August 11th, 2008 (ER) Addis Dimts Radio host Abebe Belew holds a discussion with Ethiopian Review publisher Elias Kifle, EMF’s Kinfu Assefa, and Addis Voice’s Abebe Gelaw on Sunday. The discussion includes OLF and cooperation between Ethiopian opposition parties and the government of Eritrea. Click hier or below to listen. [Forward to 27:00]
Addis Dimts radio discussion with ER, EMF and Addis Voice
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August 12th, 2008 at 7:45 am
Addis Voice Abebe Gelaw the victim of TPLF probaganda, if not one of them. People who care to know do ask the oppositions in Eritrea But Mr. Abebe gelaw becomes the mouth piece for Woyane regurgitating what we have been told for the last 10 years over and over. His points are a joke.
Eritrea is one of the brutal government of the World. Addis Voice Abebe Gelaw, Are you human right activist or a freedom fighter? People of Eritrea(4 million) are at war with Ethiopia(80 million) and they will use any thing they can against their people to defend their country and it is irrelevant to our issue. And, Eritrea want to be a super power. The idea which paralyzes the confidence and pride of Ethiopians, Pure TPLF Propaganda. what makes them better than us. Are we going to sit on our thumbs while they become super power. How is that possible in a democratic Ethiopia that Eritrea will dominate us. Your idea is solely base on jealousy and hate. You and a lot of misguided Ethiopians want Eritrea to suffer or punished for their separation. This deep rooted hate is what TPLF uses on us. Mr. Addis Voice’s Abebe Gelaw at the end you said very interesting thing, ” I don’t accept or believe even if Eritrea create an Ethiopian opposition which stand for one Ethiopia ” How pity! You might like this idea- Ethiopian oppositions in Eritrea turn their guns destroy Shaebia and come to Ethiopia to Save us from TPLF. Is that what you want? Addis Voice’s Abebe Gelaw, you better come up with a plans to destroy Eritrea and liberate Ethiopia as the same time. Or you have to let both develope against your wish.
cheers!!!
Go G7.
Ethiopia’s Unity needs Eritrea like a drowning victim needs a life saver!!!!!speak up G 7!!!!!
August 12th, 2008 at 11:51 am
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Windsor Ontario`s politicians were welfare collectors and live in government assisted housing (WELFARE JUNKIES).
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They have no money, got no job,own no house,have no profession,hollow pocket and hollow brain.
August 12th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
Tesf, Are you telling us that Ethiopia’s freedom will come from Afewerki? Laughable! Abebe Gelaw is correct in pointing out that Afewerki doesn’t qualify to become a patron to Ethiopia’s freedom.
August 12th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
ObserVer Says:
/// tomorrow you and you entire TPLF family will be homless and hopless
Woyane is not only the Enemy of Ethiopian People but also the Enemy of Horn of Africa.
August 12th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
I would like to thank Abebe Belew for hosting these talking heads panel discussion. I also would like to extend my thanks to the panelists for their time and for sharing their opinion on a host of issues.
The panelists are more or less in complete agreement on the first two topics regarding the plights of Ethiopian refugees and the expulsion of Ethiopia from FIFA.
TPLF cadres instigated the firing of the previous EFF president Dr. Ashebir W/Giorgis and the entire executive committee and held a fake election with a fake assembly NOT recognized by FIFA; to hoist their own cadres led by Ato Yasin Mohamed (president) and Sheik Hussein Al Amoudi as the chairman of the Advisory Board. Woyanie and fake election, I am shocked!
However when it comes to the OLF division and the role of Eritrea vis a vis hosting the plethora of Ethiopian opposition groups, we could see a clear fault line. Let me address the OLF division first. Here, Elias is trying to make the case that within the last two years (since the formation of AFD?), OLF has been modifying its stand and programs and the current division is the result of this change. I really have a problem with this because, unless OLF is communicating in code, I don’t see any changes in OLF’s stand regarding Ethiopia, before or after the division. Their websites are still full of venom, vim and vinegar about Ethiopia. On this I agree with Abebe, that OLF is the most inept and corrupt organization without a clear vision; that has managed to marginalize Oromos in the eyes of other Ethiopians, in the Diaspora at least. It looks to me, OLF’s main strategy for success is based on denial of the existence of Ethiopia with the exception of a one hundred years old Abysinia.
