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Hailemedhin Abera Tegegn: Who Is The Ethiopian Airlines Hijacker, And Why Was He Desperate For Asylum
on February 17 2014 2:45 PM
Ethiopian Airlines flight ET702 was headed from Ethiopia’s capital city of Addis Ababa to Rome when the captain took a bathroom break. The first officer then locked himself inside the cockpit, reported the hijacking to airport transponders, and aimed his Boeing 767 toward Geneva. Reports indicate that the passengers were blissfully unaware of the situation until they touched down. They were heavily searched upon exiting the aircraft, after which the airline began efforts to get all 193 passengers – mostly Italian nationals – to their final destinations.
The unarmed hijacker’s own fate is unclear. Hailemedhin Abera Tegegn, 31, is an Ethiopian national who has worked for Ethiopian Airlines for five years. After landing safely around 6 a.m. local time, he disembarked from the aircraft through the cockpit window and handed himself over to the Swiss police, in whose custody he remains. The hijacker could face a prison sentence of up to 20 years on charges of hostage-taking.
Geneva police told reporters that Hailemedhin was requesting asylum in Geneva for fear of persecution in his native country, but the Ethiopian government released a statement saying that such action “flies in the face of Article 32 of the Ethiopian constitution, which guarantees the freedom of any citizen to leave the country at any time.”
A recording of the radio communications between Hailemedhin and officials at the Geneva airport was published by Matthew Keys (@matthewkeyslive) shortly after the incident. The sound byte has Hailemedhin trying to ensure a favorable reception in Switzerland before landing. “We are still waiting for asylum; you said you were going to give,” he says, while his interlocutor on the ground protests that he is unable to make that decision. The two calmly exchange updates on altitude and wind direction before the plane finally touches down. “I will be coming out via the window,” Hailemedhin radios from the tarmac, and the airport official responds with a hesitant “Roger.”
Speculations abound regarding what might have prompted the copilot to attempt such a brazen escape. Hailemehdin is not unique in seeking to exit his home country; the latest data from UNHCR found that in the first half of 2013, nearly 42,000 people sought asylum from Ethiopia. This could have something to do with with fear of persecution; Ethiopian security forces have been criticized forcommitting human rights abuses against anti-government activists and religious or ethnic minorities. Poverty is another issue, with at least one-fourth of the population living below the poverty line.
