The opposition must unite – now!

By David Steinman

It is now an established fact that Meles Zenawi has been down with a serious illness so much that he couldn’t open even a NEPAD/AU meeting in Addis for which he is the chairperson. This development has surfaced amidst the the current political situation that highlights the general unreadiness of the opposition to assume power when he does leave, whether it’s tomorrow or in the months and years to come.

Presently, the most likely scenario that would unfold upon Meles’ death or resignation would be his replacement by a Tigrayan EPRDF successor, with the military enforcing this unpopular choice. When this happens, tragically, due to its disorganization,

የመለስ ህመም፣ ታክቲክ እና መፃኢ እጣ ፈንታ,ተመስገን ደሳለኝ;

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ሰሞኑን አዲስ አበባ በወሬ መጋኛ ተመታለች። ወሬው በአዲስ አበባ ብቻ የተወሰነ አይደለም። በተለይም በአውሮፓ እና ሰሜን አሜሪካ በሚኖሩ ኢትዮጵያውያን እንደ ጉድ እየተራገበ ነው- የ57 ዓመቱ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር መለስ ዜናዊ በጠና መታመም። ህመማቸውንም ተከትሎ ቤልጂየም ለህክምና መሄዳቸው እና ከፍተኛ ሊባል የሚችል ክብደት የመቀነሳቸውም ወሬ እንዲሁ የመጋኛ ያህል ነው። በእርግጥ የጉብዝናውን ወራት የዱር ፍሬ እየበላ በረሃ የታገለ ቀርቶ በቤተመንግስት ያደገ ‹‹ልዑል››ም ቢሆን የዚህን ያህል አመት በስልጣን መቆየቱ (ሌላ ምክንያት እንኳ ባይኖር) በጤናው ላይ አንዳች ጉዳት ማስከተሉ አይቀሬ ነው።

The Legacy of Meles Zenawi: Aigaforum

Meles!” this is how everyone (friend and foe) enclosed in every quarter of their privacy address our beloved brother-Meles Zenawi. I happen to be among those who advocate “anti-personal cultism”. A willing subjugation to individuals counts as idolatry (a sin); a forced subjugation to individuals counts as slavery.