Part II: Netsannet Demissie: Ethio Zagol on Netsanet
Several months ago, I had a brief exchange with Ethio-Zagol after he commented on one of our postings, Netsanet le Netsanet Demissie . I am an unabashed admirer of Ethio-Zagol and his blog Seminawork . I have wanted to post his comments for a while but wanted to do so at an opportune moment. The repeated delay and postponement of the trials in Addis as well as the October 18, 2006 BBC report discussing Judge Wolde-Michael Meshesha’s investigation and the conclusions he reached that the Ethiopian government used excessive force to silence a people's call for democracy is as timely as it gets. A brief response to Ethio-Zagol follows.
From Ethio Zagol (publication by permission) Selam Ersasu: I read your great tribute to Netsanet. While most of your points are well taken, I have issues with some. 1. You compared the decision of the high court on the case of OSJE v.The Election Board with the landmark U.S. case of Marbury v. Madison . Contrary to your assertion, there have b...