CUD candidate Desta Kasse is boycotting the re-election in Lalibela

August 15, 2005
Ethiopian Review

CUD candidate Ato Desta Kasse told Ethiopian Review today that he will not compete with EPRDF candidate Bereket Simon in the reelection that was called by the Election Board.

Even though Ato Desta won the election, the EPRDF Propaganda Minister Bereket Simon demanded reelection saying his opponent cheated. Without talking to Ato Desta or any of the Bugna woreda residents, the Election Board agreed with Ato Bereket and called a reelection for August 21. The Election Board chairman Ato Kemal Bedri fired all election officials in the Bugna woreda and brought new officials from other regions who are EPRDF cadres.

Currently, under Ato Bereket's order, EPRDF cadres, supported by Federal police, are rounding up young people through out the Lalibela area and detaining them to preempt any protest ahead of the re-election. People who are suspected of supporting CUD are also being fired from their jobs.

Ato Bereket and his heavily armed cadres are terrorizing the people of Wollo at this very moment. They are crying out for help.

Ato Desta said that under these circumstances, participating in the reelection will be useless.

Ethiopian Review will conduct a teleconference with Ato Desta tonight (Aug. 15) at 11 PM EST to let Ethiopians around the world hear about the plight of the people in Wollo.

To attend the teleconference, please call 217 322 6922, PIN 1000#. Call 15 minutes early. If you have questions for Ato Desta, please email them to: eliask@juno.com

The drama should end and Ato Desta's decision is right. who should run with a criminal gange leader????

Ato Desta is the legitimate elect of the Ethiopian people,but the brutal tyrant Bereket is trying to steal the choice of the People by force. This is not only unlawful but negligence towards the Ethiopian people
. Bereket & NEBE are enemies of Ethiopia!! Both should be condemned & dealt with World wide.

I respect your opinion. But, I see nothing new because the CUD leader Hailu shawol has already officially informed us last Thursday that they are boycotting the whole re-election process. So, the decision of Ato Desta seems to confirm that official withdrawal.

You may hate Bereket or some other woyane leaders but I see no basic issue for a serious discussion on this topic.

If the EU wants to be honest to the Ethiopian people, Mister Clark has to sent 15 observers during 3 weeks to Lalibela for a pro-active observation of the elections and the counting of the results and also by interviewing the whole countryside of the concerning Woreda.The CUD candidate can represent himself in that case.
It is the only way to show to the Ethiopian people that they can trust EU and that the EU is really committed to serve democracy.
As the ruling party is for a revolutionary democracy since 14 years, I'm sure they will welcome the 15 observers in Lalibela.
Can somebody inform Mr.Clarke about this idea ?

I am indeed appalled by the actions and decisions undertaken by the current leadership of the authoritarian EPRDF and the so-called “election board”. What is most preposterous, in the first place is that the Minster of propaganda, Mr. Bereket Simon who lost the election by wide-ranging margin is shamelessly request the board for revote which clearly shows the outright rejection of his unexpected defeat in Lalibela. By accepting the order of Bereket Simon and imposing forcefully the only desire of EPRDF on the entire community of Lalibela and Ethiopia at large, the EPRDF election board has clearly shown us once again its naked and ugly face. Ato Desta Kasse is completely right for denying Mr. Berkeket Simon the means to compete with the CUD. Let Bereket Simon run alone and win alone the this has been the case during the last two election.
Finally, Ato Desta Kasse deerves our encouragement and support. Thank for your courage and please take care!

Tilahun Maru

CUD does not need more seats. It has failed to use the seats that it has secured already -what is it going to do with one more seat any ways? CUD has unnecessarily weakened the morale of Ethiopian people. Had CUD accepted the election result right from the beginning, Simon Berket would have been looking for a job by now- long forgotten in political arena. Thanks to the lingering good for nothing cries of CUD, all the detested politicians of EPRDF who lost their seats on the past election have gained 2-month extra time to prove to Meles they are worth to remain in his circle. Even now, as the days pass with the CUD and UDEF cry, EPRDF is rebuilding itself with the kind of people who lost their seats.

