and promote such ideas why do you seek comments, because they are already commented by their own bad nature.
Cheers,
Tame.

AIGA was establishing credibility and reliability eventhough like any other well liked media outlets certain shortcomings are obvious. You need to learn from mistakes & criticism and rectify and improve in order to continue as credibile and reliable for many years to come.

In the recent debacle you missed the opportunity to show magnanimity by denying what was displayed on your website. As known the attitude is not only AIGA's, but prevalent by most. You would have scored better on theose who want to discredit you for the same shame and weakness that is manifested by them without resorting to kill the issue as if it was not there.

Keep up the good work. Cheers

Hi Aiga,

Thank you for your questions!

I have a couple of points. First, what do you represent both ideologically and ethnically? Do you think you represent Tigrai ppl? What is your ideology?

Second, you are a specialist in IT. What if you are wrong in your political thinking? Don't you think it is a good idea to focus on your specialty than meddle with politics- a field which you may not be competent.

Kind regards
Berhe
Norway!

Dear AIGA,

I have been your reader ever since you launched your website service. Now days, I look at it on daily basis simply because you are doing fine and there are impressive contributers,like zeru Hagos,Dilwonberu Nega, Adal Isaw, Martha, Selamawit and the like that truely follow the political nature of our country and put their opinion for ward in the interest of the nation.

What comes to my mind when I here the name 'Zeru Hagos' is the word 'racist' . some people say that Mr.zeru Hagos, the one I mentioned above, is racist only because he dislikes any kind of unreasonable hate and an attempt to oppress the Ethiopians of Tigrean origin that come from the extremist politicians and many of the diaspora elites .He is the person, I know his cause, who has the moral ground to defend his own right and the right of the people to which he belongs.

Here in Addis, many people including politicians, university students, journalists and other ordinary people who have an access to the internet know your website and make use of it. To be frank, most of the politicians from the opposition camp and journalists from the private media do not have positive attitude to wards you because their destructive nature does not allow them to have that quality. The reason why they visit your website is because you are influencing and acted as if you are a 'thorn in the flesh' for these extremists at home and in the diaspora.

To me, you are in the right track and doing your best, on your part, to realize the democratization process of our beloved country. For this you deserve praise and appreciation. so, for get these losers and non sense people. Genuine citizens know who you are and what you are doing!!!
I thank you Aiga for letting me write my opinion.

Aiga has being doing a remarkable job at driving a wedge between the tiny number of the movers and shakers of hate politics and the silent majority of Ethiopians in the Diaspora. That is why we are able to see a growing cluster of Ethiopian communities up and down the globe refusing to be nannied by toxic politicians. By becoming a bespoke forum for the advancement of democracy where tolerance is not only accommodated but encouraged,Aiga has set a new and dynamic trend in current Ethiopian political discourse. The toxic politicians are defenitely on the wane as the fortunes of Aiga continues to be in pole position.
The extremist elements of the Ethiopian Diaspora will leave no stone unturned, therefore, to undermine and pillory Aiga precisely because Aiga has been instrumental in exposing their sinister and wayward path of mugging the democratic process.
As to the extremists current honeymoon with Il Duce Isaias Afewerki, I wouldn't worry much because it is a marriage of the politically disparate. Give them another year and we will be treated to Round 2 of the debacle of the extremist Diaspora. Viva Aiga!

Dear editor

It is a curse and blessing that we are in the age of internet technology. That is to say whether we use it positively or nagatively it depends how we understand the reality.

Before I discuss my view how the site works I will raise some questions about the outcome of media and others related to media information.
Media currently is said to be the check and balance of any state or administration . So the best forums bring positive and negative scenarios in a country that contribute to wellbeing of human beings, the environment and the state of governance and these are some of the basis to evaluate the media.

Based on these profounding facts i will try to evaluate your web site.
First and foremost Aiga is a forum thes same as the ETV and Radio ot the other mouth pieces of the TPLF led governemnt as Woine,Radio Fana or Matot etc.