Regarding Eritrea and the LIBERATION FRONTS:
I am in complete agreement with Abebe Gelaw. Even if we believe Elias’ rosy assumption that Eritrea could be trusted to host and promote Ethiopian unity among the various warring factions; it cannot be relied to promote democracy in Ethiopia, which is alien to Shabea’s nature.
August 13th, 2008 at 2:31 am
I followed the discussion Addisvoice (AV) editor Ato Abebe Gelaw, Addisdimts host Ato Abebe Belew, Ethiopian Review Editor (ER) Ato Elias Kifle and EMF editor had last Saturday on Addis Dimts Radio and I agreed with AV editor analysis that rejects Isaias’ role in playing as a “uniter of Ethiopia” claimed by Ato Elias Kifle.
The moment I saw the OLF leadership crisis posted on ER (July 31) I posted on Addis Voice Blog and other sites calling for an independent OLF from Isaias and Elias asked me to pull the piece because it is a wrong analysis.
I argued with him to post it on his site for the public to debate and he informed me that this is not an issue for debate and I do really understand now from the discussion on addisdimts.com (August 10) which is posted on addisvoice.com which I recommend for all to listen that Ato Elias Kifle indeed believes that Ethiopians freedom is only to come through Isaias of Eritrea.
I do believe like the three of you in the discussion that tyranny in Asmara is not capable to bring stable and united Ethiopia claimed by Elias Kifle.
Tedla Asfaw
August 13th, 2008 at 2:37 am
ሃይ …ብራቮ አበበ የምትሰራው ጥሩ ስራ ነው::ተጨማሪ ሌላ እንደነሱ ያለ ዌብ ሳይት በብዛት ቢኖር ጥሩ ነው::ለሆዳቸው ያደሩት ቢኒያምና ንጉሴ አብደዋል:: የጋዜጤኝነትን ሙያ ለሆዳችዉ አደርገው አራክሰውታል:: ለ እዉነት ሳይሆን ለገንዘብ ለለጆች ማሳደጊያ አድርገውታል:: እስኪለይላቸው ድረስ ተጬማሪ ዌብሳይቶች ቢታከሉ ጥሩ ነው::
August 13th, 2008 at 5:01 am
hey every body.pls do not lesten to tesf he is a shabian agent.
i mean he is confused shabia. he always came to this room to devided ethioians. me my slfe i told him many times to go to his shabian w.site but he couldent understand that we know him as a shabian agent. so eggnor him. dedeb shabia. wedi terogaby.
August 13th, 2008 at 9:12 am
Elias Kifle is a blind sympathizer of Isayas afeworki – an architect of Ethiopia’s demise. Earlier he proposed Isayas Afeworki as an Ethiopia’s person of the year. He called on Ethiopians to unite with Isayas Afeworki to free Ethiopia.
During this discussion, all the arguments he demonstrated to claim the Isayas Afeworki’s patriotism for the prosperity of Ethiopia is a self fooling. It’s too shame for the Addis Dimts providing an opportunity for brazen and deceiver to give the Ethiopian people a clue.
Abebe Gelaw who defied Elias Kifle, is not a simple journalist. He is an analytic. To know more about Elias, I recommend the
Addis Dimts radio manager to read the following materials.
1. Mulumebet Asfaw. Elias Kifle: a dictator in the making? http://addisvoice.com/article/elias_kifle.htm. August 4, 2008.
2. Tesfaye Maru. Reviewing the “Ethiopian Review”. http://www.ethiomedia.com/all/6115.html. June 21, 2008.
3. Ephrem Madebo. “Never kill them before they grow” (‘Time to whip Ethiopian Review into shape’. Ethiomedia). http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/2806. June 22nd, 2008.
So, if the Addis Dimts is truly pro-Ethiopia radio, it should host only individuals who have sympathy of Ethiopia and are capable to analyze the cause that can help the people to strength their struggle for freedom.
Ananymous
August 13th, 2008 at 11:15 am
EMF editor constantly removes comments critical of Elias Kifle. Anyway, while it is OK to use Eritrea in fighting woyanes, we should also know shaabia’s intentions. Elias Kifle advocates the greatness of Issayas Aforki. Issayas is as scum as Meles.