Kinijit Leaders visit in Canada- October 27, 2007http://ethiounited.blogspot.com/2007/10/kinijit-leaders-visit-in-vancouver.html Excerpts from Rep. Smith's Newmakers Speech on Ethiopia and Human Rights- October 23, 2007 Washington, Oct 22 - U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Africa, Global Health and International Operations Subcommittee, today delivered the following remarks at a "Newsmakers" event at that National Press Club:Human rights in Ethiopia is not a burning question in Washington today. It ought to be. We dont read, or hear, or talk much about it. That has to change, and I believe most of us here today know that. Thats why were here.I got involved in Ethiopian..http://ethiounited.blogspot.com/2007/10/excerpts-from-rep-smiths-newmakers.html Back home in Virginia, opposition leader to return to Ethiopia- October 23, 2007 By the Associated PressOctober 22, 2007VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Freed from a prison in Ethiopia, Yacob Hailemariam is home in Virginia but said he will risk arrest again in his homeland to promote democratic rule."There is a chance we could go back to prison, but what are you going to do" he asked. "We have made promises to the people, and we can't renege on those promises."In August, Hailemariam was among three dozen dissidents released after their arrests in 2005. None had been charged in...http://ethiounited.blogspot.com/2007/10/back-home-in-virginia-opposition-leader.html Indulging An Adopted Ethiopian child to kill H.R. 2003- October 19, 2007 Mr. INHOFE : the House of Representatives has recently passed the Ethiopian Democracy and Accountability Act of 2007, H.R. 2003. Although this legislation states that its purpose is to encourage and facilitate the consolidation of democracy and security in Ethiopia--words right out of the resolution--in reality it focuses on the shortcomings, on the problems that they face, and not on the successes the country has made. H.R. 2003 ACT is all about encouraging and facilitating the consolidation...http://ethiounited.blogspot.com/2007/10/indulging-ethiopian-adopted-child-to.html The Deranged Mind of James Inhofe - Maybe the Dumbest US Senator of the All- October 19, 2007 May 11, 2004By BRUCE JACKSONOn Tuesday, May 11, the Senate Armed Services Committee heard testimony from Maj. Gen. Antonio M. Taguba, whose report documents American atrocities and administrative failures of various kinds at Abu Ghriab prison; Stephen A. Cambone, the Defense Department undersecretary for intelligence, who worked very hard to keep from letting any responsibility for anything land anywhere; and Air Force Lt. Gen. Lance L. Smith, the deputy commander of the U.S. Central Command,...http://ethiounited.blogspot.com/2007/10/deranged-mind-of-james-inhofe-maybe.html |