Ethiopia 2012: Human Rights and Government Wrongs (Al Mariam)
Another Groundhog Year In December 2008, I wrote a weekly commentary lamenting the fact that 2008 was “Groundhog Year†in Ethiopia: It was a repetition of 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004… Everyday millions of Ethiopians woke up only to find themselves trapped in a time loop where their lives replayed like a broken record. Each “new†[…]
Read More →Ruppert Murdoch’s Bid to Persuade Gen. David Petraeus to Run as Republican Candidate in the 2012 Presidential Election
By Jonathan Cook Global Research, December 21, 2012 Carl Bernstein, of All the President’s Men fame, has a revealing commentary in the Guardian today, though revealing not entirely in a way he appears to understand. Bernstein highlights a story first disclosed earlier this month in the Washington Post by his former journalistic partner Bob Woodward that […]
Read More →America’s Hype over WMD: Five Invasion Plots, Three Continents, Identical Lies
By Felicity Arbuthnot Global Research, December , 2012 “I do not understand this squeamishness about the use of gas. We have definitely adopted the position at the Peace Conference of arguing in favour of the retention of gas as a permanent method of warfare…. I am strongly in favour of using poisoned gas against uncivilised tribes.â€Â (Winston […]
Read More →“Neutral†Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Churches (EOTCs) in the Diaspora: Is it not High Time to Take a Principled Stand? by Walle Engedayehu, Ph.D.
“Neutral†Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Churches (EOTCs) in the Diaspora: Is it not High Time to Take a Principled Stand? by  (Walle Engedayehu, Ph.D.)  Introduction In this brief commentary, the writer attempts to show the extent to which the recently-concluded peace and unity mediation of bringing the two EOTC Holy Synods into one was doomed from […]
Read More →Cancer of Corruption, Seeds of Destruction: The Monsanto GMO Whitewash
By F. William Engdahl Global Research, December 19, 2012 Because of the power vested in the EU Commission in Brussels, Belgium, with command over a space encompassing 27 nations with more than 500 million citizens and the largest nominal world gross domestic product (GDP) of 18 trillion US dollars, it’s perhaps no surprise in this era […]
Read More →The Religious and Social Crisis in America. Political Consequences By Prof. James Petras
By Prof. James Petras Global Research, December 20, 2012 Introduction The opening long decade of the 21st century (2000-2012) has been a period of repeated and profound economic and social crises, of serial and prolonged wars and declining living standards for the vast majority of Americans. How have people responded to this crisis? No large scale, long […]
Read More →Ethiopia’s Crowded Medical Schools
http://soundcloud.com/theworld/122020124-1 The pediatrics wing of St. Paul’s Hospital in Addis Ababa is a busy place. Nervous parents move in and out, waiting for their kids to be seen. There aren’t a lot of doctors here, but there is one group of people that seems to be everywhere: young, white-coated medical students. Until recently, Ethiopia […]
Read More →Ethiopia: 4 journalists win free speech prize (Human Rights Watch )
(From top left clockwise)Eskinder Nega, Mesfin Negash, Reeyot Alemu and Woubshet Taye (New York) – Four Ethiopian journalists have received the prestigious Hellman/Hammett award for 2012 in recognition of their efforts to promote free expression in Ethiopia, one of the world’s most restricted media environments. Eskinder Nega Fenta, an independent journalist and blogger; Reeyot […]
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