May 17, 2012 Dear President Obama: Your ... - Oakland Institute
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Name From Comments<br />
7,764. charles dsouza bangalore, India<br />
7,765. Janet Yamin New York, NY<br />
7,766. David Zolan N Hollywood, CA<br />
7,767. Keebek Guddinaa Uppsala, Sweden<br />
7,768. Getachew Lemu Kitchener, Canada<br />
7,769. Christina<br />
Robertson<br />
Toronto, Canada<br />
7,770. Keder Omer East Point, GA What is going on in Ethiopia be it forced relocation,<br />
deception, killing, arresting people and human right<br />
violations are heart braking.<br />
7,771. Eenyummaa<br />
Beekaa<br />
Stockholm, Sweden<br />
7,772. Juan Camacho Madrid, Spain<br />
7,773. Martin Gem Wallington, United<br />
Kingdom<br />
7,774. Herbert Kaenzig Marly, Switzerland<br />
7,775. Abrehet Abdu Montgomery Village,<br />
MD<br />
Please not relocate people against their wishes.<br />
7,776. Janet Robinson Boca Raton, FL How dare you force these people to move? You just want<br />
the land, stop being greedy and live and let live.<br />
7,777. Stephen Mead Albany, NY<br />
7,778. Sarah Mumford Balloch, United<br />
Kingdom<br />
7,779. Shakha<br />
Ramalohlanye<br />
This type of agriculture does not solve anything, it creates<br />
worse - the relocated becomes a refugee in their own<br />
country. ...... and the agric corporation/foreign investment<br />
becomes rich but does not share - IMMORAL!<br />
Columbus, OH The impact of relocation will certainly create an irreversible<br />
calamity, which will add to a regional problem in Somalia,<br />
with the potential to spread to Sudan & Kenya. If these<br />
Ethiopian lands show farming potential at large scales, why<br />
can't the government undertake this endeavor locally to<br />
benefit its people than selling land internationally; except<br />
that it is for the benefit of a few?<br />
I fail to understand how the world body can allow such a<br />
devious program to be undertaken by a corrupt<br />
government, in concert with a few greedy international<br />
investors, at the demise of a people. Moving is not a<br />
readily welcome process, and we all know even with<br />
convenient urban amenities how much of a hassle it is, let<br />
alone moving entire villages en-mass, for what, financial<br />
benefit of a few.<br />
We cannot, and should not allow these draconian behavior<br />
to continue to punctuate our legacies. It is very convenient<br />
and equally appalling for the U.S. to support and be in<br />
cahoots with Meles Zenawi and his repressive regime in<br />
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