Saying that let I say what our government looks like because as a source of information Aiga is blind fold to these facts:

.97 percent of the governemnt key posts are owned TPLF
. 98 percent of the military, police force and security is run by TPLF
.There are more political prisoners than high school students(9-10 grade)that are enrolled in Tigray or Southern regions
. Ethiopian is one of the countries that more journalists are persecuted/jailed for writing their mind and the actual phenomena in the country
.Ethiopia is one of the countries who imprison members of the civil societies
. Ethiopia is known for imprisoning members of its own parlamentarians who are in work visit to thier constitutents

Based on thes realities Aiga forum had for the last years never reported than propagating what the government issued in ETV or any media owned by the government or the ruling party.Is that a balanced information source?For me it is truely a biased forum.
The next issue is that the Forum accept views and issues only from the TPLF and its affiliates but never accept criticism or critics against such views(11 of my critics were not given any forum some say i have to send them to the ethiopian press and some never replied).This is a forum calling it self a forum to bring democratic issue in the country.

Moreover Aiga is a forum that is intersted to instigate clashed among nations and nationalities because no screening is done to avoid such issues because it is an instrument of TPLF which they also think they benefit from such chaos.

Always i see posts which are against oppositions on the web while I have never seen any news what recently happened in the EOC.Is it a media forum to curve ideas which are not blessed by TPLF.

Hi Aiga,

You are doing a great job; reporting on the positive developments in Ethiopia and proposing solutions to problems. The recent little attack directed on Aiga shows you that you have become the website people visit to find out the true versions of stories. The extrimists were left with no choice but to defame Aiga so that they can both divert Aiga's attention and scare away people from Aiga; none of which they achieved.

I can only tell you Aigawoch that It is high time that you increase the amount of time that you are spending editing your website. If you can do this much in part time, I wonder what you can do if you put on a little more effort on it.

One last thing is that there will more attacks from extrimists; because now they are burning inside and contemplating how the Aiga society foiled an attack in as little time as one day. The way forward is for Aiga to extend its services and focus on development and building of democratic calture in Ethiopia and nothing else.

I think aigaforum did wrong by publishing that N"""Administration.
That is a wrong, mistake and you need to appologies on behalf of our communities.
The rest with the diaspora, you can keep on your fighting.

you are a pro governement and they are against gvnt so the fight continue, we are the spectators.

Dear AIGA,

I have been your reader ever since you launched your website service. Now days, I look at it on daily basis simply because you are doing fine and there are impressive contributers,like zeru Hagos,Dilwonberu Nega, Adal Isaw, Martha, Selamawit and the like that truely follow the political nature of our country and put their opinion for ward in the interest of the nation.

What comes to my mind when I here the name 'Zeru Hagos' is the word 'racist' . some people say that Mr.zeru Hagos, the one I mentioned above, is racist only because he dislikes any kind of unreasonable hate and an attempt to oppress the Ethiopians of Tigrean origin that come from the extremist politicians and many of the diaspora elites .He is the person, I know his cause, who has the moral ground to defend his own right and the right of the people to which he belongs.

Here in Addis, many people including politicians, university students, journalists and other ordinary people who have an access to the internet know your website and make use of it. To be frank, most of the politicians from the opposition camp and journalists from the private media do not have positive attitude to wards you because their destructive nature does not allow them to have that quality. The reason why they visit your website is because you are influencing and acted as if you are a 'thorn in the flesh' for these extremists at home and in the diaspora.

To me, you are in the right track and doing your best, on your part, to realize the democratization process of our beloved country. For this you deserve praise and appreciation. so, for get these losers and non sense people. Genuine citizens know who you are and what you are doing!!!
I thank you Aiga for letting me write my opinion.

You are doing a great job for Tigres. If radio fana or walta are to be considered great, you are great; as you are serving the same regime and people benefiting by that regime. Although I don't have a love lost for other Ethiopian websites, I can say aiga is the only tribal website. I don't mind your being pro-government or pro-Tigre, but don't pretend to be serving all Ethiopians equally because you are not. I in fact like to refer to you as Tigrayforum.

