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Re: This Norwegian Yara Prize win confirms Stiglitz Joseph E.`s book on Meles Zenawe.

Isayas was referred to as another Ghandi by American politicians. Samuel Doe was praised lavishly by Reagan, Noriega in his time, Marcos, Mobutu, and on and on and on. You all know the story. I think!

Western politicians make mistakes, sometimes willingly, sometimes out of carelessness and failure to put in the required effort to investigate situations.

Western economists, too, in their zeal to confirm some ideological bent or another, sometimes blind themselves to obvious failures. Friedman's Chile 'faux-miracle' is an example.

So while what Stiglitz says in not unimportant, we must weigh it with the facts. A glance at Ethiopia's economic and development indicators show that Ethiopia has made little progress over the last fourteen years, and any progress made has been undercut by high population growth. Can't hide from the facts!