But Ethiopia is also on of the world’s top 10 recipients of asylum applications from other countries. The country is pursuing ambitious developmental goals, can boast stability in a volatile region, and is home to one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies. Hailemedhin himself was a member of Ethiopia’s expanding middle class; he was well-educated and gainfully employed. Furthermore, he appears to have no criminal history. “There was no reason for him to be prosecuted, so there is no reason for him to flee,” said government spokesman Redwan Hussein on Monday.
More insights into the hijacker’s past came from a Twitter user who claims to be Hailemedhin’s sister, who released the above photo of the hijacker. She says her younger brother goes by the nickname Tadlo, and she suspects he hijacked the flight under duress since he loved Ethiopia and abandoned a potential career in architecture in order to work for the state-owned airline.
The co pilot is my youngest brother. We call him Tadlo. He loves working for Ethiopian Airlines. There must be more to the story
— Enona Erigo (@TheSoland) February 17, 2014
She added that family was “in shock” was unable to immediately contact the hijacker.
Ethiopian Airlines, one of Africa’s safest and most successful carriers, said in a press release that “the cause of the diversion of the flight is under investigation, adding that the company “wishes to apologize to its esteemed customers for the inconvenience caused by this diversion.”
The Ethiopian government was a bit more scathing, calling Hailemehdin’s actions a “gross betrayal of trust.” As the investigations unfold, authorities say they have no idea what prompted Hailemehdin’s desperate bid for escape. “Any political, social or economic reason would not make sense to hijack your own plane and be a criminal,” said Redwan. “Until we hear from him, there is nothing that we can comment on.”
Read more at: IB Times
ትላንት ምሽት በኖርዌይ ኦስሎ በተከናወነው የዳይመንድ ሊግ 5000 ሜ. ውድድር ኢትዮጵያውያን አትሌቶች በወንዶችም በሴቶችም ከአንደኛ እስከ ሶስተኛ ያሉትን ደረጃዎች በመቆጣጠር አሸንፈዋል፡፡ በዝናባማ የአየር ሁኔታ ውስጥ በተካሄደው የሴቶች 5000 ሜትር ፉክክር ዳዊት ስዩም በመጨረሻዎቹ መቶ ሜትሮች ውስጥ ፍጥነቷን በመጨመር ጉዳፍ እና ለተሰንበትን ቀድማ አንደኛ ወጥታለች፡፡ የኢትዮጵያ አትሌቲክስ ፌዴሬሽን ለኦሪገን 2022 የአለም ሻምፒዮና ከመረጣቸው ዕጩ አትሌቶች ዝርዝር ውስጥ ያልተካተተችው ዳዊት በኦስሎ ያሸነፈችበት 14፡25.84 የሆነ ሰአት የራሷ ምርጥ ሲሆን እጅጋየሁ ታዬ (14.12.98) እና ለተሰንበት (14፡24.59) ባለፈው ወር በዩጂን ካስመዘገቧቸው በመቀጠልም የዘንድሮ የአለም ሶስተኛው ፈጣን ነው፡፡ በውድድሩ ላይ ከነበሩት ሌሎች ኢትዮጵያውያን መካከል በዘንድሮው የውድድር ዓመት በርቀቱ የመጀመሪያ ተሳትፎዋን ያደረገችው አልማዝ አያና በ14:32.17 ስድስተኛ ሆና አጠናቃለች፡፡ ሀዊ ፈይሳ በ14:33.66፣ ፅጌ ገብረሰላማ በ14:43.90፣ እና አበራሽ ምንሴዎ በ14:47.98 በቅደም ተከተል ሰባተኛ፣ አስረኛ እና አስራ አንደኛ ሆነው ሲያጠናቅቁ ሶስቱም ያስመዘገቡት ሰዓት የራሳቸውን ምርጥ ያሻሻሉበት ሆኗል፡፡ ጥሩነሽ ዲባባ እ.ኤ.አ. በጁን 2008 ዓ.ም. ያስመዘገበችውና 14:11.15 የሆነው የኦስሎ ዳይመንድ ሊግ የሴቶች 5000 ሜትር የውድድር ስፍራ ሪከርድ ይሰበራል ተብሎ ተጠብቆ የነበረ ቢሆንም ሳይሳካ ቀርቷል፡፡
ዳዊት ስዩም ውድድሩን በድል ካጠናቀቀች በኋላ ለውድድሩ አዘጋጆች በሰጠችው አስተያየት ‹‹ዛሬ ለእኔ ደስታን ስላመጣልኝ በውድድሩ ሰዓት የነበረውን ዝናብ ወድጄዋለሁ ማለት እችላለሁ፡፡ ጠንካራ ተፎካካሪዎች የነበሩበት ከባድ ውድድር ነበር እናም ሁሉንም ለማሸነፍ በቅቻለሁ። በርቀቱ የራሴን ምርጥ ሰዓት ማሻሻል መቻሌም አስፈላጊ ነበር፡፡ በስታድየሙ ውስጥ በከፍተኛ ስሜት ድጋፍ ይሰጡን የነበሩ ወገኖቻችን ነበሩ። ለሰጡን ድጋፍ እናመሰግናለን።›› ብላለች፡፡ በኦስሎ የወንዶች 5000 ሜትር የመጨረሻ ፉክክሩ በኢትዮጵያውያኑ ጥላሁን ሀይሌ እና ሳሙኤል ተፈራ መካከል የነበረ ሲሆን ጥላሁን የ1500 ሜትር ስፔሻሊስቱ ሳሙኤልን በአጨራረስ ፍጥነት ቀድሞ በ13:03.51 በአንደኛነት አጠናቋል፡፡ ሳሙኤል ተፈራ የራሱ ምርጥ በሆነ 13:04.35 ሁለተኛ ሲወጣ ጌትነት ዋለ የግሉ የዓመቱ ምርጥ በሆነ 13:04.48 ሶስተኛ ደረጃን ይዞ ጨርሷል። በውድድሩ ላይ የነበሩት ሌሎች ኢትዮጵያውያን ሚልኬሳ መንገሻ በ13:05.94 አምስተኛ እንዲሁም አሊ አብዱልመናን የራሱ ምርጥ በሆነ 13:16.97 አስረኛ ወጥተዋል፡፡
