Here is Ethiomedia's Abraha Belai attacking Ethiopian Review for attacking Berhane Mewa

http://www.ethiomedia.com/carepress/kinijit_the_spirit.html

May 9, 2006

The arrival of Kinijit North America (NA) officials in Seattle was a good coincidence to explain Review’s continued attack on Kinijit NA. The Website was harsh on Kinijit officials, particularly on Berhane Mewa.
“The Kinijit North America Support Committee under the leadership of Berhane Mewa decided that from now on it will conduct any political activity in the Washington DC area by itself,” Ethiopian Review wrote, adding “Ethiopian Review calls on Ato Berhane Mewa and his colleagues to stop dividing the Ethiopian community in Washington DC. You are hurting the elected leaders who are languishing in jail.”
Berhane Mewa answered: “We decided to stage first-year protest rally in Washington, DC on May 16 which is Tuesday, a day when members of the US Congress are in office. If such rally is held on May 15th, which is Monday, the congress persons would miss our protest rally because they don’t come to office on Mondays.”
Berhane explained as well that his side had discussions with officials from the United Ethiopian Democratic Forces (UEDF). He said: "Efforts to jointly organize the protest rally did not work out for both of us for some minor differences. However, we should be aware that there may be some elements interested in driving a wedge between two friendly groups."
The Seattle audience - humming with the frequent mention of names like Hailu Shawel, Bertukan Mideksa, Yacob Hailemariam, Mesfin Woldmariam, Berhanu Nega and other Ethiopian icons of freedom - urged Berhane to move on to other areas of interest, citing ER was no stranger to attacking Kinijit, for instance against the jailed Addis Ababa mayor-elect, Dr. Berhanu Nega.

Elias Kifle on Berhane Mewa

Kinijit North America Support Committee's leadership must stop dividing Ethiopians

Ethiopian Review May 4, 2006

For the past several month, particularly since the May 15 elections, there had been the kind of unity that has never existed among the Ethiopian community in the Washington DC area. The support groups of both major parties, as well as civic groups, religious leaders and the media, had been working together for a common goal. It is as a result of this unity that for the first time ever members of the U.S. Congress and a high level State Department official addressed an Ethiopian political rally on February 1st. The Ethiopian community was united because both the Kinijit and Hibret political leadership in Washington DC decided that we can do better and get strong results when we work together. Similarly in Europe, Ethiopians are united more than ever. That is one of the reasons why the European Parliament is taking a firm stand against the Meles dictatorship. It is because of this unity that members of the European Parliament addressed an Ethiopian political rally in Brussels on March 23. Now, three months later, the situation in Washington DC has changed. The Kinijit North America Support Committee under the leadership of Berhane Mewa decided that from now on it will conduct any political activity in the Washington DC area by itself. So when the Ethiopian political and civil groups joint task force held a meeting a few weeks ago to start planning on a special event on May 15, the Kinijit Support Committee did not show up saying that they have already decided to hold a demonstration on May 16. A delegation from the task force went to Kinijit Support Committee office to ask what has changed between February 1st and now that made them decide that from now on they will go it alone. Ato Berhane told the delegation, among other things, that Kinijit does not need to consult with other groups to plan and carry out political activities, but he is willing to discuss with Hibret as a political party. The delegation left the meeting puzzled and disappointed by what they heard. The important point here is not when to hold a special event to commemorate the sacrifice made and the victory earned by the people of Ethiopia on May 15, 2005. The problem is the ill-advised decision by the Kinijit Support Committee in North America to try to exclude several Ethiopian civic, political and media groups. The purpose of this decision has not yet been made clear by Ato Berhane, but for any one with a common sense this is a clear demonstration of pure arrogance. The Support Committee's leadership grew this arrogant as a result of the blind support it was getting from the Kinijit supporters in the Diaspora and the hesitation by the Ethiopian media to criticize them (with the exception of Ethiopian Review). The zealously of Kinijit supporters made the support group leaders feel like they are the most wise, omnipotent leaders of the struggle and any one who is even thinking about challenging them is labeled "woyanne," "anti-Kinijit", etc. What could be more "anti-Kinijit" than creating division in our community? It must also be noted that the real Kinijit is in Ethiopia and the real leaders of Kinijit are in jail. Reportedly, the Kinijit leaders in jail are terribly disappointed by the way the North America support committee is carrying out its responsibility. Ethiopian Review calls on Ato Berhane Mewa and his colleagues to stop dividing the Ethiopian community in Washington DC. You are hurting the elected leaders who are languishing in jail, not to mention that you are hindering the diplomatic effort by presenting a dividing community. Arrogance is not a sign of strength for a political leader-- it is a lack of political skill and maturity.

