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HEIGHT=1600></TD> <!-- Begin Center column Body text formatting here --> <TD Align=left valign=top WIDTH=432 HEIGHT=1600><span style = 'font-family:Arial;color:black'><h4>DAILY NEWS</h4></span> <A HREF="amnews.html"><H4><span style = 'color:maroon'>AMHARIC VERSION</A></span> | <A HREF="engnews.html"><span style = 'color:maroon'>ENGLISH VERSION</A></H4></span> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: black'> CONVERT OLD TELEPHONE NUMBERS TO THE NEW SYSTEM </b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> <A HREF="http://www.ethioindex.com/convert/"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: red'> Click </span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Ethiopia: Parcel bomb kills 1 - 09/30 </b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> News24, South Africa: Addis Ababa - Ethiopian police were searching for clues on Friday behind the first-ever reported incident of a parcel bombing which killed one person and ... </b></span><b><A HREF="http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,,2-11-1447_1809196,00.html"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> News 24</span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Listen VOA Sep 30 and Tensae Radio Sep 29/30 </b></span><br> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'>VOA's coverage of UEDF/CUD press conference, Sep 29: News/Exclusive interview with Tensae Lawyer Mr. Shakesphere Part II and Sep 30 news. </b></span> <b><A HREF="http://www.ethioindex.com/gonewsfix.php?ethioindexnewsid=42995"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'>VOA </span></A></b> <span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> | </b></span><b><A HREF="http://66.197.153.103/radio/september/290905.ram"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'>Tensae Sep 29</span></A></b> <span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> | </b></span><b><A HREF="http://66.197.153.103/radio/september/300905.ram"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'>Tensae Sep 30</span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Prof. Donald Levine letter to Ambassador Kassahun - 09/30 </b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> Among numerous other independent reports of EPRDF interference with the electoral process in the provinces, I might cite the published report of French journalist, Ren LeFort, who observed: I spent two weeks in northern Shoa just before the May 15 elections to observe the electoral campaign. By any international standard, it was not free and fair, and open only as long as the ruling power was so sure it will win that it didn't campaign. <br></b></span><b><A HREF="http://www.ethioindex.com/lela/univchicago.htm"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Full Text</span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> San Diego Tribune (AP) - Ethiopian authorities arrest hundreds of opposition supporters - 09/29 </b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> Ethiopian authorities have arrested hundreds of opposition supporters in recent days leading up to a major opposition rally that had been planned for this weekend, government opponents said Thursday. Beginning Sept. 19, authorities had arrested 859 opposition members across the country and security forces had killed one opposition member in the Amhara region, 250 miles south of the capital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's two main opposition groups said in a statement. <br></b></span><b><A HREF="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/20050929-1921-ethiopia-arrests.html"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> San Diego Tribune</span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Meles Zenawi's repression is intensifying - 09/25 <br> </b></span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'>ER - Extrajudicial acts of the EPRDF against CUD members and supporters in North Gonder, North Gonder, Oromia, Southern Ethiopia, Eastern Ethiopia, North wollo and West Gojjam </b> <b> <A HREF="http://ethiopianreview.homestead.com/001NewsSep29_2005.html"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Full Text </span></A></b><br> Also AP/SP: Ethiopian police arrest hundreds of opposition supporters and African News - Ethiopian opposition cancels rally, blames govt. <br></span></b></span><b><A HREF="http://www.sudantribune.com/article.php3?id_article=11843"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> AP/SP</span></A></b> <span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> | </b></span><b><A HREF="http://www.eastandard.net/hm_news/news.php?articleid=29702"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Africa News </span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> VOA - Government rejects opposition request for rally, UEDF-CUD postponed the event and call decision illegal - 09/29 </b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> UEDF-CUD opposition rally postponed, Listen CUD Vice Chairman Wzr. Birtukan Mideksa. Government rejects opposition request for rally, also listen Dr. Brehanu Nega who called decision illegal. <br></b></span><b><A HREF="http://www.ethioindex.com/gonewsfix.php?ethioindexnewsid=42942"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Wzr. Birtukan</span></A></b> <span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> | </b></span><b><A HREF="http://www.ethioindex.com/gonewsfix.php?ethioindexnewsid=42943"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Dr. Berhanu </span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> <IMG SRC="images/hailu-victory.jpeg" WIDTH=100 HEIGHT=90 align=left ALT="" border="0"> VIDEO - Hailu Shawel on VOA Straight Talk Africa - 09/28<br> </b></span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'>Washington DC, September 28 - View video interview of CUD Chairman Engineer Hailu Shawel on Straight Talk Africa, VOA. </b></span> <b> <A HREF="http://www.voanews.com/real/voa/africa/engl/engl1830v.ram"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> <br>View Interview Video </span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> The expected clashes this week and TPLF looks for secession <br> </b></span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'>The expected clashes this week in Ethiopia will mark the worst violence in the Ethiopian capital since student riots in June 2005 which more than 30 people were killed. The second news article states that the executives of the Tigray People's Liberation Front are debating the feasibility of the "extreme" option of the secession of the Tigray Regional