ጥላሁን ሀይሌ ውድድሩን በአሸናፊነት ካጠናቀቀ በኋላ ለውድድሩ አዘጋጆች በሰጠው አስተያየት ‹‹ሶስት ኢትዮጵያውያን የመጀመሪያዎቹን ሶስት ደረጃዎች ይዘን መጨረስ መቻላችን ጥሩ አፈጻጸም ነበር። እየጠነከርኩ እንደሆነ የተሰማኝ ሲሆን በውድድሩ እና ባስመዘገብኩት ሰዓትም ተደስቻለሁ። ለረጅም ጊዜ ጉዳት ላይ ስለነበኩ ወደ አሸናፊነቱ መመለስ መቻሌ በጣም ጥሩ ነው።›› ብሏል፡፡
በኦስሎ የሴቶች 800ሜ. ውድድር ላይ ተፎካካሪ የነበረችው ኢትዮጵያዊቷ ድሪቤ ወልቴጂ በ1፡58.69 አምስተኛ ሆና አጠናቃለች።
ከመጋቢት19-24/2014 ዓ.ም በሐዋሳ አለም አቀፍ ስቴድዮም የተደረገው 51ኛዉ የኢትዮጵያ አትሌቲክስ ሻምፒዮና ከሞላ ጎደል ስኬታማ በሚባል ሁኔታ ተጠናቋል፡፡ ከአምስት አመት በኋላ በድጋሚ በአካል በመገኘት ስለተከታተልኩት የኢትዮጵያ አትሌቲክስ ሀገር አቀፍ ሻምፒዮና የግል ምልከታዬን እንደሚከተለው አጠናቅሬዋለሁ፡፡
የበለጠ ትኩረትን በሳቡት ውድድሮች ዙሪያ የተመዘገቡ ውጤቶችን በወፍ በረር በመዳሰስ ስጀምር ከፍተኛ ፉክክር በታየበት የመጨረሻ ቀን የወንዶች 5000ሜ. የአለም ከ20 አመት በታች ሻምፒዮና የ3000ሜ የብር ሜዳልያ አሸናፊው አሊ አብዱልመና 13፡45.0 በሆነ ሰዓት ከጥላሁን ሀይሌ፣ ጌትነት ዋለ እና ዮሚፍ ቀጄልቻ ቀድሞ አሸናፊ ሆኗል፡፡ የፉክክሩ አካል የነበረው እና የርቀቱ የወቅቱ የአለም ሻምፒዮን ሙክታር እድሪስ ስድስተኛ ወጥቷል።
ከ20 ዓመት በታች የ3000ሜ የአለም ሻምፒዮኑ ታደሰ ወርቁ በ28፡12.0 የወንዶች 10,000ሜ. ሻምፒዮን ሲሆን በ1996 ዓ.ም. በአትሌት ስለሺ ስህን ተመዝግቦ የነበረውን 28፡16.23 የሆነ የሻምፒዮናው ሪኮርድ ለማሻሻልም በቅቷል፡፡ በ10 ሺህ ሜትር የሴቶች ፉክክር ግርማዊት ገብረእግዚአብሔር በቀዳሚነት የጨረሰችበት 31፡21.5 የሆነ ሰዓት አዲስ የሻምፒዮንሺፕ ሪኮርድ ሆኖ ተመዝግቧል፡፡ በርቀቱ የከዚህ ቀደሙ ሪኮርድ ለተሰንበት ግደይ ከሶስት ዓመት በፊት ያስመዘገበችው 32፡10.13 የሆነ ሰዓት ነበር፡፡
ሳሙኤል ፍሬው በዘንድሮ የወንዶች 3000ሜ. መሰናክል አፈፃፀም ከአለም ሁለተኛው ፈጣን በሆነ 8፡22.5 ሰዓት አሸናፊ ሲሆን ጌትነት ዋለ ከአራት ዓመት በፊት አስመዝግቦት የነበረውን 8፡28.98 የነበረ የሻምፒዮናው ሪኮርድም አሻሽሏል፡፡ በሴቶች 3000ሜ. መሰናክል ከ800ሜ ወደ ረጅም ርቀት የተሸጋገረችው ወርቅውሃ ጌታቸው በ9፡41.8 ሰዓት መቅደስ አበበን (9:43.8) በማስከትል በአሸናፊነት አጠናቃለች።
አድሃና ካህሳይ (3:51.0) የወንዶች 1500ሜ ፉክክሩን በበላይት ሲያጠናቅቅ በሴቶች 1500 ሜ አያል ዳኛቸው (4:10.0) ተጠባቂዋ ዳዊት ስዩምን (4:11.1) በመቅደም በአንደኛነት አጠናቃለች። በ800ሜ. ወንዶች ቶሌሳ ቦደና (1:47.1) በሴቶች ወርቅነሽ መሰለ (2:02.1) አሸናፊ ሆነዋል።
ዮብሰን ብሩ በ400ሜ/400ሜ መሰናክል (45.9/50.5) ድርብ ድል ሲቀዳጅ፣ በወንዶች ጦር ውርወራ ኡታጌ ኡባንግ ብሔራዊ ሪኮርድ በሆነ 73.28ሜ. አሸንፏል፡፡ የኋልዬ በለጠው እና ዮሃንስ አልጋው በእርምጃ ሩጫ የሻምፒዮንነት ክብርን ተቀዳጅተዋል።
ጥቂት አስተያየቶች፡-
የኢትዮጵያ አትሌቲክስ ስፖርት አፍቃሪ እንደሆነ እና ለዕድገቱ እንደሚቆረቆር ሰው በብሔራዊ ሻምፒዮናው ላይ ስለተመለከትኳቸው አዎንታዊ እና አሉታዊ ጎኖች ጥቂት አስተያየቶቼን እንደሚከተለው አስቀምጣለሁ፡-
አዎንታዊ ጎኖች
• ባለው ነባራዊ ሁኔታ ውስጥ ሊገጥሙ የሚችሉትን ተግዳሮቶች በሙሉ በመቋቋም ፌዴሬሽኑ ውድድሩን ከአዲስ አበባ ውጭ አካሂዶ በሰላም ማጠናቀቅ መቻሉ አንደኛው ስኬቱ ነው፡፡
• በሻምፒዮናው ላይ ጥቂት የማይባሉ ታዋቂ አትሌቶች በሀገሪቱ ትልቁ የአትሌቲክስ ፉክክር ላይ ተሳታፊ ሆነው ሲወዳደሩ መመልከት የተቻለ ሲሆን በተለይም በወንዶች 5000 ሜትር ፍፃሜ ላይ የታየው የኮከብ አትሌቶች ፉክክር ልዩ ነበር፡፡
• በውድድሩ ወቅት ለአትሌቲክስ ዳኞች የብቃት ማሻሻያ ስልጠና መሰጠቱም የውድድሩን ጥራት ለማሳደግ የሚረዳ እንደመሆኑ እሰየው የሚባል ነው፡፡
• እንደ ኢትዮ ኤሌክትሪክ ያሉት ክለቦች ለአትሌቲክስ ስፖርት የበለጠ ትኩረት በመስጠትና ተጠናክሮ በመቅረብ ከዚህ ቀደም በጠንካራነታቸው ከሚታወቁት መከላከያ እና ኢትዮጵያ ንግድ ባንክ ጋር የቅርብ ተፎካካሪ ሆነው መታየት፤ የኦሮሚያ ክልል፣ ደቡብ ፖሊስ እና ሲዳማ ቡና ክለብ አትሌቶችም ጠንካራ ተሳትፎ ሳይዘነጋ የሻምፒዮናው ፉክክር ድምቀት ነበሩ፡፡
• የአንዳንዶቹ ተገቢነት አጠያያቂ ቢሆንም ብዛት ያላቸው የሻምፒዮናው ሪኮርዶች የተሻሻሉበት ውድድርም ነበር፡፡
አሉታዊ ጎኖች
• የሀገሪቱ ትልቁ የአትሌቲክስ ውድድር ውጤት አሁንም በኤሌክትሮኒክስ የሰዓት መቆጣጠሪያ የማይደገፍ መሆኑ በተለይም በአጭር ርቀት እና በሜዳ ላይ ተግባራት ውድድሮች ላይ የሚሳተፉ አትሌቶች ልፋት ተገቢውን እውቅና እንዳያገኝ እያደረገ ይገኛል፡፡ የሻምፒዮናውን ውጤቶች በዘመናዊ እና ዓለም አቀፉን መለኪያ በሚያሟላ መልኩ አለመያዝ በአህጉራዊ እና አለም አቀፋዊ ውድድሮች ላይ ለተሳትፎ የሚያበቁ ውጤቶችን በማስመዝገቡ ረገድ የሚኖረው አሉታዊ ተፅዕኖ ከፍተኛ መሆኑ ከግምት ውስጥ ገብቶ አሁንም መፍትሄ ያልተበጀለት ጉዳይ ነው፡፡
