Dr. Berhanu Nega's Interview on Ethiopian Current Affairs Discussion Forum (Paltalk) on December 3, 2007.

AMHARIC VERSION: Prepared by Washera_2000

ENDELLIBEU: YE KINIJIT ANDINET INA DEMOCRATIC PARTY YE LAILAY MIKIR BET ABAL, INDIHUM YE ADDIS ABEBA TEMERACH KENTIBA, DR BERHANU ABREWUN NEW YALUT; XENAYISIXILIGN DR BERHANU, BE KIDIMIA BE ETHIOPIAN CURRENT AFFAIRS DISCUSSION FORUM XIRIYACHININ AKIBIREW SILEKEREBU IJIG BEXAM ADIRIGEN INAMESEGINALEN.

DR BERHANU: BEXAM NEW YEMAMESEGINEW. ISKAHUNIM BIZU GIZE GABIZACHIHUGN MEMIXAT BALEMECHALE YIQIRITA IXEYIQALEHU. KEZA BETECHEMARI GIN, ZARE YEMADERIGEEW WUYIYIT KINIJITIN WEKIYE OR MINAMIN SAYIHON INDE BERHANU YEQEREBIKU MEHONEN HULUM SEW INDIYAWUQEW NEW.

ENDELLIBU: BEXAM INAMESEGINALEN, IGNA BEZAW MELIKU NEW YASITEWAWEQINEW. KE ISIR KETEFETACHIHU BEHUALA BE ETHIOPIA YALEW YETIGIL TENESASHINET SIMET MIN YIMESILAL? KEWUCHI YALEW TENESASHINET MIN YIMESILAL? BE WUCH AGERIS GUZOACHIHU MIN TEMELIKITACHIHUAL? ISKI YIHENIN ZERSZER ADIRIGEW YASIREDUN

DR. BERHANU: WELL, INDEMITAWIQUT KESIR SINIFETA OR LINIFETA AKABABI, EHADEG IDERADERALEHU BILO, BESHIMAGILOCHU BEKUL WUYIYIT BEZA WUYIYIT LAY AT LEAST KE SHIMAGILEWOCHU GAR MEGIBABAT TEDERESEBACHEW YETEBALUTIN NEGEROCH BEMULU AFIRISO, BEWUNETU LIL LIBAL YEMAYICHIL TERA YEDURIYE SIRA, YANIN TEXEQIMO DEGMO SIMACHININ LASIR QEN BEFEJE PROPAGANDA AXIFITO, KEZA SINIWEXA POLETICALLY MOTEWAL, GEDIYACHEWALEHU BILO NEBERE YASEBEW. LIK BEWEXAN QEN JEMIRO BE ETHIOPIA YEMITAYEW SIMET, YE ETHIOPIA HIZB YADEREGELIN AQEBABEL CLEARLY YEMIYASAYEW, YE ETHIOPIA HIZB KE KINIJIT GAR YALEW GINIGNUNET, KINIJIT REPRESENT KEMIYADERIGEW IDEA, KINIJIT REPRESENT KEMIYADERIGEW OR LIYADERIG QORXO KETENESALET YE DEMOCRACY FILAGOT GAR YETEXABEQE INJI, BE TINISH PROPAGANDA YEMIFERIS INDALIHONE YASAYABET NEW. INA HIZIBU LE DEMOCRACY YALEWUN FILAGOT PROBABLY YEBELEXE TEXENAKIRO INDEHONE NEW INJI YETEDAKEME AYIMESILIM. XIYAQE YALEW, YIHENIN YE DEMOCRACY INQISIQASE WEDEFIT GEFITO IDAR LEMADIRES YEMIYASICHIL YESEKENE, QURIXEGNINET YALEW, YE MORAL YEBELAYNET YALEW INQISIQASE MEMIRAT MECHAL. YIHENIN NEW INGIDIH KINIJITU LEMADERIG YEMOKEREW. KE WEXAN BEHUALA YETEFEXEREW SIMET TEMESASAY NEW BE WUCH AGER YAYENEW. GIN INDEMITAWEQEW, BE KINIJT WUSX YETEFEXEREW ADDIS SIMET, YIHENIN TENESASHINET INA YIHENIN YE HIZB YE DEMOCRACY FILAGOT, QEZIQAZA WUHA LEMECHEMER YEMOKERE HONO YALFAL BIYE NEW YEMASIBEW. BECAUSE, YE ETHIOPIA HIZAB YEMIFELIGEW, NETSANETINA DEMOCRACY NEW. YANIN ISIKIYAGEGN DIRES, TIGILUIN YIQETILAL BIYE NEW MINIM ALITERATERIM.

ENDELLBU: DR BERHANU, INGIDIH BE WUCH AGERIM YAYUT YIHENIN NEW. KINIJIT YALEBET HUNETA MIN LAY NEW BILEW YASIBALU? QIDIM INDETEQESUT, BETELEY BE KINIJIT WUST YETEFETEREW NEGER ADDIS NEW. HULACHINIM INASIB YENEBEREW, YE KINIJIT SEWOCH HULU IJIG BETAM DEMOCRAT YEHONU NACHEW BILEN NEBER. SEMONUN DEGMO YEMINAYEW YA AYINET HUNETA AYIDELEM. INA, BEWUNET YIHE MORALIN YEMINEKA NEW, ALIFO ALIFO. ISTI AHUN BE KINIJT WUST YALEWUN INA KINIJIT MIN LAY NEW YALEW YEMILUTIN BINEGIRUN.

DR BERHANU: YIHE ALIFO ALIFO MORAL YEMINEKA NEW YEMILEW NEGER, BENE IMINET NEGERUN BEXAM YEMIYASANISEW NEW. YIHE BAND BEKUL YAYENEW FITSUM YE MORAL DENTABISNET, FITSUM LEMAXIFAT FEQADEGNINET, DEEP DOWN YEHONE E-DEMOCRACIYAWINET, BEWUNET HULACHININIM YEMIYASAFIR, HULACHININIM YEMIYASHEMAQIQ, TIGILUNIM YEMIYASAFIR, BENE IMINET, BEXAM NEWUREGAN YEHONE INQISIQASE NEW. BEZIH, HIZIBU BIBESACH, HIZIBU BIYAZIN, HIZIBU INEGNIH NEBERU WEY DEMOCRACY LIYAMEXULIN YENEBERUT BILO BIGEREM, BEFITSUM LIGERIMEN YEMIGEBA AYIDELEM. INE AYIGERIMEGNIM. INKUAN LELAW SEW, INE IRASE DISGUSTED NEW YEHONIKUT. INE LELA QAL SILELELEGN NEW. INDIH AYINET TERA RIKASH YEHONE, NO LIJOCHACHININ ATADIRIGU YEMINILEWUN TERA BILIGINA, WUSHET, QIXIFET YE POLETIKA TIGIL ADIRIGO MEHED, MECHEM BEXAM BEXAM, INE LELA QALATIM YELEGN, BEXAM YEMIYASAFIR NEW. I HOPE, HIBIRETESEBU SEWOCHIN WEYIM XIQIT SEWOCHIN KEMAYET ALIFO LE IWUNETEGA DEMOCRACY YEQOME MEHONUN, KETERA CHUHET INA WERE ALIFO, LE IWUNETEGNA DEMOCRACY COMMITTED YEHONE, FILAGOTU YA MEHONUN YEMIYASAYIBET, KEZIH NEXIRO YEWEXA IMINETINA XINIKARE BEMECHERESHA YINOREWAL BIYE TESFA ADERIGALEHU. TIGILU WUSX CHIGIROCH ALU. YIHE MINIM YEMIYASIGERIM NEGER ADELEM. BE KINIJIT WUSX YETEFEXEREWUN NEGER AYANESUTIM SEWOCH, BETECHEMARI LEMABABAS, LEMASIFAFAT. INDEZIH YE BILIGINA POLETIKA INDIHON LEMADIREG YEMIMOKIRUNA BEZIH YEMIXEQEMU BIZU HAILOCH ALU. BEZIH BEXAM YEMIXEQEMEW INDEMITAWIQUT EHADEG NEW. INDIH INGA BEMIYASIAFIR HUNETA CHIQA SINIWERAWER, EHADEG MENIDEROCH YAQAXILAL BE AEROPLAN, ZEGOCHACHININ RAPE YADERIGAL, YIGELAL. ISUN INKUAN QOM BILEN ERE LEMINDINEW INDEZIH YEMIHONEW BE ZEGOCHACHIN LAY LEMALET INDANICHIL, BENDIH AYINET TIRKI MIRIKI, GIZEACHIN INDIXEFA MADIREGU MECHEM BEXAM BEXAM YEMIYASAFIR NEW. BEWUNETU YEMIYASAZIN NEGER NEW.

TAYE (MACHEW, KE CALGARY): YENE XIYAQE AHUN KALUT KETENESUT GUDAOYCH GAR TEYAYIZO LIHED YICHILAL. YIHEW YETEJEMEREWUN YE FITIH INA YE DEMOCRACY TIGIL, WEDE GIL INA WEDE MEZELALEF BEMAWURED, YIHEW BEMIYASAZIN MELIKU, KE QINIJIT LAELAY MIKIR BET ABALAT JEMIRO, WEDETACH WEDE DEGAFIW MEWUREDU IJIG YEMIYASAZIN NEW. BEZIH MELIKU, YE IRISON IZIH BE AMERICA FELLOWSHIP AGIGNITO YEMEQIRETUN GUDAY BETEMELEKETE, BERKATA NEGEROCH YINESALU. ISTI, IRISO YEQOYOBETIN MIKINIYAT INA WEDE AGER BET MECHE INDEMIMELESU KERISO INISIMANA KEZIA LAY TENIDERIDIREN YEMINESUTIN NEGEROCH LINANESA INICHILALEN. YIHENIN ISTI BIZEREZIRULIN BEMEJEMERIA.

DR BERHANU: INE IKO BEZIHM GUDAY LAY MIN MISTIR NORO, YEWERE MESERETIM INDEMIHONIM AYIGEBAGNIM. INE GENA AMERICA INDEMEXAHU, NEW YORK NEW SCHOOL NIGIGIR SADERIG, AWARD SISEXEGN KE GERMAN DIMITS RADIO GAR INTERVIEW ADIRIGE NEBER. BEZA GIZE AWARIDU MIN YAXEQALIL SIL, YIHENIN YE AND SEMESTER FELLOWSHIP INDEMIYAXEQALIL, YIHE FELLOWSHIP QUCH BILO LEMETSAF, LEMASEB, LEMASELASEL IDIL YEMISEX MEHONUN, YIHEN DEGMO IDIL BEXAM MEXEQEM INDEMIFELIG, SILEZIHIM SEMEN AMERICA YEMEXAW TOUR KALEQE BEHUALA YIHENIN SIRA INDEMIJEMIR BEFIT NEW YETENAGERIKUT. AHUNIM ISUNU NEW YEMADERIGEW. AHUN INDIYAWUM YEBELEXE, KEMINIGIZEW YEBELEXE YIHEN NEGER MADIREGU BEXAM TEGEBI NEW BIYE ASIBALEHU. MIKINIYATUM, BE AHUNU GIZE KINIJITN WEXIRO YEYAZEW, BEXAM BEMIYASAZIN HUNETA, YIHE YE IRIS BERIS CHIQICHIQINA TIRIKI MIRIKI NEW. KEZIH BELAY HEDO, YE DEMOCRACY TIGILU WEDEFIT INDET NEW YEMIHEDEW? MIN AYINET MESIMER MEYAZ ALEBET? YE STRATEGY AQIXACHACHIN MIN MEHON ALEBET? YIHE YE STRATEGY AQIXACHA LEWUX YASIFELIGEWAL AYASIFELIGEWUM? YEMILU HASABOCHIN LEMASEB LEMASELASELINA AND NEGER LEMAWUXAT INKUAN IDIL YEMISEX ALIHONEM. INA YIHENIN IDIL AGIGNITO, QUCH BILO YIHENIN ADIRIGO, YEWEDEFIT TIGILACHIN BEMIN MELIK YIHEDAL YEMILEWUN LEMASITAWESINA LEMASELASEL GIZE MAGIGNET, BE AHUNU GIZE BEXAM BEXAM TILIQ NEGER NEW. ANDAND SEWOCH, YELEM YIHE INDALE HONO, YIHE XIRO HONO, GIN AGER WUSX YALEWN YIHE CHIQICHIQ ANTE HEDEH BITAGIZEW YEBELEXE AYIXEQIMIM WEY? YEMIL XIYAQE YANESALU. INE BENE IMINET, AYIDELEHUM INE, LELOCHUM KEZIH NITIRIKINA CHIQICHID BIWEXU NEW TIGILUN YEBELEXE YEMIXEQIMEW BIYE YEMASIBEW. LELOCHU, YIHE DEMOCRACIYAWI TIGILUN LEMEQEXEL YALIFELEGU, BE INKA SILANTIYA GIZEACHEWUN MAXIFAT YEFELEGU SEWOCH, I THINK THEY SHOULD BE LEFT, YEMIYADERIGUTIN INDIQEXILU. LE DEMOCRACY QOMENAL IMINIL HAILOCH, AYINACHININ KEZIH CHIQICHIQ ANISITEN, WEDE WANAW PART LAY, QUASUM DEGMO EHADEGIN METAGEL, EHADEGIN GEBITO BE DIRIDIR WEDE DEMOCRACIYAWI INTIN IDIMEXA MEGIFAT, YIHE KALHONE MIN AMARACH ALE BILO MASEB, LEZA YEMIMEXIN DIRIJIT, LEZA YEMIMEXIN HIZB MASEBASEBINA MADERAJET, YA NEW TILIQU SIRACHIN MEHON YALEBET. YIHENIN NEW MESIRAT YALEBIN. INJI, YOU KNOW, BEYE LETU BEMIFEXERU TESADABIWOCH EMIYANESUT SIDIB GIZEACHININ IYAXEFAN, ZARE AYBAYNEH MIN ALE? NEGE KEBEDE MIN ALE? INE YA REALLY A WASTE OF YEGNA RESOURCES. INA, INQUAN INEM TEDEMIREBET, YIHE YEMIDEREGEWUN TIRIMIS, LELOCHUM INDIWEXUBETINA WEDE WANAW SIRA BIGEBU NEW DES YEMILEGN, INKUAN GEBICHE KENESU GAR BEZIH LINIGEDAGED. SO, YALITAYEGN INE MIN MADIREG INDEMICHAL. INE YIHE NEGER YEMIXEQIMEN NEGER AYIMESILEGNIM. INGDIH HULUM WEDEFIT TEMELIKITO, YIHIN TIGIL WEDET INIWESIDEWALEN BEMILEW LAY CONCENTRATE BIYADERIG YISHALEGNAL. INA WORTHWHILE YEHONE TIGILIM AYDELEM LENE.

ENDELLBU: TADIA YIHEN KINIJIT AYDELEM INDE MEFITAT YALEBET? KINIJIT YERASU YEHONE METEDADERIA DENIB INA MANIFESTO ALEW. KEZA YETELALEFUTIN INDET NEW MEQOXAXER YEMICHALEW? YA KALIQOME TADIA INDET ADIRIGEN NEW WEDE TIGILIS YEMINIGEBAW?

DR. BERHANU: AHUN IKO BIZUWOCHACHUHU MIN YAHIL INDEMITAWIQU ASERARUN ALAWIQIM. YE KINIJIT YE LAELAY MIKIR BET IKO LEMESEBISEBIM, BEFIT BETEBALEW BE INTINU MESERET KETEHEDE, HULUM SIDE ABIRO TESEBISIBO NEW SIBISEBA MAKIYAHEDINA IRIMIJA MEWUSED YEMINICHILEW. AYDELEM INDE? YIHENIN KESELASA MINAMIN BELAY YEHONU, ATLEAST QUORUM MOLITEW, YANIN SIBISEBA ARIGEW, DIRIJITAWI WUSANE LEMEWESEN, INEGNIH HULET HAILOCHIM AND LAYHONEW MESEBISEB ALEBACHEW. IMINISEMAW GIN YALENEW, ANIDEGNAW HAIL ATLEAST AQIXACHA LEYITO, IRASU LEBICHAW IYETENIQESAQESE NEW. THEN, INDET ADIRIGEH NEW SEBISIBEH YANIN INEGNAN WUSANEWOCH YEMITAREGEW NEW YEMAYITAWEQEW. INE BEXAM YEMIYASASIBEGN, BEZIH NITIRIKINA BEZIH INTIN MINIM SAYISERA, ADELEM WERAT AMETAT LIYALIFU YICHILALU. UNLESS OTHERWISE TOLO BILEN IMINIQUACHIBETINA IMINIQORIXIBET MENIGED KALAGEGNINA, WEDEFIT YEMINIHEDIBETIN MENIGED INTIN KALAREGIN, QUCH BILO QUORUM YIMULANA YA YE KINIJIT WUSANE YIWOSEN TEBILO KETEXEBEQE, MECHEM QUORUM INDEMIMOLA AYITAWEQIM . YIHE NEW CHIGIRU. BAND BEKUL IKO YALEW HAIL, KINIJIT TESEBISIBO DEMOCRACIYAWI WUSANE INDIYADERIG YEMIFELIG HAIL AYIDELEM. INDE, TSEBU ISU ADELEM INDE? GENA KEMEJEMERIYAWUM IKO, KINIJIT YEWESENEWUN WUSANE ANIQEBELIM YALU IKO NACHEW. YOU KNOW, LEMINDINEW YE KINIJITUN WUSANE, TIKIKILEGNA WUSANE INDIWESIN TEGIBARAWI YEHONE IRIMIJA YIWESIDALU BILEN YEMINIXEBIQEW? INE LEZIH NEW, YOU KNOW, INE BAND BEKUL YEMAYEW, BETILIQ DEREJE IYETENIQESAQESUBET YALU YEMIMESILEW, BEHIGAWI, BEDIRIJITAWIW DENIBINA SIRIAT MESERET YEMINQESAQES DIRIJIT INDAYINOR NEW YEMIYASIQOMUT YALUT. YIHEN NEW IYADEREGU YALUT. SO, YIHE INGIDIH LEMAFIRES, CAPACITY YALEW SEW, LEMAFIRES FEQADEGNINET YALEW SEW LIYAIREG YEMICHILEWUN DAMAGE NEW IYAYEN YALENEW. NOW, LEMAFIRES SAYIHON CONSTRUCT LEMADIREG YEMIQOMU HAILOCH, YIHENIN YE AFIRASHOCHUN INQISIQASE AYITO, YET, DEMOCRACIYAWI SIRIATUN WEDEFIT LEMARAMED, DEMOCRACIYAWI TIGILUN LEMARAMED YETESHALEW SILIT YETU NEW BILO, YEMINQESAQESIBET, YEMIYASIBIBET GIZE AHUN NEW. GIZE YELEM. LENESU ANTICS, BEYEGIZEW LEMIFEXIRUT, KINIJIT YIHENIN WUSANE WESINO WEDEFIT INDAYINIQESAQES LEMIFEXIRUACHEW ANTICS INA INQIFATOCH INTIN MEHON YELEBINIM. SELEBA MEHON YELEBINIM. YOU KNOW, DECISIVE YEHONE, CLEAR YEHONE AQIXACHA QEYISEN MENIQESAQES ALEBIN NEW IMILEW.