State. </b></span> <b> <A HREF="http://www.geeskaafrika.com/ethiopia_24sept05.htm"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'><br> HAN Djibouti </span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> VOA News on the recent arrest and Interview with Dr. Taye - 09/28 </b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> VOA - Arrest of opposition party members in different regions of Ethiopia and Interview with Dr. Taye as well as 09/28 news of Tensae Radio. <br></b></span><b><A HREF="http://www.ethioindex.com/gonewsfix.php?ethioindexnewsid=42883"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> VOA News</span></A></b> <span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> | </b></span><b><A HREF="http://www.ethioindex.com/gonewsfix.php?ethioindexnewsid=42884"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Dr. Taye </span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Meles and his Associates Droped the lawsuit on Tensae Radio </b></span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'>Meles and his associates including his wife Azeb Gola have backed off their lawsuit against Tensae Radio. However, confident Tensae Radio wil pursue its counter lawsuit. Listen to Interview with Tensae's lawyer Mr. Shakespreare Feyesa. "When the going gets tough the tough gets going."</b></span> <b> <A HREF="http://66.197.153.103/radio/september/interview/Shakespe.ram"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Must Listen Interview </span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Opposition members arrested ahead of planned demo- 09/28 </b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> An unknown number of opposition party supporters have been arrested in Ethiopia ahead of a planned demonstration scheduled for Sunday in the capital, Addis Ababa, to protest the results of the 15 May general election. "I can't give you a precise figure, but the number of those arrested in several regions runs into hundreds," Merera Gudina, first vice-chairman of the United Ethiopian Democratic Forces (UEDF), said. "Several opposition offices have also been closed." </b></span><b><A HREF="http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/c3ea3e0a4442a3547b21da74dbc6126b.htm"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> IRIN</span></A></b> <span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> | </b></span><b><A HREF="http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__africa/&articleid=252000"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> AFP</span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> German Radio on the Arrest in Addis and Meles Speech </b> <IMG SRC="images/germ-radio-09-27.jpg" WIDTH=410 HEIGHT=200 ALT="" border="0"></span> <b><A HREF="Radio-Germ-09-27.pdf"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Click </span></A></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'>&#160; &#160;Meles on the verge of declaring a Martial Law? </b></span> <b><A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/~dagmawi/Zebenya/Zebenya.html"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Dagmawi </span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Ethiopian Opposition Denies Government Allegations of Fomenting Violence - 09/27 </b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> Over the past few days, the Ethiopian government has arrested scores of opposition supporters, accusing them of planning a coup. But the opposition denies the charge and is planning to hold nationwide demonstrations next Sunday to protest what it says were fraudulent parliamentary elections last May. Listen Interview with CUDs Dr. Berhanu Nega. <b><A HREF="http://www.voanews.com/mediaassets/english/2005_09/Audio/mp3/Ethiopia_Berhanu_Eagle_Eng2Afr_29Sept05.mp3"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> VOA </span></A></b><br> Also Listen Tensae Radio for the latest news of the day. <span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> | </b></span><b><A HREF="http://66.197.153.103/radio/september/270905.ram"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Tensae Radio</span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Ethiopian Rally Hits the Downing Street. Again - 09/27</b></span><br> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> Friday afternoon brought Ethiopians together from all corners of London to the Downing Street. The main aim of the rally was to demand Mr Tony Blair and the UK Government stop supporting the murderers in Addis Ababa. Although Ethiopians were called to this rally within a very short time (practically 2 days), those brave men and women flocked to the Downing Street, ignoring the London downpour. </b></span><b><A HREF="news-sep26-2.htm"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'>Full Text</span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Urgent Call to All Oppositions, the Security Forces, the People of Tigray and the rest of Ethiopia!!- 09/26 </b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> All efforts have been made to open dialogue with the regime. The regime shut its doors and its ears. The people are left with no recourse except to show through peaceful protest their displeasure with the power that refuses to listen and hear their grievances, and prefers to intimidate and threaten. <br></b></span><b><A HREF="news-sep26-1.htm"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'>Network of Ethio Scholars</span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Protest During Meskel Celebration in Addis - 09/26 </b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> VOA reports on public protests during Demera celebration at Mesqel Square. Listen to detailed report. <b><A HREF="http://www.ethioindex.com/gonewsfix.php?ethioindexnewsid=42727"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> VOA </span></A></b><br> Also Listen Tensae Radio for other news. <span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> | </b></span><b><A HREF="http://66.197.153.103/radio/september/260905.ram"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Tensae Radio</span></A></b> <hr> <b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: red'> Details on CUD: </span> Kinijit Executive Committee - 09/26 </b> </b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> The newly transformed CUD elected it top leaders today. The party's 20-member executive committee and 60-member central committee will take over their responsibilities from the 16-member council. <br><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'>Members of the newly formed CUD Executive Committee:</b> <br></SPAN> <b>Chairman:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: