Yearly Archives: 2010
Veni, Vidi, Orator, Fugio!
By Alemayehu G. Mariam: Reinventing Zenawi In 47 B.C., the Roman Emperor Julius Ceasar sent his senators news of his military victory in a simple declaration: “Veni, Vidi, Vici.” (I came, I saw, I conquered.) “Emperor” Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia’s dictator-in-chief, would have
Meles Zenawi’s Humiliating Presence At Columbia University; President Bollinger Was A No Show
Report By Protest Organizing Committee: On Wednesday Sep 22, several hundred Ethiopians came from Washington, New York, Boston, Delaware, New Jersey and Connecticut to protest against the invitation of Tyrant Meles Zenawi to speak at Columbia University. The protesters carried the
Professor Theodore M. Vestal,a constitutional scholar about First Amendment freedoms writes Bollinger
Dear President Bollinger: I am a constitutional scholar who has admired your writing about First Amendment freedoms. I am also an Ethiopianist who must take strong exception to your posting an ill-advised encomium of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia prior
Ethiopia: A Day of infamy at Columbia University!
A Day of infamy at Columbia University! For the past 20 years, the Ethiopian people have suffered from repressive political governance and a socioeconomic architecture that has enabled a minority-ethnic based leftist political party, the Tigray Peoples’ Liberation Front, to dominate
Columbia’s invitation to Zenawi sparks outrage
Students say the invitation of Meles Zenawi is an offense to human rights, while others say it’s meant only to spark academic discussion Throughout the week, the World Leaders Forum will bring heads of state from around the world to address
Columbia economist decries accolade given to Meles Zenawi
In an email message sent to Columbia Economics faculty, world-renowned economist, Jagdish Bhagwati, vehemently denounces the ill-advised tribute earlier accorded to Ethiopia’s dictator, Meles Zenawi. Characterizing the Columbia faculty who were behind the invitation of Zenawi as “entrepreneurs,” Professor Bhagwati writes: …
Cry the Beloved Country: Ethiopians Criticize Columbia for Hosting Meles
By William Easterly | Published September 18, 2010 I have been getting a lot of email from Ethiopian-Americans who are very upset that Columbia University has invited Prime Minister Meles Zenawi to speak this coming Wednesday, like this one: Most of the professors who come across him, in