• የኢትዮጵያ አትሌቲክስ ፌዴሬሽን ወደ ሚዲያ/ለአጠቃላዩ ሕዝብ የሚያስተላልፈው የመጀመሪያዎቹን ሶስት ደረጃዎች ይዘው የሚያጠናቅቁ አትሌቶችን ውጤት ብቻ መሆኑ አወዳዳሪው አካል የሚያደርገውን የራሱን ውድድርም ሆነ አትሌቶቹ የለፉበትን ውጤት ከማስተዋወቅ አኳያ በቂ አይደለም፡፡
• በወንዶች የጦር ውርወራ እና የሴቶች ምርኩዝ ዝላይ ብሔራዊ ሪኮርዶች እንደተመዘገቡ ይታመናል፤ በሴቶች 100ሜ መሰናክል እና የወንዶች 400ሜ መሰናክል የተመዘገቡት ሰዓቶችም የምንግዜውም ፈጣን ሊሆኑ ይችላሉ፡፡ ነገር ግን ውድድሩ በኤሌክትሮኒክስ ታይሚንግ ያልተደገፈ እና የንፋስ ንባብ ያልነበረው መሆኑ ውጤቶቹ በዓለም አቀፍ ደረጃ ተቀባይነት እንዳይኖራቸው የሚያደርግ ነው።
• በ20 ኪ.ሜ የእርምጃ ውድድር ላይ በሁለቱም ፆታዎች የተመዘገቡት ሰዓቶች ከሚጠበቀው በላይ እጅግ በጣም ፈጣን እና እውነታዊ አለመምሰላቸው በውድድሩ ላይ የተፈጠረ አንዳች ስህተት መኖሩን የሚያመላክቱ መሆኑ፡፡ እንዲህ አይነት ለማመን የሚከብዱ እና ጥርጣሬን የሚፈጥሩ አይነት ውጤቶች ሲመዘገቡም የተፈጠረ ስህተት መኖር አለመኖሩን ለማጣራት አለመሞከሩ፡፡
• የሴቶች 10 ኪሎ ሜትር ውድድር ላይ ለውድድር የማይፈቀድ የጎዳና ላይ መሮጫ ጫማን በመጠቀም የተመዘገበ ውጤት በሪኮርድነት ጭምር ተይዞ መፅደቁ። ብሔራዊ ፌዴሬሽኑ ከተከለከሉ ጫማዎች ጋር የተያያዙ ዓለም አቀፍ ሕገ ደንቦችን ማወቅና መተግበር ቢገባውም በሴቶች 10 ሺህ ሜትር ውድድር ላይ የተከሰተው ነገር የውድድር ሕገ ደንቦቹ መረጃ በፌዴሬሽኑ ውስጥ በትክክል የተሰራጩ እንዳልሆነ የሚያመላከት ነው፡፡
• በሴቶች 1500 ሜትር የግማሽ ፍፃሜ ውድድር ላይ አትሌት ዳዊት ስዩም የሻምፒዮናውን ሪኮርድ ያሻሻለችበት ውጤት እንደተመዘገበ በውድድሩ ወቅት በተደጋጋሚ ሲነገር ከተደመጠ በኋላ ግልፅ ባልተደረገ ምክንያት ውጤቱ በሐዋሳው ውድድር ላይ ተሻሻሉ ከተባሉት የሻምፒዮናው አዲስ ሪኮርዶች ዝርዝር ውስጥ ሳይካተት መቅረቱም የፌዴሬሽኑን ግልፀኝነት ጥያቄ ምልክት ውስጥ የሚከት ነው፡፡
ከላይ የተዘረዘሩት አዎንታዊ እና አሉታዊ ጎኖች ለረጅም ግዜ የኢትዮጵያን አትሌቲክስ ስፖርት እንቅስቃሴዎች በቅርበት ከመከታተሌ አንፃር በራሴ እይታ ያስቀመጥኳቸው እንደመሆናቸው አንዳንዶቹ ሀሳቦች አከራካሪ ሊሆኑ ይችላሉ፡፡ ሆኖም የውድድር ደንቦችን በአግባቡ ከማስፈፀም አኳያ በታዩት ክፍተቶች ዙሪያ ምንም የሚያከራክር ጉዳይ ስለሌለ በወቅታዊ የውድድር ደንቦች ዙሪያ የግንዛቤ እጥረት ላለባቸው የስፖርቱ ባለድርሻ አካላት በሙሉ አስፈላጊውን ገለፃ እና ትምህርት መስጠት የፌዴሬሽኑ ኃላፊነት ነው፡፡ ከውድድር ጋር የተያያዙ ደንቦችን ከመጣስ አኳያ በሀገር ውስጥ በሚደረጉ ውድድሮች እንደቀላል ነገር የሚታለፉ ጉዳዮች በዓለም አቀፍ ውድድሮች ላይም ተደግመው እንደግል አትሌቶችን እንደቡድን ሀገርን ትልቅ ዋጋ ሊያስከፍሉ ይችላሉና አስፈላጊው ጥንቃቄ ቢደረግ መልካም ነው፡፡ ባለፈው መስከረም ወር በቪየና ሲቲ ማራቶን ውድድሩን በአሸናፊነት ጨርሶ የነበረው ኢትዮጵያዊው ደራራ ሁሪሳ የገጠመውን አንዘንጋው!
ሀገራችን ኢትዮጵያን በመልካም ጎኑ ስሟ እንዲነሳ በሚያደርገው እና በትልልቅ ዓለም አቀፍ የውድድር መድረኮች ላይ የኩራታችን ምንጭ በሆነው የአትሌቲክስ ስፖርት እንደጎረቤታችን ኬንያ ዓለም አቀፍ ውድድሮችን የማስተናገድ የብቃት ደረጃ ላይ ደርሰን ማየት የዘወትር ምኞቴ ነው፡፡ የኢትዮጵያ አትሌቲክስ ፌደሬሽንም የውድድሮቹን ጥራት ለማሻሻል በትኩረት እንደሚሰራ ተስፋ አደርጋለሁ።
በመጨረሻም በሀዋሳ በተካሄደው 51ኛዉ የኢትዮጵያ አትሌቲክስ ሻምፒዮና ከመሮጫ ጫማ ጋር የተያያዙ ደንቦችን በማስከበሩ ረገድ የተፈጠረውን ክፍተት እንደማስተማሪያ ብንጠቀምበት በሚል የሚከተለውን ለማለት ወደድኩ፡-
የመሮጫ ጫማ ደንቦች ለትራክ ውድድር
64 ደቂቃ ከ14 ሰከንድ በሆነ ሰዓት የዘንድሮ የራስ አል ካይማህ የግማሽ ማራቶን ውድድር አሸናፊ የሆነችው ግርማዊት ገብረእግዚአብሔር በሐዋሳ በተከናወነው 51ኛው የኢትዮጵያ አትሌቲክስ ሻምፒዮና ላይ 31 ደቂቃ ከ21.5 ሰከንድ በመግባት የ10,000ሜ. አሸናፊ ሆናለች፡፡ የኢትዮጵያ አትሌቲክስ ፌዴሬሽንም ዓለም አቀፉን ደንብ ከግምት ባላስገባ ሁኔታ ውጤቱን በአዲስ የሻምፒዮንሺፕ ሪኮርድነት ጭምር አፅድቆት አልፏል፡፡ ይሁን እንጂ መጋቢት 20/2014 በተደረገው የሴቶች የፍፃሜ ፉክክር ላይ በኢትዮጵያ ምድር የተመዘገበ የምንግዜውም ፈጣን የሴቶች 10 ሺህ ሜትር ሰዓት የሆነው ውጤት በአለም አትሌቲክስ ዘንድ እውቅና ሊሰጠው የማይችል ነው።
● ለምን?
አትሌቷ የሶል ውፍረቱ 40ሚሜ የሆነ ዙምኤክስ ቬፐርፍላይ (ZoomX Vaporfly) ጫማ አድርጋ በመወዳደሯ ምክንያት።
● ደንቡ ምን ይላል?
በትራክ ውድድሮች ላይ የሚፈቀደው ከፍተኛው የሶል ውፍረት ፡-
– 20ሚሜ ከ 800ሜ በታች ለሆኑ ውድድሮች እና ለሁሉም የሜዳ ላይ ተግባራት (ከስሉስ ዝላይ በስተቀር)
– 25ሚሜ ለ800ሜ እና ከዛ በላይ ለሆኑ ውድድሮች እንዲሁም ለስሉስ ዝላይ
– 40ሚሜ ለትራክ ላይ የእርምጃ ውድድሮች
እነዚህ ደንቦች እ.ኤ.አ. እስከ ኦክቶበር 31, 2024 ድረስ በሥራ ላይ ይውላሉ። ከኖቬምበር 1 ቀን 2024 ጀምሮ ለ800ሜ እና ከዚያ በላይ ለሆኑ ውድድሮች እንዲሁም ለስሉስ ዝላይ የሚፈቀደው ከፍተኛ የሶል ውፍረትም ወደ 20 ሚሜ ዝቅ የሚል ይሆናል።
● የትራክ ላይ መወዳደሪያ ስፓይክ ጫማ ከሌለኝስ?
