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By The Queen of Sheba
The Ethiopian government has successfully-and thunderously-crashed the putsch perpetrated by a TPLF cabal in short few weeks. The victory-and the defeat-and its execution and pace will be a new, and important, addition to the annals of conflict in the Ethiopian history.
The cabal-supported by its paid operatives, shenanigans, and âwhite-TPLFsâ-huffed and puffed as it heinously struck-and massacred-the Ethiopian National Defence Forces of the Northern Command-in their sleep. Then they deceived, misrepresented, lied, and screamed as they were annihilated by the wounded, but highly-spirited, and well-disciplined, army.
The Dominant, But Misleading, Narratives
First, the cabal misled the world by accusing the Command of attacking it first to justify its offensive as a counter attack. The regular and the social media-fortified with âdigital Weyanesâ and their paid so-called analysts-were abuzz accusing the Nort
Episode 14: Tanzania s Opposition Leader Tundu Lissu on Politics after Magufuli The death of President Magufuli, a populist authoritarian and COVID-denier, officially from a heart failure, raises questions about whether newly sworn-in President Samia Suluhu Hassan will change course or maintain her predecessor’s authoritarian track. Tundu Lissu, Tanzania’s main opposition leader, joins Alan Boswell this week to discuss the late President Magufuli’s legacy and policies in Tanzania. Tundu says President Magufuli’s death is an opportunity to reverse trends and ensure accountability in the country. He expects Samia Suluhu Hassan, Tanzania’s first woman president, to reverse the government’s response to Covid-19, as well as a variety of other policies pursued by Magufuli over the past five years.
Martin Plaut: A Contemptuous ‘Fellow’ Rivalling Comical Ali
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The notorious Iraqi Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf, better known as Comical Ali, and Nazi Germany’s Joseph Goebbels are distinctly remembered as two of history’s wickedest liars par excellence.
It is fresh in our memory that Muhammad, a former Iraqi diplomat and politician, shot to global fame for his theatrical daily briefings fraught with lies and fabrications during the invasion of Iraq in 2003. In one occasion as Baghdad was falling and artillery fire could be heard from a near distance, he famously told the media that Iraq is beating the US-led coalition.
It has been hidden from view for thousands of years, and its whereabouts never proved. But if the Ark of the Covenant indeed rests in a chapel in northern Ethiopia, this extraordinary religious treasure could be at grave risk from fighting in the area. The Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion, which reputedly houses the ark – a casket of gilded wood containing stone tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments, according to the Bible – was the scene.