He has intentionally sacrificed tens of thousands of lives to landlock and cut off Ethiopia from the sea. By doing so, he is in the business of carrying through his grand mission of strangling and weakening Ethiopia so that it would remain at the mercy of its enemies.

At the same time he is busy laying the ground for the disintegration of the country, in case he finds his anti-Ethiopia plans inexcusable. The national interests, safety and security of Ethiopia are in great dangers so long as Meles Zeanwi is at the Zenith of political power in the country. Country loving Ethiopians should make the resistance and struggle against the internal enemies in the form of Meles Zenawi, their prime task and boycott his Millennium bluff.

History will not pardon those who join the enemy of the country and toast with him especially after his cruel security forces have gunned down innocent citizens and the country is crying for justice. Ethiopia is just mourning and Meles Zenawi is not the right man to play host to the true Ethiopian Millennium Celebrations. He is defying calls and pleas to release all prisoners of conscience and holding elected leaders, human rights defenders, journalists and others on concocted charges.

It is increasingly becoming obvious (even to those who used to doubt) that Meles Zenawi has been crowned in Ethiopia to serve as an instrument of of proxy colonialism. The saddening fall of Ethiopia under the grip of proxy colonialism should also be the concern for the rest of Africa. Meles Zenawi has brought disgrace and outrage not only to Ethiopia, but also to Africa, a continent that just emerged from the shackles of colonialism a few decades ago. Ethiopia under Meles Zenawi has become the hub of proxy colonialism and the darling of the west is even threatening regional peace and stability under the guise of fighting international terrorism. It is becoming evident that Ethiopia is already a semi- failed state or heading to become a failed one thanks to the destructive policies of Meles Zenawi and his western masters. The terror reign of Meles Zenawi has meant more deprivation, impoverishment and misery for Ethiopians save the few beneficiaries of the regime. Therefore, debilitated economy,widespread famine and sheer poverty are the lots of Ethiopians despite the massive and unparalleled infusions of western money into the coffers of Meles Zenawi.

The flirtations and overtures of Meles Zenawi to celebrate the upcoming Ethiopian Millennium are tactical in nature and meant to hoodwink the Ethiopian public. Instead of seeking reconciliation and forgiveness, the merciless killer seeks to erase all the records of his vicious crimes from our memories. We can not overlook or ignore the atrocities and heinous crimes he has been committing against Ethiopia and Ethiopians. He is convinced that the Millennium has afforded him the right opportunity to do so. He is trying his lot in the Millennium celebrations. He would like to score political goals by attracting as many Ethiopians as he can from abroad and demoralize and undermine our struggle for democracy, freedom and justice. His celebrations are part and parcel of his political agenda of divide and conquer and draw a wedge between suffering Ethiopians at home and the rest of us abroad.

The significant part and wider public is not expected to be receptive to the celebrations of the tyrant and the wise choice is to distance oneself from the pretentious celebrations of Meles Zenawi. Any gesture that is short of delivering justice to Ethiopians can not heal our wounds.Therefore, it is of critical importance to see through the evil motives of the enemy (Meles Zenawi) who fakes himself to mingle with us when the going gets tough for him and stabs us on the back when he feels secure. It is not by mere coincidence that he has launched his flock of gourmand cadres to organize and execute this swindling project. Ethiopians living abroad should not be lured into his trap under any excuse or reason and disappoint and outrage our people.

Meles Zenawi and his herd of cadres are insulting the intelligence of the Ethiopian immigrant community by spreading around their stinking propaganda about booming economy, business and investment opportunities. They are attempting to corrupt and alienate us from our people in their usual crude way.It is natural for a human being to go after fortunes but it should not happen at the expense of or to the detriment of one`s country.

The rights to invest and own assets in our country should not be considered as the gifts of Meles Zenawi or any other power holder. They are the inalienable rights of all Ethiopians and should be viewed as such.

We owe a lot to our people and country and boycotting the celebrations of the blood thirsty agent of proxy colonialism is the least we can do to express our solidarity with and support for the ongoing struggle. Let us all hope and work to receive the new Millennium without Meles Zenawi, repression and tyranny in Ethiopia. Celebrating with Meles Zenawi could be regarded as insensitivity to his victims and an offence to Ethiopians who are resisting tyranny and paying high prices. Any step that can benefit Meles Zenawi and contribute to prolong the plight of Ethiopians, may not be forgivable.

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