ደንቡ የጎዳና ላይ የመሮጫ ጫማዎች በትራክ ላይ እንዳይደረጉ አይከለክልም ነገር ግን በ25 ሚሊ ሜትሩ ገደብ ምክንያት 30 ሚሜ ወይም 40 ሚሜ የሆኑ የጎዳና ላይ መሮጫ ጫማዎች በትራክ ውድድሮች ላይ እንዲደረጉ አይፈቅድም፡፡
● ለበለጠ መረጃ :-
https://www.worldathletics.org/news/press-releases/new-athletic-shoe-regulations-approved-2022
Today, the joint investigation report by the Ethiopian Human Rights Council and the UNHR
on human rights violations committed in Tigray concluded that there is no evidence that genocide has taken place so far. While this is a bit of a setback for the TPLF, which has wanted the world to believe—since the 1990s, even as the TPLF was dominating power in Addis—that a genocide has been perpetrated against the people of Tigray, unfortunately the group still appears to be determined to make genocide a reality. This is confusing for people who don’t understand why the TPLF is obsessed with genocide, why its internet cadres began using #TigrayGenocide in April 2020, months before the war began. So many weapons have been deployed in this war, and among them: confusion and obfuscation.
In the past several months and more so in the past few weeks, we have been getting
testimony after testimony from allied Amhara forces fighting the TPLF that Tigrayan residents of cities in Wollo have been collaborating with the TPLF by a) attacking ENDF and allied forces from behind; b) forcing ENDF and allied forces to withdraw from towns and cities afraid of committing large scale massacres by firing back at the civilians (Tigrayans) firing at them; c) helping the TPLF locate and execute young Amharas believed to be a threat; and d) in at least one horrifying account by an IDP who managed to escape occupied territories, handing TPLF soldiers a list of women to rape. Another shocking development in the past several months has been the widespread use of child soldiers by the TPLF, which, according to experts who have studied the practice, is an “alarm bell” calling attention to possible plans to commit mass atrocities. The use of child soldiers by the TPLF and its attendant implications, along with the widespread deployment of civilian sleeper agents in Amhara cities the TPLF has taken over, serves to create an overall perception of every Tigrayan as a potential enemy, sowing fear and mistrust.
Many Ethiopians are looking at this and wondering: why are Tigrayan elites on the internet
either celebrating the TPLF’s advance via these toxic methods or silent about all this? How can they not see how dangerous this is for everyone, especially for Tigrayans who live outside Tigray? How can they not see that there is no “winning” after stoking all this lasting animosity? Do Tigrayan elites not understand that there can be no justice for Tigray—whether Tigray secedes or not—unless there is justice for her neighbors, for Tigray does not exist in a vacuum? The questions are being asked but nobody is answering them. Our academic class has largely failed to offer viable analyses of the ideas driving this war, as they failed over the past fifty years in regards to coming up with a fitting paradigm for understanding Ethiopia’s unique situation.
Here is my humble attempt to explain what I think is happening with the TPLF’s obsession
with—and with its active attempt to inspire—genocide:
The most successful psychopaths in any field understand that, in order to win anything, one
must risk everything, including the very thing one is supposedly fighting for. In the case of the
TPLF (and associated Tigrayan political elites), whose motto appears to be “give me supremacy or give me death,” that “everything” they are risking is the lives of ordinary Tigrayans in whose names they are fighting. We have seen over the past several months the extent to which the TPLF is willing to go to sacrifice ordinary Tigrayans in order to get what it wants: wave after wave after wave of young poorly armed and inexperienced Tigrayans were unleashed upon ENDF and Amhara and Afar forces in order to force the latter to waste ammunition and energy before the more experienced soldiers are sent.
So, for a political group who sends tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of
young Tigrayans towards open fire, violence against hundreds of thousands of Tigrayans is nothing if it means the TPLF will in the end win the “prize” it has been obsessed with for decades: genocide. You see, merely attaining power in Addis Ababa is not enough for the TPLF, whose core driving ideology is Tigrayan supremacy. Power is temporary; anybody can take it away from you, and the 2018 uprisings demonstrated that. Genocide is forever. Nobody can take away from you the story of genocide committed against your people.
The TPLF looked at countries like Israel and Rwanda and realized what a potent instrument
genocide is for establishing perpetual minority rule. We have some indications suggesting that the TPLF views Israel as a model. When the war between Ethiopia and the TPLF began in November 2020, Sekoutoure Getachew, a TPLF official, went on TV to tell us that the TPLF’s decision to launch a preemptive attack on the Northern Command was inspired by how the young state of Israel, feeling threatened by her neighbors, launched preemptive attacks against them in the “six-day war” of 1967. Another indication is the manner in which the TPLF, during its 27 years in power, invested heavily in creating a wealthy and strongly networked Tigrayan diaspora which has been used to lobby and influence western governments and organizations much in the same way as the Jewish diaspora aids the state of Israel. The TPLF has figured out that truth does not matter in politics, especially in international politics. If you have the wealth and the personnel to peddle your preferred narrative, if you have the military power to subdue the people you want to subdue, if you are willing to make concessions to external forces (US, Egypt, etc), you can do unspeakable things to others (much like the state of Israel does to Palestinians) and still manage to portray yourself as the victim.
This calculation is so far working for the TPLF, but nothing would seal the deal like the actual
commission of genocide—or something that looks like it—against Tigrayans. As we have seen over the past twelve months, western governments and organizations have shown their willingness to adopt TPLF’s narratives without scrutiny and can easily reward the TPLF with its much pursued prize, genocide, even if actual genocide doesn’t take place.
But why does the TPLF need genocide to establish minority rule? Because, as we saw in their
first tenure in power, you can only rule with an iron fist for a limited period of time. Leaders of the TPLF are adherents of Tigrayan supremacy: the idea that Tigrayans, as the “only” heirs of the Axumite empire, are the natural rulers of the Ethiopian state, and cannot be ruled by “barbarians” south of them. The only acceptable power arrangement for the TPLF is one in which Tigrayans are either directly dominating political power or are the perpetual kingmakers pulling all the major strings. Anything outside that, any system that forces Tigrayans to live on equal footing with everyone else, is unacceptable. And this kind of domination by a minority cannot coexist with a democratic system that the majority of Ethiopians clearly prefer. So, the TPLF needs something more potent than pure political/economic/military power to justify bypassing democracy to establish itself as the permanent ruler/kingmaker of Ethiopia. It needs a new and powerful raison d’être to justify its domination not just to Tigrayans and the rest of Ethiopians but, and most importantly, to the rest of the world. If a genocide were to be committed against Tigrayans (or if the U.S. decides to reward the TPLF with the genocide label even in the absence of it), then the TPLF can license itself to impose all manner of drastic measures aimed at “protecting Tigray and
Tigrayans.” This could be anything from redrawing internal borders (and taking debilitating
measures against the peoples whose lands are being robbed—most likely Amharas and Afaris—so that they will never be in a position to assert themselves) to ethnic cleansing and genocide against populations considered to be a threat. And when you oppose it, the TPLF will say “you committed a genocide against Tigrayans” over and over and over, and its western backers will repeat the same chorus. If they have been this loud over a non-existent genocide over the past twelve months, just imagine what it would be like if the U.S. or UN rewards them with that label.