BLACK'>Ato Hailu Shawel</SPAN> <br> 1st Vice Chairman: &#160;&#160;<span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: BLACK'>Wzr. Birtukan Mideksa </SPAN> <br> Vice Chairman:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: BLACK'>Ato Lidetu Ayalew </SPAN> <br> Secretary:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: BLACK'>Ato Muluneh Eyuel</SPAN> <br> <b></B></B> <span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: NAVY'><b> <br>Members:</b></SPAN> <br> <span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: BLACK'><b> Ato Abayneh Birhanu &#160; &#160; Ato Abdurahman Ahmedin &#160; Ato Akalu Gergrie <br>Dr. Hailu Alemayehu &#160; &#160;&#160;&#160; Dr. Befikadu Degifie &#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Ato Dereje Amensisa <br>Ato Elala Tezera &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Major Getachew Mengistu &#160;&#160; Ato Gizachew Shiferaw <BR>Wro Leniesil ASfaw &#160; &#160; &#160; Ato Mesfin Ayalew &#160;&#160; &#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Dr. Mulalem Tarekegn <br>Ato Mushie Semu &#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Ato Seleshi Tena &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Shimels Tekletsdik <BR>Dr. Shimels Tekletsdik &#160; Dr. Yakob Hailemariam </span><br></B> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'><b>Official press release will follow soon.</b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <IMG SRC="images/Hailu_Shawel_0705.jpeg" WIDTH=100 HEIGHT=100 align=left ALT="" border="0"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Listen CUD Chairman Engineer Hailu Shawel Speech during his visit in Los Angeles - 09/26 </b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> Ethiopia's leading opposition party chairman met the Ethiopian Diaspora in Los Angeles, San Diego and other cities of California as well as Nevada including Las Vegas. Listen to his speech as well as his answers to few questions<b><A HREF="hailu-la-09-25-05.wma"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Click </span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Ethiopian police arrest 43 opposition members - 09/26 </b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> ADDIS ABABA, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Ethiopian authorities have arrested 43 armed opposition members accused of plotting to overthrow the government, the state-run Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) said on Monday. <b><A HREF="http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L26392186.htm"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Click </span></A></b> <hr> <b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: red'> Breaking News </span>- Kinijit has Elected its Leadership - 09/24 </b> </b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> Andenet Voice Congratulates the newly elected leaders of Kinijit on behalf of Kinijit support group in the Diaspora. <br> <b>Engineer Hailu Shawel</b> - President <br> <b>Wzr. Birtukan Mideksa </b> - Senior Vice President <br> <b>Ato Lidetu Ayalew </b> - Vice President </b><br> <b>Ato Muluneh Eyoel </b> - Secretary <br> The party's 20-member executive committee and 60-member central committee also became official today and took over their responsibilities from the former 16-member council. As of today, CUD has been transformed from a coalition of four parties into a unitary party under one leadership. <A HREF="http://www.voanews.com/real/voa/africa/amha/amha1800a.ram"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'><b> More on VOA </A></span></b> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'><b>Official press release will follow soon.</b> </span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Kinijit/CUD Radio - 09/24 </b></span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> </b></span><b><A HREF="http://wustradio.francelink.com:8080/ramgen/wust/saturday09011.ra"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: red'> Kinijit Radio</span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> CUD Chairman Ato Hailu Shawel Interview with Tensae Radio - 09/22 </b></span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> </b></span><b><A HREF="http://66.197.153.103/radio/september/interview/EngHailu.ram"> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: red'> Must Listen</span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Africa Intelligence: TPLF Looks To Tigray's Secession - 09/23 </b></span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'>Obtained from Ethio Index / Medrek, Source Indigo Publication </b></span><b><A HREF="http://www.ethioindex.com/medrek2/viewtopic.php?t=20151"> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Click</span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Ethiopian opposition to hold mass rally for national unity govt 09/22 <br></b></span> <IMG SRC="images/kinjit_Rally_4.gif" WIDTH=190 HEIGHT=140 align=right ALT="" border="0"> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> AFP  Ethiopia s two main opposition groups are set to hold a mass rally next week to demand the formation of a national unity government in the wake of deadly electoral violence. Allegations of fraud surrounded the ruling Ethiopian People s Revolutionary Democratic Front s (EPRDF) victory in elections held in May. </span><b><A HREF="news-sep22-1.htm"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> AFP News</span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> The Carter Center Report in Plain English- 09/21 </b></span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> The Carter Center Report is more damning than that of the EU-EOM observers. In fact, while upholding everything the EU-EOM said the Carter Center has additional damning indictments to make. In one case for example, the carter center raises that during the reelections, there were cases of no ID card and inedible ink finger checks on voters as required by the rules, making a mockery of PM Meles s assertion that the reelection voting was done with unconventional high turnout and a vote in  vengeance . </b></span><b><A HREF="news-sep21-1.htm"> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'><br> Must Read Commentry</span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> VOA 09/21 - CUD chair Ato Hailu after news followed by a discussion with four other guests,namely, Dr. Berhanu of CUD, Dr. Beyene of UEDF, Dr. Paulos and Assistant Prof. Medhane </b> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'>The leader of Ethiopia's Coalition for Unity and Democracy said he would boycott