However, this is not to be. By violently and systematically pushing from the stage all credible and genuine forces such as the OLF from the political stage and assuming dictatorial powers, The TPLF dominated minority regime of Prime Minister Zenawi established a reign of terror while publicly preaching about democracy and the rule of law. Now after the senseless war with Eritrea that caused the death of thousands TPLF itself is too weak to govern the empire. Ethiopia is in a deep political, economic and social crisis. The Aids epidemic is growing at an alarming rate.
Poverty is rampant.
The empire s infrastructure is crumbling. Mass uprisings are becoming more common. On the other hand Meles is pouring fuel on an already volatile situation in Somalia. While Ethiopia itself is on the verge of implosion, TPLF is also threatening the Oromo people and other subject people of the empire with more violence and once again proving to be a menace to its neighbors. Following recent student uprisings the regime is intensifying its criminal practices of mass arrests, extra judicial killings and disappearances that parallel Mengistu s Red Terror.