How Come a Democratic Nation Be Named Among the Top Failed States in the World?
Ethiopia, under the administration of Meles Zenawi, is one of the worst failed states on the globe along with conflict-torn and stateless Somalia. How come a democratic country be ranked 18 among countries considered “Failed States”? How Come a Leader of Democratic Nation Be Crowned as the One of the Worst Dictators in the World? Dear Meles, you mentioned the ‘introduction of full democracy in Ethiopia’ as one of your achievements. Under all calibrations, the leader of the nation claiming itself a full democracy would not be listed as the 17th worst dictator in the world. The definition of a “dictator” squarely concurs with all your personal and political manifestations, i.e., “Dictators [are rulers] who exercise arbitrary authority over their citizens and who cannot be removed from power through legal means. These tyrants suppress the freedoms of speech and religion, and the right to a fair trial. Some also commit torture, execute opponents and starve their own people.” So, where is d