I agree with Desta Kassa. EPRDF and NEBE are the two sides of a single coin. History and may be all of us might witness when the right day comes. Bereket and his cooperates, Ato kemal bedri and his cooperates wil testify infront of all of us what they did to disintegrate and distabilize our country.

wether they like it or not Ethiopia will survive and we don't let them go unpunished for their did

The Iraqi information minister during the last war and Bereket have so many common charachterstics. one of them is they misinform their own people and what ever they say is not going to make any sense to any one with reasonable sense!

What do you think?
SA

No surprise. It ones again approved that the whole works of the election board has been fraud. It has been just wasting money and time. Ato Desta’s decision is absolutely correct.

What in the hell is the minsrty of propaganda becoming a candidate in the region of wollo? Why does not he go to Asmara and become a candidate?

Bereket Simon should go back to where he belongs to, 'ERITREA'. He has never been an Ethiopian and never will be. He cannot be a representative particulary for Wollo region. On what basis? He is taking a revenge on Ethiopians who refused to provide 'teff' and 'berbere'to Esays Afeworki. he should go back to his employer ESAYAS & Co. He is currently serviing another Eritrean, Meles, who happen to become a PM by force.

People with integrity can only lead Ethiopia and Ethiopians not 'bush men' who have no knowledge of leadership except their gun at their hand.

What is the role of Bereket Simon in the EPRDF? Is he an information minister, spekesperson, Defense minister, member of ELF (Eritrea)? What is he representing. Is he everything for Meles?

Down with both Meles and Bereket. They are both narrow minded bullys who have no interest on Ethiopia or Ethiopians except themselves.

The common denominator of these two communists, Meles and Bereket, is they both are Eritreans by heritage but one running a Tigrean organization and the other one running an Amhara org. I think EPRDF should remove these two agents and have a talk with the opposition. Ethiopia will be a great democracy without the two Shabia agents. Both believe in Shabia progam without Essayas leadership. If essayas is removed from Eritrea, the two agents and their friends inside shabia will rule both Ethiopia and Eritrea.

Message to Tigrian people:

Shabia used the lives of young Ethiopians (tigreans) to separate Ertrea from Ethiopia. Shabia also puts Meles and Bereket (both Ertreans) as rulers of Ethiopia to accomplish his final goal-destroying Ethiopia from world map.

What are you waiting the people of Tigrai? To be vitictim of Shabia million times in history.

Wake up People of Tigrai!! Stand with other Ethiopian brothers ans sisters. Say no way Bereket can be a candidate in Lalibela, say no way the blak Zazi can be a candidate in Adwa!!

WAKE UP TIGRAI! DON'T BE VICTIM OF SHABIA ONE MORE TIME.

Good decision

Contesting an election one has already won is coopratng with the cheater. Teh people should also refuse to vote. There is a protest vote where people just destroy their voting card by not electing anyone on the ballot. Mark all or none of the names preferreably the first one, and not showing up to voting station can be an approach to be considred.

The forum is being spoiled with racit commentators. Why don't you focus on issues and facts.I always stand against character assasination and racial hatred.

Those of you focusing on racial issues are confirming the allegation by the woyane leadership. You are not commited to universal human values.

Your support or opposition should be based on basic democratic and human right issues. Don't condemn anyone because of his blood akin. This will lead us to a total crises because ethinic division has no limit at all. It only shows are losing the real fight for democracy.

Ali,

Bereket Simon is in Ethiopia for one thing only, MONEY. It is obvious these people are not in Ethiopia for the love of their country or the people. They have proven the facts of their hate in so many ways. The peace loving, polite people of Wollo deserve their own countryman to represent them not this foreigner Simon.

What kind of Ethiopian name is Simon? Italian, Maybe?

