Tag Archives: Susan Rice

Ethiopia: Stealing Ruling Party Playbook

Is the opposition willing to abandon unworkable strategies, to go as far as dissolving itself and throw out dead weights if only to remain effective? Or would it rather remain as is, rotting and without registering any meaningful gains, in … read more »

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Deadly Ethnic rivalry, substance abuse and booze tearing the late Zenawi’s family apart

(By Getahune Bekele-South Africa) This was how the dead tyrant L.Zenawi raised ‘his’ daughter. Semehal Meles Zenawi not only grew up attentively listening to her ‘ father’s’ anti-Amharic and anti-Ethiopia marathon speeches, but also watched him killing thousands of Amharas … read more »

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Four months after Benghazi, questions remain unanswered

By Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) This past Wednesday, Secretary Hillary Clinton appeared, for what is likely her final time as Secretary of State, before the House Foreign Affairs Committee regarding the September 11, 2012, terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate … read more »

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Carnage in the Congo; Murder, Mayhem and the UN

The UN has condemned Rwanda’s role in the carnage in the Congo for supplying arms and aid to the M23 rebels fighting the Congolese army in northern Congo yet provides the Rwandan military ten$ of million$ in arms and aid … read more »

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The Other Kinds of Children Killers

By Belayneh Abate The massacre of elementary school children in the United States of America on December 14, 2012 is one of the horrifying news I ever heard in my life. We adults kill each other because we are filled … read more »

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Watching Susan twist in the wind or don’t mess with Ethiopia

By Yilma Bekele Good news is always welcome. Then there is the extraordinarily good news that jars you from your slumber. And when the good news happens right around Christmas there is nothing one can do other than put more … read more »

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Susan Rice shattered as Africans celebrate her demise

By Getahune Bekele A consummate ally of grubby despots, such as the late Ethiopian fuehrer Meles Zenawi, Susan Rice’s political adversaries liken her fall from grace to the fall of the once mighty Babylon, the ancient city of sorcerers, promiscuous … read more »

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Susan Rice and Africa’s Unholy Trinity by Alemayehu G. Mariam

Matriarch of the Unholy Trinity Susan Rice, the current U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., has been waltzing (or should I say do-se-do-ing) with Africa’s slyest, slickest and meanest dictators for nearly two decades. More cynical commentators have said she has … read more »

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Foggy Bottom Farce

By: The Henry Jackson Society The President should announce his intention to nominate Susan Rice as the next Secretary of State, or move on. By Timothy Stafford It is abundantly clear that Dr. Susan Rice is the President’s first choice … read more »

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Ambassador Susan Rice Goes On Offensive In Benghazi Flap‏

By: Jim Kouri The United States ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, on Friday aggressively defended herself and denounced criticism of her role in explaining what caused the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya, when … read more »

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Ethiopia: The Tall Tale of Susan Rice

On September 2, 2012, Susan Rice, the U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., delivered a nauseatingly sentimental oration at the funeral of Ethiopian dictator Meles Zenawi. She called Meles “selfless and tireless” and “totally dedicated to his work and family.” She … read more »

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Scandalous: How Susan Rice’s lewd remark at the late Ethiopian dictator’s funeral caused deadly confrontation

By Getahune Bekele US permanent representative at the UN, Susan Rice arrived in Addis Ababa last September 2012 for warlord Leggese Zenawi’s funeral looking rather butch and motion less like the statue of liberty, clearly mired in deep sorrow. The … read more »

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Ethiopia: Tell it like it is – Chauvinism, in its worst form, is the real danger

by Dimetros Birku The late Meles Zenawi made, it seems, more appearance in international print and electronic media and became a preferred topic for think thanks and researchers alike after his demise than he did in his 21 years of … read more »

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Ethiopia: Voting for Obama, Opinions

Askale Dama I had voted absentee for Obama two weeks ago and that states my position. Nor do I see any debate between Prof. Alemayehu and Ato Elias on this subject. Almost 99% of Ethiopian Americans vote for Obama not … read more »