Dear Aiga
ke tesfa qoretoch ena hilmegnoch lemidenefabih gura na zacha endatnberekek adera.Antena endanite yalu nitsuhanina tenkaroch wud ETIOPIAWUYAN birtatna lifat agerachin yebeletsegech yemenedegech tihonalech.abiren enisira.betam eniwedahalen berta.wushaw yichohal GIMELU yihedal new negeru.

Dear Aigas!
I am not surprised, are you? Do not worry about the fabrications of the hate and war mongers. Your website has helped many Ethiopia Diasporas to know more about their native country. As to the professors of hate and lies, they are failing to silence the website and instead they are falling apart in to small pieces. The more you work hard, the harder they fall. I do sometimes read some of the articles on the hate websites not to enlighten me but to amuse me with their lies. What they are doing is a symptom of their utmost failure and despair.
I can assure you that they will get tired of their barking if you just keep up your task. The Yilmas, the Obangs and the many other losers are just that, LOSERS. They are accustomed to fabrications and allegations. What do you expect from loser except barking on every one and even on their own shadows! PERIOD.

Aiga, you should ask comments from opponents and you can here what they say. if you are wise, comments from non-supporters will tell you about your weaknesses and then you can work on it. Otherwis, if you are asking comments from supporters, they will say the same what you say. They will not even know your weakness.

Your method is not scientific. You do not ask comments from supporters. What do you think you are going to get from supporters? they will tell you, you are doing well, great, good, bla bla and bla the same thing. you will not get anything.

You better ask non-supporters who have a good reason to oppose you; they may say something you can learn from. Otherwise, this is just waste of time if you are going to collect comments from supporters like yo. This is how I think.

Hey, Aiga you are one of my news site I checked every morning thank you but I don't see transparency and improvement on the side of the government of Ethiopia as you are the media outlet for the EPDRF. No one is perfect but it could be better if you stop your tabloid news that adhere the ruling party in Ethiopia.

Okelloo,

You are not from Gambella. You are from Adigrat.I know u. I support the EPRDF government, but not such stupid propaganda. I do beleive we are better than these stupid dergist extremeist diaspora, so why get cheaper. Lets make sure that we show the world, we are much better than Diaspora in subastance and cause, not these kind of racial slair. Stop this non-sense. We called our own black fellow "nigger" this is how stupid WE are. I have the real proof to our madness. I just don't want to pour gas on an already burning fire. Our stupidness touches all Ethiopians, not just us. We need to apologize. Otherwie, I read your page on August 4 eary morning hours and I saved the page where its source code is included. You can deny so mny theings and get by, not this time. Unless, you shut up and do appologize, I will send thre saved page to the daispora web sites..do appologize. You can reach me @ mbeyadglign@yahoo.com

All in all I think you have tried to be fair in your postings and comments as well. I am overall content by your coverage. At the same time I think you can do more. Also more on being critical of of the governing party when its moves are unwarranted.

I am not sure what Zeru's role is in adminstering your website. He strikes m as matured, eloquent and concerned citizen. recently, I have read comments from other reasonable people citicizing his current article. If what has been stated by other commentators ( on his article) is true, then his move was not wise even if what he asserted was true. As a distant observer, I would dare to advise Zeru to apologize. No need to write a rebuttal on what has been commented upon. (assuming the site that has been mentioned in the other articles is the subject of controversy. Mind you, I have never visited the Civility chat -room because I do not like chat-rooms whatsoever - but I have visited their site and listened to two or 3 interviews in the past.

Thanks
Kelemu

The opposition may not be doing a good job of standing up for democracy in Ethiopia but like any law of nature, dictatorship will be defeated sooner or later unless woyane corrects itself. Period!

Dear Aiga,

First of what opposition groups are you talking about? You become an oppostion when you have agenda and platform and a united front among all memebers of an opposition group or party.

These oppostions are power hungry indviduals who are desperately seeking to dismantle whatever progress has been made in the last twenty years and they resent the fact it has been achieved by dedicated and well diciplined fighters.

well.. it's like I knew!

hi,dear AIGAFORUM
I would like tell u frankly that at this time you are the winner because the struggle was between thsoe who repsent peoples of Ethiopia(YOU)and those represnt pesonal figure(extremists).