The Neftegna Review is even more harsh in its criticism of Hailu Shawel. Here is an article in its entirety about the mother of all splits of a political party:
Ethiopians in Washington DC say no to dictatorship(Neftengna Review)
Ethiopians in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area told Hailu Shawel on Sunday in no uncertain term that they do not support dictatorship.
The people expressed their opposition to dictatorship by not showing up at a public meeting organized by the Shaleqa-EPRP alliance (KIC) for Ato Hailu Shawel.
According to Ethiopian Review sources who were inside the meeting hall, only 300-400 people showed up. Of those who showed up, many of them were relatives and close family friends of Ato Hailu Shawel and his circle of crooked friends who have come from out of town, and idir members. Ato Mogus Brook and friends have come all the way from Los Angeles for the meeting. Some of Shaleqa Yoseph’s friends from Dallas have also been observed. The rest were EPRP members in the Washington DC area and Mirchaw Sinishaw’s church members (yes, he has his own church named ‘Urael’ and a young priest).
The planned protest rally had been called off by the organizers after they observed that there were very few people who were coming to the meeting. Ato Hailu Shawel himself arrived two hours late. But there were 27 Washington DC police officers with riot gear on a stand by.
The audience was told that questions can be submitted only in writing. But later on, toward the end of the meeting, the moderator, Dr Taye, allowed six questions to those whom he hand picked. There was no effort by the organizers to even fake that it was a democratic meeting.
The funniest part of the event is the fund raising. Dr Taye announced that $120,000 have been pledged. This figure includes fake pledges ($1,000s, $5,000s and more) from paltalk rooms. An EPRP web site (ethiolion) donated $1,000. Members of the KIC donated about $20,000 (recycling the money they stole from Kinijit). Wzr. Nigest G/Hiwot, who was brought from Ethiopia by Dr Taye for the meeting, received two cars — one from New York and another from some where in Europe. Wzr. Nigest is scheduled to visit and hold similar meetings in about ten other cities. The way things are going, she can open her own car dealership and stay in the U.S.
Dr Taye was buying all these fake pledges from around the world, including some non-existent European country, and proudly announcing them at the public meeting. Where did Taye get his ph.d.? He should ask for refund.
There was also a financial report. Of the $1.2 million that the Shaleqa group diverted, only $12,000 remain, according to the report.
Ato Hailu made his speech 4 hours after the meeting it started. It is hard to understand what message he was trying to convey. He was unfocused and incoherent. The medicines he is taking may be affecting him.
Sunday’s meeting was aggressively promoted by the EPRP web sites and radio programs. Every known EPRP member was present at the meeting. Without the participation of EPRP members, there would have been less then 100 old people. Even with EPRP’s participation, the average age of the audience is no less than 65 years old. Renaissance Hotel looked more like a nursing home on Sunday afternoon.
This is what is going on in diaspora politics. These are the people who are behind HR2003. These are the people who are trying to lead about 80 million Ethiopians. And this is what is happening in Kinijit nation.
A website that promotes the politics of hate had an article that condemned Professor Mesfin. Amhara extremists expected the professor to say kind words about Berhanu Nega. Isn't that his God-given right to say what ever he wants to say from what he experienced in the past few years? They expect this elderly man to come and join these losers in their tour all over the United States with the leaders of the ONLF who are known terrorist and are determined to break up our beloved Ethiopia. They expected him to say nice words about Donald Payne who is campaining to strengthen Ethiopia's enemies and weaken Ethiopia by passing a bill that has nothing to do with implementing democracy and justice in Ethiopia. They expect him to join these traitors who are determined to ascend to power by any means necessary. They expect him to join the agents of Al quaeda. They expect him to endorse the break up of our country. The professor knows that one has to have a country to lead before he/she can run for a political office. If the leaders of Kinijit are working with known enemies to punish Ethiopia, I think the professor has an obligation to stand up and fight against those who are collaborating with the enemy to disintegrate the nation.
There was this rush, a race to the White House to meet with one of Ethiopia's sworn enemy, Donald Payne. This was a political marathon, a special kind of marathon, where Berhanu and Birtukan were the first to arrive at the finish line on Pensylvannia avenue. The former Kinijit leader finished last, a disappointing run for the accomplished champion in this kind of Political marathon, a unique marathon indeed. His experience as a Derg Minister didn't help here.
After spending about two years in prison, they chose to travel to Washington D.C , right after their release, instead of going to their respective constituencies and talk about any concerns the voters may have.
What worries me is that all Amhara citizens are out of touch. A journalist who works for VOA, an Amhara, expected Pr. Mesfin to endorse Berhanu Nega as Kinijit's leader. She didn't sound like a journalist to the litsners, rather, as a Kinijit supporter who was saddened by the split of the party. I hope she has an insurance, a prescription plan that covers drugs(downers} that will help her cope with her day to day life.
This is what the author of an article on Neftegnamedia said about her:The avalanche of negative words he let loose was enough to worry journalist Tizita, who tried to take Prof. Mesfin to a brighter side, hoping he may have a few kind words for Berhanu this time, and asked him if he read Dr. Berhanu’s Yenetsanet Goh Sikid (The Dawn of Freedom).
A true journalist doesn't expect his/her interviewee to say what he/she expects him/her to say. This journalist, Tizita, whom I support with my tax dollars, must be fired for not doing her job right.
Now we are in a civil war in an imaginary nation called "Kinijit Nation." The war is raging accross the world from India to the United States to Europe. The good news is that the war is contained and not spreading. It is only raging with in Kinijit Nation. The victims of the war are those taxi drivers, parking attendants and dish washers who supported Kinijit over the past several years. They don't know where the 1.2 million dollars they collected is. They know some of it was spent on lobbyists to pass bills like HR2003, but they don't know where the bulk of the money they contributed was spent. Some of them are accusing Hailu Shawel of stealing and the war is raging and again the victims at this time are not Tigrians, but the founders of Kinijit,its supporters, Donald Payne himself and of course the neftegnoch.
May God help Donald Payne and his boys.
Amen.
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