And this is where the Ethiopian government’s major dilemma comes from: if ENDF and
Amhara forces fight to regain their cities and towns, they risk committing large scale massacres. The TPLF networks reported to be operating within these cities wear civilian clothing and fire at the armies from inside civilian establishments, in an apparent attempt to set up pro-Ethiopia forces. Pro-Ethiopia forces are essentially being dared to commit large scale massacres in order to win back their own cities. So far, they are choosing to withdraw from these towns and cities. But that is another problem: not only is the TPLF committing unspeakable violence against civilians and destroying infrastructure in those cities, the takeovers are emboldening it to continue pressing, giving young people back in Tigray false hope that they are winning and—this is very important—the false idea that they are being “welcomed” by locals in those cities. Then more and more and more young Tigrayans are sent to their deaths.
So the Ethiopian government is stuck between a rock and a hard place. One option is
allowing its forces to do whatever it takes to take back territory, thereby offering protection to its citizens in Wollo and elsewhere, but also risking the “genocide” label by western governments who have been eagerly waiting for such an opportunity so that they can blackmail the government into submitting itself to their wishes on GERD and other issues. Option two is avoiding large scale violence and allowing the TPLF to take power in Addis Ababa and do to Ethiopia what it wishes. One of the things it might do to Ethiopia, according to its leaked strategy document, is force a confederation that will no doubt privilege some states, i.e. Tigray, more than others, and that will no doubt be designed to subdue some populations—mainly Amharas and Afaris—who are considered obstacles to Tigray’s aspirations of domination and expansion (in the TPLF’s original manifesto, Afar is claimed as Tigray land).
And there is absolutely no doubt that the TPLF will make big concessions on the GERD in
order to compensate its western and Egyptian backers, if not redraw borders to make Benishangul Gumuz Tigrayan territory. If you think this is wild, read about the history of the state of Israel, the TPLF’s model state. The redrawing of borders that the TPLF undertook in 1991 was also wild at the time; people don’t think of it as outrageous anymore because the fact that they held onto the territory for 30 years has normalized the event in our minds. And that’s all the TPLF needs: another thirty years to normalize all the outrageous things they will do next.
One may argue that this is a false dichotomy, that there is a third or even maybe fourth option: winning these cities back without mass violence much in the same way the ENDF managed to do during its first campaign in Tigray. We all should pray for such a miracle, of course. However, one can also say that in the early days of the war, the TPLF was mostly withdrawing from Tigrayan cities to avoid urban warfare. And even when they engaged in urban warfare, it was not at the same scale and intensity as has been the case over the past four and half months or so. Starting in mid June, the TPLF’s use of civilians as human shields and fighters stopped being just another weapon in its arsenal and became a center of its operations. The near collapse of the ENDF inside Tigray right before its withdrawal was precipitated by the TPLF’s intensified use of “civilians” to trap the ENDF. Many ENDF soldiers chose to surrender rather than fire at those “civilians.” It is still possible to avoid large scale violence in the attempt to retake towns in Wollo, but the risk for it is very high, and is possibly behind the federal government’s reluctance to take decisive actions.
The point is: barring miracles, the Ethiopian government is positioned to lose something
one way or another. All that is left is choosing its preferred poison. Perhaps one thing to consider for the federal government is: the rights of Amharas and Afaris to defend themselves against the existential threats posed against them by the TPLF is much bigger than the national government’s concerns about its place and relationships with the rest of the world. If the federal government decides to risk the disintegration of Ethiopia, like it has done so far either due to incompetence or severe fear of committing large scale violence, that is fine for the federal government. But when you allow that disintegration to happen, please don’t leave the people of Amhara and Afar in a vulnerable position, unable to defend themselves and their lands. If we must return to the State of Nature, at least give these two peoples, who have so far shed more blood than anyone else in defense of their country, a chance to preserve their lives and their lands. Give them the resources they need to defend themselves before it is too late for them even if you feel it is too late for Ethiopia. Anything less is just a continuation of the gross criminal negligence that the federal government has been guilty of so far.
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Hiwot Amare
February 24, 2014 at 10:01 pm
This is a really great analysis. I hope everyone read this.
Jezba
February 21, 2014 at 2:58 pm
Hey, for all those who think being a co-pilot doesn’t mean your are not a Pilot. International standards are there to determine how one progresses to become a Captain. Please read up….do your research before being so opinionated! Actually he might end up as a Co-pilot until he fulfills the required hours and rating as well as pass the tests. It’s not like you neighborhood KEBELE promotion. Lives depend on these people so five years is nothing. Any pilot will tell you that.
Hager
February 20, 2014 at 9:00 pm
I have seen a lot of opinions on painting the guy guilty or a hero. I will refrain from doing that. Instead, I would like to emphasize on what thoughts/motives he may have had to take a measure like this.
Looking at the available motives for him to take this action, here is what the options may be;
1. He wanted to bring attention to the human rights violations in Ethiopia by doing something dramatic.
2. He wanted to shame the Ethiopian government internationally.
3. He wanted to shame Ethiopian Airlines for its alleged poor management and ethnic domination by the ruling party.
4. He was mentally ill and just did a random thing.
There may be others, but I will only focus on what most of us seem to be presenting as motives.
These seem to be the most notable pieces most people understand to be the case. But does his action justify his intended objective. First of all, when he took this action, what statements, demands or facts has he helped disseminate? Does anybody understand the actual reasons behind his political asylum request while it was being made? Is he bringing attention to specific situations in the country to the parties that need to know about this? Is it likely that he hasn’t made his point yet and he may never get the publicity he wanted to do so from now on!? While we are at this particular point, let’s look at some questions we should be asking ourselves and wonder for a minute.
• Do we see the rest of the world reacting in a way that shows more attention and focus is coming Ethiopia’s way?
• Is the government likely to receive more flak and pressure from other allies as a result of this?