TAYE (MACHEW, KE CALGARY): KEZIHU GAR ABIRO YEMIHED NEW. AND XIYAQE BINOREGNIM, ISUN TEMELISHE IMEXABETALEHU. DC MEJEMERIYAW SIBISEBA LAY BETILIQU SIBISEBA LAY YAQEREBUT TSIHUF ALE. KEZAM ANISITEW, SELAMAWI TIGILUN MEGIFAT INDEMICHAL INA, BE HIZB INQISIQASE WEYIM DEGMO BEMEDERAJET, WOYANEN MANEW EHADEGIN YEMINIXILEW YEMIL IMINET ALOT. BELELA SIDE DEGMO, BELELA YE POLETIKA DIRIJITIM YIHUN, BE LELA ETHIOPIYAWUYAN BEKUL DEGMO, YIHE MELESALES AYAWAXAM, YETIM AYADERISIM, FITSUM MELESALES NEWUNA LEWUX LIYAMEXA AYICHILIM BILEW YIKERAKERALU. IRISO BEZIH LAY YALOT MEKERAKERIA NEXIB MINIDINEW? SELAMAWI TIGILUN LEMADIREG, KE WOYANE GARA MEDERADER, WEDE XEREPEZA ZURIA MEMIXAT, INA YIHENIN CHIGIR BE NIGIGIR MEFITAT YEMIL XENIKARA AQUAM ALOT. YIHENIN AQUAM MELESALES YILUTAL. YIHE ABABAL TIKIKIL NEW WEY? SEFA ARIGEW BITENETINULIN.

DR. BERHANU: HULET NEGER LIMELISILIH. YEMEJEMERIYAW, YIHEN HULU LEMASEB NEW IKO GIZE YEMIYASIFELIGEW. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I WANT TO DO, AND THAT IS WHAT I AM GONNA DO. HULETEGNAW GIN YIHE, MELESALES NEW YILUTAL YEMILEW, YETIGNAWUN PART MELESALES INDEMILUT ALAWUQIM. IF, SELAMAWI TIGIL BAXEQALAY MELESALES NEW MALETACHEW KEHONE, YOU KNOW, SELAMAWI TIGIL MAEQEF WUSX YALUT INQISIQASEWOCH MIN LIHONU INIDEMICHILU, INA MIN AYINET XENIKARA GIFIT BEMENIGIST LAY LIXILU INDEMICHILU, EVEN ZIM BILEW XEMENIJAM YIZEW KETAGELU HAILOCHIM BELAY BE 97 BETEDEREGEW MIRICHA MIN YAHIL MENIGIST INDETENIQEXEQEXE MAYET YICHALAL. NOW, YIH MALET GIN, YA HAIMANOT NEWUN, QORIBENIBETALINA, HULEM IMINIKETELEW AND TACTIC NEW MALET ADELEM. IFACT, SUGGEST IKO YADEREKUT YALEHUT YIHENIN NEW. RE-THINK YASIFELIGAL. QUCH BILEN MASEB ALEBIN. STRATEGIW, AHUN KE MIRCHA 97 YETEQEYEREW HUNETA, YE HIZIB DIMITSIN SERIQO, BEGULIBET DEFIXIXO, IQEXILALEHU YALE MENIGIST, KAHUN BEHUALA, ZIM BILO BE MIRICHA BICHA MENIBERE SILIXANUN LEMELIQEQ FEQADEGNA YIHONAL WEY? MIN AYINET PRESSURE BIFEXERIBET NEW WEDE IWUNETEGNA NEGOTIATION MEHED IMICHILEW? YIHEN KALADEREGE MASIGEDEJA MENIGED ALEN WEY? YA MASIGEDEJA MENIGED MINIDINEW? INEGNIH INEGNIHN NEW MEWEYAYET, MEKERAKER AND BASED ON THIS, WUYIYITINA KIRKIR, AND AMARACH IMIBAL STRATEGY MEQIREB YALEBET. YA NEW, SERIOUS YEHONE THINKING YASIFELIGEWAL. SERIOUS YEHONE MASELASEL YASIFELIGEWAL. KEZIH TERET TERET YE CHIQA WURWERA WEXITEN, ASIBEN, INDEDIRIJIT HONE INDE IZIH MOVEMENT WUSIX YETEQELAQELINE YETELEYAYE HAILOCH, MENIQESAQES YALEBIN INDEZA DELIBERATE HONEN, BEDENIB GEMITEN NEW, NEW YALIN YALENEW. SO, YETUN INDEHONE MELESALES YEMILUT ALAWUQIM,

TAYE (MACHEW, KE CALGARY): SEMONUN BE EMF DIHIRE GETS LAY WEXITO INDAYENEW, WEDE PORTUGAL LISBON YIGUAZALU. IZAM BE AFRICA YE HUMAN RIGHT INA YE TADAGI HAGEROCH GUDAY YETEZEGAJE ALEM AQEF SIBISEBA TEGABAJ NOT. BEZIH SIBISEBA LAY MINIDINEW YERISO DIRISHA? MINIS YIXEBIQALU KEZIH SIBISEBA? YIH SIBISEBAM LAY XEQILAY MINISTER MELES ZENAWIM INDEMIGEGNU TESEMITOAL. KEZIH SIBSEBA LAY MIN YIXEBIQALU?. YERISOS YETEGABEZUBET MIKINIYAT MINIDINEW?

DR. BERHANU: YE LISBON SIBISEBA HULET SIBISEBAWOCH NACHEW YALUT. ANIDEGNAW EU-AFRICA SUMMIT YEMIBALEW, BE AFRICA MERIWOCHINA BE AUROPA MERIWOCH MEHAKEL, MENIGIST LE MENIGIST YEMIDEREG WUYIYIT NEW. INA SIBISEBA NEW. YIHENIN ASITAKO, MERIWOCHUM IZA SILEMINORU, PRESSIM IZA SILEMINOR MINAMIN, MORE YE CIVIL SOCIETY INTIN, HUMAN RIGHT INA, YE SEBIAWI MEBITINA, YE IDIGET, YE MELIKAM ASITEDADER XIYAQEWOCHIN LEMEMELIKET, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL YAZEGAJEW YE AND QEN SIBISEBA ALE. IZA SIBISEBA LAY KEMIQERIBUT PRESENTATIONOCH ANDU, BE ETHIOPIA LAY NEW. BE ETHIOPIA LAY YIHENIN INDAQERIB YETEGABEZIKUT INE NEGN. INA BEZIH SIBISEBA LAY, BENE BEKUL MAQIREB IMIFELIGEW, YE SEBIAWI MEBIT HUNETA INDET IYETEBABASE, IYETEBABASE, BEXAM BEXAM REALLY AGERINIM LIYASAFIR BEMICHIL MELIKU, INDET ASIQEYAMI IYEHONE INDEHONE, LEMASAYET INA LE AUROPA HIBIRETIM HONE LELOCH AGEROCH, YE MELESIN MENIGIST, YE SEBIAWI MEBIT AFENANA REGEXA, ZIM BILO KAYEW, YANIN AKABABI YEBELETXE MEREGAGAT YELELEBET, YE XORINET QEXENA INIDEMIYADERIGEWUNA, YIH INDAYIHON, MENIGISTAT HULU GIFITACHEWUN MADIREG INA, BE ETHIOPIA LAY YALACHEWUN POLICY INDEGENA MEMERIMER INDALEBACHEW LEMASASEB NEW IMIFELIGEW. ISUN NEW IMADERIGEW.

GUREZA: YENE XIYAQE WEDE MIRICHA 97 YIWESIDENAL. KEZAM GAR TEYAYIZO, YE MECHIWUN ZEMEN YE POLETIKA INQISIQASE IDIL, LIMEREMIRU INA LIYABIRARUBET BEMICHILUBET HUNETA LAY YATEKURAL. MIRICHA 97 KINIJITIN ARAT DIRIJITOCH MESIRITEW, BE MIRICHA WUDIDIR WUSIX MEGIBATACHEW YITAWEQAL. KEZAM BEHUALA DEGMO, WOYANE YE MIRICHAWUN HUNETA BEMIN MELIKU INDAZEBERAREQEW, INDAFENEWUNA INDEQEMA YE HIZIBIN DIMITS, GILITS NEW. YA HUNETA BALEBET, ARATU DIRIJITOCH WUHIDET MEMESIRETACHEWUM YITAWEQAL. BIZUWIN GIZE, KEZA BEHUALA YETEFEXEREWUN HULACHINIM YEMINAWUQEW NEGER NEW. AHUN, HUNETAWOCH QENA HONEW BIHON NORO, KINIJIT YE SELAMAWI SHIGIGIR TEDERIGO SILIXAN YIZO BIHON NORO, AHUN IYETAYE YALEW IJIG ASAZAGN HUNETA, MIN MELIK YINOREW NEBER? LE HIG YEBELAYINET, LE DEMOCRACIYAWI SIRIAT YETAGELE, AHUNIM BEMETAGEL LAY YALE DIRIJIT MEHONUN SALIZENEGA NEW YIHENIN XIYAQE YEMAQERIBEW. HULETEGNAW XIYAQEYE, PARTIWOCH TEDERAJITEW AND PARTY MEFIXERACHEW INDE TALAQ DIL YEMIQOXER BIHONIM, WEDEFIT YE WOYANEN AGEZAZ BE DEMOCRACIYAWI SIRIAT LEMETEKAT, BE DIRIJITOCH MEKEKEL YEMIDEREGU TIBIBIROCHIN, WEYIM WUHIDETOCHIN, SIGAT LAY AYIXILIM WEY AHUN YETEFEXEREW HUNETA? MIN AYINET WASTINA NEW YEMISEXEW, LE ETHIOPIA YE POLETIKA NETSA IDIL ? YE ETHIOPIA HIZIBIS YE ETHIOPIA YE POLETIKA HAILOCH TEBABIREW, BE AND MEDIREK LAY MEXITEW, YEMIYADERIGUTIN INIQISIQASE BE XIRIXARE INDIYAYEW AYIGABIZIM WEY?

DR. BERHANU: YE MEJEMERIAYAW XIYAQE, YIHE FERENIJOCH "TRICK QUESTION" YEMILUT NEW. "SILIXAN YIZACHIHU BIHON NORO MIN YIMEXA NEBER" NEW. I MEAN, IT IS A VERY DIFFICULT QUESTION TO ANSWER. YIHEN YEMILEW LEMINDINEW, ZIM BILEH QUCH BILEH, AHUN YALUT CHARACTERS, AHUN YIHENIN ASINEWARI NEGER IYASAYU YALUT CHARACTERS HULU, "SILXAN YIZEW BIHON NORO MIN YIHON NEBER" BILEH BITIXEYIQ ZIM BILO BEGIMIT LEMEMELES YEMIKEBIDEW LEMINDINEW, KE SILIXAN GAR TEYAYIZO YEMIMEXA RESPONSIBILITY INA INSTITUTIONS, TEQUAMAT SILEMINORU, INESU MIN YAHIL GEDEB ABEJITEWULET MEREN INIDAYILEQ LIYADERIGUT YICHILALU YEMILEW NEGER MEMELES ATICHILIM. XIRIXAREH GIN, INTINIH GIN YIGEBAGNAL. I AM SURE INE, AHUN YALEWUN HUNETA YEMIYAY SEW HULU, SAYSEQEXIXEW AYIQERIM, SAYIFERA AYIQERIM. YIHE NEBER WOY YEMILEW. HULETEGNAW TIYAQEH LAY YALEW ISSUE MINIDINEW, INE BEWUNET NEW YEMILACHIHU, YE MIRICHA 97 TIGIL, MELESIN YEMAWURED TIGIL BICHA ALINEBEREM. MIRICHA 97 GIN, MELES WERDO SILEMITEKAW SIRIAT NEBER BEWANENT TIKUR. DEMOCRACIYAWI SIRIAT YEMEFIXER XIYAQE NEBER. DEMOCRACIYAWI SIRIAT MALET, YE HIG YEBELAYINET, BE HIG YEMITEDADER, HIG YEMIYAKEBIR SIRIAT NEW. NOW, BE HIG YEMITEDADER, HIG YEMIYAKEBIR YE HIG SIRIAT YEMIJEMEREW KE DEMOCRACIYAWI DIRIJIT NEW. KE DEMOCRACIYAWI GILESEB, KE DEMOCRACIYAWI DIRIJIT NEW. MESERETAWI YEHONE YE DIRIJITIN HIG, MESERETAWI YEHONE DEMOCRACIYAWI MERIHO YEMAYIQEBEL SEW, INDET ADIRIGO DEMOCRACIYAWI SIRIATIN LEMAMIXAT ITAGELALEHU INIDEMIL, INE BEFITSUM AYIGEBAGNIM. YIHE NEGER KETENESA JEMIRO YEMITAYIT IKO NEW. XIYAQEW AND SUBSTANCE YALEW GUDAY SEMITACHIHU TAWUQALACHIHU? AND NEGER? SIMPLY, THE ONLY ISSUE THERE IS, IS DEMOCRACIYAWI BEHONE MENIGED, DIRIJITU YEWESENEWUN WUSANE, YEMAKIBER YALEMAKIBER XIYAQE NEW. YIHENIN YEMAYAKEBIRU SEWOCH, BE DIRIJITACHEW WUSX YALU SEWOCH, LE LARGER SOCIETY, DEMOCRACIYAWI SIRIATIN YIFEXIRALU BILO MASEB, IT IS REALLY REALLY REALLY DIFFICULT. YOU KNOW, AND NEGER REALLY, HULIGIZE, BE CHINIQILATACHIN MEYAZ YALEBIN NEGER ALE. INE IMAMINIBETIN NEGER, DEMOCRACY, DEMOCRACY IS NOT, SILEMINAMINIBET GUDAY ADELEM. DEMOCRACY, YETELEYAYE IMINET YALACHEW SEWOCH, YANIN IMINETACHEWUN ACHACHILEW, SILEMINORUBET YEMAHIBERE SEB SIRIAT NEW YEMIYAWERAW. INE INEZIH SEWOCH MIN AMENU ADELEM. MANACHINIM MIN AMENIN AYIDELEM. IMINETACHIN YEYERASACHIN NEW. YEFELEGUTIN LIYAMINU YICHILALU. YANIN IMINET GIN, LEHULUM GILITS BEHONE, HULUM BEMIYAWUQEW HIG MESERET LE HIZIB AQIRIBO, HIZB YIHENIN NEW YEMIMERIXEW BILO, BEMEREXEW YEMITEDADERIBET; YA HASAB YEWEDEQEBACHEW SEWOCH, ISHI TERAYEN XEBIQE, DEGMO BEMIQEXILEW ANESAWALEHU BILEW, HEDEW, GIN LEZA HASAB GEZI LEHONEWUNA, YE BELAYINENT LAGEGNEW HASAB LITEDADERUBET; YE HIDET SIRIAT NEW. YOU KNOW, INA, YAN SIRIAT YAFERESE SEW, BE IMINETE, MELES ZENAWIN LEMEXAL SILEMIFELIG, DEMOCRACIYAWI NEGN BILEGN, ATIQELID NEW IMILEW. INDIH AYINET CHEWATA YELEM. YOU KNOW, MELES ZENAWIN LEMEXAL, KE LIBE IMINET KALEHINA, BE MELES ZENAWI BOTA YEMITEKAW, IWINETEGNA DEMOCRACIYAWI SIRIAT MEHONUN KALASAYEHEGN, LEZA IWUNETEGNA DEMOCRACIYAWI SIRIAT LEMEGEZAT FEQADEGNA KALIHONIK, MELESIN MEXILATIH, ALEMEWUDEDIH, WEYIM MELESIN WOYANE BEMALETIH, YETESHALIKU DEMOCRAT NEGN; INE BEZIH YEMIMOGN, BEZIH YEMITALEL SEW, KE AHUN BEHUALA YALE AYIMESILEGNIM. KEZA BETECHEMARI GIN LANESAHEW XIYAQE, "YIHE BE DIRIJOTOCH MEHAKEL YEMIFEXERU HIBIRETOCH, GINIGNUNETOCH, WEDEFIT KEBAD AYAREGACHEWUM WEY?" YAREGACHEWAL. GIN, BEZAW LIK, I THINK YEBELEXE TEMIRENAL, YEBELEXE SEKINENAL BIYE ASIBALEHU KEZIH LIMID, INA IMIMESERETU IMINETOCH, BE HIDET LAY, BETELEY BE DEMOCRACYAWI SIRIAT LAY, HULUM IMISMAMABET, IMITEMAMENIBET, YANIN SIRIAT YEMIYANITSEBARIQ MEHONU BEGILITS YETAWEQEBET, YANINIM BE TEGIBAR LEMEFETEN IRIGITEGNA YEHONU DIRIJITOCH YALUBET KALIHONE BEQER, ZIM BILO LE GIZEYAWI NEGER, LE LEBEXA, YEMIDAREG INTIN MEHON YELEBETIM. MESERETAWI IMINETOCH ALU. DEMOCRACY MESERETAWI IMINETOCHIN AYAQERARIBIM. ISLAMUN CHRISTIAN MADIREG ANICHILIM, CHRISTIANUN ISLAM MADIREG ANICHILIM, BE DEMOCRACY. ISILAMUM ISILIMINAWUN YIZO, CHRISTIANUM CHRISTINAWUN YIZO, ANIMISTUM ANIMIZIMUN YIZO, AND LAY GIN BAND AGER YEMINORUBETIN MENIGED NEW YEMIFEXIRUT. SO, AND IMIYADERIGEN, AND LAY ABIRO LEMENOR YEMIYASIMAMAN METHOD LAY MESIMAMAT NEW. KE AHUN BEHUALA YEMIFEXERU DIRIJITOCH, IZA METHOD LAY YEMISMAMU, GILITS YEHONE AQUAM YALACHEW, YANIN BETEGIBAR LEMAWAL FEQADEGNA YEHONU MEHON ALEBACHEW. BEZA KALITESIMAMU, ZIM BILO EHADEGN LEMEXAL BICHA, YEMIDEREGU SIMIMINETOCHINA XIMIRETOCH MEHON YELEBACHEWUM. INA, YA NEW YIMESILEGNAL TIMIHIRITU.

KINFU-ON-LINE: YE KINIJIT INIQISIQASEWOCH BEMULU TAGIDEWAL. BE GEJIW SIRIAT, WEYIM BEGJIW PARTY SAYIHON, BERASU BE KINIJIT ABALAT. INA, YE POLETIKA STALEMATE ALE. AHUN INIDEMINAYEW, INDAYINIQESAQESU YETEDEREGU SEWOCH ALU. KEZAM ALIFEW, YE KINIJI TSIHIFET BET HULU INDAYIGEBU YETEKELEKELU SEWOCH INDALU NEW ZARE YESEMANEW. WANAW BALANIXA LAY MATEKORU QERITO, YERIS BERIS CHIGIRU SIRACHEWUN, GIZEACHEWUN HULU IZA LAY INDIYAWULU ADIRIGOACHEWAL, BE ETHIOPIA YALUTIN YE KINIJIT AMERAR ABALAT. INA, YIHENIN CHIGIR, BE IRISO AMELEKAKET, INDET NEW LIFETA YEMICHILEW? BE IRIQ HUNETAWUN INIFETAWALEN BILEW YETENESU SEWOCHIM ALU, IYESERUBET NEW WEY YALUT? BE IRISO AMELEKAKET, YIHE YASIKEDAL? WEYIS MINIDINEW MEFITIHEW BILEW NEW YEMIYAMINUT? ZARE XENIKER YALU QALATIN SINAGERU SEMITENIOTAL, GIN MEFITIHEW MINIDINEW BILEW YAMINALU? CHIGIROCHU KEYET INDETENESUM BINEGIRUN DES YILEGNAL. CHIGIRU, KE BIZU BOTA YEMINISEMAW, KE ISIR BET KEWEXACHIHU BEHUALA INDEHONE NEW. LELOCH DEGMO, KESIR BETIM WUSIXM JEMIRO YIHE CHIGIR INDALE YINAGERALU. SOSITEGNAW XIYAQE, KINIJIT BE ARATU DIRIJIT MEWAHAD MEFEXERUN REGRET YADERIGUTAL?