Does Mr. Ali know the history of Ethiopia? Ethiopia is the only country in the world that has never been colonised by any other country. Ethiopians in the old ages had proved this. Ethiopians of this generation also say no to colonialism. Therefore, Eritrean agents should leave the country ASAP.

History repeats itself. Mr Ali, you seem to be very much concerned about Meles and Bereket and the fact that they are called enemies to our beloved country. I don't blame you, because you are one of them.

Why are you calling people racists? Don't you know that the most racist people in the world are Meles and Bereket. Who brought tribal hate and racism to Ethiopia? Why are you upset when they are called names? Do you think it doesn't matter when they introduce a policy of hate in the country?

GROW UP. Mr Ali, no one will be cheated anymore. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. Leave ETHIOPIA for ETHIOPIANS!!

The struggle for Ethiopian Democracy is taking shape day by day, front by front, and issue by issue. Lalibela/Wollo will not be fighting alone. The resistance will appear on all four corners of Ethiopia. Sure enough, the people of Tigray must clearly grasp the danger posed by Bereket-Meles gang to their basic interest and open up a front in Tigray province. The rest of us have no choice but stand up and fight. US & UK will not give us our freedom. We, the 75 million people of Ethiopia will stand like a single person drive Woyane of power. Read about all those glorious civic organization coming to the front of the Resistance. We shall soon see, the Ethiopian Poor, the jobless, the historic Student Movement, the mighty Merkato, the unbending Balager of North and South keeping the Woyane gand busy. Unity, Unity, Unity. At some point in its history, a people must choose to die standing rather than live on its knees. Yichalal!!

Mr. Ali,

I totally understand your point, but I wish the facts prove me wrong. Whenever, Meles Bereket and their like, lose the debate on issues, they tell none amhara Ethiopians these are neftegna parties or individuals, you have to stop their surge in to your communities. They are committed to bring the old system, if it happens your land; culture, language, and liberty are gone. And when they face non-amhara opposition candidates they call them beneficiaries of the neftegnas. Whenever their campaign goes to Amhara region (off course they never use the word neftegna ) they tell the opposition is feudalistic and will bring the tenant system. Even though the true meaning of neftegna is something EPRDF/TPLF use the word to refer the Amhara people. This is just one example and you tell me who is ethno centrist or racist. And they have the audacity to tell us they have won the election in the Amhara state while they are doing a national hate campaign against the same people. It is really an insult to the Amhara farmer and the population in general. It is also funny an ethnic Eritrean who supported shabia for many years will be voted in by the Amharas to represent them in the Ethiopian parliament.

What a hell is going on? Bereket simon in Lalibela? Was he born or babtized in that holley place? He is an evil messagner from Satan and he should be driven out of that "kidus" Place. O lord, O the Angeles, as his the murder of innocent Ethiopians, please do your part. Amen

I totally understand your point, but I wish the facts prove me wrong. Whenever, Meles, Bereket and their likes, lose the debate on issues, they tell none amhara Ethiopians these are neftegna parties or individuals, you have to stop their surge in to your communities. They are committed to bring the old system, if they win, your land; culture, language, and liberty are gone. And when encountered non-amhara opposition candidates they call them beneficiaries of the neftegnas. Whenever their campaign goes to Amhara region (off course they never use the word neftegna ) they tell the opposition is feudalistic and will bring the tenant system back. Even though the true meaning of neftegna is something else.. EPRDF/TPLF use the word to refer to the Amhara people. This is just one example their racist outlook. Now you can tell me who is ethno-centrist or racist. “ ye leba ayne derq meleso leb yaderq..” and then they have the audacity to tell us they have won the election in the Amhara state by doing a national hate campaign against the same people. It is really an insult to the Amhara farmers and the Amhara population in general. It is also funny an ethnic Eritrean and Ethiopia national who supported Shabia for many years will be voted inn by the Amharas to represent them in the Ethiopian parliament.

HE is A MAN!!

HE is ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, we should reject any
re-election unless THE whole 299, what the opposition requested is respected, it's just a game.