• Are there any state officials in the UN, Europe, US, Switzerland or other Non-profit human rights organizations reacting as a result of what he did?
• Better yet, are there any news channels running this story extensively?
• Are any of them actually repeating this story after the first day the news broke out?
• Do we honestly believe whatever human rights violations may be taking place in Ethiopia; the rest of the political world has no clue?
In all these scenarios, if I am not prejudging, no one seems to be enthralled by what he did and from a media attention perspective – his 15 minutes of fame are literally up! More significant gestures have happened in this world. More devastating atrocities that claim the limelight are there like Middle East and North Korea and Eastern Europe and DRC for this to make headline news. What use would the UN or other nations be in this circumstance? They have more information about Ethiopia coming from the UN Office and the consulates within Ethiopia. If they had any resolve to act they would have done so already than to bother about what this individual has to say.
As to the world of media, it is an interesting devil. Unless he manages to do something dramatic everyday of his life, the coverage he is going to get is not likely to infuriate anyone.
I notice people applauding him for taking a bold measure. But it is easy to see it as a bold measure when we are not the ones in the passengers’ boots. Others have likened him to freedom fighters like MLK and Rosa Parks. Well putting others in harm’s way won’t be as spectacular and probably by hijacking a plane, a condition the western world has strong phobias towards as a result of 9/11, he may have just chosen the wrong approach. Similarly, I don’t understand the condition where he wanted to make a statement but he doesn’t want to face the music. Maybe his actions will result in others suffering the consequences. The only thing he requested while landing at Geneva was his asylum be accepted and to never be given back to the Ethiopian government. Well these certainly don’t look like something a hero would do as what I see is self preservation without regard to the lives of others.
Others seem to think what he did is in retaliation to the poor management of Ethiopian Airlines and/or the domination of the management by ruling party elites. We need to separate these two as they are completely different matters though they may have some overlapping contexts.
To start off with, let’s assume he wanted to shame a poor management. Let’s be honest. Is the airline being poorly managed? What are the indicators off the cuffs of being poorly managed? Some would say financial loss, operational inefficiency, bad working conditions, and poor employee compensation, benefits and morale?
Well, comparing Ethiopian Airlines with your typical third world public sector or private sector companies won’t certainly help his case. Taking a look at these points, Ethiopian Airlines staff are certainly compensated much better than almost all other government and private sector jobs. Employees have travel benefits that seem to be the golden attraction when living in a country like Ethiopia, where a round trip air ticket to the US would cost a year’s salary for a regular government employee with a bachelor’s degree.
To make matters worse, as a pilot, or in general as cockpit crew, they are probably among the top one percent in earning power in the country. Just to shed some light into this, an Ethiopian Airlines Captain may well make more than 80,000 birr a month as compared to a regular member of parliament, who makes between 5,000 – 7,500. Or a government employee with a master’s degree makes about 4,500 – 7,000 birr. YES, a pilot probably makes at least 10 times more than that of an average individual with a master’s degree. If he is trying to shed light into the neglect and abuse of others, well he certainly hasn’t presented a single shred of information in that regard.
If for any other reason he feels the company is poorly run, then quitting would have been an option. In this day and age, airlines are filing for bankruptcy left and right and are constantly struggling with strikes from employees. Poor management is never an excuse to take matters into your own hands. Also a point to note in this case is – ONE CANNOT CLAIM POLITICAL ASYLUM IF THERE IS NO POLITICAL PERSECUTION. Imagine if everyone started to kidnap people at work to claim better working conditions and pay!?!
I would love to continue to list out all the possible motives and if they were the most appropriately communicated by his actions! Unfortunately, I don’t and I can’t. I can only say whatever his motives, his medium of expressing his issues certainly won’t have the desired impact. History and facts tell us that.
YSA
Anonymous
February 20, 2014 at 10:10 am
we have to appreciate him. because this is one way of expressing his opposition against the dectators in Ethiopia and resism.
Anonymous
February 19, 2014 at 5:17 pm
We weren’t in ET702 plane right @ the time and we don’t knew him yet,I hate guessing about anything ……….and i used such the like events as a means of measurement of someone’s attitude regarding his/her comment towards……..so ma deer bro and sist we have to wait his reasons before saying anything about him
hareg
February 19, 2014 at 1:40 pm
betam azgalhu Egzyabharie bemhirtu ayne yeyew embrhanen tetadgenew
biruk
February 19, 2014 at 10:37 am
u know what first of all we have to wait his reason 4 doing this kind of very difficult & complex decision, we may give him respect or make him guilty after his reason, if he did z highjacking by forcing others, personally i am nat blaming him,& also if e have enough reason regarding with z government its also his way to fight for his ppl but if he did for his personal need we shamed on him!!! nways lets fight poverty and for our right that means poletically or economically we have to put our iffort 4 our country by fighting waht we have, like by work by poletical participation,etc
god bless ethiopia
Sisay Bekele
February 19, 2014 at 10:35 am
thiopian Airlines is always ‘the best or nothing’ for me. i have flown with this prestigious Airlines for the past eight years and i’ve missed my next trip eveytime end up my flight and get off the plane. their onboard hospitality is amazing.
whatever happens now and the hijacking staff will never change anyting about the company’s good name. long live Ethiopian Airlines and we salut you!
Anonymous
February 19, 2014 at 9:24 am
to hate your country mean to hate your self and live without dignity, rather you have to hate corruption and it’s followers
mimi
February 19, 2014 at 8:47 am
Which ever the cause happens this shows the weakness of the airlines not following up on the fight member medical situation. specially pilots on each and every flight. risking hundreds of peoples life for their weak management
ruth
February 19, 2014 at 8:23 am
it is only God know why this man done like this so the rest of us let us focus on our work. Long Live ETHIOPIA
Anonymous
February 19, 2014 at 7:16 am
Hailemedhin knows the reason behind!
nunu
February 19, 2014 at 6:27 am
dear z so-called writer , in z first place u ve to understand why n what hijacking means zis has nothing to do wiz “EPRDF ” come on ppl let’s not always be negative ende u guys insulting our country his deed is totally shameful!!!
Getnet
February 19, 2014 at 3:42 am
What is the profit
minichil tilahun
February 19, 2014 at 2:01 am
Eventhough,I don’t appreciate the copilot for haijacking 767 airplane I suspect that he might have been persecuted by EPRF officials.Indeed, it is better to live in assylum than to live in a country where the dictators colonize us.history tells us that we had beaten fascist Italians,I don’t know most Ethiopians are confused whether to fight against poverty or the dictators.