the upcoming parliament, and is asking the United States and European nations to pressure Prime Minister Meles Zenawi stand aside and let a transitional government to take over. Hailu Shewal, the CUD chairman, said Tuesday that he wants Ethiopia's political leaders to negotiate a transitional government, claiming that the outcome of the May 15th election was fraudulent. Mr. Meles, whose ruling party was declared the victory in the elections, has defended the election as legitimate. The prime minister also has said he would not negotiate on forming transitional government. But Mr. Hailu says Ethiopia's big international supporters - including the United States - should use their weight to change the prime minister's mind and support formation of an interim government. Mr. Hailu dismissed calls for cooperation with the prime minister's party. Speaking at the National Press Club in Washington, the CUD leader said personally he would boycott the new parliament, in which his party will hold 109 of the 547 seats. <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'>Forward to the 11:25th minute to hear Ato Hailu</span> </b></span><b><A HREF="ftp://8475.ftp.storage.akadns.net/real/voa/africa/amha/amha1800aWED.rm"> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Listen VOA</span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Chicago Radio - Ethiopia's Political Future: Donald Levine & Kassahun Ayele - 09/21</b> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'>Kassahun Ayele Ethiopian Ambassador to the United States and Donald Levine Professor of Sociology, University of Chicago. A preliminary EU report says Ethiopia's May elections didn't live up to international standards. As the EU prepares to issue its final report, we're joined by Ethiopia's ambassador to the U.S. We're also joined, once again, by sociologist Donald Levine. He's author of the books, Greater Ethiopia: The Evolution of a Multi-ethnic Society and Wax and Gold. <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'>You will hear the Ambassodor being very defensive when the weakness of EPRDF gets revealed, instead of addressing the issue he took a long time attacking the Professor as biased for just having a different view. This pity trick of manipulation is witnessed in many occasions as recently demonstrated by PM Meles and Bereket Simon making personal attacks to the respected European observation mission head, "The Honorable Ana Gomez," just because her findings did not favor their regime. You will also hear Prof. Levine forcing to come out of the pity personal issue to focus on the bigger picture. It seems like this habit and tired trick of EPRDF officials is being employed repeatedly at the international level. </span> <br> </b></span><b><A HREF="http://www.chicagopublicradio.org/DWP_XML/wv/2005_09/wv_20050920_1300_5460/segment_235313.ram"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'>Chicago Public Radio</span></A></b> <b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> | </b></span><b><A HREF="http://www.ethiomedia.com/realaudio/levine_ayele.ram"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'>Alternate from EthioMedia</span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Moving Ethiopian Democracy Forward: What is to be done?- 09/20</b> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> The Ethiopian people must continue to strive for democracy. There will be no retreat until democratic change is fully attained. <br> </b></span><b><A HREF="news-sep20-1.htm"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'>Network of Ethio Scholars</span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> ER - CUD chairman Ato Hailu Shawel gave a press conference </span></b> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> this afternoon (09/20) at the National Press Club in Washington DC. Ato Hailu started out by saying that what took place in Ethiopia is not "vote rigging." He said, "it's a daylight robbery of the people's vote." Regarding CUD's decision not to enter the parliament, Ato Hailu said, "the parliament is going to be illegal because it will not represent the people. We are not going enter an illegal parliament." Asked what he specifically wants from the U.S. Government, Ato Hailu said he wants the U.S. to tell Meles that he lost the elections and "must relinquish power." </span> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> CUD warns government against descent into an urban rogue, Sept. 20 </b></span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'>Tension deepens in Addis Ababa ahead of the October 2 opposition rally as armed men of the ruling party continue to mount attacks on opposition officials some of whom have physically been assaulted, their vehicles vandalized, and offices taken over. </b></span><b><A HREF="http://www.ethiomedia.com/fastpress/cud_warns_against_urban_rogue.html"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Ethio Media </span></A></b> <!-- <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: black'> Ethiopian Opposition Leader Hailu Shawel to Hold Press Conference at NPC inWashington Sept. 20 </b></span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> </b></span><b><A HREF="http://allafrica.com/stories/200509200613.html"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> US News Wire </span></A></b> --> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'>Tensae Radio (09/20) - Listen today's news and CUD chair Ato Hailu Shawel </b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'>during the recent meeting in Washington DC on Sunday Sep 18, 2005. Forward to the 28:00 minute to hear Ato Hailu's response to questions<b><A HREF="http://66.197.153.103/radio/september/200905.ram"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Click </span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'>Meles left New York in a hurry - 09/20 </b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> (Sep 20, 2005 - Ethiopian Review) Meles Zenawi left New York in a hurry and arrived in Addis Ababa last Saturday after attending the United Nations General Assembly on Sep 15. Meles used to go to Washington DC after attending UN annual meetings, but this time he left the U.S. in a hurry to avoid questioning by Tensae Radio lawyers, observers say. A counter lawsuit is being filed against Meles, Bereket and other top officials of the EPRDF regime by Tensae radio accusing them of torture and murder of Ethiopian civilians. According to the evidences that are being gathered so far, some of victims could be close relatives of Ethiopian Americans. Tensae Radio initiated the counter lawsuit after Meles and his officials