NO CUD/UEDF official should paticipate for this EVIL games, again.

Very interesting!

Let me get this straight!
What is the reason for the re-election in Wollo?
Is it because CUD/UEDF rigged the votes, intimidated voters/observers or falsified data?!?!?!?
Give me a break!

I don't know about you, but I sometimes find it easy to express myself in math, political math:

Suffering Ethiopia - (meles + bereket + their buchilas)
= (Peaceful + Prosperous + Democratic)*Ethiopia

Ajirea

Bereket is an Eritrea(mother and father) and a foreign agent like his friends , the Woyane gangs. The opposition is out of the fake election. Therefore, all we need to do is fight the gangs up to the end. Neither Woyne nor foreign governments has a right to endorse barbaric regimes on peace loving people of Ethiopian.

Aluta Continua!!!

CUD UEDF should follow Mr. Desta's decision.

His decision makes sense for me. Why you have to be in the race while you already WON and you know the reelection is aimed at legalizing your competitor.

Mr.Desta, you must be smart. You are ahead of your party.

Nestanet

What's Aluta Continua? Is that oromigna? I've hear Prof. Merera using it all the time.

Even if I don't care about ethnic politics, I am really doughbtful about the origin of Bereket. I am not surprised, if he imposed the people and took the vote forcefully. B/c it is typical weyanes' behavior. God bless Ethiopia

It is the right decision because the outcome is well known. It is waisting time with Weyane.

First of all what is doing an Eritrean Agent (Bereket Simon- His Berha name) in the respected surround where one of the world's 7 wonders locating (Lalibella). According to TPLF election criteria, a candidate has to be born or live for years paying tax before accepted as legitimate candidate there. In this case I don't see an Eritrean Agent (Propaganda Bereket) to have the right of candidacy in Lalibella. I know the people of Wollo especially around lalibella. They will never kneel down for a criminal who is one of the main responsible cadres about what is going on in our country before, during and after the 15 may election. He is a criminal looking power to destroy our country. The election in lalibella with oppositions win was over long a go. After the election, meles left alone as all of his TPLF ministers and high post criminals voted out by the Ethiopian people. He is looking very much to have his Eritrean man to help him in a campaign against Ethiopia.
The Ethiopian people must understand this. The so called re- election is the conspiracy between TPLF and NEB against the truth- the Ethiopian people. It is to bring the voted out meles’s loyalists to power. As long as the Re-election is not held to all 299 constituencies, the oppositions and the Ethiopian people must not participate in any election purposely calculated to bring TPLF cadres and some slave members of EPRDF to power. If the oppositions going to participate in an election calculated by TPLF and NEB, it is going to be the worst mistake they ever have made against the Ethiopian people. By entering the vote rigging investigation process, they showed their democratic stand on one side and the criminal and mother and sisterhoods nature of the TPLF and NEB. Now, they have to stand to the right of the Ethiopian people that elected them with high turnout.
We know how the west politic works. One day they will understand the Ethiopian people and the Oppositions. They will see their long-term benefit with the oppositions rather than a tyranny who is looking his hiding place somewhere out of the country after destroying Ethiopia. Don't accept the west when pushing you down to accept a tyranny thinking he is serving them well. They have to know; only the Ethiopian people will benefit them. They have to stop looking down the Ethiopian people less than the so called aid they are giving as their leftovers and garbage. They have to understand that their early born infant (meles) will never rule the 72 million Ethiopian people with crime to serve them. Criminals like Meles and Bereket who have hate against their people and country are perfectly matching what the west is looking from any country. They are succeeding only in few countries where the people are weak. We are not weak. We are one of the very few oldest people on the planet. Read our history written by our people thousands years a go. Look our history remains. We are not follower but leaders. People like Bereket and meles are our enemies. They must not rule Ethiopia again. We all have to be ready as far as to die for good cause to the country and people. Freedom and prosperity will never come by being weak and careless. We have to be strong at least one-step a head from our enemies. Before they caused damage to us, we have to destroy them. If they have gun, we have to gun before them. Don’t kneel down. One small mistake could become the worst turning point toward the nation. No re- election at selected constituencies purposely calculated by joining criminal act (TPLF and NEB). TPLF and their slave EPRDF servants may fight not to lose what they have stolen from the Ethiopian people for the last 14 years. But the people have nothing to lose. They have to stand for their right. We don’t have the reason to afraid. To live under TPLF cadres and their EPRDF slaves is the worst punishment the Ethiopian people ever facing. We have to stand together with high determination against our enemies.
NO RE-ELECTION WITH IN THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES.
FEW TPLF CADRES AND THEIR EPRDF SLAVES WILL NEVER STAND AGAINST THE ETHIOPIAN PEOPLE
THE PEOPLE STRUGGLE HAS TO START IN STREETS NOW.