DR. BERHANU: KEHUALA LIJEMIR. REGRET TADERIGALEH WEY? I DON'T. REGRET ALADERIGIM. YIHE NEGER MEQUAQUAMU, BEMEQUAQUAMUM YEFEXEREW, HIZIBAWI INIQISIQASE, BAXEQALAY YE ETHIOPIAN DEMOCRACY TIGIL BEMIMELEKET, BIZU IRIMIJA WEDEFIT WESIDOTAL BIYE AMINALEHU. KENE DIKIMETUNA KENE CHIGIROCHU YA MEHONU, XIRU NEW BIYE AMINALEHU. THEREFORE, ISUN BEZA LICHERISEW. BEMEHAL LAY YEXEYEKEGN XIYAQE, MIN NEBER. ISTI WEDESU LIHIDIBETINA, INTIN LIBELEW. YIHE, BAXEQALAY YE KINIJIT INIQISIQASE AHUN YERIS BERIS INTIN HONOAL. INIQISIQASE BICHA IKO ADLELEM. YIH YERIS BERIS NITIRIK, SELEBA IYEHONE YALEW. INANTENIM QUCH BILACHIHU IYU. WUCH AGER YALE SEWUNIM IYU. YELET TEQEN WEREW, CHIQICHIQU, IKELE MIN ALE? IKELE MIN ALE HONOAL. YOU KNOW, INDEZIH IKO YEMIYAWARIDINA YEMIYASAFIR NEGER YELEM. YOU KNOW. COMPLETELY NEW DIRIJITUN PARALYZE YADEREGEW. COMPLETELY YE DIRIJITUN SIRET, DEMOCRACIYAWI INIQISIQASEWUN NEW PARALYZE YADEREGEW. THAT IS WHY, YIHE BALEBET HUNETA, QIDIM YAREKUTIN RADICAL YEHONE SOLUTION MASEB YALEBIN YALIKUT. WHICH IS, BEQA, YEQEREW YIQIR. DEMOCRASIYAWI IMINET LAY YETEMESERETU SEWOCH TIGILACHEWUN YIQEXILU. INDIYAWUM IRIQ KETEBALE IKO IRIQ YEMIMESILEGN, HULETUN SEBISIBO, BELU HULETACHIHUM BEYE MENIGEDACHIHU HIDU. GIN BILIGINAWUN AQUMU. YIHE MESADEB, YIHE MEWASHET, INDIYAW LERASACHIHUM SAYIHON LE POLETIKAWUM KIBIR AYIXEQIMIM. SHIMAGILOCH NACHIHU. TILALIQ SEWOCH NACHIHU. ISU ISUN TEWUT. TIGILACHIHUN QEXILU. INANTEM INAMINIBETALEN YEMITILUTIN, EHADEGIN LEMEXALIM YIHUN, EHADEGN KEXALACHIHU BEHUALA SILEMITAQUAQUMUT SIRIAT, MIN AYINET HIBIRETESEB INDEMITIFEXIRU IYASITEMARACHIHU, ZIM BILACHIHU QEXILU. LELAW BEZIHIGNAW SIDE YALEW, DEMOCRASIYAWI SIRIAT INDIGENEBA YEMIFELIGEW, LEZA YEQOMEW, LE DIRIJITAWI DEMOCRACY YEQOMEW, KEDIRIJIT HIG, METEDADERIA DENIB BELAY MANIM YEMIBELIX YELIM. MANIM. LIQE MENIBER ADLEM, MIKITIL LIQEMENIBER ADELEM, MANIM SEW YELEM. YE DIRIJIT HIG ISIKALITEKEBERE DIRES, YE DIRIJIT HIG YEMAYAKEBIR DEMOCRACY LINOR AYICHILIM. YEMIYAKEBIR BICHA NEW, BE AGER LAY YALEN DEMOCRACY HIGIN MAKIBER YEMICHILEW; BILO YETENIQESAQESEWUNA, YIHEN AQUAMUN ASIREGIXO YEKEFELEW HAIL ISUN YIZO, DEMOCRACIYAWI SIRIAT LEMEGENIBAT YEMIDEREGEWUN, KESUM WUCHI YALUTIN ADADIS HAILOCH YIZO, WEDEFIT MEHED MEJEMER ALEBET. MENIQESAQES MEJEMER ALEBET. YIHIN LEMADIREG AHUN MEQOM YALEBET, LEMANIM SILEMAYIXEQIM INA, REALLY PURELY IDIOTIC SILEHONE NEW. IDIOTIC SILEHONE, YIHEN MESEDADEBUN, BILIGINAWUN AQUMU. SIRACHIHUN QEXILU. INANITEM HIDU, LELAWUM YIHID, YEMIL AYINET MASITAREQ NEW INJI, AHUN INEZIHIN HAILOCH INDEGENA AMIXITO, AND KINIJIT BILO LEMEHED, INE ZIM BIYE INDE BERIHANU SIGEMITEW, BEWUNET NEW YEMILEW TEFELAGIM AYIMESILEGNIM. I THINK INE MINIM INIDEMIXEQIM ALAWUQIM, IWUNETUN LEMENAGER. I DON'T THINK DEMOCRACIYAWI TIGILUN AND IRIMIJA WEDEFIT YEMIYASIKEDIM AYIMESILEGNIM. MAY BE WEDEFIT HULUM BEYEFINAW KEHEDE BEHUALA, SEKINO, YAQIXACHA LEWUTOCH MINAMIN TEDERIGEW, INIDEGENA TESEBISIBEN ININEGAGER, WEY YIMIBAL KEHONE, SOME TIME IN THE FUTURE, WHICH I DOUBT, YANE LIWERA YICHILAL. AHUN GIN, BENITIRIK YEMIXEFAW GIZE, BENITIRIK IYEXEFA YALEW YE HIZIB TIGIL INITIN, KEZIH BEMEHAL EHADEG IYAREGE YALEW SEBIAWI REGEXA YIHEN SEBIAWI REGEXA BEMENAGER QAL LEMETENIFES MINIM NEGER ANITENEFISIM BILEN BE OGADEN WEGENOCHACHIN RAPE SIDEREGU, SIREGEXU, INITIN SILU, AND QEN WETEN INQUAN ERE YIHE NEGER LIK ADELEM BILEN, MEQAWEM YEMANICHILIBETINA COMPLETELY AFACHIN YETEZEGABET HUNETA, BEFITSUM BEFITSUM INDIQEXIL ALLOWED MEHON YELEBETIM. LE DEMOCRACY QOMENAL YEMINIL HAILOCH, WE HAVE TO START THINKING FURTHER. WEDE FIT MEHED MECHAL ALEBIN. YIHE YIHE YEMAYIREBA TIGIL WUSX BEQA, MABIQAT ALEBET. WE JUST CANNOT GO ON LIKE THIS YEMILEW.

KINFU: CHICAGO RADIO LAY SINAGERU, MENIGIST IRASU LE SOSIT KEFAFILOACHIHU, RUMEROCHIN IYAWERA IRIS BERIS INDEMIYAGACHACHIHU, INA BLAMUN BEMULU MENIGIST LAY XILEWUT SILENEBERE, KEYET TENESA CHIGIRU YEMILEW NEBERE XIYAQEW. KEYETIM YINESA KEYET, MEFITIHEW LAY YEXEQESUT SILEHONE, BAYIMELISUTIM GID YELEM.

DR. BERHANU: AND NEGER MALET IFELIGALEHU. DIRIJIT TEKEFAFELE SIBAL, BIZU GIZE BAND DIRIJIT WUSX YALU SEWOCH, YETELEYAYE MESIMER YIZEW, YELEM YIHE MESIMER NEW YEMIYAWAXAW, YEMINAMINIBET TIGIL YIHE NEW BILEW, LELOCHU DEGMO, YELEM YIHE ADELEM MESIMERU, BEZIHIGNAW YISHALAL BILEW SIKEFAFELU, INDET DES YILAL. YOU KNOW, YE IMINET LIYUNET NEW. YASITESASEB LIYUNET NEW. YOU KNOW. AHUN IKO ANDIT NEGER SEMITACHIHU TAWUQALACHIHU, BEZIH HASAB INILEYAYALEN YEMIL?. NOT ONE IKO. AYIGERIMACHIHUM INDE? ARAT WERE IKO IMINIGESAGESEW, MINIM AND SUBSTANCE YALEW NEGER YELELEBET; AIRPORT ALITEQEBELUGNIM IKO NEW! IJIG IKO YEMIGERIM NEW IKO! YANDIN AGER DEMOCRACIYAWI GINIBATA BEMIMELEKET, BEMIDEREG, YANIN IMERALEHU BEMIL DIRIJIT WUSX, BEZIH ISSUE, WANAW ISSUE YIHE NEW MALETE ADELEM. BEHIND IT LELA NEGER LINOR YICHILAL. YALEW, FITLEFIT WEXITO, YIHE NEW YE IMINET LIYUNETACHIN. YIHE NEW. BEZIH MIKINIYAT YETELEYE AQIXACHA INIQERITSALEN BILU IKO, TEKEBABIREH IKO NEW YEMITILEYAYEW. SO, OK. YA MESIMER YAWAXAGNAL BILO HEDOAL, YIHID, TAKEBIREWALEH. MANIGNAW NEW TIKIKIL? WEDEFIT BEHIDET YEMILEYEW NEW. ISIKEZA GIN, ATLEAST YIHE IMINET ALEGN, BEZIH IMINET ILEYALEHU BILO YILEYAL. AHUN COMMUNICATION IKO BEXAM YEMIGERIM NEW IKO! INA LEZIH EW, TEKEFAFILEWAL SIBAL YEMAYIGEBAGN. LENE KINIJIT AND NEW. YIHE HIZB YETKEFELEW YE DEMOCRACY MENIFES AND NEW. BE ETHIOPIA WUSX, GILESEB MEBIT LAY MESERET YADEREGE, IWUNETEGNA YEBUDIN MEBITOCHIN YAKEBERE, DEMOCRACIYAWI SIRIAT, BEHAGERACHIN YIQUM NEW. YA IMINET AND NEW. YAN IMINET YIZO, WEDEFIT MEGIFAT NEW. LELA MENIGED YELEM. THAT IS ALL.

HARERI: ETHNICITIN BETEMELEKETE YE KINIJIT AQUAM MINIDINEW? BE WOYANE BEKUL YEMISEXEW FIRACHA, KINIJIT YEMIMEREX KEHONE, YE BIHERE MEBITOCHIN YIQEMUHAL, YANTEN YEBIHER MEBITOCH YEMXEBIQILIH INE BICHA NEGN. BEZIH MELIKU YE KINIJIT ASAB MINIDINEW? BEZIH MELIKU WEDEFIT ETHIOPIA WUSX LEYET YALE LEWUX YEMIMEXA KEHONE, TILIQ AKERAKARI LEWUX LIHON YICHILAL.

DR. BERHANU: INE IMILIH, YIHE IKO BE FITSUM BE FITSUM BE ETHIOPIA POLETIKA WUSX MAKERAKER YELELEBET GUDAY NEW. FETSIMO LIYAKERAKIRIM AYIGEBAM. BECAUSE, MINIDINEW KINIJIT YEMIYAMINEW? KINIJIT IKO IYALE YALEW, DEMOCRACIYAWI SIRIAT IMINIGENEBAW, YEGILESEBIN MEBIT YEMIYAKEBIR MESERET ADIRIGEN NEW. YEGILESEB MEBIT IS THE SMALLEST, BEMENESHAW. MINIDINACHEW INEGNIH MEBITOCH? YEMETSAF, YEMESEBISEB, YEMEDERAJET, TEDERAJITO HASAB MEGIFAT, WEZETE. INEGNIH NACHEW. YIHE DEMOCRACIYAWI SIRIAT, YIHE DEMOCRACIYAWI MEBIT, BERHANU INEGNIH MEBITOCH ALUT WEY? BERHANU KE LELOCH SEWOCH GAR BEWENIDINETU, BE ECONOMISTINETU, BE HAIMANOTU, BEMINU, TESEBISIBO, TEDERAJITO, INEGNIHIN YEMIYAMINIBACHEWU NEGEROCH YEMEGIFAT MEBIT ALEW MALET NEW. MANIM SEW LIKELEKILEW AYICHILIM. INE POLETIKA BE ZER MEDERAJET NEW YEMIYAWAXAGN BILO KETENESA, INE ALISIMAM KESU GA, GIN ATICHILIM LILEW AYICHILIM. MEDERAJET MEBIT ALEH BILEHEWAL. MEDERAJET MALET KE LELOCH SEWOCH GAR HONO NEW. KE LELOCH SEWOCH GAR SIHON, BEZIH IDEOLOGY, BEZIH INTIN NEW LITILEW ATICHILIM. SO, YE BIHER BIHERESEBOCH MEBIT, WEYIM YE ETHNICITIN XIYAQE BEMIMELEKET YALEW XIYAQE, BIHEROCH, BIHERESEBOCH TEDERAJITEW, HASABACHEWUN YEMEGIFAT INTIN YEMADIREG, RESOURCE LEMEKAFEL, TEDERAJITEW MENIQESAQES YICHILALU WEY? LITIKELEKILACHEW ATICHILIM. YE GILE SEB MEBIT KAKEBERIK BEHUALA, LITIKELEKILACHEW ATICHILIM. YEMIYAGENAGNACHEW YE ECONOMY, YEMINAMIN XIQIMOCH ALU. YE MUYA XIQIMOCH ALU. BEZAM MELIK YEMIDERAJUBET HUNETA YIFEXERAL. POLETIKA DEGMO HASABU, BEGNA BENE IMINET, YE POLETIKA MESERET YEMIHONEW, AND SEW SAYIFELIG, BETEWELEDEBET ZER MIKINIYAT FELIGO YEMIMERIXEW SAYIHON, FELIGO, YETIGNAW YISHALEGNAL BILO MERIXO MEHON ALEBET BIYE AMINALEHU. EVENTUALLY, YIHE MESERETE HASAB SIR SIYIZ, EVENTUALLY, BE ZER YEMEDERAJET INA BE ZER LAY YETEMESERETE POLETIKA, YIKESIMAL BIYE AMINALEHU.

THEREFORE, AHUN LALENIBET TECHEBACH YE AGERACHIN HUNETA, SEWOCH ETHNICITIN MESERET ADIRIGACHIHUAL? THAT IS FINE. YIDERAJU. IGNA KEZA SEFA BALE, IDEOLOJIN MESERET YADEREGE DIRIJITACHIN YETESHALE NEW INILALEN. YETIGNAW YISHALEGNAL? YE ETHIOPIA HIZB HEDO YEMIMERIXEW NEW. IGNA INA INESU MESIMAMAT YALEBIN, DEMOCRACIYAWI SIRIAT LAY INAMINALEN YEMILUT HAILOCH MESIMAMAT YALEBACHEW AND NEGER NEW. YA MINIDINEW? BE ZER YETEDERAJU, BE ZER YALITEDERAJU, HULUM LEMANIGNAW BOTA SIWEDADER, HASBUN YIZO ISIKEQEREBE DIRES, HIZB YEWESENEWUN YEMEQEBEL GIDETA ALEBET. IWUNET OROMIA LAY HEJE, TEWEDADIRE, LE HIZB ASITEMIRE, HIZB MIREXEGN OROMIAYAN LASITEDADIR BIYE IWEDADERALEHU KALEGN, MEBITIH NEW. KINIJIT DEGMO IZA HEDO, KE ONEG YILIQ INE ISHALIHALEHU BILO LEMEWEDADER ISKALIKELEKELIKEW DIRES, YA MEBITU KALITENEFEGEBET, WEYIM DEGIMO OROMIGNA KALITENAGERIK MEWEDADER ATICHILIM TEBILEH ISKALITEKELEKELIK DIRES, YANIN DEGIMO LITIKELEKILEW ATICHILIM, BECAUSE, YE OROMOWOCHUNIM MEBIT NEW YEMITIGEFEW ISUN SITADERIG, ISIKALGEFEFIK DIRES, YIHE MESERETAWI YE DEMOCRACY BILEN YASIQEMEXINACHEW NEGEROCH, HULUNIM AQIFO ASITEBABIRO YIZO MEHED YICHILAL. YEMINIFEXIREW SIRIAT, YANIN ALLLOW MADIREG YEMICHIL MEHON ALEBET. ETHIOPIA YE AND ETHNICITY NECH. HULACHINIM ABIREN LININORIBAT YEMINICHILEW, YEHULACHINIM MEBIT BEIKULINET SIXEBEQ NEW. YIHEN DEGMO MADIREG YEMINICHILEW, BEGILESEB DEREJA YALENIN MEBIT BEMEJEMERIA SINAKEBIR NEW. YE GILESEB MEBITIN YEMAYAKEBIR, YE BUDININ MEBIT AKEBIRALEHU BIL, WUSHETAM NEW YEMINILEW. YIHE WUSHETACHEWUN NEW. YE GILESEB MEBIT SAYAKEBIR YE BUDIN MEBIT LIYAKEBIR AYICHILIM. YIHE NEW AQUAMACHIN, YE KINIJIT AQUAM. YIHENIN NEW WEDEFIT YEMINIGEFAW. YIHE DEGMO IWUNETEGNA DEMOCRACY, IWUNETEGNA YEBIHEROCH IKULINET YEMIYAMEXALIN SIRIAT YIHE NEW.

SILEZIH WENIDIME LEXEYEQIHEW, YE KINIJIT IMINET, IWUNETEGNA YE BIHEROCHIN IKULINET MEFIQED YEMICHIL, BIHEROCHIN ADELEM, IYANDANDUM SEW IKUL NEW BILO YEMINESA SIRIAT AQUAM SILEHONE, YETESHALE IDIL ALEW. ABIREN LEMENOR BESELAM, ABIREN BE DEMOCRACIYAWI SIRIAT LEMENOR YEMIYASICHILEN YETESHALE IDIL ALEW. INDE EHADEG, YE BIHEROCH MEGENIXEL MEBIT, OR SELF DETERMINATION ISIKE SECESSION IQEBELALEHU BILO SILACHIBEREBERE ADELEM YEBIHEROCHIN MEBIT YEMIYAKEBIREW. AHUN KAGEGNENEW TIMIHIRIT MADIREG YALEBIN, EHADEG YIHENIN LEMADIREG, BE SILIXAN LAY LEMEQOYET, MESARIA ALEGN BILO YEYAZEW AND NEGER NEW. YIHEM IGNAN IRIS BERIS MEKEFAFEL NEW. SO, BEYETIM BEKUL YALU HAILOCH, BE DEMOCRACY INIXEQEMALEN YEMILU MANACHEWUM HAILOCH, YIHENIN DEBA TEREDITEW, ABIREW LEZA LE DEMOCRACIYAWIW SIRIAT YEMITAGELUBETIN MENIGED MEFELEG ALEBACHEW. YA NEW TILIQU CHALLENGE. ABEQAHU.

MILACH: EHADEG WEDE ADDIS ABEBA INDIGEBA INA SILXAN INDIYIZ, BEQEXITEGNA DIGAF KESEXUT HAILOCH MEKAKEL ANDU, YE AMERICA STATE DEPARTMENT NEW. BEWEQITU NYENEBERUT SECRETARY COHEN, LE ATO MELES BE QEXITA BENEGERUACHEW MESERET, YAW, SOFT LANDING INISICACHEW BEMIL ASITESASEB NEBERE YE ETHIOPIAN MENIGIST INDIREKEBU YADEREGUT. INA KEZA GIZE JEMIRO ISIKAHUN DIRES BEMINAYIBET GIZE, STATE DEPARTMENT LE ATO MELES ASITEDADER MINIM AYINET NEQEFA INA LELOCH NEGEROCHIN SINAGER ANISEMAWUM. BETELEY DEGMO BALEFEW, 193 SEWOCH SIGEDELU, GILITS WUGIZET KEMENAGER, YE ADDIS ABEBA ASITEDADER RESTARAINTIN MEKETEL ALEBET, HULUM SEW MEREGAGAGT ALEBET YEMIL, LEZEBITEGNA AQUM NEBER YEYAZUT INA YENE XIYAQE MINIDINEW, IGNA IZIH YALENEW BAXEQALAY, WEYIM DEGMO BE DIASPORA LALENEW, LINEGIRUN YEMICHILUT NEGER MINIDINEW? LIMEKIRUN WEYIM DEGMO BE KINIJIT BAXEQALAY HUNETA LINIKETELEW IMIGEBA NEGER, STATE DEPARTMENT LAY MIN AYINET TETSIINO MASIKETEL ALEBIN? WEYIM DEGMO, BEMIN AYINET HUNETA NEW STATE DEPARTMENT, BE ATO MELES ASITEDADER LAY FITUN INDIYAZOR LEMADIREG YEMINICHILIBET NEGER MINIDINEW? WEYES WEDEFIT KEMIDEREGEW YE KINIJIT SIBISEBA YEMINIXEBIQEW NEGER YIHONAL?