filed a lawsuit against Tensae Radio officials charging them of defamation. The lawsuit was filed in a Virginia court. When Meles took this legal action, he waived any diplomatic immunity he may have, legal experts informed Ethiopian Review. The counter lawsuit may force Meles and his officials to stay away from the United States and European countries to avoid deposition, and possible arrest. Law experts say that the June 8 massacre is particularly troublesome for Meles since he took direct command of the security forces that perpetrated the mass murder. </span> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <IMG SRC="images/engineer_hailu.jpeg" WIDTH=100 HEIGHT=100 align=left ALT="" border="0"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'>Meles Zenawi must step down, declares CUD - 09/18 </b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> Ethiopia's leading opposition party which enjoyed a landslide victory over the ruling party of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi last May declared on Sunday the nation's next move would be to force the resignation of the Meles government. <b><A HREF="http://www.ethiomedia.com/fastpress/cud_boycotts_parliament.html"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'>Ethio Media </span></A> <span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> | </b></span><b><A HREF="http://www.andnetwork.com/app?service=direct/0/Home/$DirectLink&sp=l757"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Andnetwork</span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <IMG SRC="images/debebe.jpeg" WIDTH=100 HEIGHT=100 align=left ALT="" border="0"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'>An all out harassment of leaders and members of opposition - 09/19 </b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> Source Kestedemena site - An all out harassment of leaders and members of opposition parties is taking place. This harassment has been evidently made by armed agents of the government. In two of these latest moves, Ato Debebe Eshetu of the CUD and Dr. Merera Gudina of UEDF are victims in these latest incidents. Yesterday, September 16 2005, two armed men gathered at the gate of Ato Debebe Eshetu at around 7 PM. Approaching his gate, two men pointed their guns on his head while he was still in his car, blocking him from entrance. Wondering what they were up to and what they were all about, he posed some questions. They in turn replied beating him with stones and their gun. As he tried to protect himself from these rather sudden attacks, they fiercely punched him and fled kept on uproaring to withdraw or loose his life. In the course of these actions, Ato Debebe courageously shouted CUD will not cease as a result of any or all leaders are harassed as it is the people's movement. Commenting on what he felt about the incidence, Ato Debebe mentioned, "Good that that it happened late. Had it been the case that it occurred during the day, family members and neighbors could have reacted and a possibility could be loss of lives. Dr. Merera Gudina of UEDF was having lunch while his possessions were being attacked suddenly as a result of which his car windows are broken. These and more other latest incidences are clear indications of the type of disorientation moves the ruling party is engaged in particularly post election period. <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Landlocked Ethiopia declared by big margin as world poorest - result of 14 years under Meles</b></span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'>The publication offers a ranking of countries according to total wealth, with tables highlighting the 10 wealthiest and the 10 poorest countries. Switzerland heads the list of the top-ten performers. Sub-Saharan Africa dominates the bottom-10 list, <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'>with Ethiopia having the lowest level of total wealth. Ethiopia's wealth is so low that it shines the poorest when compared to it. There is a big gap between Ethiopia and world's second poorest Burundi that has 45% more wealth while the world 5th poorest Guinea-Bissau has twice more. So much for the land policy of the Meles regime.</span> </b></span><b><A HREF="http://news.mongabay.com/2005/0918-world_bank.html"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> World Bank Press Release </span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Ethiopian opposition CUD finalizes merger process - 09/17 </b></span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'>The four parties have now become one party following a pre-merger phase that took around three months. The merged party will be officially declared on September 24 following a meeting of 400 council members. Opposition parties continue to argue they were robbed of a victory by Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's Ethiopian Peoples Revolutionary Democratic Front </b></span><b><A HREF="news-sep17-1.htm"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Click</span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Carter Gives Qualified OK on Ethiopia Vote </b></span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'>Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter has expressed qualified support for Ethiopia's parliamentary elections but said it was up to the opposition to decide if they accepted the results. Opposition parties continue to argue they were robbed of a victory by Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's Ethiopian Peoples Revolutionary Democratic Front </b></span><b><A HREF="news-sep16-1.htm"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Assoc Press</span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Kinijit/CUD Radio - 09/17 </b></span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> </b></span><b><A HREF="http://wustradio.francelink.com:8080/ramgen/wust/saturday09013.ra"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: red'> Kinijit Radio</span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Top Ethiopian MP seeks asylum in US </b></span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'>Samuel Alemayehu, secretary general of the House of Federation of Ethiopia could not see a way that the gross human rights violations being committed by the ruling party would be stopped," a source said. "His defection in a way is to exonerate himself from crimes being committed by senior officials of the government. </b></span><b><A HREF="http://www.ethiomedia.com/fastpress/top_mp_defects.html"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#990033'> Text</span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: