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Ethiopians Protest Carter
November 21, 2005
"President Jimmy Carter was at a book signing tour on Sunday, November 20, 2005 at the Barnes & Noble, Edina at which he was greeted by angry demonstrators over his center's early pronouncement of the polls in favor of the ruling party. Carter center was one of the election observing bodies and is remembered to have issued a report declaring the ruling party the winner of the 2005 [election] despite the larger EU observer missions preliminary report that cast major doubt and declared the elections “not free and not fair” when gauged against widely accepted international standards.
Most of the demonstrators are sympathizers of the major opposition, Coalition for Unity and Democracy. CUD contested the results of the elections and boycotted Parliament until the government meets eight preconditions which, according to demonstrators would have ushered the independent institutions necessary for a stable democratic system. Following the first session of parliament, unrest claimed the lives of at least 45 civilian lives and the arrest of 15,000 people including the imprisonment of all of CUD’s leadership."
RELATED LINKS:
Voice of America petition
Gateway Pundit: Jimmy Carter Backtracks
EthioIndex
CONTRIBUTOR: Biruk, an Ethiopian videographer in Minneapolis.
Posted by Minnesota Stories on November 21, 2005 03:43 AM
Too bad they missed the Word in Duluth.
Posted by: joe at November 21, 2005 01:00 PM
pleace, not help dictator meles zenawi. Stop kiling enoccent peopel.Meles zenawi is one of the merderer and he hate ethiopian peopel and ethiopian.We ethiopian are love our country and our peopel.
"Gud bless Ethiopian peopel and our country"
Posted by: Eskinder Mesfin at November 21, 2005 02:14 PM
We should not ask for democracy; we ought to fight for it. Asking Meles to free the poletical prisoners is like as asking a hyena to let go its prey out of his mouth.
Who is Meles? Who is he that we plead with him? He himself told us from the start to wage war with him. He has told us that he would not give his power unless by force. So why are we waiting for?
I am willing to burn myself as a sacrifice for the Ethiopian people on Decemeber 24th, 2005 infront of the white house. May be then you all will come to understand what we have to do to free our country, people and ourselves form the tyrant dectetor rule.
May God bless you all!
Please pray that I will continue in my meditation and for the LORD to have mercy on my soul!
Posted by: Ethiopiawi at November 21, 2005 03:15 PM
sorry folks, this video was so popular it brought the site down yesterday! we're back in business now... thank you, and please don't light yourself on fire.
Posted by: chuck at November 22, 2005 05:31 AM
ETHIOPIHANS PERAY FOR OUR COUNTERY
GOD HAS POWER NOT MELES NOT BUSH
HE WILL PAY THE PUNSHMENT BUSH AND MELESS ARE THE SAME BUT GOD IS DIFFERNT
ETHIOPHA IS IN GOD'S HAND. GOD BLESS
ETHIOPIHA GOD BLESS MY PEOPLE GOD BLESS
MY SOUL
LA,CA
Posted by: BERHAN at November 22, 2005 06:00 AM
I posted this story up at Gateway Pundit.
I pray for the success of the Ethiopian people.
http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2005/11/jimmy-carter-finds-angry-ethiopians.html
Posted by: Jim Hoft at November 22, 2005 06:18 AM
Is democracy in Ethiopia of a lesser importance or urgency than democracy elsewhere.
It is obvious that US/UK interest takes precedence over human rights/democracy in a country such as Ethiopia. The hypocrisy of democracy as one stand up comedian puts it.
Posted by: Dawit at November 22, 2005 08:43 AM
i never seen any discussing people like you guys. Spending time with out any reason
Posted by: roman at November 22, 2005 09:35 AM
As a true Ethiopian I have a dream that the ethnocentered Meles regim will come to an end. Those who support democracy, please stand on the side of Ethiopian people to put an end to the dictatorial regim in the near future. I really apprecaite you for posting this event in the internet
Posted by: Kifle at November 22, 2005 09:21 PM
Good video. This is a big issue that gets little airplay. Thank goodness for MN Stories an a good group of citizen journalists!
Posted by: Carl Weaver at December 5, 2005 08:51 PM
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