Ali,

You are disgracing all Muslims by caring the name Ali that was given to the very special human being. His mother was a heroic Ethiopian woman was fighting along side men and her gender was reviled after they caught her. Her son(Ali) became also a fighter and he defeated his enemies until human blood covered his horse legs.
I'm not reading what you are writing anymore after I knew you are a confused person who have no clear knowledge about anything except something here, something there as some fictional stories. I think, you think you are very important person and you know many things to share. I also know people who are suffering with this kinds of diseases.
Do you know who was the first human being who became a Muslim? His name is Bilal from Ethiopian Origin. If you are an Ethiopia you have to be proud of your country history. Because of you have the name Ali, I mentioned a little history about our country and Islam. Our history is much older and wider than the Islam itself. So, stop acting like someone who have no clear and clean knowledge and have no stable character.
Have you a clear stand towards the political situation in Ethiopia? I don’t think so. I know individuals with quantity and with quality, too. You know where you belongs to.

People, People, People;

How else do you expect Bereket and the TPLF to regain what they lost fair and square, but through intimidation, attacking and murdering the local electorates. The ruling party members are nothing but bunch of marauding criminals that use their killing machines to get whatever they want.

So, what is the big revelation about what Bereket is doing in Lallibela in spite of the fact that he is not even Ethiopian. He could hardly speak amharic or oromo 14 years ago.

Remember history, the fascist general Grazziani was the occupation governor during the five years occupation, similarly, Melese, Bereket, and the rest of the pillaging murderers fascists who are occupying Ethiopia for the time being.

To Efrem

Aluta ******** means the struggle will continue. Remember, the late president of Mozambique, Quikim Chisano, used the phrase more frequently. There is an excellent song by Maria Makeba using the phrase. God bless Ethiopia.

Aluta Countinua

Gimma,
Why do you question my identity. I am an Ethiopian and I am proud of my citzinship.You missed my point on the issue of Ethiopian history. I was telling AB that I don't need a coach about Ethiopian history.

Then, what makes me a disgrace to my fellow community?I see no wrong in strongly opposing racist and hate mongor individuals. My religious believe obliges me to condemn such racist individuals.

On my political stand, you can easliy understand from my posting that I stand for both individual and group rights. Hence, I approve the existing consitution. But, I condemn any violation of human rights committed either by government or any other group.

In short, I believe in political pluralism that can unify my country with a full respect of the diversity. Be assured, I don't accept the old slogan of one people, one language, one religion, one country ideology.

Wish you nice time.

Ali

Dear Ethiopian:
If Bereket is not an Ethiopian , then the truth is Haile Shawal and Lidetu are arab who emigrated from Yemen. That is the fact that history book teach us.
However, the case is not about genetic and it did not help South African Afrikaners and British who used to say that the sun will never set from their empire since they are the chosen people of the world.
The true question that is begging million dollars is to give an answer how the maraton ot the power seat so as to access to the resource and on that questions, we, the majority of Ethiopian people are saying that the propaganda of CUD is beginning to feel like a bit player in the movie Ground Hog Day, reliving the same day of my life over and over again.
Keep changing your tactic and fabricating all kind of lies, you will never rule Ethiopia unless you come out clearly and deal with Ethiopian on equal footing.