black'> Final Statement on The Carter Center Observation of the Ethiopia 2005 National Elections September 2005 </b></span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> </b></span><b><A HREF="CarterCenterReportonElection.htm"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Press Release</span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'>Carter declares post-election period disappointing </b></span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has been dealt another hard blow as the Carter Centre has resonated many of the findings of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU-EOM) on the May National Elections in Ethiopia. </b></span><b><A HREF="news-sep15-1.htm"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Commentry</span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Ethiopian Opposition Leader Hailu Shawel to Hold Press Conference at NPC in Washington Sept. 20 </b></span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'>News Advisory: Ethiopian Opposition Leader Hailu Shawel will hold a National Press Club "Afternoon Newsmaker" news conference on Tuesday, Sept. 20, at 2 p.m., at the National Press Club, Washington, DC. Ato Hailu Shawel will discuss "The Political Situation in Ethiopia." </span> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> An Open Letter to the Ambassadors' Donor Group </b></span><b><A HREF="eadag.pdf"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: red'> Ethiopian-Americans</span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> The Calculated Risk that Mr. Meles Zenawi Took to Save His False Image </b></span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> </b></span><b><A HREF="calculated_risk.pdf"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: red'> Prof Getatchew Haile</span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: maroon'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: red'>ETHIOPIA-BOTTOM LAST </span>World Bank ranks "Wealth of Nations" </b></span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> Sept 14 (Reuters) - Resource depletion and surging population growth are draining the net "savings" of the world's poorest countries and could cripple future generations, according to a new World Bank study. a Entitled "Where is the Wealth of Nations?," the study uses unorthodox yardsticks such as "natural capital" to measure the total wealth of countries, ranking 118. <br><b>The following lists the rankings of those those at the bottom. <br>Total Wealth: Bottom Countries, 2000 <br><br><b>Country - Wealth per capita(US$)</b> <br>Madagascar 5,020 <br>Chad - 4,458 <br>Mozambique 4,232 <br>Guinea-Bissau 3,974 <br>Nepal - 3,802 <br>Niger - 3,695 <br>Burundi - 2,859 <br>Ethiopia 1,965 <br></b> Source: Where is the Wealth of Nations, World Bank 2006</span> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: black'> Ethiopian New Year Press Release from CUD Chair Engineer Hailu Shawel </b></span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> </b></span><b><A HREF="Newyear-PR.htm"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Amharic </span></A></b> <br> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: black'> Call for New York Rally to condemn and confront Meles Zenawi who is expected to appear during the UN General Assembly Summit on May 15. </b></span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> </b></span><b><A HREF="NY-demo.htm"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> AEUP/UEDF NY</span></A></b> <span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> | </b></span><b><A HREF="NY_RALLY-BST.pdf"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> AEUP/UEDF Boston</span></A> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> The Poison of the Son of Perdition Kills a Country and Reduces the Moral Standard of a Nation </b></span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> </b></span><b><A HREF="WoyanePolicy.pdf"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: red'> Prof Getatchew Haile</span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Open Letter to Secretary General Kofi Annan </b></span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> </b></span><b><A HREF="news-sep12-1.htm"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: red'> Ethiopian-Americans</span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Kinijit/CUD Radio - 09/10. </b></span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> </b></span><b><A HREF="http://wustradio.francelink.com:8080/ramgen/wust/saturday09012.ra"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: red'> Kinijit Radio</span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'>Ethiopia's opposition proposes unity government - 10/09 </b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> "We believe that a government of national unity would be a solution to the very dangerous situation building up in the country which has been very badly fractured," CUC official Yacob Haile Mariam told a press conferernce. "It is possible that the country would be ungovernable if the ruling Ethiopian Peoples Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) assumes power," he said. <b><A HREF="http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L10383632.htm"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'>Reuters </span></A></b> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'>Ethiopia's opposition considers boycotting new parliament in dispute over new rules - 10/09 </b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> Ethiopia's main opposition coalition is considering boycotting the new parliament, saying Saturday that rules passed by the previous legislature were intended to limit its powers and intimidate its lawmakers. The new rules stipulate that only parties with 51 percent of parliamentary seats can propose motions and present an agenda, said Hailu Araya, spokesman of the main opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy. <b><A HREF="news-sep10-1.htm"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'>Assoc. Press </span></A></b> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'>USA calls for formation of unity government in Ethiopia - 08/09 </b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> (BBC Monitoring Service/ST - Addis Ababa)  A spokesperson for the US State Department yesterday reiterated that a new government, that embraces a just representation of all opposition political parties with popular votes, must be urgently established in Ethiopia. According to the Ethiopian independent newspaper Netsanet, the spokesperson, Sean McCormick, a new government that embraces all opposition