DR. BERHANU: YEMEJEMERIYAW XIYAQE, I THINK YIHE BEXAM IMPORTANT XIYAQE NEW. YE AMERICANIM POLICY MIN BINADERIG NEW MASIQEYER IMINICHILEW YEMILEW NEW. BEZIH MELIK YE AMERICANIN MENIGIST POLICY MASIQEYER YEMINICHILEW BE HULET MENIGED NEW. ANIDEGNAW, TEXENAKIREN YIHENIN MENIGIST MEGIFAT SINICHILINA, YIHE MENIGIST, STABLE HONO MEQEXEL INDEMAYICHIL, YEBELEXE DEGMO AGERITUN WEDE YEBASE INSTABILITY INA CHAOS YEMIKET INDEHONE, MASAYET SINICHIL NEW. YEMEJEMERIYAW YIHE NEW. THEREFORE, BEWANANET, IGNA YEMINADERIGEW TIGIL WUXET NEW.

KEZAW GAR TEYAYIZO GIN, HULETEGNA, INDE AMERIC LALE MENIGIST, INDE AFRICA LALE DEHA AGEROCH LAY YEMIWESIDEW AQUAM, PRIMARILY, LE DEMOCRACY, LEMEBIT MINAMIN KEMIL MENESHA AYIDELEM. YE POWER BALANCE NEW. KEMAN GAR NEW MESIRAT YEMINICHILEW? MANEW BEZA BOTA LAY HONO, YE MENIGIST SIILIXAN YIZO, ALEN YEMINILACHEWUN XIQIMOCH LIYASIXEBIQ YEMICHILEW BILEW INTIN YEMIYADERIGUT. BENE IMINET, YAMERICA MENIGIST, YE MELES MENIGIST, BETELEY YIHE BEYEBOTAW IYEGEBABET YALEW TIRIMISINA AXABIQIGN, YEBELEXE UNSTABLE YEHONE HUNETA LIFEXIR INIDEMICHIL, YIHEM BAKABABIW ADEGEGNA LIHON INDEMICHIL, IMIREDU YIMESILEGNAL. IWUNET LEMENAGER, BENE .

I THINK, KENESU YEMIXEBIQUT MINIDINEW AMARACHU? MIN AMARACH ALE LE AFRICA QENID? BEWUNET YACHIN AGER, ASITEBABIRO, STABILIZE ADIRIGO, WEDEFIT MEWUSED YEMICHIL YE POLETIKA HAIL WEYIM HAILOCH ALU WEY, YEMILEW XIYAQE NEW. YIHENIN DEGMO MASAYET, ETHIOPIA WUSX YALU YE POLETIKA HAILOCH, YE ETHIOPIA YE WEDEFIT IXA, YANID DIRIJIT WUSANE AYIDELEM. ETHIOPIA WEDEFIT, BEBIZU DIRIJITOCH TEBABIRO MESIRATINA, ABIRO BE DEMOCRACY MEQOM YEMIWESEN NEW. YANIN LEMADIREG, INIDEZIH BEYEMINAMINU IRIS BERISACHIN IYETENAQORIN, AND DEHINA DIRIJIT WEXA SIBAL, KEWUSXU ANDU IYEWEXA IYEKOREKOMEWUNA IYADEMAW, ANDU KELELAW DIRIJIT GAR, KE EHADEG GAR KEMIYAXEFAW GIZE BELAY, IRIS BERIS BEMENAQOR IYAXEFA, HAIL ALE, YIHENIN FORCE LITEKA YEMICHIL HAIL ALE, KEZA HAIL GAR ABIREN INISIRA YILALU BIYE ALAMINIM.

LEZIH NEW INGNA YEBET SIRACHININ MESIRAT ALEBIN BIYE YEMAIM. YEBET SIRACHININ MESIRAT YALEBIN BEHULET MENIGED NEW. ANDEGNA, TEBABIREN YIHEN MENIGIST BEXAM MEGIFAT MECHAL ALEBIN. HULETEGNA, BEMETEBABER, LE MELES AMARACH MEHONACHININ MASAYET ALEBIN. INEGNIHIN LINAREG SINICHIL NEW YANIN FORCE LINIQEYIR YEMINICHILEW.

BALIWE: METSIHAFIH, BEFIT YALAKATETACHEWUN GUDAYOCH AKATO, QEXAY KIFIL YINOREWAL WEY? BEXAM YEMIYANADIDEGN AND NEGER ALE. AND FOTO, KE TAMIRAT LAYNE INA KE MELES ZENAWI GAR YETENESAHEW FOTO ALE. YANIN FOTO IYEYAZU, TERA YESIM MAXFAT ZEMECHA, BETELEY BE AGER BET NEW INDIH AYINETUN NEGER YEMIYADERIGUT, FOTOWUN ABAZITEW, YIHEW KENESU GAR IYETENESA, KENESU GAR IYETESASAQE, MINUN KINIJIT NEW, MINU TIGILU LAY NEW YALEW IYALU, YEWAHOCHIN YASASITALU. YIHE NEXIB YALEW NEGER ADELEM, GIN BE POLETIKA BISILETACHEWUNA, INDIYAW TRADITIONAL YEHONU SEWOCH BEINDEZIH AYINET NEGER BEQELALU LITALELU YICHILALU. INA, INDIH AYINET SIRAWOCHIN YEMISERU SEWOCH ALU, BEXAM YEMIYASAZIN NEW. INA IZA LAY INDAW SILE FOTOW TINISH YEMITINEGIREN NEGER KALE.

DR. BERHANU: FOTEGRAPH MENESAT IWEDALEHU KEMANIM SEW GAR. ANITENIM BAGEGNIH INESALEHU. SO, NEGE ISUN YIZEW MIN INDEMIYADERIGU ALAWUQIM. YIHE AHUN YETEJEMERE IKO NEW. INE YIHEN YEMIYADERIGU SEWOCH, POLETIKA AWERAN BILEW YAMINALU, WEYINIS, INE IKO YEDINIQURINAW QIX MAXAT NEW INEN BEXAM YEMIGERIMEGN.

LOS ANGELES LESIBISEBA SIHED, YE KINIJIT DELEGATION, INE INQUAN ALAWUQACHEWUM, MOGES YEMIBALU AZAWUNIT, IYEZORU YILEXIFU NEBER ALU, INE KE MELES INA KE TAMRAT GAR YTENESAHUTIN FOTO. INA YANIN SILU INGIDEIH BEBETACHEW, YIHEW WOYANE NEW AYACHIHUT AYDELEM WEY FOTEGRAFUN, LILU NEW YEFELEGUT. I AM SURE, YE ETHIOPIAYAN HUNETA YEMIYAWUQ SEW, IT IS AS GOOD AS PRESENTING ANY FOTOGRAPH, WEDE HUALA MELISO AND SEW, ATO HAILUN KE MENIGISTU HAILEMARIAM GAR FOTEGRAPH LAY BIYAYACHEW, YIHEW DERG NACHEW; YAW ISACHEW INQUAN TINISH SERITEWAL, AT LEAST. DURO YETEMARU NACHEW INA, THEREFORE, EHADEG YEMIYADERIGEW AYINET CHIQA MEQEBAT, RATHER THAN ATO HAILU YEMIYAMINUBETIN AQUM MINIDINEW KEMILEW KEMAYET YILIQ, BEZA YE POLETIKA NEXIB YAGEGNEN YIMESIL AYINET INQISIQASE AYINET. INE INDIH AYINET TERA POLETIKA, INE BEWUNET IMAATSEYIF NEW.

INE BE 1991 AMET MIHIRET, ETHIOPIA TEMELISHE HEJE NEBER. BENEBEREBET GIZE, BEZA GIZE, TIZ YILACHIHU INDEHONE, SHIGIGIR MENIGIST TEBILO, CONFERENCE YIKAHED NEBER. IN FACT, INE YEHEDIKUT, KABATE GAR WEDE ADDIS ABEBA SIMELES AIRPORT LAY, YELEM TAZEB YIHEN WUYIYIT. YE SHIGIGIRU MENIGIST YEMIYADERIGEWUN WUYIYIT TAZEB YEMIL, KE AIRPORT INDIYAWUM ANASIGEBA BILEWUGN, AND HULET SEAT KEQOMIKU BEHUALA, YIZEWUGN WEDEZA HEDIKU. SIBISEBAWUN, YAW ANIWEXAM NEBER. SEQUESTERED HONEN NEBER. KEZA IYEWEXAN SIBISEBA INIHED NEBER. SIDIST QEN SEBAT QEN YANIN SIBISEBA KEQOYEN BEHUALA, YEMECHERESHAW QEN, INDEZAW TESEBISABIW BEXEQILALA GIBIJA NEBER. IZA SIBISEBA LAY, YETENESA FOTEGRAPH, MOHAMMED YEMIBAL KEZIH YEHEDE LIJ YANESAW YIMESILEGNAL INE SIGEMITEW.

ALAWUQEWUM. BEZA GIZE BEXAM REALLY, INEN LE GURA ADELEM, MECHERESHAW LAY, IN FACT SIBISEBAW SIYALIQ, NIGIGIR ADIRIGU IYALU SIGABIZU, PROF EPHREM TIZ YILACHIHU INDEHON AND NIGIGIR YADEREGUT ISACHEW NEBERU. KEZA BEFIT BERHANU G, KIRISTOS YEMIBALEW AMBASSDOR YIMEXANA, MEZIGIYAW LAY NIGIGIR ARIG YILEGNAL. AY ACHIR NIGIGIR ARIG KALIKEGN AREGALEHU, GIN YEMILEWUN LINIGERIH. BE ERITREA LAY YEWESEDACHIHUT AQUAM TIKIKIL NEW BIYE ALAMINIM. YIHENIN BEFILEFIT, LE HIBIRETESEBU INAGERALEHU. LIVE YEMITELALEF KEHONE. YIHEN LEMIN INDEMALAMINIBET AND HULET BIYE, IN FACT WANAW CENTRAL ARGUMENTE YENEBEREW, YE ETHIOPIA HIZB YE ERITREA MEGENIXEL AYAGEBAWUM, YEMIL AQUAM LIYAZ AYICHILIM. YE ETHIOPIA HIZB YAGEBAWAL. SO, WEDE ETHIOPIA YEMIMELESIBET MENIGED MEFELEG ALEBET. YALEBELEZA, YANIN IRIMIJA MEWUSEDU TIKIKIL AYDELEM YEMIL , YIHENIN AQUAMEN FIT LE FIT INAGERALEHU. BEFORE THEN, YEMITIQEBELU KEHONE BEDESITA NEW IMNAGEREW ALIKUT. YELE IGIZIABIHER YISIXIH, YIQIRIBIN BILO, LELOCHUN ANAGERUNA TELEYAYEN.

YA NEW CONTEXTU, YEZA PHOTOGRAPH. GIN KEZA ILEFINA IYEW. ISHI PHOTOGRAPH TENESITENAL. LET SEE, BEZIH GIZE, EHADEG XIRU NEW BIYE ASIBALEHU. BENEGERACHIN LAY, EHADEGIN BEMIMELEKET YALEGNIN HASAB BETSIHUF GELICHALEHU. XINITAWI YEMIBAL METSIHET LAY, HULET SOSIT GIZE, BE ECONOMY POLICIW, BE POLETIKAW, COMMENT AQIRIBEALEHU, BEZA GIZE. GIN INIBEL DEGEFIKU. KEZA BEHUALA AY, AYEHUNA, AY YIHE MENIGIST YEMIREBA AYDELEM, BIYE HASABEN QEYERIKUGN INIBEL. INA, YANE YIHEN KALIK, KEZA BEHUALA HASABIHIN BITIQEYIRIM, WEYINIM TIKIKIL ADELEM BILEH BITAMINIM, KAYEH BEHUALA HASABIHIN MEQEYER TIKIKIL ADLELEM INA, BEZIH MIKINIYAT WOYANE NEH NEW?

MINIDINEW IYETEBALE YALEW? YESEWOCHIN NIQET NEW IKO YEMIYASAYEW. NIQET IMILEW HIZBUN INDET INDEMINIQUT NEW. AHUN YIHEN NEGER BEMASAYET, HIZBU BERHANU EHADEG NEW BILO YIQEBELEWAL YEMIL, SEWUN ABSOLUTLEY LIK INDENESU DENIQORO ADIRIGO YEMIWESID, KEFITEGNA NIQETINA TIIBIT YALEW IKO ABABAL NEW.

INA WEGENOCHE, LE INDIH AYINET TERA WERE, REALLY, DEGMO SEMITACHIHUTAL, AND NEW DEGMO AKIYAHEDU. BE ANDARGACHEW LAY YIBABLAL ANDE, BE BERHANE LAY YIBALAL, BICHA WHOEVER. INESU IMAYIWEDUT SIHON YIDEREGAL. GIN ANDACHININIM SEMATCHIHUN ATAQUM. INEZIH SEWOCH INDEZI NEBERU, INDEZIH NEBERU, BETARIKACHEW INDEZIH NEBERU BILEN TENAGIREN ANAQIM. AND SEW YEMILEKAW AHUN BALEW AQUAMU NEW. TARIKU MIGHT BE A REFLECTION OF THE WAY THE PERSON WAS. HULETEGNAW XIYAQE MIN NEBER?

QUESTION: SILE METSIHAFU QEXAY KIFIL ALEW WEY? AHUN YALEWUN HUNETANA KE QOMEBET JEMIRO WEDE FIT YIQEXILAL WEY? KE KINIJIT BEFIT YALEWUN BALEMAKATETU BEZAM BEKUL YITECHAL. BETELEY DIRIJITOCHU BEGILACHEW YADEREGITUN MENIQESAQESINA KIDIME KINIJIT TIGIL, BIZU SILALAKATETE, ADISU SIRA YIHEN YAKATITAL WEY?

DR, BERHANU: YEZIH AMELEKAKET YEMIGERIMEWN NEGER LINIGERIH. INDEW QUCH BILACHIHU ASIBUT. KEZA BEFIT, INE MEAD, INE EUDPA-MEDHIN WEYIM LELOCHU YADEREGUTIN ASITEWATSIO ALAKATETEM. OFCOURSE ALAKATETEM. IMALAQEWUN INDITSIF NEW YEMIFELIGUT? METSIHAF INDET INDEMITSAF YAWUQALU INDE? METSIHAF IKO YEMITSAFEW, ANDE SEW SIYAWUQEW NEW YEMITSIFEWUN. YAMAYAWUQEWUN NEGER IKO AYITSIFIM. YE MEAD TARIK YE EDEPAN TARIK ALITSIFIM. INESU CHILOTAW ALEN KALU YITSAFU. BENESU SINIFINA LEMINIDINEW INE TEXEYAQI YEMIHONEW?

BEHULETEGNA DEREJA LANESAHEW, INE AHUNIM BITSIF, YANIN LAKATIT ALICHILIM. AHUNIM ALAWUQEWUM. RESEARCH ADIRIGE, SEFI XINAT ADIRIGE, BIZU GIZE AXIFICHE BEYE LIBRARIW, SEWOCH INTERVIEW ADIRIGE, LITSAF BIL LITSIFEW ICHIL YIHONAL. MANIGNAWUM SCHOLAR INDEMIYADERIGEW.

BUT THAT IS NOT MY INTEREST. INE AHUN METSAF YEMIFELIGEW, YEJEMERIKUTIN NEW. ISIR BET YEMEJEMERIYAWUN METSIHAF KECHERESIKU BEHUALA, INFACT AND YEJEMERINEW, KELELA ABIROGN KETASERE SEW GAR YEJEMERINEW AND INTIN NEBER. HIGINA POLETIKA BE ETHIOPIA, YEMIL . ACTUALLY MADIREG YEFELEGINEW, BEXAM UNIQUE NEW. BE ETHIOPIA TARIK, INDE EHADEG, HIGIN MAXIQIYA MESARIA ADIRIGO YETEXEQEME YELEM. HIG IS AN INSTRUMENT FOR OPPRESSION, RATHER THAN SEWOCH FITIHIN YEMIFELIGUBET MESARIA MEHONU QERITO, DENIBEGNA YEMAXIQIYA MESARIA ADIRIGO YETEXEQEMEBET MENIGIST INDE EHADEG YELEM.

INA, YIHININ TINISH EXPLORE MADIREG FELIGEN NEBER. INA, TECHEBACH MIKINIYATOCH, CASOCH, INFACT AND AMIST KEZOCH MERIXEN, INEGNAN CASOCH, YENE SEYEN CASE YIMELEKETAL, YE MECHANA TULEMA CASE, LELOCH YE ONEG CASOCH ALU. YENE PROF ASRAT CASE. INIDEZIH AND AMIST SIDIST CASOCH WESIDO, BENEGAN CASOCH LAY YIHENIN THESIS, WHICH IS, YIHE YETEQEYEREW ALEM, KE SOSITEGNAW ALEM AMBA GENENOCH, INDEBEFITU ZIM BILO AYIN YAWEXA INTIN KEMADIREG, HIGIN KELELA ADIRIGO MEXEQEM KE MEERABU ALEM DIGAF YASIGEGNILINAL BILEW SILEMIYASIBU, YIHE LEGAL COVER, LEMIWESIDUT YESEBIAWI MEBIT REGEXANA CHIFICHEFA, LEGAL COVER, HIGAWI KELELA LEMESIXET YEMIYADERIGUTIN HUNETA LEMAGALEX, AND ONE POINT YEMIBAL ALE.

DURO COUP D'ETAT YEMIDEREGEW BE MILITARY HAIL NEBER, BAHUN GIZE BE AFRICA COUP D'ETAT BE MIRICHA COMMISSIONOCHINA BE MIRICHA BOARDOCH IYEHONE NEW. YIHE YETEFEXEREW YE ADDISU ALEM HUNETA YEFEXEREW NEGER NEW. INA YIHEN EXPLORE LEMADIREG NEW INTERESTE. BEZIH BE HULETEGNA METSIHAF. ISUN LEMETSAF NEW ANDUM YETEWESENE GIZE MAGINGETU DES YALEGN; IZA LAY PERSUE LADERIGEW SILEFELEKU NEW. YIHE ISIR BET HONEN YEJEMERINEW NEGER, IN FACT BASITAWUS, ISIKE 150 GETS IMIHON IZA TSIFEN NEBER BE AMARIGNA. GIN KEZA SINIFETA, INESUM MATERIALUN WESEDUBIN. BEQA ISUN RECONSTRUCT LEMADIREG NEW WANAW ALAMAYE. INJI, YE MEADINA MINAMIN LEMETSAF HASAB YELEGNIM.