Ibrahim,
You are incoherent, to say the least.
You certainly don't know what you are talking about.
I urge you to go back and read your own posting.
You don't contribute to this forum except confusion.

No wonder Ethiopia is where it is because of people like yourself.

Wake up and smell the coffee...

Ajirea

Goebbels is at work again after beingarnated by his Hitlerite Boss Meles.No wonder an Eritrean is the head of propoganda in country besieged by terrorist and megalomaniac leadership.As Goebbels so rightly said if one tells lies all the time it turns out to be true for some sometimes. Ato Desta is an honorable compatriot and should be congratulated. He has won and no matter how many times Kemal and Bereket tell us otherwise, we would not be hoodwinked. Keep it up, Ato Desta

Gimma,

Thank you for teaching an excellent history of Ethiopia for Ali who seems to be confused and do not want to know about the history. He certainly doesn't want to know about 'one Ethiopia ...'. There he is, he is one of them. He wants to pretend to be an Ethiopian and does not want the unity of Ethiopia or Ethiopians. Those who have no interest of one Ethiopia are, obviously, Meles, Bereket and Esayas Afewerki and their Co. Ali, I think this forum is not a place for you. Go to 'Walta information Centre' or anywhere to your employers. Seek advise if you cannot swallow the truth. Or drink a lot of water to help you swallow the truth about Ethiopia and Ethiopians. Ethiopians are not devided and will not be devided. You cannot win anymore. Just learn from your mistakes or defeat of the 15th May election. We cannot be led at gun point anymore. This is 21st century.

Dear Ethiopian forum members,

I think Ibrahim and Ali should join 'Agaazi force' woyane's troops. That's where they come from.

They are already a member of Aggazi army, including G/S.

The problem with EPRDF now is no more gaining more votes. According to Kemal Bedri It has already gained the majority seats. Bereket can still serve as a propaganda minster in the new government. Ofcourse he doesn't have to be a MP to secure his position. DO you guys remeber what Meles once said of his parliament members ..."Kira kimbo". I think he was right, except a few them most of were like that. They were not chosen by the people and were not qualified to be MPs. They knew only rasing hands to endorse EPRDF's agenda after sleeping on their chair during the discussion. The same is true now. All their experienced cadre's who contested for the election have lost to the opposition. Now another kira kimbo is coming, but this time EPRDF is scared of its future humilation to challenge the opposition in the parliament if the opposition is going to join them.....HOPEFULLY THIS WILL NOW HAPPEN. I don't think the opposition will decide to sleep with woyane's parliament members for the coming five years

Correction

Please read it as......HOPEFULLY THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN. I regret for typing NOW instead of NOT.

Asegid

The contrast between the ideal and the reality has led many to conclude CUD's strategy to boycott is the right direction. I think the idea of boycotting as a political strategy is just a magnificent failure. But should we judge CUD's capacity is ill prepared to stay in the political process in a nonviolence platform? For those who advocate boycotting as a strategy may deficit the test of short-term success?

I don't think that boycotting is the best solution. Because it gives EPRDF the opportunity to monopolise this seat without any contestant. "Makuref meftihe aydelem". If CUD boycott, it must do it all over the country but partial boycotting doesn't bring any change at all except letting EPRDF exploit this opportunity.

Therefore, Bereket's propaganda must not disturb the residents of Bugna to re-elect Ato Desta. EPRDF is playing a psychological war/terror to force Ato Desta boycott the re-election.

We have to be chameleon as EPRDF's cadres instead of "Makuref".

