Meet Ethiopia's Sarah Palin.

THIS PAST WEDNESDAY, THE LEADER OF UDJ, BIRTUKAN MIDEKSA WAS RELEASED AFTER SPENDING CLOSE TO TWO YEARS IN KALITI PRISON. UPON HER RELEASE, SHE WAS GREETED BY MANY OF HER SUPPORTERS AT THE PRISON GATES AND AT HER NEIGBORHOOD KNOWN AS FERENSAI LEGASION. WE ALSO MUST NOT FORGET THE MANY PEOPLE THAT EXPRESSED THEIR GRATITUDE THROUGH DIFFERENT MEDIA OUTLETS. HOWEVER, ASSUMING THAT THIS SHOW OF SOLIDARITY BY HER SUPPORTERS IS NOT A REHEARSED DRAMA ORGANIZED BY THE LIKES OF DR. NEGASO GIDADA AND SIYE ABRAHA, WHO HELPED STAGE THE SAME KIND OF RECEPTION UPON HER RELEASE IN 2008 ONLY THIS TIME HIM AND HIS FRIENDS COULD NOT COME UP WITH THE MONEY TO BUY HER A " GIFT ", DOES SHE REALLY DESERVE SUCH A WONDERFUL TREATMENT FROM ETHIOPIANS ? LET'S EXAMINE THAT, SHALL WE ? I HOPE IM NOT OFFENDING ANYONE BY RECALLING THE TIME WHEN SHE WAS TPLF APPOINTED SITTING JUDGE AT THE HIGHEST KANGAROO COURT OF THE CURRENT POLITICAL MACHINE IN ARAT KILO PALACE. IT IS THEN THAT SHE RELEASED MR. SIYE ABRAHA BY CITING LACK OF EVIDENT ALTHOUGH IT WAS LATER REVEALED THAT SHE DID SO BY MISTAKE, OR ONE CAN SAY BY NOT QUITE UNDERSTANDING THE RULES HER APPOINTEES HAD SET UP FOR HER TO GUIDE HER DECISIONS WITH. WE ALL KNOW THE MELES REGIME DOES NOT APPOINT ANYONE TO SUCH A POWERFUL POSITION, ALTHOUGH ITS BY NAME ONLY, UNLESS HE OR SHE IS PROVEN TO BE LOYAL TO THE TPLF/EPRDF POLITICAL GUIDELINES. THAT BEING SAID, I DO NOT SEE WHY HER FOLLOWERS IN THE SHABIA ADMINISTERED CURRENT AFFAIRS DISCUSSION ROOM IN PALTALK AND ELSEWHERE REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE MEMBERSHIP OF ALL THOSE " SUPPOSED " EX-TPLF/EPRDF LEADERS AND SELF CENTERED TRAITORS IN HER PARTY ? IS SHE NOT EX-TPLF/EPRDF SERVANT HERSELF ? BESIDES, WE ALL KNOW SHE IS A SINGLE MOTHER WHO BORE A CHILD OUT OF WEDLOCK, A DIRECT VIOLATION OF THE VALUES AND PRINCIPLES ONE CAN NOT EXPECT FROM A SUPPOSED " OPPOSITION LEADER ". WHO VOTED HER TO BE THE LEADER OF ALL THE OPPOSITION CAMPS TO BE ENTITLED " OPPOSITION LEADER ". AS FAR AS I KNOW, SHE IS ONLY A LEADER OF THE CALLED UDJ, A PARTY FORMER AFTER ITS LEADERS AND THEIR FOLLOWERS BROKE RANKS WITH THE LARGEST AND STRONGEST PARTY AEUP, WHOSE MEMBERS AND OFFICES ACCOUNTED FOR THE COALITION FOR UNITY AND DEMOCRACY AKA CUD. A PERSON IN HIS OR HER RIGHT MIND WOULD NOT EVEN CALL THE LEADER OF AEUP, THE LARGEST POLITICAL PARTY IN ETHIOPIA JUST BELOW THE RULING EPRDF, " OPPOSITION LEADER ", A TITLE THAT INDICATES THAT HE OR SHE IS A LEADER ENTRUSTED BY OR REPRESENTING THE MAJORITY OF OPPOSITION PARTIES IN ETHIOPIA. ALSO LET US NOT FORGET THAT BIRTUKAN MIDEKSA JOINED CUD THROUGH THE BACK DOOR WITH HELP FROM DR. BIRHANU NEGA, FOUNDING MEMBER AND CHAIRMAN OF THE THEN KESTEDEMA PARTY. IT IS ALSO WORTH NOTING THAT BIRTUKAN JOINED CUD AFTER THE VOTES WERE CASTED, WHICH GIVES US A REASON TO QUESTION WHETHER SHE VOTED FOR HER FORMER EMPLOYERS OR THE PARTY SHE JOINED UNNOTICED ? DR. BIRHANU PERSONALLY MADE HER HIS PARTY'S NOMINEE TO RUN FOR THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF CUD THAT