BALIWE: AHUN KINIJITU YEDERESEBET ADEGA INIDEMIMESILEGN, MANIFESTOWUN BETEGIBAR INAWUL WEYIS ANAWULIM YEMIL YE HULET GROUP LIYUNET NEW YEMITAYEGN. IRIGIX KINIJIT BE KINIJITINETU KETEDERAJE BEHUALA, ISIR BET ISIKEGEBA DIRES, AFAXAGN INIQISIQASE NEBER YEMIYADERIGEW. KEZA BEHUALA METEYAYET ALITECHALEM NEBER. NEGER GIN YE HAYA WERATOCH YE ISIR BET ZEMEN NEBERACHIHU. BEZA SEAT TSERE DEMOCRAT AQUAM YALACHEWUN SEWOCH LEYITACHIHU, LELAW BIQER, INDET AQUAM LITIWESIDU ALITEZEGAJACHIHUM? YE ETHIOPIA HIZBS ZARE INDET ADIRIGO YIXEBIQEGNAL BILEW YASIBALU, AGER BET SIGEBU?

DR. BERHANU: ISIR BET MINIDINEW AQUAM YEMIWESEDEW? ANIDEGNA TAWIQUTALACHIHU YE ISIR BET HUNETA, YETELEYAYE ZONE NEW YALENEW. BETELEYAYU ZONOCH LAY WUYIYIT INADERIG NEBER. BIZU SEW, AHUN YALEW KIFIFIL, BE QEXITA ISIR BET ALREADY YENEBERE KIFIFIL, WEYIM AHUN BETELEYAYE FERIJ YEQOMUT SEWOCH, BE ISIR BETIM INDEZA YETELEYE FERIJ YIZEW YEQOMU YEMIMESILACHIHU KEHONE, TESASITACHIHUAL. BEWUNET LEMENAGER. ISIR BET WUSX, BETELEY ANDAND ZONOCH WUSX, BIZU WUYIYITOCH YIKAHEDU NEBER. SILE DEMOCRACY, SILE WEDEFIT TIGIL MIN AQIXACHA MEKETEL INDALEBIN; KALEFUT SIHITETOCH MIN INIMARALEN? BEYE GROUP BEYE GROUPU WUYIYITOCH YIKAHEDU NEBER. IGNIH AHUN YEMITAYUACHEW ANDAND SEWOCH, AT LEAST INE ZONE BENEBERIKUBET GIZE, KENEBERUT WUSIX, BEWUNET NEW YEMILACHIHU, KE ISIR BET ISIKEMINIWEXA DIRES, BE BIZU XIYAQEWOCH LAY TEWEYAYITEN, TEMAMINEN, AND AYINET AQUAM YIZENAL YEMINILACHEW SEWOCH NEBERU.

SIWEXA, YE DIRIJIT LOYALITY OR WHATEVER IT IS, LOYALITY LEMAN INDEHONEM, LOYALITY LEMIN INDEHONEM ALAWUQIM. ANDANIDOCHU BEXAM INIDEZA SINAGERU SAY BEQA IMAFIREW, IMAZINEW, LEZIH IKO NEW. ISIR BET WUSX YENEBERACHEWUN AQUAM AWUQALEHU, DEMOCRACY LAY YALACHEWUN IMINET AWUQALEHU. YE DIRIJIT IMINET INDET MEKEBER IDALEBET INDEMILU AWUQALEHU. YIHEN SILU YEQOYU SEWOCH ZARE, YIHE HULU MATTER AYADERIGIM. MATTER YEMIYADERIGEW KE QORAXU MERIACHIN GA WEDEFIT NEW AYINET NEGER; YIHEMA BEXAM BEXAM YASIDENEGIXEGNAL. INA, INDEZA ALINEBEREM. SO INIDEZA SILALINEBEREM ANTE BEMITILEW AYINET, ISIR BET LIKAHED AYICHILIM NEBER.

CHIGIROCHUM CHIGIR HONO YEMEXAW, MANIFEST YADEREGEW WEDE MECHERESHA LAY NEW. INDEMITAWIQUT, ATO HAILU, BEGILU, BERASU WUSANE TIGIL BEMIMESERIT GIZE, AHUN KIC ALE BILEW YEMILU SEWOCH, BEWUSXU MAMEN BEMAXIRATU MELIK, KELELOCHACHIN GAR HONEW BEXAM SIQAWEMU YENEBERU SEWOCH NACHEW. YOU KNOW, YE KIC LIQEMENIBERINET FITSUM SIYAWEGIZU KENEBERUT SEWOCH MEHAKEL INE ABAYINEH NACHEW. YOU KNOW, AHUN INDET TEMELISEW, KIC ALE, TEFEXIROAL, WEDEFIT HEDOAL. INE IKO SEWU, IT IS AMAZING BICHA. YOU KNOW, KE ISIR BET SINIWEXA, YIHE KIC'M KIL'M YIFIRES YEMILEWUN WUSANE YEWESENINEW IKO, BETEWESENE DEREJA, ATO HAILU EMBARRASSED INDAYIHON BILEN NEW. YEWESENEW WUSANE TIKIKIL ALEMEHONUN HULUM SEW SILEMIYAMIN, AHUN YANIN NEGER INIDEGENA SIBISEBA LAY AMIXITEN BININEGAGER, YEBELEXE UNNECESSARY YEHONE NEGER YIFEXIRALINA, YOU KNOW, BAND LAY WEDEFIT INDINIHED, YIHE HULETUM MAHIBER BE ADDIS MELIK YIDERAJ, YA ISSUE AYINESA BILEN, INEZIH SEWOCH, AHUN KIC ALIFERESEM BILEW YINAGERALU YEMIBALUT SEWOCH, INDEMEFITIHE INIDIYAWUM, YAGNAWUN YE ATO HAILUN WUSANE EMBARRASS LALEMADIREG INDE MEFITIHE TEBILO, YETEDEREGE COMPROMISE NEW. INEZIH SEWOCH NACHEW AHUN, METEW KIC ALIFERESEM, IDEZIH QOMOAL.

INIDET IKO, ASAFARI NEGER INIDEHONE; INE YESEW LIJ XEBAY INDET INDEZIH LIHON INIDEMICHL MAMEN IKO YEMIYAQIT NEGER NEW.

AGER SIGEBA SILEMIDEREGEW AQEBABEL: AQEBABEL IKO KEMAN INIDEHONEM MAWEQ YASIFELIGAL. BEXIRU IMIQEBELUGN ALU, BE XIRU IMAYIQEBELUGN ALU. SO, THAT IS LIFE.

AND LENATU (ZEGINET): YE NETSANET GOY SIQED BETEBALEW METSIHAF LAY INDANEBEBINEW, KINIJITUN WEDE ANDINET LEMAMIXAT CHIGIR INDENEBERE ANIBIBENAL. AHUN KETEFEXEREW CHIGIR GAR INDET YITAYAL? KE ARAT WER BEHUALA WEDE ETHIOPIA TEMELISEH, YAQEXAXELACHIHUTIN YE DEMOCARCY FANO KE TIGIL AGAROCHIHINA KE ETHIOPIA HIZB GAR HONEH, DAR TADERISEWALEH, WEYIS INDEMIWERAW BEZIHU TIQERALEH?

DR. BERHANU: INDEMIWERAW BEZAW TIQERALEH? ARATUN WER NEW WEYIS KEZA BELAY NEW? INE ISIKEMAWUQEW DIRES, YIHEN ARAT WER CHERISHE, BEDENIB ASIBE, TIGILU WEDET MEHED INDALEBET QIDIM INDALIKUT AWUXICHE AWURIJE, HOPEFULLY GILTS YEHONE MESIMEROCH YIJE, KE GUADEGNOCHE GAR TENEGAGIRENIBET, YIHEN TIGIL LEMEQEXELIMA, MINIM XIYAQE AYINURIH. BENE BEKUL YIHE TIGIL MEQEXEL INDALEBET, INDEW QINIXAT TAKIL DOUBT AYINURIH. INEGNIHIN YIHEN AGER WEDE AZEQIT IYEWESEDU YALU, FITSUM E-DEMOCRATICAWI YEHONU, HULUM AYINET HAILOCHIN METAGEL, YEZEGINET BICHA AYDELEM. INDE SEW LIJ, BEINDIH AYINET BILIGINA SIRIAT YANIN METAGEL BESEWUNETACHINIM GIDETA ALEBIN BIYE NEW YEMASIBEW.

INE BETEDEGAGAMI BIZU GIZE BIYALEHU. INE LEMANIN BIYE IYETAGELIKU ADELEHUM. INE LE ETHIOPIA HIZB NETSA LEMAWUXAT, YEMIL MINAMIN AYIDELEM. INE LERASE NEW. INE I WANT BE NETSANET MENOR IFELIGALEHU. LEZA NETSANET, MADIREG YALEBIGNIN ITAGELALEHU. ZIM BIYE ALIREGEXIM. ZIM BIYE, INDIH AYINET IMIKEREFA AYINET, XIGABEGNA INA TIIBITEGAN MENIGIST INDEFELEGE INDIYAREG ZIM BIYE ALIQEMEXIM. I WILL DO WHATEVER IT IS THAT I CAN AND I WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT. SO, BEZA LAY XIYAQEM AYINURIH. DEMO LEMANIM QAL MEGIBAT YELEBIGNIM. INE LERASE YEMIGEBAW QAL NEW. LE LELA SEW YEMIGEBAW QAL ADELEM.

NOW, METSAF BEMIMELEKET LEXEYEKEGN; KINIJITIN AND YEMADIREG INIQISIQASE LAY BIZU CHIGIR GEXIMOT NEBER. MINIM XIYAQE YELEWUM. BE GILITS IZA METSIHAF LAY ASIQEMICHEWALEHU. INIDEMIGEBAGN ADIRIGE NEW YASIQEMEXIKUACHEW. SO, YANIN KANEBEBACHIHU, MIN AYINET CHIGIROCH INIDENEBERU MAYET TICHILALACHIHU. AHUN YEMINAYEW CHIGIR BETEWESENE DEREJA, KEZA BEFIT YENEBEREW REFLECTION NEW WEY?

BEXAM YIQERAREBAL, MINIM XIYAQE YELEWUM. BEXAM BIZU TEMESESAY EGEROCH ALUT. HULETUM MESERETACHEW, KE DEMOCRACY YILIQ YE DIRIJIT XIQIM, KE DEMOCRACY YILIQ, BE DIRIJIT WUSIX YEMIGEGN YEBELAYINET, WANA INITIN ADIRIGEW SILETENESU NEBER YA HULU CHIQICHIQ YENEBEREW. INE TILIQ NEGN, INE IBELIXALEHU. INEZIHIN NEGEROCH AHUNIM INISEMACHEWALEN. IGNA TILIQ NEN, IGNA BIZUWUN NEGER YADERAJENEW IGNA NEN, JINI MINAMIN. ESSENTIALLY TEMESASAY, INHERENTLY AND DEEPLY UNDEMOCRATIC YEHONU INTINOCH NACHEW. AHUNIM YEHONE YALEW ISU NEW.

GIBREGEB: BE ETHIOPIA WUSIC AHUN YALEW HUNETA, KINIJIT INDELIB TENIQESAQISO, IDEOLOGIWUN LEMESIBEKIM HONE, ABALATUN MELIMILO LEMANIQAT YEMIYASICHIL AYIDELEM. NEGER GIN BE DIASPORA YALEWUN ZEGA, ATLEAST, BE KINIJIT IDEOLOGY LEMEQIRETSINA BE ABALINET MELIMILO WEDE ACTION LEMASEMARAT, MIN GILITS YEHONE ADEREJAJET TEMESIRITOAL?

DR BERHANU: QIDIM JEMIRO YIHE IZIH TEQOYITO MIN YIDEREGAL YEMILEWUN NEGER SITIXEYIQU, LEMEMELES YEMOKERIKUT, INDE BERHANU, INEGNIH HULU XIYAQEWOCH NACHEW BEDENIB METASEBINA GILITS AQIXACHA MEQEYES ALEBACHEW BIYE YEMASIBEW. INE ICHIN AGAXAMI TEXEQIME, ISUN ILIBAT ADERIGALEHU BIYE AMINALEHU. GUADEGNOCHEM ADDIS ABEBA YALUTIM, WUCHI BICHA SAYIHON, ADDIS ABEBAM, AFENA YAREGALINA, YANIN QEDADA IYEFELEGU INIQISIQASE YIQOMAL MALET AYDELEM. INDET BINAREG NEW YIHENIN LEMADIREG YEMINICHILEW BEMIL HASABINA WUYIYIT YADERIGALU BIYE TESFA ADERIGALEHU. INA, I THINK KINIJITU, BEYEGIZEW, INEZIHIN NEGEROCH CLEAR YEMIYADERIG YIMESILEGNAL.

MUMCA: KINIJIT SIMU ALE. YIHENIN YE KINIJIT SIM, MECHES WOYANEM YIWEDEWAL. BE KINIJIT SIM LAY BIZUOCH SEWOCH TENESITEWAL. BIZOCH NEGEROCH IYETEDEREG NEW. KE WOYANEM CHIMIR. KINIJIT SIMU YILEWEXAL, WEYIM BINILEWUXEWUM GID YELEM YEMIL KE KINIJIT MERIWOCHIM YISEMALINA, YE KINIJIT SIM IRASU TILIQ HAIL YALEW NEWUNA, DINIGET ANTE BEZIH AKIYAHED BE INTERVIEW SITIXEYEQ YEMELESIKEW MELIS NEBER. YAW BEGARA ABIRO YEMEHED HUNETA ALE. NEGER GIN, TECHACHILO MESIRATIN NEW YASEFERIKIBET. DINIGET AND NEGER BIMEXA, YIHE YE KINIJIT SIM ABIRO YIHEDAL WEY? WEYIS BILEWEX IMIYAMEXAW NEGER ALE WEY.

DR. BERHANU: I THINK KIDIM CLEAR INDAREKUT, KEZIH BEFITIM BETELEYAYU NIGIGIROCHE CLEAR INDAREKUT, LENE KINIJIT SIMU ADLEM. LENE KINIJIT IMINETU NEW, LENE KINIJT IDEAW NEW. LENE KINIJIT LEQOMEBET AMELEKAKET YALEW TSINAT NEW. YE ETHIOPIA HIZB KINIJITIN YETEKETELEW BEZA MIKINIYAT NEW. YE ETHIOPIA HIZB KINIJITIN YETEKETELEW LE AND AFITAM SIMUN BILO ADELEM. GEZA YEBELEXE YETESHALU YEMIYAMAMIRU SIMOCH SAYINORU QERITO ADELEM, BE SIM BIHON NORO. KINIJIT BEFISTUM, YE KINIJIT SEWOCH, YIHE ATLEAST INE IMILACHEW, YENE GUADEGNOCH, BETSINATE LE DEMOCRACY MEQOMACHEWUN QINIXAT TAKIL IMALIXERAXERIM LIJOCH; INESU, BE KINIJIT AKABABI LEZIH AMERAR YE QOMU MEHONACHEW GILITS YEHONE, HIBIRETE SEBU YEMIYAWUQACHEW, HIBIRETESEBU BEZIHIM AQUAMACHEW YEMIYAKEBIRACHEW SEWOCH, YANIN INQISIQASE REPRESENT ISIKADEREGUT DIRES, KINIJIT MEBAL ALEMEBALU, GIZEAWI YEHONE CONFUSION YIFEXIR INDEHON NEW INJI, BEFITSUM ZELAQI YEHONE, POLETIKAWI INIZIRIT ALEW BIYE ALAMINIM. YIHEMA KALEW, LE EHADEG TILIQ GULIBET IYESEXENEW NEW.

TILIQ POWER IYESEXENEW NEW.

BAHUNU GIZE, YEDIRIJIT SIM MIN, MAN MEHON INIDALEBET YEMIWESINEW IKO EHADEG NEW. KINIJIT YAYELE CHAMISO NEW IKO IYALE NEW. AND BEFELEGEW GIZE, KINIJITIN LE AYELE CHAMISO LISEXEW YICHILAL, LEFELEGEW LISEXEW YICHILAL. INDIH AYINET AYINAWUXA MINIM NEQEF YELELEW MENIGIST NEW YALEW. SO EHADEG KINIJITIN LE AYELE CHAMISO SEXENA, YIQOMAL LELAW TIGIL? ISUN LEMASIMELES BILEN? WEYINIS IMINETACHININ YIZEN, BEZA IMINET SIM SEXTEN, MENIQESAQES NEW? YANIN IMINET MEGIFAT ALEBIN.

IZIH YALACHIHU SEWOCH IKO BE QELALU LITIREDUT YEMITICHILU YIMESILEGNAL. YE ISRAEL LIKUD PARTY WUSIX CHIGIR BETEFEXERE GIZE, TIZ YILACHIHU INDEHON, YE LIKUDIN SIM YIZO MEHED, KAHUN BEHUALA LEMIRICHA NEW YEMIXEQIMEW ADELEM? TEGENIXILEN INIWEXALEN BILEW INE SHARON, ADDIS PARTY FEXERU. HULET SAMAINIT WEYIM SOSIT SAMINT, KE MIRICHAW BEFIT. THREE WEEKS. INDAHUNU YEREJIM GIZE ADELEM YEMINAWERAW. SOSIST SAMIT SIQEREW, ADDIS, KADUNA YEMIBAL PARTY FEXIREW, MIRICHA WUSIX GEBU. BE SOSIT SAMINIT WUSIX ASHENEFU. BECAUSE KADUNAN REPRESENT YEMIYADERIGUT YETAWEQU WANA WANA MERIWOCH, YIHEW IGNA YEQOMINIBETIN TAWUQALACHIHU, SILEZIH MIREXUN, SIMACHIN TEQEYIROAL ALUACHEW.

BEQA. SO, BEZA DEREJA NEW MAYET YALEBIN INJI, YALEBELEZAMA, MEAD YEMISERAW ASHAXIRINA MACHIBERIBER, BIZU POWER NEW YEMISEXEW. INA, INANTE YIHIN YEMITAWIQU DEGAFIWOCH, DON'T YAN YAHIL MASEB YELEBACHIHUM. YE KINIJIT SIM KALITEGEGNE, BENE IMINET YAN YAHIL TILIQ INTIN AYDELEM. LE DEMOCRACY MEQOMACHIN, YANIN MESIMERACHININ MEKETELACHIN, LE DEMOCRACY YEQOMUT HAILOCH BAND LAY HONEW INTIN ISIKADEREGU DIRES, ANY DIRIJIT, WILL SUCCEED IN ETHIOPIA NEW YEMILEW.

YE ETHIOPIA HIZB YEMIFELIGEW DEMOCRACIN INJI, YE DIRIJIT SIRA AYIDELEM, GILESEBIM AYDELEM. YEMIYAMINEW. YEMIMERAW, LE DEMOCRACY YEQOME HAIL, LE DEMOCRACY MEQOMUN BETEGIBAR YAREGAGEXE HAIL MENORUN, AND YA HAIL DEGMO ALE, BENE IMINET.

KOROJO: YIHE LE DEMOCRACY YETADEMEW YE HIZB RIEY YIZO YETENESA KINIJIT, INIDE KINIJITINETU YIZO INDIQEXIL LEMADIREG, GENA BIZU TIGIL YALEW YIMESILEGNAL. KEZA ANITSAR, YE HAGER BETUN INDALE TICHE WEDE WUCHI WEDE DIASPORA SIMEXA, DIASPORA, KE LIUKANOCH YE AMERICANA YE AUROPA GUBUGNIT BEHUALA SAYEW; YE AMERICAW LEYITOLET YEWEXA BEMEHONU, GILITS NEBERE. YE AUROPAW GIN ISKAHUN DIRES INDIHU BESHIFINIFIN YEQOYE HAIL NEW. YIHE HAIL, BE ADDIS MELIKU TEXENAKIRO WEDEFIT LEMEQEXEL KALICHALE, INE YIHE HAIL YIHEN YAHIL YEGOLEBETE NEW BIYE ALASIBIM. BE DISAPORA YALEW HAIL INDEHULETEGNA DEREJA NEW YETAYEYALEW ISIKAHUN DIRES. NEGER GIN, AGER BET YALEW HUNETA, AFAGN MELIKU INDEZIHU KEQEXELE, BE WUCH AGER YALEW HAIL BETEDERAJE HUNETA YEMIYADERIGEW MENIQESAQES WESAGNINET ALEW ILALEHU INA, KEZIH ANITSAR MIN TASIBALEH? YALEH GIMIT MINIDINEW.