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Traitor Zenawi : “truly missed friend” of Susan Rice By Robele Ababya

Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, at a Memorial Service for Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi at Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York held on October 27, 2012 exalted the tyrant saying “First and foremost, … read more »

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Ethiopia: Transcript of U.N. Envoy Rice at Memorial Service for Late PM in New York

document U.S. Mission to the United Nations Remarks by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, At a Memorial Service for Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi at Abyssinian Baptist Church AS PREPARED Good morning. Reverend Butts, … read more »

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Prayer Service held in memory of the late Ethiopian PM in New York

On Oct 27, 2012 many of the world leaders and renowned professionals and educators were at a prayer service held in memory of PM Meles Zenawi at The Abyssinian Baptist Church of New York. Few among those present were, H. … read more »

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Obama Intentionally Withholding Info About Libyan Attack

By: Jim Kouri  On Tuesday during an appearance on Fox News Channel, House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Pete King again urged United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice to resign over her comments on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012, talk shows regarding the … read more »

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50 held in Libya over US ambassador’s killing

Libyan President Mohammed Magarief said on Sunday that about 50 people have been arrested in connection with the deadly attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi last week, which he said was planned by foreigners linked to al Qaeda. The … read more »

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Eritrea: Countdown To The End Of Dictatorship

Fessahaye Mebrahtu From Losing Credibility to Losing Ground; the following is the Countdown to the end of Dictatorship. The Eritrean state of affairs continues to consume the energy of Eritreans at home and in the Diaspora. While the majority at home … read more »

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Susan Rice and America’s “our son-of-a-bitch” Policy

By Olaana Abbaaxiiqii* On August 20, following Ethiopia’s meticulously choreographed funeral for former dictator, Meles Zenawi, which was designed to buttress his legacy, a friend asked me to listen to the United States Ambassador to the UN, Susan Rice’s encomium … read more »

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Meles Zenawi and the unfinished project of Ethiopian modernity

By Teodros Kiros The recent death of Meles Zenawi, the architect of Ethiopian modernity has sent tremors of moral shock to the Ethiopian state and other African states, engaged in the murky business of capitalist modernity. I too am deeply … read more »

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On Honoring Ethiopia and the Lost Art of Diplomacy

By Tecola W. Hagos Having political and economic power and maintaining diplomatic skill are not mutually exclusive qualities of a great nation. Too often, especially from the end of the Second World War to date, the art of diplomacy has … read more »

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African Leaders paid Tribute to Ethiopia’s late prime minister – Video

Thousands of people are attending the state funeral of Ethiopia’s late prime minister Meles Zenawi.

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Photo Updates on Ethiopian Meles Zewani’s funeral

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Ethiopia: Thousands gather for funeral of Meles Zewani

Tens of thousands of people have gathered in the Ethiopian capital for the state of funeral of late prime minister Meles Zenawi. It is the first state funeral to be held in the country in more than 80 years. Mr … read more »

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US President Barack Obama hails Ghana leader for rights, economy work

US President Barack Obama paid tribute to Ghana President John Atta Mills on Tuesday after his sudden death, hailing him as a “strong advocate” for human rights and a tireless champion of his people. The 68-year-old Mills died Tuesday hours … read more »

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US Sanctions 6 for Supporting Al-Shabab

The United States has placed financial sanctions on two Eritrean officials and four other East Africans it accuses of supporting the Somali militant group al-Shabab. The U.S. Treasury Department designated the six men Thursday under a 2010 presidential order that … read more »

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Sudan raids on South leave 16 dead

New York – Sudan’s air raids on South Sudan killed at least 16 civilians and wounded 34, UN officials on Tuesday told the UN Security Council, which condemned the attacks. The 15-member council made a new call for a ceasefire … read more »

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UN Security Council Considers Sanctions to Pressure Sudan, South Sudan

The United Nations Security Council says it is committed to making “every effort” to get Sudan and South Sudan to halt conflict and return to negotiations. After a closed briefing Tuesday, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, … read more »

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