Wednesday 28 July 2010 Ethiopia: Steel vises, clenched fists and closing walls (Part II) By Prof. Al Mariam, News Release
If the Silenced Majority Could Talk...
If the silenced majority inside of what has become Prison Nation Ethiopia (PNE) could talk, what would they tell President Obama and Secretary Clinton about U.S. human rights policy? Would they pat them on the back and say, "Good job! Thank you for helping us live in dignity with our rights protected."? Or would they angrily wag an accusatory finger and charge, "You speak with forked tongue. You wax eloquent on your lofty principles to us in the morning while you consort with thugs and murderers in the afternoon." What would the thousands of political prisoners rotting within the closed walls of dictator Meles Zenawi's prisons say of America's big human rights talk? "Practice what you preach, Mr. President!" What would Birtukan Midekssa, Ethiopia's No. 1 political prisoner, first woman political party leader in Ethiopian history and the undisputed heroine of 80 million Ethiopians say to President Obama were she allowed to speak to him? [ Read the rest... ]  | Posted by Webmaster on Wednesday 28 July 2010 - 23:23:44 |   |
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