LEAD TO HER BEING THE VICE CHAIRWOMAN OF THE PARTY. THE REASON WHY DR.BIRHANU RAILROADED HER TO SUCH A LEADERSHIP POSITION UNDER HIS WING IS ANOTHER STORY I WILL DISCUSS AT A LATER TIME. BIRTUKAN CAME TO THE SPOT LIGHT WHEN SHE WAS THROWN IN PRISON IN A MATTER OF WEEKS SINCE SHE BECAME VICE CHAIRWOMAN OF CUD. SHE WENT TO KALITII PRISON ALONG WITH THE ENTIRE CUD LEADERSHIP, MEMBERS, JOURNALISTS, CIVIC ORGANIZATION LEADERS, AND ACTIVISTS AS DID INNOCENT CITIZENS WHO DARED TO STAGE PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION AGAINST MELES AND HIS MAFIA LIKE ORGANIZATION. FOLLOWING THEIR RELEASE FROM PRISON, THE INTER PARTY FEUD AMONG THE LEADERS CAME TO A COLLISION IN FRONT OF OUR EYES. AS EXPECTED FROM SOMEONE WHO CUD SUPPORTERS AND THE PEOPLE AT LARGE HAD NO ANY KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT SO EVER, BIRTUKAN TOOK THE CENTER STAGE IN WIDENING THE DIVISION THE PARTY MEMBERS AND THEIR SUPPORTERS ALIKE. FIRST OF ALL, AFTER HER RELEASE FROM PRISON, SHE DID NOT EVEN BOTHER TO EXPRESS HER CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILIES OF THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LOVED ONES TO BULLETS FIRED BY AGAZI MILITIA. IN HER FERENSAI LEGASION NEIGHBORHOOD ALONE, FOUR MEN LOST THEIR LIVES WHILE TRYING TO BLOCK SECURITY FORCES WHO WERE ON THEIR WAY TO ARREST BIRTUKAN MIDEKSA. INSTEAD SHE WAS BUSY PREPARING HER VISA TO FLY OUT OF THE COUNTRY EAGER TO SEE WASHINGTON DC AND THE REST OF NORTH AMERICA. AFTER ACCOMPLISHING SUCH A TASK OF DESERTING ETHIOPIAN PEOPLE IN ORDER TO FULFILL HER PERSONAL AMBITION, SHE QUICKLY WENT RIGHT TO DOING HER ASSIGNMENT BY RUTHLESSLY ATTACKING CUD CHAIRMAN ENG. HAILU SHAWEL IN PUBLIC, POLARIZING THE DIASPORA MY ENSIGHTING RACIAL TENSIONS BETWEEN TIGRAYANS AND THEIR FELLOW ETHIOPIANS, AND FINALLY BY TESTIFYING AT THE US CONGRESS THAT THERE ARE " ONLY 100 " POLITICAL PRISIONERS IN ETHIOPIA. WOW ! MELES CAN'T GET A BETTER WITNESS THAN THAT. WAY TO GO OUR LEADER BIRTUKAN. I FEEL DISGUSTED WHEN I SEE PEOPLE CELEBRATING HER AS IF SHE IS THE ONLY FEMALE EVER INVOLVED IN ETHOPIAN POLITICS. SOME OF HER FOLLOWERS WENT EVEN AS FAR AS COMPARING HER TO NELSON MANDELA, KING TEWDROS, BELAY ZELEKE, QUEEN TAITU, THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. I MEAN, COME ON PEOPLE ! OPEN YOUR EYES AND SEE WHO BIRTUKAN MIDEKSA REALLY IS. IN FACT SHE IS NOT EVEN CLOSE TO BEING QUALIFIED TO BE A PARTY LEADER, LET ALONE A POLITICAL FIGURE.

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The Negotiation the Meles regime is struggling to abide by contrary to its decades long history of fascism

The signing of the ethics document regarding the conduct of the up coming election is historic in all aspects of its nature. That is because of the fact that this is the first time ever in history that political patries came close to solving their difference in a peaceful manner in accordence to the expectations and desires of the majority of Ethiopian people, which is to see a peaceful political transition among political parties.