DR. BERAHNU: INE, WUCHI AGER YALU ETHIOPIYAWUYAN, AGER WUSX SILEMIDEREGEW INQISIQASE, BEXAM KEFITEGNA ASITEWATSIO YINORACHEWAL BIYE NEW YEMASIBEW. BEZIH LAY MINIM XIYAQE YELEGNIM. LIK INIDALIKEW DEGMO, BETELEY, YIH AFENAW BEBEZABET, INA MINIM AGER WUSIX YALEW HUNETA ALANEQANIQ BEMILIBET GIZE, INEGNIH HAILOCH, AHUNIM KALEW YEBELEXE, ASITEWATSIO YINORACHEWAL. MINIM XIYAQE YELEWUM. YIHEN LEMADIREG GIN, GIBACHIN YE DEMOCRACIYAWI SIRIAT KEHONE, TESFA ALEGN.

BE WUCH AGER BE KINIJIT SIM YEMIDERAJU SEWOCH, GIBACHEW, MAQOM YEMIFELIGUT SIRIAT DEMOCRACIYAW SIRIAT NEW. THEREFORE, KESIR JEMIRO, BE DEMOCRACIYAWI MENIGED MEDERAJET ALEBACHEW, BILEW YAMINALU BIYE ASIBALEHU. YA ISIKEHONE DIRES, LE DEMOCRACY YEMIDEREGEWUM TIGIL, BE DIRIJITACHEWUM WUSIX MEDEREG KALEBET, MEDEREG ALEBET. KINIJIT WUSANE WESINOAL. KE AHUN BEHUALA MANIGNAWUM YE DIGAF DIRIJIT, YE KINIJIT NEGN BILO YEMINESA YE DIGAF DIRIJIT, BEWUNETEGNA DEMOCRACIYAWI BEHONE MELIK, KESIR JEMIRO TEMERIXO, YEMIQUAQUAM INJI, BESHUMET YEMIQEMEX AYDELEM BILO WESINO, YA MEWAQIR MIN MALET INDEHONE , BEGILITS ASIQEMIXO, BE DELEGATIONU AMAKAYINET, TENEGIROAL LEHULUM. YIHINIE AUROPAM TEDERIGOAL BIYE ASIBALEHU.

NOW, YIHE KEHONE, AUROPA WUSIX YALEW YE KINIJIT YE DIRIJIT HAIL, LIK INDELELAW, YETIM INDALEW, BEZA MELIK TEMERIXO ISIKETEQUAQUAME DIRES, YETEMEREXUTIN SEWOCH, TIKIKILEGNAWUN SEW MEMIREX YEHULACHIHUM HALAFINET NEW, YEZA YE DIRIJIT ABAL NEN YEMITILU SEWOCH HULU ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE ADIRIGACHIHU, IWUNETEGNA YANIN YE DEMOCRACIYAWI MENIFES YEMIYANITSEBARIQEW MANEW BILACHIHU MERIWOCHACHIHUN MEMIREX HALAFINETU YENANTE NEW. GIN ALE IMITILUT SAYIHON, INDELIBACHIN INIHUN YEMITILU KEHONE, YANE METAGEL, LELA MIN ALE BILEH NEW. MENIGEDU IKO AND NEW. SILEZIH LE DEMOCRACY METAGEL, HALAFINET NEW. DEMOCRACIYAWI SIRIAT SIREGEX ZIM BILO ALEMAYET, HALAFINET NEW, BAGER WUSIX HONE BE WUCH HAGER. YIHE TAREGALACHIHU BIYE TILIQ TESFA ALEGN, BE HULACHIHUM LAY.

ATSE TEWODROS: ATO HAILU SHAWELINA DR TAYE WELIDE SEMAYAT MINIDINEW YAGENAGNACHEW? KEZIH BEFIT TAYE KINIJIT WUSIX INDALINEBERE HULACHINIM INAWUQALEN. GIN AHUN AND BIRIDILIBS INDILEBSU YADEREGACHEW MINIDINEW BILEH TIGEMITALEH? IBAKIH BEFEXEREH, GILITSILITS ADIRIGEH, YE HODACHININ NIGEREN.

DR. BERHANU: ATO HAILUNINA DR TAYEN MIN AGENAGNACHEW YALEGN, AND TERET ASITAWESEGN. ZINIJERON, MINEW INDEZIH ASIQEYAMI HONISH ALUAT ALU, TESEBISIBEW. INA YESUAM MELIS, MAMAR XELAHU NEW. BAWUQEWUMA, DESITAWUN ALICHILEWUM NEBER, MIN INDAGENAGACHEW. MIN AWUQE (LAUGHS), MIN TIXEYIQEGNALEH? I REALLY DON'T KNOW (LAUGHS). INGIDIH ANDANDOCH INDE,ILUT, YE BERHANUNA YE HAILU TIGIL NEW BE KINIJIT WUSIX YALEW INDEMILUT, ISU KEHONE, BERHANU YIHONALA YAGENAGNACHEW, INE MIN AWUQALEHU? HOW DO PEOPLE MAKE THIS KINDS OF POLITICAL DECISIONS. I DON'T KNOW. IT IS PHASELY BIZZARE NEW. YEMIGEBA AYDELEM. BEZA METEW NEW YEMISHALEW.

MINKIZEM KINIJIT: BE KINIJITU ZURIA, SOSIT ARAT SEW IYETAGELE NEW SIMUN LEMEWUSED. YIHEN HULU YEMIYADERIGEW WOYANE MEHONU YITAWEQAL. GIZE IYEFEJE ADELEM WEY? SIM LEMEQEYER YEMIDEREG KEHONES, BEZA AKABABI MIN IYADEREGACHIHU NEW?

DR. BERHANU: YENE IMINET, LIK XEYAQIW INDALEW, KE AHUN BEHUALA GIZE MESIXET, YIGODAL YEMIL IMINET ALEGN. AND IRIMIJE, TOLO BILO, HAILIN ASEBASIBO, IRIMIJA MEWUSED YASIFELIGAL YEMIL IMINET ALEGN. YIHEN NEGER DRAG MADIREGINA, GIZE INDIWESID MADIREG, WEY SIM BEMEXEBEQ WEY BEMINAMIN, YEBELEXE INIQISIQASEWUN LIGODA YICHILAL INA, AND TEWEYAYITO, TENEGAGIRO, AWUXITO AWURIDO, AND NEGER YAREGUTAL BIYE ASIBALEHU. BEFITSUM DRAG MADIREG YELEBETIM. KINIJIT YEMIBAL SIM LEMEXEBEQ TEBILO, AMETAT BEYE FIRIDI BETU, BEYE MINAMINU INIMELALES MALET, BEWUNET TIGILUN MEGUDAT NEW. BE ETHIOPIA WUSIX YALEW HUNETA, BEXAM BACHIR BACHIR GIZE IYETELEWAWEXE YEMIHED NEW. SILEZA HUNETA, YEMIMEXIN AMERAR MESIXET YASIFELIGAL. INDEZIH ZIM BILO, BE LIMBO METEW XIRU ADELEM.

HARERI: LELAW BE BE EHADEG BEKUL YEMIXALEW FIRACHA, BE ETHIOPIA BIHEROCH YIMIXALEW FIRACHA, BE AKABABI QUANQUA METEDADER BEMILEW MELIKU NEW. YAW IGNAW INAWUQILIHALEN. BE AKABABI QUANQA MENAGER MEBITIHIN, KINIJIT LIWESIDIBIH WEY LIKELEKILIH YIFELIGAL. ALAMAW YA NEW YEMIL ABABAL ALE. SILEZIH BEZIH MELIKU, WEDE FIT ETHIOPIA WUSIX, XEBEQ YALE HIGE MENIGISATAWI LEWUX KEMEXA, KINIJIT BEMIN MELIKU NEW YIHENIN LEWUX YEMIYASATIFEW? AXEQALAY YE ETHIOPIA HIZB TEWEYAYITOBET YEMIMEXA LEWUX NEW, WEYNIS BERASU BEKUL YEMIEXA LEWUX NEW?

DR. BERHANU: KIDIM KETENESAHUBET MESERET TIZ YILIH INDEHONE, YEYANIDANDU GILESEB MEBIT YETEKEBERE NEW. BAHILUM QUANQUAWUM, YEMIKEBERIBET, BE GILESEB DEREJA, INQUAN SEFI GROUP HONO, QUANQUA ALEGN BEZA MENAGER ICHILALEHU, LIJOCHEN BEZA MASITEMAR IFELIGALEHU BILO, XIQIT BUDIN INQUAN BEHON, YE GILESEBIN MEBIT YAKEBERE HAIL, YAKEBERE HIGE MENIGIST LIKELEKILEW AYICHILIM. BIFELIG INQUAN LIKELEKILEW AYICHILIM. YETIGNAW YIBEJEGNAL, YETIGNAW YIXEQIMEGNAL BILO MEWESEN YALEBET, GILE SEBU NEW.

YE LIJOCHIN TIMIHIRIT BEMIMELEKET, BEMIN BIMARU NEW YEMIXEQEMUT BILO MEWESEN YALEBET AND BETESEB NEW. BEBETESEBU AKABABI YALE COMMUNITY NEW TESEBISIBO YEMIYAREGEW. THEREFORE, BE MINIM AYINET YE QUANQUA XIYAQE, KINIJIT YEMIKELAKEL WEYIM YEMIGOSHIM AQUAM YELEWUM. BECAUSE IMINETU, YEGILESEBOCHIN MEBIT SIYAKEBIR, INEZIH NEGEROCH BEMULU INIDALU . KEZA WUCHI, SEWU YEMAYAWUQEW AND YE KINIJIT AQUAM ALE. EHADEGIM MAWURAT YEMAYIFELIGEW.

ADDISU PROGRAMACHI LAY, INFACT YEWEDEFIT PROGRAMACHININ SINAWEXA YEWESENINEW. YIHEWUM, KINIJIT NEW LEMEJEMERIA GIZE, HIBRE BIHERAWI YEHONE DIRIJIT HONO, BE ETHIOPIA WUSIX YE ECONOMY YE AQIM MEXEN YEMIKELEKILEW NEGER KALE, ISUN MASITEKAKEL KALIHONE BEQER, BE IMINET DEREJA,OROMIGNA HULETEGNA BIHERAWI QUANQUA INDIHON INIFELIGALEN YEMIL AQUAM YEWESEDEW. BE AGERITU LALU QUANQUAWOCH RESPECT, KIBIR SILALEW NEW KINIJIT YIHEN YALEW. BAGER WUSIX LALU BIHER BIHERESEBOCH KIBIR SILALEW NEW YIHENIN YALEW. YEKILIL QUANQUA YIHUN OROMIGNA ADELEM YEMILACHIHU. IGNA INDE HULETEGNA BIHERAWI QUANQUA MEHONU YIXEQIMAL. IN FACT, ZEGOCHACHIN BETECHALE MEXEN, INEZIHN HULET QUANQUAWOCH IYETEMARU, IYAWEQU MADEGACHEW HULU YIXEQIMAL, YEBELEXE YASITEBABIRENAL, YAXABIQENAL, AND YADERIGENAL. SILEZIH XIRU NEW BILO YIHE AQUAM YALEW KINIJIT NEW.

YIHENIN DIRIJIT INDEGENA WEXITEH QUANQUA ARAKISEHAL BILO EHADEG YEMIYADERIGEWUN KENTU, CHEKAGNINA AGER AXIFI YEHONE PROPAGANDA, JORO MESIXET NEW YEMIHONEW. EHADEG YICHI AGER INDITIKEFAFEL, IRIS BERISACHIN BINIBALA, FITSUM DESITA YEMISEXEW HAIL AYDELEM. KEZA ARIQEN, KEZA ALIFEN MASEB ALEBIN. YE TIGRAY LIJOCH YIHENIN YEMIYAWIQUM YIMESILEGNAL. BESIMACHEW, INESUN BEMASIFERARAT, BIHER BIHERE SEBIN BEMASIFERARAT, MEXUBIH, LIBELUH NEW, IRASIHI XEBIQ IYALU, BETELEY KE MIRICHA 97 BEHUALA, IGNA SINITASER JEMIRO, SIYADERIGU YENEBEREWUN, KENTU INA REALLY BEXAM ASAFARI YE EHADEG SIRA, MINIM AYINET JORO MESIXET YELEBINIM. STRONGLY MEQAWEM ALEBIN, MAWUGEZ ALEBIN. LELELOCH BIHERESEB GUADEGNOCHACHIN ZEMEDOCHACHIN MENIGER ALEBIN. BECAUSE, KINIJIT, KINIJIT BICHAWUN ADELEM, YE ETHIOPIAN YE DEMOCRACIYAWI INQISIQASEWOCH HULU AQIFO YEMIHED HAIL NEW MEHON YALEBET.

KINIJIT ZELALEM: ANTE ECONOMIST INDEMEHONIHMEXEN, ZARE YE ETHIOPIA MENIGIST, EHADEG, YE ETHIOPIA ECONOMY BE 10% ADIGOAL, LELAM LELAM NEGER DERISOAL. CHIGIR YELEBINIM. YIHE HIZB YE ECONOMY STRESS YELEBETIM IYETEBALE. ESPECIALLY, MIRICHAW KETEDEREGE BEHUALA, HIZIBU KINIJITIN MULU LEMULU KEMEREXE BEHUALA, TILIQ FINANACIAL CRISIS DERISOAL, BE BIZU HIZB LAY. BEDEWELIN QUXIR TILIQ CHIGIR INDALE NEW YEMINISEMAW. INDET NEW IMITAYEW ANTE? BE EWUNET 10% ADIGOAL YEMIBALEW NEGER TIKIKIL NEW?

DR. BERHANU: BACHIRU LEMEMELES, INDIH AYINET NEGER, BETELEY STATISTIKAWI XINAT ADIRIGO, ZIRZIR SIRA SERITO LEMAWUXAT, REALLY BIZU GIZENA BIZU XINIQAQENM YEMIXEYIQ NEW. AND NEGER LINEGIRIH YEMICHILEW, YE MEAKELAWI STATISTICS BALESILIXAN YEMIYAWEXACHEW AHAZOCH, BEXAM KEFITEGNA TEAMAGNINET YALACHEW ADELUM, BETELEYAYU MIKINIYAT. GIMASHOCHU BETEKNIKAWI MIKINIYAT, GIMASHOCHUM ON PURPOSE BEMIDEREG MANIPULATION MIKINIYAT, KEZA BETECHEMARI DEGMO, INE ALEM BANKIM, INE IMFM BIHONU YEMIWESIDUACHEW AHAZOCH, YIHE BEMENIGIST YEMIWEXAW AHAZ LAY TINISH ADJUSTMENT ADIRGEW NEW INJI, YERASACHEW LIYU YEHONE AHAZ YELACHEWUM. YIHENIN NEGER ADRESS LEMADREG, IN THE PAST, BIZU BIZU MUKERA ADIRIGENAL. GIN AND NEGER LILIH YEMICHILEW, YANIN DATA KEMEXEQEM WUCHI, LELA AMARACH, LELA YETELEYE YIH AHAZ YEMIGEGNIBET AMARACH YELEM.

YIHEN KALIKU BEHUALA, YEMIBALEW AHAZ KILKIL NEW WEY? QUCH BILO, YETIGNAW ECONOMIC SECTOR YIHEN YAHIL ADIGO NEW YIHENIN AHAZ YAMEXAW?. SILEZIH BEZIRZIR LINEGIRIH ALICHILIM. AND NEGER LINEGIRIH YEMICHILEW, YE ETHIOPIA HIZB INDEZIH TEMECHITOT, DELITOT, IYENORE KEHONE, BERASU BEMENIGIST AHAZIM TENESITEN, BE ETHIOPIA TARIK LEMEJEMERIA GIZE, DOUBLE DIGIT INFLATION, KE 23% BELAY, MENIGIST INQUAN ACCEPT KADEREGEW BELAY, SIMEXA INDEZIH TAYITO AYITAWEQIM UNDER NORMAL ECONOMIC SITUATIONS. ECONOMIW SERIOUS YEHONE STRAIN WUSIX YALE MEHONU MINIM XIYAQE YELEWUM. YIHE DEGMO, BETELEY DEHAWUN, FIXED INCOME YALEWUN BEXAM BEXAM IYEGODAW INDEHONE MINIM XIRIXARE YELEWUM. GIN LE EHADEG YEMILEW, AY TADIA INDEZIH ECONOMIWUN IYASADEGIH KEHONE, HIZIBU BEZIH MIKINIYAT IYETEDESETE KEHONE, SILEZIH YIWEDEWAL MALET NEW, SILEZIH IRASIHIN LEMIRICHA, YALEMINIM MACHIBERIBER LEMIN LEMIRICHA ATAQERIBIM. LEMIN TACHIBEREBIRALEH? LEMIN YEDURIYE SIRA TISERALEH? BILO MEXEYEQ NEW.

BE PALTALK SILEMISADEBU SEWOCH.

DR BERHANU: SIMA, INDIH AYINET SEWOCH IKO WEXITEW SISADEBU, KEMANIN BELAY YEMISEDIBUT IRASACHEWUN NEW. DINQURINACHEWUN, BILIGINACHEWUN NEW INJI IYASAYUT YALUT IKO, LEMIN YAN YAHIL TICHENEQIBACHEWALEH? YOU KNOW, IMINET IMA BINORACHEW, AMELEKAKETIMA BINORACHEW, IDIAMA BINORACHEW, IDIACHEWUN YIZEW, IMINETACHEWUN YIZEW, INDZAMA AYICHILUM. FERIWOCH NACHEW, SENEFOCH NACHEW, BEDENIB MASEB AYICHILUM, BALEGEWOCH NACHEW, BEZIH MELIK YEMIQENACHEW SIDIB NEW. INEZIHIN TITEN NEW, INESUN ALIFEN NEW DEMOCRACYN YEMINIGENEBAW INA, IZA LAY CONCENTRATE INADIRIG. LELAWUN TEWEW.

INIKOPA: IMINAKAHIDEW SELAMAWI TIGIL NEW. YE KINIJIT ANDU MERIHO, YE SEBIAWI MEBITIN BE ETHIOPIA WUSIX LEMAREGAGEX YEMIDEREG TIGIL NEWUNA, YE SEBIAWI MEBITIN TIGIL DEGIMO YE HAIMANOT DIRIJITOCH, BIZU MANPOWER YALACHAWUN YEMIYAKATITIBETIN MENIGED KINIJIT INDET YAYEWAL?

DR. BERHANU: ANDANIDE GIZE, KETARIK HIDETOCH, HULUM AGER YERASU UNIQU YEHONE YE TARIK INTIN SILALEW, HULEM QELAL AYIDELEM WEDE LELAW GA LEMEWUSED, GIN BIZU YEMINIMAREW NEGEROCH ALU. YE SEBIAWI MEBIT CHIQONAN BEMEQAWEM, KEMANIM BELAY, KEFITEGNA YEMORAL HALAFINET ALEBACHEW BIYE AMINALEHU, YE HAIMANOT DIRIJITOCH. MIKINIYATUM YE HAIMANOT DIRIJITOCH YE MORAL TIMIHIRIT YEMISEXU NACHEW. SIGEDIL ATIGIDELU; SIBEDEL SICHEQON ATIBEDILU ATICHEQUNU BILO NEW TIMIHIRITU YETEYAZEW. HAIMANOTOCH INDIH AYINET TIGIL WUSIX, KEFIT QEDIMEW MEGEGNETACHEW TEGEBI NEW INJI. LELA MIN LIHON YICHILAL. BEXAM TEGEBI NEW. MADIREGIM ALEBACHEW.