political parties in a just and fair representation, should be established urgently. He also urged the Ethiopian government to show commitment in facilitating this condition. Meanwhile, the Bush Administration, in a statement issued yesterday, called on opposition parties and the ruling coalition to resolve their differences in a peaceful manner. A spokesperson for the US government urged all sides to resolve their differences in a peaceful, accountable and fully democratic manner for the establishment of a new government. The spokesperson, Sean McCormick, said this immediately after the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia released the final electoral results including those of the Somali State  in southeastern Ethiopia  election. This is the second time in a week that the US government has called for the establishment of a new transitional government in Ethiopia. (BBC Monitoring Service/ST) <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <IMG SRC="images/gomes_ana_maria.jpeg" WIDTH=120 HEIGHT=120 align=left ALT="" border="0"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'>Gov t media accuse EU official of racism </b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> The EPRDF-run state media have continued a concerted vilification and defamation campaign against the Chief of EU Election Observation Mission, Ms Ana Gomes Despite the desperate EPRDF-run state media offensive and unethical insults against her, she is considered by Ethiopians as an icon of Justice and a Heroine. Ethiopians call her "Gobeze" picking a word that acknowledges her bravery. <b><A HREF="news-sep8-3.htm"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'>Commentry </span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'>Amharic news PDF files </b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> News on the recent disturbance in Baher Dar, CUD meeting in Dire Dawa,Federal police officers caught stealing and skyrocketing cost of fertilizers <b><A HREF="Sept6_bahirdarConflict.pdf"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> BaherDar</span></A> <span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> | </b></span><b><A HREF="Sept6_ddawa.pdf"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> DireDawa</span></A> <span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> | </b></span><b><A HREF="Sept6_police.pdf"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Police</span></A> <span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> | </b></span><b><A HREF="Sept6_fertilizer.pdf"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Fertilizer</span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'>Force Never Disproves Truth </b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> Commentary on Meles Zenawi's recent letter to the Herald. <b><A HREF="news-sep8-1.htm"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> By Prof. Mesfin W/Mariam </span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'>Anti-Yera-Award-Protest Video, Audio and Pictures </b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> Over 1200 Ethiopians protested in Oslo against Yara's prize to Meles Zenawi on Septemeber 1st, click and watch.<b><A HREF="http://www.kinijit-europe.org/images/Antiyara2dimo.sept.3.ram"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Video</span></A> <span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> | </b></span><b><A HREF="http://www.kinijit-europe.org/yara2.htm"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> More Video, Audio & Pictures</span></A></b> </span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'>CUD Says Rights Being Stifled - 09/08 </b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> Following the ban of public gatherings it called last week in Gonder, Bahir Dar, Dessie, Awassa, Arbaminch and other nine woredas of Addis Ababa Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) yesterday warned that stifling democratic and constitutional rights can not bring stability <b><A HREF="news-sep8-2.htm"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> The Daily Monitor </span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'>Ethiopian Orthodox Church Responded to EPRDF Leadership and Minister, Tefera Walewa</b> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'>Ethiopian Orthodox Church Responded to EPRDF Leadership and Minister, Tefera Walewa, regarding his reckless and divisive statement that significantly undermined the Ethiopian Orthodox Church that has existed surviving uncountable attacks and atrocities of its members for over a thousand year. Tefera's recent statement has also attacked the Amhara and Gurage nationalities thus offending many of them and putting a deep scar. It is remembered that this kind of reckless and negative propaganda had resulted the savage killings and evacuation of many Ethiopian nationalities. </b></span><br><b><A HREF="Ethio-Orthodox_Response-Walewa_Sep_2005.pdf"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'>Read Amharic PDF</span></A></b> <span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> | </b></span><b><A HREF="Ethio-Orthodox_Response-Walewa_Sep_2005.pdf"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Ethiopia Jiret;color: #990033'>  -›  +</span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'>Ethiopia:  Good Governor to unleash fresh crackdown - 09/07 </b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> In his latest interview with Abiotawi Democracy, one of the organs of the ruling party, Meles noted that the EPRDF would implement its five-year  good governance and development plans. Meles went on to say that the plans were readied prior to the general election. <br><br>The ruler gave a clear signal that he would take all the necessary measures against anyone  bent on destabilizing his government. He accused opposition parties of intending to grab political power by hook or crook. <b><A HREF="news-sep7-2.htm"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Commentry </span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'>Ethiopian opposition says government stopping it from holding rallies - 09/07 </b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> The Coalition for Unity and Democracy had scheduled rallies in Addis Ababa and towns in Ethiopia's north, northeast and south on Sunday to find out from supporters whether the opposition group should take up their seats in the newly elected parliament, said Gizachew Shiferaw, a member of the Coalition's executive committee. Gizachew said that local administrators told them they could not hold the rallies because the towns lacked enough officers