“Democracy is better than the alternatives,” So says the Ethiopian Dictator!

Just what we expected to hear! In an interview with a British Newspaper, one of Africa’s most prolific human Rights Violator has warned the West for pushing Democratic ideals in Africa and especially his country! Coming to the defense of his friend the current Kenyan president who many believe rigged the elections, the Ethiopian strong-man cautioned the Western Powers from using Aid as a tool to advance Democracy in the region,

“If it is presumed that the Kenyans will democratize in order to eat the peanuts of development assistance from the European Union, for example, it would be a big mistake.”

In an ironic twist, the Ethiopian dictator finished the interview by saying:

“I believe democratic forms of government are applicable everywhere and are better than the alternatives. And we feel that countries and peoples can share their experiences to help others to democratise. So that is all to the good.”

The paradox of the above quoted statement from Meles Zenawi is that he is being bank-rolled to fight and advance “democratic ideals” in neighboring Somalia, while he has continued to rule his country with an iron-fist for the past 17 years, making his country one of the most un-democratic and earning it a place as the most brutal suppressor of dissent and internal criticism!