YEMIYASAZINEW YE AGERACHINI NEGER, INIDENIZH YALU YE HAIMANOT DIRIJITOCH, YIHENIN HAIMANOTACHEW YEMIGEFACHEWUN YE MORAL YEBELAYINET YIZEW, INEZIHIN XIYAQEWOCH LE ZEGOCHACHEW, LE MIEMENATACHEW MEKEBER ALEMEQOMACHEW NEW. INE KEZIH BEFIT HULET SOSIT GIZE TENAGIREWALEH. ANDU BEXAM, YE ETHIOPIAN HAIMANOTOCH, BETEWESENE DEREJA KIBIRACHEWUN YEQENESE NEGER BINOR, BE QEY SHIBIR GIZE TIZ YILACHIHU INDEHONE, ANDACHEWUM WEXITEW, ANDACHEW WEXITEW, YIHE HULU WEXAT SIYALIQ, YIHE HULU YEZEGOCH DEM MEFISES TIKIKIL AYIDELEM BILEW ALITENAGERUM.

INE YIHENIN QEXITA, YE HAIMANOT MERIWOCH BALUBET, YE GINIBOTU GIDIYA LIJEMER AND ASRA AMIST QEN SIQEREW, INENA ATO MERARA HEDEN, YE PROTESTANTINA YE CHATOLIC MERIWOCH BALUBET NEW YIHEN YENEGERIKUACHEW. INA KEZA YETARIK XEBASA WIXU AHUN. KEFITEGNA BEDEL LIDERIS NEW. SEW LIGEDEL NEW. SEW LITASER NEW. YIHE NEGER INDAYIHON, IBAKACHIHU YIHEN MENIGIST ADEB INDIGEZA TINISH GEBITACHIHU TEYIQU. YE MAHIBERESEBACHININ YE MORAL MESERET ASIXEBIQULIN, BIYE LEMIGNALEHU. AHUNIM, YIHEN MADIREG YALEBACHEW YIMESILEGNAL, AND YIHENIN LEMADIREG ZIGIJU ISIKEHONU DIRES, AYIDELEM KE HAIMANOT DIRIJITOCH, KEMANIM GAR NEW; YE DEMOCRACY TIGIL HODE SEFI NEW. YE DEMOCRACY TIGIL HULUNIM AQIFO YEMIHED NEW. BEZIH IGNA, MESERETAWI IMINETOCH LAY ISIKETEMESERETE DIRES, HULUNIM AQIFO, BEMECHERESHA YE HIZIBUN MIRICHA MESERET ADIRIGO YEMINEQANEQ SILEHONE, KE HAIMANOT DIRIJITOCH AYIDELEM, MEBIT YIKEBER YEMIL, DEMOCRACIYAWI SIRIAT YIKEBER KEMIL KE MANIGNAWUM HAIL GAR NEW ABIREN MESIRAT YALEBIN.

INE IMAWUQEW KINIJIT YIHENIN YAMINAL. DEMOCRACIYAWI SIRIAT LEMEKETEL QORIXO YETENESA NEW. BE KINIJIT WUSIX YALEN HAILOCH YIHENIN INIGEFALEN. ABIREWUN INDISERU IYEXEYEQIN INIHEDALEN.

AND LENATU: YE KINIJIT MERIHOWOCH YEHONUT, GILITSINET, TEXEYAQINETINA, DEMOCRACY, BAHUNU WEQIT, WEDE EHAPAM BEMENIFES, BE AHUNU SEAT DEMOCRACIYAWI EPRP YEMIL NEGER INAYALEN. GASHA LE ETHIOPIA ALE. HAIRINET LE TIGRAY, YEMILIM ADDIS BENE GEBIRU ASRAT YETEQUAQUAME PARTY ALE. BEZIH LAY MIN AYINET ASITEYAYET ALEH?

GREEN-YELLOW-RED: KINIJIT YETEQUAQUAMEW KE ARAT DIRIJITOCH BIHONIM, ARATU TEWAHIDEW KINIJITIN MEFIXERACHEW ADELEM YE ETHIOPIYAN HIZIB ATIKUROT YESABEW. INDENANITE AYINET YE ETHIOPIA MIHUROCH IZA WUSX BEMEHONACHIHU SILEHONE, AHUNIM LELA, TOLO BILACHIHU ACTION MEWUSED INDALEBACHIHU INTIN LEMALET NEW.

DR BERHANU: YIHE YEMECHERESHAW NEW AYDEL? BESIMEAB, TEGELAGELIKUGN. MEKERA IKO NEW IBAKIH. IZIH INANTE PALTALK ROOM INDEMIWERAW NEW MALET NEW (LAUGHS).

YIHE YETEFEXERU, YETELEYAYU DIRIJITOCHIN BEMIMELEKET; INE GIN EWUNET NEW YEMILACHIHU, KE AHUN BEHUALA WEQITU IMIXEYIQEW TIGIL, BENE IMINET, BE DEMOCRACIYAWI SIRIAT MEMESIRET, BE ZEGOCH BE HIG FIT IKULINET, BE ZEGOCH BE POLETIKA FIT IKULINET YEMIYAMIN, MANIGNAWUM DIRIJIT, BENEGNIH IMINETOCH LAY TEMESIRITO, KEZA WUCHI YALUTIN HASSABOCHUN DEGIMO LE HIZB AQIRIBO, HIZB BEMEREXEW LEMETEDADER YEMIFELIG, MANIGNAWUM DIRIJIT, BE MULU TESEBISIBO, BE GARA YEMITEDADERIBET DEMOCRACIYAWI, HABITAMI BIHON, DEHAM BIHON, YIHENIN ISIKETEQEBELU DIRES INA, MESERETAWI YEHONU YEDEMOCRACY ISETOCH BE AGERACHIN LEMAMIXAT NEW IMINIFELIGEW ISIKALU DIRES, WHATEVER KEZA BEHUALA INEGNA LIYUNETOCH, BENEGNA LIYUNETOCH LAY MESIMAMAT YALIBEN AND NEGER LAY BICHA NEW. YIHEWUM, LIYUNETACHININ HIZB FIT AQIRIBEN, BE MIRICHA INIWEDADERINA, HIZIB YEMEREXEWUN INIQEBELALEN.

YIHEN ISIKETEQEBELU DIRES, HULUM GA ABIRO MESIRAT, EHADEG BEYEGIZEW YEMIFETSIMEWUN, IRIS BERIS YEMEKEFAFEL WEXIMED ALIFEN HEDEN, YETEBABERE SEFI HIZIBAWI INIQISIQASE, LE DEMOCRACY, MEFIXERINA, LEZA BEMINAREGEW, YIHENIN MENIGIST MANIBERIKEKINA WEDE DIRIDIR INDIMEXA MADIREG, MINIM AMARACH YELELEW BICHEGNA MEFITIHE NEW BIYE NEW YEMAMINEW. SILEZIH, AYIDELEM ABIRO MESIRAT, MIN YIMESILIHAL ABIRO MESIRAT ADELEM MEBAL YALEBET, LELA MIRICHA YELENIM NEW YEMILACHIHU.

YIHENIN NEW ABIREN MESIRAT YALEBIN. INDEW KE AHUNU JEMIREN, BEYEBOTAW YEMIDEREGU SEBIAWI MEBIT GEFEFAWOCHIN ABIREN MEQAWEM, ABIREN SELIF MEWUXAT, LE OGADEN HIZB IMINIQORIQOR MEHONACHININ MASAYET, LE OROMO HIZB MEQORIQORACHININ MASAYET, LE TIGRAY HIZB YEMINIQOREQOR MEHONACHININ MASAYET, MANIM LETEBEDELE DEMOCRACY LETEXEMA HIZB YEMINIQOREQOR MEHONACHININ MASAYET;YIHENIN DEGIMO BE WERE BICHA SAYIHON BETEGIBAR MASAYET; YIHEN IYADEREGIN, BEZIH TIGIL WEQIT YEMIFEXER YEMETEBABER SIMET, BEZIH TIGIL WEQIT YEMIFEXER SOLIDARITY NEW, YACHIN AGER AND ARIGO YEMIYAQOYAT. LEZA NEW MEHED YALEBIN. LEZA NEW METAGEL YALEBIN. YIHE MINIM XIYAQE YELELEW NEGER NEW.

YIHE, TEFALAMIWOCHIN BEMIMELEKET QIDIM SIMELIS, YALIKUT NEGER NEBERE. YIHEWUM, INEGNIH WERENA ASHIMUR YEMIMESILACHEW, POLETIKA TENIKOL YEMIMESILACHEW, KEZA WUCHI MINIM BE CHINIQILATACHEW ASIBEW, ASELASILEW, ANDIN HASAB GEFITEW SEW MASAMEN YEMAYICHILU, FIT LEFIT WEXITEW KE SEW GAR MENEGAGER INA YETELEYE HASAB SISEMU, KERASACHEW CHINIQILAT GAR AWAHIDEW, YIHE YETELEYE HASAB IWUNETIM IMIYASIKED NEW, IMIYASIKED ADELEM, BILEW MASELASEL YEMAYICHILU SEWOCH, BIDIG BILEW POLETIKAWUN BE SIDIB, BASHIMUR LIGEFUBET BIMOKIRU, MINIM LIGERIMEN AYIGEBAM. LELA IMIYAWIQUT NEGER YELEM. INA BEXAM ADIRIGE IMIMATSENEW, IMILEMINACHIHU INANITEN, INANET LE DEMOCRACY QOMENAL YEMITILU, INANTE LE EWUNETEGNA DEMOCRACIYAWI INIQISIQASE QOMENAL YEMITILU, ABIRACHIHU ATIZIQEXU. WIXU KEZA AYINET YE BILIGINA POLETIKA.

MANIM SEW HASAB KALEW HASABUN YIZO YIWEYAY. SIMUT. SEMITACHIHU LIYUNET KALACHIHU BE IDEAW LAY TEKERAKERUT. XIYAQE KALACHIHU XEYIQUT. TIKIKIL ADELEM YEMITILUT NEGER KALE, KELIKILUT. YIHE TIKIKIL ADLEM BILACHIHU TEQAWEMUT. KEZA WEXITACHIHU GIN, BILIGINAN BE BILIGINA, SILESEDEBUN INISIDEBACHEW, YEMIL AYINET POLETIKA, IRASACHIHUN BENESU DEREJA ZIQ MADIREG NEW. IZA WUSIX ATIGIBU. INESU, IDIH AYNET BEHAVIOR YALACHEW SEWOCH YEMISIMAMACHEW KE EHADEG GAR NEW. INESU YIQEXILU. NEGERESEBACHEWUM AND IKO NEW. YEMALIWEDEWUN SEW LAXIFA NEW AYIDELEM INDE, IMANIWEDEWUN AMELEKAKET INICHERISEW NEW. INAWARIDEW, INISIDEBEW, INIWASH, INIQIXEF NEW YEMILUT. EHADEG YEMIYADERIGEW ISUNU NEW. IMIQAWEMUTIN MEGIDEL, MASER, MEDEBIDEB. YIHEN NEW YEMIYADERIGUT, ADLEME INDE? SO LENESU MELIS ATISIXU IBAKACHIHU WENIDIMOCHE, IZA WUSIX ATIGIBU. KEZA KEF BELU. SEWOCHIN BE HASABACHEW MOGITUACHEW. INJI INDEZA AYINET BILIGINA WUSIXT ATIGIBU LEMALET NEW.

AMESEGINALEHU

EVER CONFIDENT AND DETERMINED MELES ZENAWI RESPONDS TO ALL: UIC, SHABIA, OLF, ONLF AND KINIJIT!

WASHERA_2000

The last address of the Ethiopian Prime Minister to the Ethiopian Parliament was more like a press release to the opposition, which came about in response to questions posed to him on several timely issues. I find it very fascinating and revealing. I think all concerned parties should pay serious attention to it.

In my limited vocabulary, I have tried to translate as much of what he said as possible. I have limited my comments to the absolute minimum. Please pay attention to the message, rather than the exact translation.

He starts off by giving a graphic description of the tragedies of famine:

More than war, we have seen famine's indiscriminate killings. We have witnessed emaciated bone-thin human beings fighting over recently dead animal bones, before they themselves followed in their path. Therefore, we have no second thought about the peace we must have to fight to end such human misery. To fight hunger and famine, our government has devised three strategic plans to be used both in times of war and peace:

1. If the enemy makes it impossible for us to continue our strategy to fight hunger and poverty, we will go to war with our enemy.

2. If we go to war, we will make sure to continue the war side by side with our development plan.

3. To minimize the dangers of a protracted war, we will make it short and decisive.

SOMALIA:

When UIC (Union of Islamic Courts) declared war on us, we did not decide to go to war right away. Our first question was to ask if this radical terrorist element was capable of blocking our development plan by itself. What we soon found out was that UIC was just the tip of the sword. The main culprit and instigator of this war game was the Eritrean government (Shabia). Shabia had lined up other Ethiopian armed opposition forces like OLF, ONLF and Al Ittihad and made them part of a destructive front. In addition, armed elements that are bent on overthrowing the government by unconstitutional means were made members of this front and planted inside the country.

The strategy behind the big plan laid down by Shabia was first to get Somalia under the control of the extremist UIC forces. Then, using armed Ethiopian forces as guides and escorts, to invade Ethiopia from the East and the South. The final phase was to be an invasion from the North by Eritrea itself, while agitating armed elements in each major city in Ethiopia to rise up simultaneously. This coordinated onslaught from the East, South, North and Center, was meant to lead to breakdown of constitutional order in the country. This was meant to make it easy for the invading Shabia to take control in Ethiopia.

Towards this end, it was imperative to have the UIC control of Mogadishu. When that was secured, they moved on to control the rest of Somalia except Baidoa, where the TFG (Transitional Federal government of Somalia) forces were cornered. It was at this point that the UIC declared jihad (holy war) against Ethiopia. Shabia had assured them that shootings will begin in all major cities in Ethiopia and that many forces will join them along the way on their victory march to Addis Ababa. They were promised that they will pray at the Aman Mosque in Addis Ababa within a week.

Such a well coordinated strategy to invade our country, however, could not be seen like a neighborhood fight. First we met both with the TFG and UIC and told them to solve their internal problems by themselves, peacefully. We told them that we are not only neighbors, but inter-related brothers and sisters. We offered our help just like we did in the Sudan. We told them to extricate themselves from the evil intentions of Shabia and concentrate on solving their own internal problems. We met with the UIC three times with the same message, but to no avail. Instead they were bent on invading us and came within 10km of Baidoa.

When it became clear to us that their sword was drawn and directed at us, we went to our 3^rd strategic plan. We brought the issue to this parliament and got approval. 90 or so of you opposed us and wanted to wait until we were invaded. When this strategic plan was executed, it took us one week to defeat the enemy.

After the main force was crushed, what remained was police security work. We expected this to be done by Somalia itself and hoped that the international community will do its share to help. That did not happen. The long simmering tribal problem in Somalia is taking longer to heal. Except the 1600 peace keepers from Uganda, the rest of the world failed to help in a timely fashion. We needed 8,000 peace keepers and when we did not get it, we were not about to pack up and leave. We stayed longer than we expected to do the police security work. But we did not sacrifice our on-going development plan. Those in this body who were telling us not to go in the first place started asking us why our military force was not coming back on the specified date. Whether our mission was accomplished or not was not their concern. They wanted the dead line to be met. Our response to them was clear. The agitators were hit, the main force was defeated. If we felt our presence would weaken the peace process inside Somalia, we were ready to pull our forces to our borders and sit. After all, it only takes us two to three days to reach Mogadishu. But that was not a viable option. The Somali forces have bled and died with us. We cannot betray them at such a critical moment.

We had to help them with their ongoing tribal issues. We had to help them build a peaceful force. We had to get the world community to get involved to forge a lasting peace in the region. To that end, we have tried to organized a peace conference. Other efforts have resulted in the negotiated settlement of the problem with the Prime Minister and the President. Some opposition forces are also coming back to the negotiation table.

We have brought in and trained some 600 to 700 Somalia soldiers and sent them back as part of our plan to strengthen the Somali Defense Forces. More will be trained. Other countries like Burundi are sending in peace keepers. It has been a slow process, but we are not going backwards. Our main task remains to be that of building the police force. Through it all, our development plan at home has not been affected. We cannot give them another chance to regroup.

Mr. Prime Minister: The only explanation missing in this detailed chronicle of events is the role of the United States government. How much were they involved in training Ethiopian soldiers? How much direct involvement did they have on the invasion? How much Al-Qaeda forces were imported into Somalia?

ERITREA: ARE WE GOING TO WAR?

We follow the same principles that were outlined above:

1. Work toward a lasting peaceful solution.

We have made different efforts in this direction. When it became clear to us that the Border Commission's decision was going to result in long and protracted disputes between the peoples of the two countries living in the area, we appealed to the Commission to reconsider. The Border Commission accepted that there were "anomalies and impracticalities" in the implementation of the decision, but told us to resolve it among ourselves. Our further appeal to the United Nations resulted in the same decision.

So, we went to the Eritrean government with some five or so peace proposals. We told them that we will accept the decision of the Border Commission unconditionally. We wanted to talk to them about the implementation of the decision and also to discuss our long term interests to prevent such problems from happening in the future. Despite our repeated efforts, the Eritrean government refused to sit and talk with us. This did not deter us from mapping out our peace agenda and moving forward on our own.

We started building our Defense Forces to make it capable of preventing war. Without compromising our strategy to fight hunger and poverty, we continued to build our forces. We made it clear to the enemy that if a second invasion were to happen, it will not be a question of a border dispute. In such an eventuality, we are ready to hit the enemy decisively, once and for all, so that there never is a threat of a third invasion. We have made this preparation by keeping our military budget at a mere 1.7%, so as not to impinge on our development projects.

Every September, our enemy from the North threatens to invade us. This has been going on for many years. But this year, they are singing a different song. This year, they are saying Ethiopia is going to invade them. This is a change in their strategy. This time, they want to fight us indirectly by using those same destructive forces within our country, like OLF and ONLF. If we go to war with Eritrea to eliminate these destructive forces inside our borders, it would be an expensive and futile endeavor. We have to do that fight inside Ethiopia, because the root cause is in Ethiopia and not in Asmara. OLF and ONLF have nothing in common with UIC, which wants to come and control the Anwar Mosque. The extremist elements of Kinijit cannot benefit from such actions by UIC. These elements and such tell us that Ethiopia's border extends to the Red Sea. They accuse us of giving away Eritrea. They have become more Shabia than Shabia itself.

These are the same elements that have gone to the American congress and begged it to pass laws to govern Ethiopia. This is a clear indication of their readiness to align with any anti-Ethiopian forces. It is this backward, and destructive strategy of the extremist elements inside the Kinijit leadership that has tied them to Shabia. It is this "zero sum" politics that we must fight.

The government has devised strategies to fight these elements. First, we want to make it clear to them that such "zero sum" politics is no good for peace, for economic progress and for lasting democracy. To that end we will design ways where by the people will reject such "zero sum" politics and its politicians. Second, we want to lay down the ground rules for peaceful opposition forces to freely advance their cause. Third, we want to punish those forces fighting by unconstitutional means, to the fullest allowable extent of the law. If the first strategy works, these forces will crumble to smithereens and the rest will be considered as a sickness on the part of some political personalities and as such will be a non-issue to us. We have done a lot toward accomplishing the other objectives too. We have sat down with opposition members and made changes in our parliamentary procedures, with our respective differences duly registered. For other opposition members, we have taken the necessary and allowable legal steps. These steps have caused some hiss and hum in certain circles. But it has resulted in significant weakening of the indirect war directed at us.