Anonymous
February 18, 2014 at 11:03 pm
ante yemoteke mutecha nek yekora agere eyalek tegegnnete yemetefelege mayem esete men atake? asetemareche teleke sewu honk kade yematereba
tsegaye
February 18, 2014 at 10:47 pm
don’t we remember ethiopians big artist’s fiance who is pillot of zis air lines is abondened 4 small rsn pls my elders don’t give ur blind jugements & he is a hero b/c he is not a person who lives 4 eating as many of u r tnkng 10q. Good is giving as enligntiment 2 Ethiopia b4 2014s election
Anonymous
February 18, 2014 at 10:10 pm
Iam sorry the Oppotunity the kenoking melkam
Sultan sa'd
February 18, 2014 at 9:30 pm
He May have poletical problem,otherwise for fun. Secondly I do no that he wants to show his talency to be a capitain or working adVertisement for eth. Airlines
Anonymous
February 18, 2014 at 7:56 pm
Kezi sera jerba Egypt litnor tichlalech ye Egypt selayoch yehen tegbar endifetsm asferartewut lihon yechlal
kibrom
February 18, 2014 at 6:54 pm
what are u taking about he was going to rome not to Ethiopia Rome can give him asylum 20
ki
February 18, 2014 at 6:50 pm
i think the plan was flaying from addis to Rome not the vise versal he had a chance of asking asylum in rome… i think the main reason is that may be he need fame or he is crazy but crazy people doesn’t fly … “politics” why it cant be politics 20 years
man of fairness
February 18, 2014 at 6:13 pm
First of all I would like to thank to God for landing our plane safely without no problem in Geneva but I have two types of comments related to the co-pilot’s hijacking. I’ve read confused posts related with the reason why he tried to hijack his plane. some people posted as he had some tension or mental problem and some people posted as he hatred racism in the Airline based on ethnicity. But if the reason is the second one, no mercy he deserves punishment b/c he had to fight to this racism using his knowledge rather than doing that, it is not an alternative solution what he did, we can’t solve our internal problem by going to other foreign countries. But if the reason is the first one, it is beyond his capacity and I hope he will get great lawyers and psychiatrists and solve his mental problem soon.
But to all ppl of Ethiopia please, don’t let make happy our enemies like Egyptians who are jealous on our development,and let’s accommodate each other and develop our blessed country,don’t say tigre,oromo ,amara, afar …. rather fight for the unfair individual persons in chair and replace them with the person you believe that he/she is fair.
Thanks.
God Bless Ethiopia.
tesfaye getachew
February 18, 2014 at 4:01 pm
what is the profit
Sol
February 18, 2014 at 2:28 pm
Exactly, you have said what I was thinking since we heard the news. Five years looks a bit longer to stay as a co-pilot. Is there any kind of discrimination based on ethnicity? May be, I am sure we will hear the cause for such blind action. After spending your life in school with many sacrifices who would risk his life as such?
kirubel
February 18, 2014 at 1:14 pm
i really feel happy by his prouding act…i&surely all ethiopians bordemed to live in this land
Chukalo
February 18, 2014 at 12:45 pm
I am ashamed of those who tried to link it to politics and ethnicity despite any information from the so-called hijacker. The one who hates his country also hates himself and a country is nothing more than oneself. So, let us wait for the result of the investigation from independent police (of Geneva) before we go for judgement. We do not know what personal problems he has, as described by his sister may be, hence I thank God for his mercy on this only success story company of our poor country.
amaha g/slassie
February 18, 2014 at 12:33 pm
what is the problem?
bubu
February 18, 2014 at 12:13 pm
he is rich he is not a member of any political party what reason he have fo
r seking asylum he hate ethiopia or he is crazy
bubu
February 18, 2014 at 12:12 pm
he is rich he is not a member of any political party what reason he have for seking asylum he hate ethiopia or he is crazy
Mekdes Teshome
February 18, 2014 at 12:10 pm
OMG,WHAT IS Z HIDDEN AGENDA?
Anonymous
February 18, 2014 at 12:07 pm
we must see the resean behind why he was doing this befor saying something whether it is bad or good.
Anonymous
February 18, 2014 at 11:30 am
It has been so long that Ethiopia has become a prison house for its people. Every body wants to escape. No hope! That is why this educated and young Ethiopian wants to abandon his country in such a way. Where there is no freedom, where there is discrimination, where corruption and nepotism are rampant, working in an esteemed organization is meaningless. DEATH TO EPRDF!
Marid
February 18, 2014 at 11:29 am
first I would like say sorry for the thing that happen, truly what i told that all things passed if the God is permitted for us.know for u and for ur brother don’t sad always see the direction of God, if really open ur heart for ur God, all thing is simple. i know that what the things happen in Ethiopia and what Ethiopia people do? i am not talk about long, the long thing is just i pray my God.
siyoum
February 18, 2014 at 11:24 am
Lishalame yemigebawe yehelina sewe newe, yechekunoche demetse nawe yasemawe.
Anonymous
February 18, 2014 at 11:14 am
I would like to hear the reason why he hijacked the plane of his country by himself.
ksto
February 18, 2014 at 11:08 am
It looks drama
Anonymous
February 18, 2014 at 10:37 am
how can the guy stayed as a co-pilot with in these years? as the information i have there is a fixed time table to flight as a co-pilot after that he will get the chance to be a pilot but i don’t think so it could take five years. who knows what makes him to take this kind of action? now days Ethiopian Airlines is also a very corruptible organization like others. so stop blaming him before knowing the truth.
mehari
February 18, 2014 at 10:25 am
oh, what happened bro, i think this guy is not a bad person at all, since he was unarmed and do nothing to harm the passengers. may be he is one of those who is abused by the current regime like innocent muslim representatives and journalists jailed in kality, i hope, we will see a prosperous and democratic ethiopia soon!!!!!
tare
February 18, 2014 at 10:10 am
he did z right thing since we are under colony by own people!
Fufu
February 18, 2014 at 10:06 am
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Worku beyene
February 18, 2014 at 10:04 am
I hate my country , b/c corruption corruption corruption corruption corruption by gov officials
Anonymous
February 18, 2014 at 9:48 am
i don’t know what u mean. i know that in its history, Ethiopia is the home of all the people.
if u have any political problem,it’s ur headache.
Anonymous
February 18, 2014 at 9:41 am
Kedada!!!
Worku beyene
February 18, 2014 at 8:56 am
I hate living in Ethiopia, b/c the country is becoming a few people and difficult to get the basic needs of human being, i will say UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!
Anonymous
February 18, 2014 at 8:25 am
Try to interview the hijacker himself ,good every body is safe,the Air craft, The pilot, who knows. ?
jemal gemchu
February 18, 2014 at 8:09 am
hm;fryh@?