What bad did bereket do to Ethiopia? he is hero ,he freed you from dergue,he led you 14 years peacefully, and he now brought you democracy so why you hate him??did he kill his oppenet ato Desta? no he appeals there is some wrong and NEBE says" ok,if you have confidence try again" so what is wrong? if poeple of bugna likes Ato Desta ,good, they will revote him.
in my view, Ato Bereket deserves to be prime minister ,let him help Ato Meles on his turn.
you say Ertirean are Ethiopian on other hand you say other thing ugly things.
willy or nilly, he is one of the most hero Ethiopians and he is the top hero among EPRDF members because he is confidently facing the opposition as well as facing your idiot and empity hate words.
i encourage ato Bereket to be good for both ethiopian and ertirean and the rest of the people though i am not an Ertirean.

I think the CUD leader Hailu Shawel said that his party will boycott the parliament and most of the Diaspora are pushing for the boycott so what is the big dal if Desta Kase boycott the election or not.

You, the "truth" don't deserve the name truth.

your embarking, propogand minster SHOULD have gone TO HIS OWN JUNGLE WHERE HE BELONGS TOO. HE KNOWS NOTHING, NOTHING, NOTHING EXCEPT EMBARKING... HE IS JUST A BIG OBSTACLE, FOR MEDIA AND FOR ETHIOPIA, ALL THE WAY.

TPLF DIDN'T FREE ETHIOPIA FROM MENGISTU, AT ALL.

ETHIOPIANS FREE THEMSELVES. UNFORTUNATELY POWER WAS VACUUM, THIS UNFORTUNATE reality brought this FROM JUNGLE and TOOK POWER, THEY STILL BEHAVE LIKE IN JUNGLE, NEVER GET CIVILIZED.

THAT IS THE WHOLE TRUTH, you should swallow the truth.

Dear truth_bites:
It is very sad to see when the only doctor of truth got crazy in the village; the whole village could not find a curer for their doctor. Therefore, look into the mirror and helpyou self to be cure which remind me Le chein enrage that bites his leg.
No wonder you figure out long time that you are in sane.

Ibrahim Shirdons—Domad -Trust (Greater Somali Land)

Ibrahim, please get you fact straight, evens your Ogaden region, oops I mean in Somali region people are voting against TFLF and this foreign invaders Ato EPLF Berket. Unless you have short memories history thought us that, some people like have sided with foreign invader in battle of Wallwal in 1936 together with the Italian/Fascist invaders and recently in 1950 and 1974 with President Zeyade Bare of Somalia to form the greater Somali land, carving land from Ethiopia, Kenya and Djibouti, who is the Arab here? Stop misleading people. I doubt that you understand what it means to be and Ethiopian.

I have been following your comment for quite sometime, so far I have not read any sensible comments or common sense. Everyone on this form except you is talking about the love for the motherland Ethiopia. However, you seem to slice and dice Ethiopian for the same strategies of propaganda Minister, even Bereket takes Ethiopian citizenship his polices is anti-Ethiopian that automatically revokes his power to govern.

I hope you understand the difference between free media and the Ministry of Propaganda. So if Ato Hailu Shawel and Ato Leditu are from Yemen, that does make you in linguistic term Cushtic (Somali) or Ottoman Turk (Aderee). I perfectly understand why it scared of being Ethiopian.

We Ethiopian both are a mosaic of Cu****ic/Semitic/Hametic. Unlike you Banda’s!!

The strategy of the Group of gangsters which aims at saboutaging the electorates where the top officials of EPRDF are competing are caught red handed. They will not get such votes of our people and will be back to ERPDF august 21. Bereket Simon who is the real son of Ethiopia at times of Ethiopian revolution in the 70's and 80's and devoted his whole life for his motherland will win the re-election. There will not be any room for chauvinsts and narrow nationalists to reign Ethiopia. "Yegebeya girgir le'leba yamechal" endemibal be'girigir yetgegne yizew biqoyu yishalachewal. ye'tenequbet akababi huletegna silemayagegnut begizie ejachewn mesTetu tiru new.
Bereket fights the dergue with the people of wollo and they were electing him and they will ellect him again. No need to terrorize except to respect their choice!!!