Posted in Al Mariam’s Commentaries By almariam An old African saying teaches, “When two elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers. I say, “When the dragon and eagle fight on the Ethiopian grass, there will be one and ONLY one winner. The Black Lion! Alemayehu G. Mariam Author’s Note: I refer to my previous commentaries (Part I and Part II) on […]
Posted in Al Mariam’s Commentaries By almariam Author’s Note: I refer to my previous commentaries (Part I, Part II, Part III and Part IV) on my extremely pessimistic prognostications on U.S. policy in Ethiopia under the Biden Administration. In this commentary, I shall discuss what I believe will be the fourth pillar of U.S. policy in Ethiopia under the Biden Administration: Pull […]
Posted in Al Mariam’s Commentaries By almariam ‘Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.’ Susan Rice is fighting tooth and nail for the TPLF because she believes the TPLF has a birthright, indeed a divine right, to rule over 115 million Ethiopians. Susan Rice cried “Havoc!” and let slip her dogs of war on Ethiopia and Eritrea. […]
Posted in Al Mariam’s Commentaries By almariam The truth about the lie propagated by the U.S. and E.U. about the “humanitarian situation in Tigray” is their greatest enemy. The U.S. and E.U. are weaponizing the misery and suffering of the people of Tigray for their own political ends. The U.S. and E.U. shed crocodile tears as they merchandize […]
Posted in Al Mariam’s Commentaries By almariam The very idea of negotiating with the TPLF is simply laughable. It is like hyenas negotiating with antelopes about dinner. Total win for hyenas, total loss for antelopes. For the TPLF negotiation means playing a “zero-sum game”. They win all the time, everybody else loses every time. They have two negotiating […]
Posted in Al Mariam’s Commentaries By almariam Author’s Note: I refer to my previous commentaries (Part I, Part II and Part III) on my extremely pessimistic prognostications on U.S. policy in Ethiopia under the Biden Administration. In this commentary, I shall discuss what I believe will be the third pillar of U.S. policy in Ethiopia under the Biden Administration: Sabotage democratic […]
Posted in Al Mariam’s Commentaries By almariam To be sure, I expect absolutely nothing from Trump by way of improvements in the current Africa policy, which is based on aid welfare mentality. That also means there is no chance that I could be disappointed by the Trump Administration’s failure to do the right thing in Africa. I fully […]
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