
“Tens of thousands of Ethiopians were forcibly relocated from ’empty’ lands to make room for Big Ag. Similarly, Zenawi yoked his regime to US foreign policy in Africa, allowing Ethiopia to serve as host and military proxy for the transparently US-imposed ‘transitional government’ of Somalia. Naturally, none of these things could be done without arousing criticism — so the Zenawi regime reverted to type, arresting journalists and shutting down outlets which the state found inconvenient to promulgation of its own propaganda. This is the man whom you’ll hear lionized in western media this week for his commitments to ‘democracy’ and ‘freedom.'”
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