The Eritrean and the Ethiopian peoples have accepted our call for peaceful negotiations. The Eritrean people continue to understand our peaceful desire and our program to accomplish that. A clear indication of their desire for peace is the 300 to 400 Eritrean soldiers that cross the border every month to join us. We have come a long way indeed!

The world community that was perplexed at first, now understands our peace plan and we continue to see good progress in that area. The deliberate actions intended to sabotage our millennium never materialized. Americans have a saying, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." Our strategy is working. Our economic progress is moving ahead unabated. Eritrean allegations of invasion are empty words, worthy of a petty gossip or a tall tale. If Eritrea intends to destroy and be destroyed, then bring it on!

Mr. Prime Minister: The issue of the People of Afar and the sea ports that they inhabit will continue to be a controversial issue. Without a peaceful resolution of the Eritrean situation, this issue will continue to divide us and will be foder for opposition forces.

HR2003and KINIJIT

This I find very interesting! The Chinese have a proverb. It is actually a curse. It says, "May You Live in Interesting Times." ( It might be related to the Chinese proverb, "It's better to be a dog in a peaceful time than is a man in a chaotic period." My addition) HR2003 is a curse. American congressmen trying to pass a law for Ethiopia? How the Election Board should look like? How it should be organized?

The two individuals who pushed for passage of this bill seemed to wish for us what they have in their United States. I can understand if they wanted us to have the same kind of election board that they have. But there is no such thing called "America Election Board." It is the states through the party in power that run elections. For example, the brother of President Bush was the person in charge of the election board in Florida.

(US Constitution Article I, Section 4. The times, places and manner of holding elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each state by the legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by law make or alter such regulations, except as to the places of choosing Senators. In Virginia, the State Election Board consists of three members. Board members are appointed to four-year terms by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. Administration of the office is the responsibility of the State Election Board Secretary. The Secretary of the State Election Board also serves as Secretary of the Senate.)

If these congressmen want to force it down our throat, we have news for them. We will not see it any differently than the Derg rhetoric: "To the children the choicest of the choice", when we now it is just a bait to torment an empty stomach. Their intent cannot be to share their democracy with us. If they think that we beg for wheat and then feel they can dictate to us what is good for our governance, then it is defiance; it is being an accomplice to malice.

The bill has yet to pass two very difficult steps before it becomes law. Even if the senate passes it, the President can veto the bill, unless two-third of the Senate and two-thirds of the House then vote in favor of the bill. So, it is not a law yet and we do not envision it to be one. Why? Because they will realize how wrong it is. As a policy it is erroneous. We are people not poor dogs. Our relationship with the United States is based on our common universal values and common interests. That relationship continues to thrive.

But the question is what if they pass it as a law? We cannot accept a law that these friends of ours wish on us. Because, it will be unconstitutional. Another parliament, other than our own, cannot legislate for us. We are told that their hand-out will be halted and our good relations will be jeopardized if we don't abide by it. The question for us is, will such reduction in aid choke our throat and interfere with our on going economic progress. Every penny obtained through aid or borrowing is crucial to our progress. On the other hand, if we miss a penny or more, our progress will not be hampered. We have seen it in 1998. When aid fell short, when many countries conspired to hurt us, when we got only 1/3 of what we were promised, we continued our economic growth at a rate of 11.8%. If the same thing happens in 2000 or 2002, we are better prepared to cope with it than 1998. These days, aid flows to us from different sources. We are not dependent on aid from Washington alone.

Those who left prison after asking for forgiveness have been seen pleading in Washington for the passage of HR2003. When these individuals left prison, they apologized in the open for their errors. Their apology was not limited to the government, but also to the Ethiopian people. They signed detailed documents specifying what they can and cannot do. They agreed to uphold and abide by the constitution and respect government agencies. When they gave us their word at the time, we had no reason to suspect that they were doing this to fool the government and get out of prison. Although they have not kept their word to date, and continue to rub shoulders with anti-Ethiopian forces, we believe it is only a matter of time before they realize their transgressions. They may have been busy meeting with their supporters in the Diaspora and will realize their errors in due course. However, even if there are provoking situations for us to act, we will wait not to the eleventh hour, but to the eleventh hour and fifty-nine minutes, in the hope that they may correct their blunders. If not, their mistakes will catch up with them and they will stumble and fall.

To expect the American Congress to pass laws that will influence the function of our Election Board is something I could not fathom coming from an opposition that intends to take power in our country. I believe this is the shameful aspect of what I referred to as " zero sum politics." Imagine our parliament member telling his constituency that the American Congress will enact laws to govern them. When I first heard that some members of this house said so, I did not believe my ears and asked that this information be verified. When it was confirmed to be true, I was briefly ashamed of being a member of this parliament.

The agenda for negotiations have been exported to the American Congress and are coming back to us with rules and regulations attached to them. They have thus excluded it from becoming our agenda in the future. Under these circumstances, I believe the ruling party should bar any such agenda. To gain a better perspective and learn a lesson for the future, I believe the ruling party may confer on this issue in the near future and advance an opinion.

Mr. Prime Minister: I hope you will continue your restraint and show magnanimity on the issue of Kinijit. Let us hope that they have learned enough lessons during their stay in Kality. Let us give them enough time to regroup and join the mainstream democratic movement. HR2003 is a sore on the back of the American Congress. I also hope they realize their errors and retire it to the recycle bean.

OGADEN

The situation in the Ogaden is, in the main the work of ONLF and Al Ittihad. To handle this situation we follow the same principles I outlined above:

1. Enabled the people to reject this zero sum politics.

2. Created a way they can peacefully accomplish their goals.

3. Administer punishments to those that embark on violent activities, to the maximum extent allowable by law.

We have also achieved very good success in arming the Somali Kilil people to fight these insurgents directly. Many have been wounded and have died while fighting to secure their area. We are now seeing peace and security in the region. Food aid organizations are doing their job well. The false information about the region was disparaged by UN agencies who went there and reported back saying that there is no humanitarian crisis now. We agreed to work together to avoid future problems. Both civilian and military aid is flowing to the area unrestricted.

What happened in 1977, where starving people were eating bone, shall never happen again.

The prime Minister is excused to attend to his next engagement.

11/29/07

DR BERHANU NEGA, "ETHIOPIAN OPPOSITION LEADER". AT IT AGAIN!

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As the grand Diaspora tour of the Kinijit leaders winds down, rumors are abound that some are staying here while those that returned are moving directly to Kality prison. I hear Dr. Berhanu Nega is accepting a three month fellowship at the American University, here in Washington, D.C. A popular website, EthiopiaFirst, sites a "reliable source" that alleges that the government will commute their pardon and put some of them back to prison. Please tell me it ain't so!

When does he get it, Dr. Berhanu Nega? Let me take you to his recent interview with Jerome McDonald on Chicago Public Radio. Pardon me if I do not make enough comments. At list you will have the hard copy for free. Here goes...

"...talk to the opposition groups and then convene a project that will reconstruct the constitutional base of a transitional federal authority with new leadership and new direction for Somali society." Oops! That was Ahmed Samatar of Somalia!

Not to worry. Dr. Berhanu's demands are no better. Hold your horses!

Asked why the international tour instead of continuing his work in Ethiopia, after his release from prison:

"...to talk to the Diaspora and international community in general. The political environment in the country is such that you cannot hold a meeting; you cannot have a discussion with your supporters. You don't have any media to air your views. So it is a complete dark hole. You cannot do any thing politically in Ethiopia. Till the situation clarifies there was not much that we can do in terms of communicating with the public. We can do some organizing; we can re-establish our structure and things of that sort. We left sufficient number of people to do that."

Let me get this. This "dark hole" gave him his freedom from prison, allowed him to tour the world and express his grievances to every Tom, Dick and Harry and let him "do some organizing" back home. Wow! I am impressed. Some dark hole!

Don't jump your gun yet.

"...On the other hand, we are also completely bankrupted by the government. They have taken everything from our offices; they have closed all our offices. We don't have anything. So, if we are going to operate as a party, we need some finances and our main supporters in the US in Europe, it was a very important fund raising activity that we need to do."

Ok. I get it. To operate as a party in this "dark hole", we need money. The Diaspora cows are ready to give us that money. Of course once we take the money back home, the government is going to "bankrupt" us again, because we have not changed the way we do business with this government. Does the government have rules about foreign funds coming to his party? Do these support organizations have accountability to the countries that they registered as tax free entities?

Hold on. Cool your jets. There is more.

"...as you know, the United States has been the major political supporter, if you will, of the Ethiopian government. The HR2003 was coming on the floor (JM says: that is the Ethiopian Freedom, Democracy and Human Right Advancement Act of 2006?). That is right. And we thought it would be good to go and have a discussion with members of Congress and if possible, with State Department and others, to support this bill, because it supports democracy in Ethiopia."

First of, it is called "The Ethiopian Democracy and Accountability Act of 2003." Second, I doubt if you went any where near the State Department. If you did, the words of Jendayi Frazer and Ambassador Yamamoto would tell you that the government of Ethiopia has made significant steps to regain a respectful democratic process and would send you packing to go back home and build on a budding democratic movement, not a "dark hole." Those ONLF folks that you sat with, in the hallowed halls of congress, only know how to kill and maim to liberate their region. We will debate you on the merits and demerits of HR 2003, and let the chips fall where they may.

He goes on

"...for those of us who know Ethiopia, and who are Ethiopians, who live in it and who just came out of prison, the situation in Ethiopia has gotten significantly worse. Live alone to be any progress, it has deteriorated significantly. I mean, you have heard repeatedly about the human right abuses in the Ogaden, in other parts of the country. There was no, no movement whatsoever, towards democratization. There is no discussion between the government and opposition. No negotiation or what, whatsoever. What progress, after the killing of those people, has been made, it would have been good for the senator (Senator Inhofe) to itemize. We don't know it. In fact, we are terribly worried that the situation is escalating. The various regions are in turmoil."

So, you have no better example than those murderers in the Ogaden to back up your allegation of "significantly worse situations in Ethiopia"? No negotiations whatsoever? I thought we just completed two years of negotiations to get you out of Kality prison, to go around the world and bad mouth those same people who worked for your liberty. Did you mention the names of any of those elders whose time, money and resources you depleted to get your freedom? Of course not.

There is more.

"...The security of the United States requires that it supports Ethiopia, no matter what."

You bet your bottom dollar it will! I will pass your lecture on terrorism and authoritarian governments, because I know it, agree with you and do not need that lecture. Let me just mention in passing, that the good Senator from Oklahoma that you so harshly criticized, knows the interests of his constituency very well and the security needs of his country much more than you, Sir.

"...The reason why we love the people of the United States is precisely because of this contribution to humanity that they put, because of their love for liberty, their love for democracy. It is that, we want to see in the United States. We want the United States foreign policy to reflect the decency of its people. That is what we are calling for."

Dr. Berhanu, do you mind extending those same policy of decency and respect for your own brothers and sisters in Ethiopia? Whether in government or outside?

"...It was clear that it (the government of Ethiopia) was doing a coup d'etat. I mean there was no issue there. Now, after that what we did through time was, Ok, the government is not willing to relinquish power by votes. But if we push the government hard, then it is going to lead to a serious conflict. So, why don't we say to the government, "look, we know you didn't win. We know we have won. But we don't want to create any conflict in this country. So, we will give you the power for now. Take it. But, let us make sure the institutions necessary for a real democratic election next time around are in place." So, we put an 8-points demand. And these all these 8-points are 8-points that require the government to implement its own constitution. One, we said the election board has to be independent. That is what the constitution says. Two, the judiciary has to be independent. It was, you know, as the world has seen in our case, it is a kangaroo court....if you agree to negotiate on these points in good faith, we will go to parliament, although we know you have not won"

Just hold on one minute, good doctor economist. So, the present government is in power by coup d'etat? And you plan to unseat them how? No, you did not say you will give them power to avoid conflict did you? This is a new one on me. Is this politics 001, to give them power and ask them to play by their own rules, I mean by their own constitution? I am completely lost good doctor. You give them power and then you demand to negotiate. What power do you wield that will prevent the same "kangaroo court" from doing business as usual, the same "kangaroo court" that set you free? Do you understand why the government refused and will refuse to talk to you if you come up with these same concoctions of political mumbo jumbo?

I think I spoke too soon. The answer may be some where in the following convoluted diatribe.

"...they (EPRDF) told the Ethiopian public very clearly, that they will never accept real genuine democracy in that country."

Really? Is there fake democracy? So why "play ball", as you said, with a government that has made its point clear? Do you have a magic wand to change its opinion?

"...This government made it a point to divide society along ethnic lines. This government is the one that argued that all politics has to be ethnic. This is the only country in Africa that has legitimized ethnic politics. You know, in fact we are arguing this has lead to further conflict rather than bringing the country together....Currently, in eight of the nine regions of the country, there is a conflict. Conflict based on ethnic political considerations. Most of the opposition now, including these ethnic opposition forces are saying, if there is a genuine democracy in Ethiopia, that even the secessionists who have been, you know before this, claiming that they want to be independent Ethiopia would drop their demands for secession or at least consider seriously their demand for secession."

I get it! So you now have the new AFD. I thought the reason you sat with the ONLF guys in congress was from lack of good PR advice. I was sooo wrong! And these secessionist forces who have been schmoozing with you, would drop their demands for secession?. I sure would love for OLF or ONLF to come out with a single such statement. But then again, you told us there is no genuine democracy in Ethiopia. So why bother? Go on please, enlighten me more, good economist doctor. I am still waiting to hear how you plan to "play ball" with the Ethiopian government.

"...The coalition (CUD) is a peaceful legal political organization that wants to advance its aims of establishing a democratic order in Ethiopia through elections."

We are back to those sham elections again?

"...But elections, just because there is an election does not mean it is a reflection of popular will....The CUD is not interested in sham elections. That is why it keeps calling for a negotiation first. A negotiation among all political forces (including OLF and ONLF and ..LF and ..LF, I presume), to create the institutions necessary to have a real democratic election. That must come before these coming elections, because without those institutions, then the election has no meaning and participating in this election will have equally no meaning."

Wow! I told you the guy thinks Ethiopia is just like Somalia. A country with no law and order. Do you think he should have toured the rest of Ethiopia, outside Kality prison, and gauged the state of the country before giving his State of the Nation address in the US?

Even the recent Economist article gives the government some credit:

Since the early 1990s, however, Ethiopia has recovered somewhat under Mr. Zenawi. It is an inspiring story. The new university buildings springing up all over the south are tangible evidence that the aid and development money pumped into Ethiopia reaches the people it is meant to. Roads are clearly being built, funded largely by the Chinese; schools and water-treatment plants are being opened. And there are few complaints of corruption, a fact that continues to make Ethiopia popular with foreign donors. The government, to its credit, must have thought that it had drawn much of the poison of ethnic competition by introducing a new federal constitution in 1994, with many powers devolved to the regions, and by accepting the independence of Eritrea in 1993.

This is far from saying we are not mired by poverty, unemployment, ethnic strife and an economy that needs a major overhaul. But, let us give where credit is due and move on. I don't see guerrilla movements creeping up all over the country. Instead I see new university buildings springing up, very inspiring, indeed! Let us build on what we have.

Is he done? Oh ya. What if the government refuses to talk to you?

"...I honestly don't know any political party that has been put under a systematic deliberate attempt by the government, to divide, to break, to you know, to create all kinds of havoc within, I mean, within the organization itself. They put us in different blocks, they separated, you know, what they consider to be, you know, the different main figures, so that they won't be together. They spread rumors between the zones. They hired their agents to infiltrate and, you know, they haven't tried anything (you mean they have tried everything?) All these attempts by the government and other political opponents of the CUD, obviously will have some strain. But what is amazing is, irrespective of that, the main line, the main ideas of the CUD, the political platform of the CUD, is still intact. Everybody is subscribing to that. If there are differences, these are differences among individual characters within, within the party or in fact more importantly, among the rules of the game within the party which, which have, manifested at different times. But my view is that the main line of the party is there. It would continue to be there. Because the ideal that the CUD has advanced has won in Ethiopia. ...it is a question of how we go there now, and I think the CUD as a party would lead that among, you know, by working with other parties....it is working with other political organizations to do that. I think we will make it."

I am sorry. I cannot comment on this section. I thought he was going to call for negotiations first. Did I hear him wrong? Is there a CUD party? This is getting absurd.

Any absurd (juicy) stories from Kality prison?

"...there are a number of those that has happened. I mean, the most amazing is the absurdity of dictatorship in the behaviors that you see with our prison guards, with the prison administration and things, so on. You know, the most stupid thing that you would see. You know they would come and, I remember once, one of our our members has a T-shirt with small CUD logo on it. And, you know, the prison guard came and said you have to take that T-shirt off. And the guy kept saying why am I taking my shirt off? He said, you know, I just said so. And he kept arguing that, you know, just because you said so I am not going to take off my shirt. You know, you are asking me to do the most humiliating thing and I am not going to do it. He said, well if you are not going to do it I will put you in isolation, and the guy was put in isolation for about a month for wearing a shirt."

This is the juiciest story form Kality prison? Help me out. I get the message, but "most humiliating"? Has this guy heard about Guantanamo detention camp? I thought the juiciest story was about how you managed to write a 600 plus page book from a "block" (cell) with all those schizophrenic cell mates watching. I reckon you are saving that for the campaign stump!

Are you optimistic about what comes next for Ethiopia?

"...If you are following Ethiopia closely, actually the feeling you would have is rather schizophrenic. On the one hand, you feel optimistic and I will tell you why we feel optimistic. On the other hand, there are indications that, unless otherwise something happens, then things are gonna go really out. What makes you optimistic, at least from my perspective, is the fact the idea of liberty, the idea of a genuine democracy, that that is the system that we ought to live in, has penetrated society so much, I don't think there is anything that will take us back."

AMEN! Now you are talking buddy. That is why I am optimistic and if I were you, I would put my money where my mouth is. The institutions are there. Don't recreate the wheel. Thank your EPRDF brothers and sisters for this unique opportunity. Go get yourself a party and prepare for the elections. You of all people know what it takes to be elected, what it takes to win. Go read your own book on your troubles at the last election and don't make the same mistake, again.

Oh, you are not done? Here we go again with the mud slinging. Why did you have to cross the line? Why Nega, Why? We fought for 21 months, day and night, to get you out of there.

"...On the other hand, the belligerence of the government has created an environment where this transition might not take place peacefully. I mean, it would have been great, if this idea that won, would be implemented through a peaceful negotiation and move into this new system peacefully. But, the government seems to be bent on stopping this historical march. And in this process, it has created forces that believe that the only way to get rid off this government, the only way to change this process and bring about a new outcome is through force. And that that, you know, traditionally known process in Ethiopia, of achieving change through force is now re-establishing itself, in the sense that, at one point, because of the 2005 election, that was not the most accepted way of doing things, or at least in terms of thinking. Now these forces are getting currency. The population, after they saw what happened in 2005, have started saying this government is not going to change. The only way it can change is through using the means that it only knows, which is force. And accordingly, you see a lot of guerrilla movements creeping up all over the country. And as we also saw in the news, it is escalating. As we have seen in the Ogaden, it could happen in Oromia any time, in the Amhara, and once these things build up, then it reaches that threshold where it becomes very difficult to bring back to a peaceful solution."

I have a creepy feeling that this guy has been spending to much time in bed with ONLF. This escalating stuff reminds me of the recent San Diego fires. Can you see all these guerrillas, monkeys and baboons creeping up the Ethiopian highlands, like wild fire, on their way to Menelik Palace?

Dear Dr. economist. The only movements creeping up all over the country are those damn universities, get it? My advice for you on the previous paragraphs stands as is.

Good luck and God bless.