According to all parties involved, the ruling party/ EPRDF, under enormous pressure from the international community, initiated a proposal to sit down and work out the differences it had with opposition parties, and come up with a " win win " agreement all parties involved are satisfied with. The main issues covered in the agreement were human rights, free speech, and free assembly in the run upto the election and beyond.
Five major parties, including the the ruling EPRDF took part in the two months long,closed door, and at times tense negotiations that began with the defection of one of the parties known as MEDREK ( After its proposal to negotiate alone, instead of collectively was rejected by EPRDF), but resulted with the emergence of historic document that seemed to have leveled the playing field to a certain degree.
According to sources, the negotiation was an outcome of increased pressure on both sides of the political spectrum, by the international community via NGOs operating in Ethiopia, who also observed the negotiation process through out and up to the signing ceremony at Sheraton Hotel.
From the opposition side, AEUP, AEDP, and CUD were able to endure two months long of negotiations despite verbal attacks and threats from " good for nothing " political parties and their followers in Ethiopia and abroad. However, the facts of the agreement, including public testimony from Lidetu aka Kihdetu Ayalew, the chairman of AEDP, indicate that AEUP, led by the honorable Eng. Hailu Shawel, single handedly pressured EPRDF to accept the infamous " eight points " proposal it had rejected in 2005, plus six more proposals totaling fourteen demands that are vital to conducting a free and fair election. After the negotiations were concluded, the four opposition parties involved were successful in bringing more than sixty political parties aboard in support of the final document.
Soon after the document was signed, the parties that took part in the negotiations recalled their cadres from their constituencies to designated headquarters or conference rooms in Addis Ababa and other cities, and gave them general knowledge of the document with instructions to hold similar meetings among party members they co-ordinate.

The current debacle in Paltalk rooms was caused after the current Foreign Relations head of All Ethiopian Unity Party, Ato Yacob Likke, gave a very controversial and seemingly rehearsed interview to a group of individuals, who are suspected of being under cover agents of the fascist regime, in which he disrespectfully dismissed one of the founders and long time Vice President of the party, Ato. Abayneh Birhanu's heroic contribution to the struggle against TPLF.
Ato. Yacob is heard saying that Ato. Abayneh, who he has never met before, and whose years of sacrifice he has no any knowledge about, I doubt it, is stripped of his right to conduct interviews and meetings representing the Party he helped form some 15 years ago. His reason ? Those anti-Ethiopia elements in four different paltalk rooms led by none other than a life long TPLF servant who goes by the nick name Ezana, sent him a tape recorder cassette in which Ato. Abayneh is heard insulting, I don't believe so, these TPLF agents whose goal is to take over AEUP by isolating, if not removing, the party leaders, such as Ato. Abayneh and Dr. Taye Woldesemiat, who are believed to be an obstacle to their attempt to dismantle the only strong and pro-Ethiopian People political party in Ethiopia. What is wrong with that Ato. Yacob ? Whose side are you on ? Ato Yacob further added that Ato. Abayneh violated the party's rule by insulting these low life TPLF infiltrators, therefore is subjected to penalty by disciplinary action committee of the party. Who is the real violator of the party's rule ? Ato. Abayneh, who stood against TPLF agents whose main goal is to present AEUP to their beloved leader Meles Zenawi as gift, or Ato. Yacob Likke, who is protecting the rights of these anti-AEUP elements to break the party apart in pieces from top to bottom ?
Ato. Yacob was later interviewed by patriotic Ethiopians in Ethio Lions Club room, who he thought were collaborators of those anti-AEUP agents, at which time he resorted to white lies and denials when confronted by patriotic Ethio Lions paltalk room members and audiences. He completely denied the fact that he publicly disrespected the party's VP and Advisory board chairman Dr. Taye Woldesemiat. He also refused to apologize and refute all those divisive statements he made a couple of days ago while talking to those parasites in the EPRP affiliated room called Ethio Forum discussion room led by another long time WOYANE servant nick named Enderassie. At the end of the interview conducted by patriotic children of Ethiopia in Ethio Lions room, Ethiopians in diaspora were given a chance to observe Ato. Yacob's lack of knowledge about the history and structure of the party he joined just a year ago, the sympathy he has for TPLF and its elements which makes him one of them, and the I am perfect, and everyone else around me is fault attitude he has for his colleagues and AEUP supporters alike. I strongly suggest that Ato. Yacob be dismissed from the party before his plan to fragment the party materializes in front of our eyes.