to police the events. <b><A HREF="news-sep7-1.htm"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Assoc. Press </span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'>A mountain of lies fails to bury grains of truth </b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> Unfortunately, the man has gone to great lengths to facilitate the separation of Eritrea, his motherland, from his fatherland, Ethiopia, under the deceptive Marxist-Leninist philosophy of self-determination backed up with his fifty-cent logic of voluntary divorce. He did not even bother to demarcate the boarders and properly define the status of the 1000-km Red Sea coastline. Now this very man stands to obstruct the free will of the people to elect their leaders. <b><A HREF="news-sep7-3.htm"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Commentary on the  Meles Report (Part 1) </span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'>White House Seeks Peaceful Ethiopia Tactic - 09/06 </b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> WASHINGTON (Associated Press) - The Bush administration made a strong pitch to Ethiopia's governing party and its opponents to try to resolve their differences peacefully. The governing party, which rose to power by overthrowing a brutal junta more than a decade ago, was declared on Monday the winner of May elections that drew allegations of vote stealing and touched off violent street protests. Opposition parties made strong gains in the balloting but continued to argue they were robbed of a victory by Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's Ethiopian Peoples Revolutionary Democratic Front. ``We expect all political parties to work through any future phases of this process, including the formation of a new government, in a peaceful, transparent and democratic manner,'' State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said. <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'>Opposition to Announce Decision to Join Or Boycott Parliament in Two Weeks- 09/06 </b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> Opposition parties will announce their final decision either to join or boycott the parliament within the coming two weeks. The opposition parties, particularly the CUD and UEDF are expected to make their final announcement in mid of September 2005. CUD officials also indicated that their public forums in Addis Ababa have been suspended last week due to disagreement with the concerned bureau which is responsible to give licenses for such forums in the city. "In the past we have conducted forums without any preconditions. But now the concerned bodies put some preconditions to hold the forums. The precondition asks that we take responsibility for discipline problems which they claim have been witnessed last week. But there were no discipline problems committed in the past forum at the National Lottery Administration hall," sources added. <b><A HREF="http://allafrica.com/stories/200509060274.html"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Monitor </span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'>CUD and UEDF rejected Ethiopian poll results- 09/06 </b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> Both the CUD and UEDF rejected the outcome and threatened to boycott parliament when it opens on October 10. Furthermore, the two opposition parties called yesterday for an immediate investigation by an independent body into the killings of 42 people on June 8 during riots in Addis Ababa after security forces opened fire. They also demanded compensation for the families of the dead and wounded. The CUD said it has organised protests together with the UEDF in Ethiopia on October 1 and 2 in several European capitals, the US and Canada <b><A HREF="http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/world.aspx?ID=BD4A88700"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> SAPA DFP </span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'>Well staged PR-show for Yara - 09/05 </b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> Prize for a Green Revolution in Africa is being awarded to Ethiopia s prime minister Meles Zenawi. There have been strong reactions from human rights organizations and exile Ethiopians, and around a thousand people demonstrated in connection with presentation of the prize yesterday. Ethiopia is characterized by breaches of human rights, political incarceration, mass arrests and killing of demonstrators. <b><A HREF="http://www.ethiomedia.com/fastpress/yara_aftenposten.html"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Aftenposten </span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <IMG SRC="images/Hailu-Pic-1.jpeg" WIDTH=100 HEIGHT=100 align=left ALT="" border="0"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: black'>CUD leader Engineer Hailu Shawel Interview after news with Kinijit/CUD Radio - 09/03. </b></span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> </b></span><b><br><br><br><br><A HREF="http://wustradio.francelink.com:8080/ramgen/wust/saturday09011.ra"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Click to Listen Kinijit Radio & Interview</span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'>Ethiopia vote tally confirms ruling party win - 09/05 </b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'> CUD spokesman Hailu Araya Hailu told Reuters that the results announced by NEBE did not reflect the truth on the ground. "The elections were not free and fair," he said. "It doesn't go with the reality in the country and the feelings of the people." A European Union election observer team said that in several important aspects, international standards for genuine democratic elections were not met. <b><A HREF="News-Sep5-1.htm"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Reuters</span></A></b> <hr> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: #990033'> Listen Tensae Radio September 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 </b></span><br> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: navy'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color: red'><b>MUST LISTEN INTERVIEW - SEP 5: </span></b> Special Interview after news with former security personnel in exile revealed major corruption, killings and imprisonment by the Meles regime and TPLFs security officials. He confirmed what is already known that the TPLF is in full control of the immigration and security offices while the two parties within the EPRDF that represent the Amhara and Oromo nationalities are puppets with no sigificant influence. <br> </b></span><b><A HREF="http://tensae.net/radio/september/010905.rm">