Elias Kifle on Berhane Mewa continued

Berhane Mewa ordered Tensae Radio not to report about civil disobedience in Ethiopia
Ethiopian Review May 8, 2006

The Secretary General of Kinijit North America Support Committee, Ato Berhane Mewa, ordered Tensae Radio not to broadcast the call for civic disobedience by Tegbar, Kendie Ethiopia Youth Movement and other groups. Ato Berhane, who is fighting to block any event in the Washington DC are on May 15 to celebrate the people's victory day, had also threatened Tegbar leadership that unless Tegbar cancels its call for nationwide civil disobedience in Ethiopia, he will issue a statement asking the people of Ethiopia not to heed the call. This attempt was blocked by other Kinijit Support Committee officials. But he convinced some of his colleagues to pressure Tensae radio editorial board from talking about, or reporting on any civil disobedience. May 15 is the day Kinijit defeated the TPLF regime. All Kinijit support committees around the world are celebrating this day, except the Washington DC committee under the leadership of Berhane Mewa. The main objective of the May 7-15 civil disobedience called by Tegbar is the release of Kinijit's elected leaders. So it is puzzling why Berhane Mewa, who is representing Kinijit in the United States, is trying to derail the peaceful civil disobedience. In the mean time, the Meles regime blocked Ethiopian Review from being accessed in Ethiopia. ER has received hundreds of email from its readers inside Ethiopia who were unable to access the web site since last Thursday. Today, ER is able to confirm that it has been banned from Ethiopia.

Misguided opposition - ER goes Mad!

Posted on May 2, 2007 by FilwehaPundit
http://filwehapundit.com/2007/05/02/misguided-opposition-er-goes-mad/

I thought there was a difference between opposing a government and trying to destroy a whole nation. There are a number of opposition websites and blogs struggling for a political change in Ethiopia - so that the law prevails and democracy functions in a meaningful way in Ethiopia - and that is a healthy thing. But asking for violence and bloodshed in the country (while you are sitting in Virginia or anywhere else) and telling insurgents to come and attack the nation, justifying killings of foreigners, professionals and citizens who have done nothing but do their jobs, is I think a misguided and blind opposition. You may oppose the war in Somalia, you may oppose the way the 2005 election was conducted, you may ask to put the people responsible for the Addis Ababa killings and mass detention on trial, you may ask and struggle for the freedom of CUDP members and leaders and other political prisoners, you may struggle for the free press, you may struggle, all in all, for the betterment of the country in an actionably meaningful way.
But to work like those people who in the first place want to destroy the country or even to encourage and justify killings of innocent people is way out of the line and is in fact a disservice to the meaningful struggle. Let me put it in my friend’s words,” ... that shows the road we are to traverse soon - disorganized and aimless opposition.”
But the words of Ethiopian Review that encourages Somali insurgents to attack inside Ethiopia and that most Ethiopians are with them, is I think tantamount to committing suicide ! Well, ER, let me break it down to you - we all want freedom and democracy in Ethiopia but we do not want to ally with those who work with people who want to destroy our very nation in the first place!
Governments come and go ! Leaders rise and fail! But the people and the country remain!
We might fight each other, it is not an unusual episode in the course of Ethiopian history but at the end of the day, we all need the nation!
Ethiopian Review has turned itself into more of a disservice in the struggle for freedom and democracy in Ethiopia

Elias Kifle on Dr Nega Berhanu

Berhanu Nega is going against the people's desire Sep 21, 2005
Ethiopian Review Editorial Sep 21, 2005

A statement has been posted in the name of CUD on Kestedemena Party’s web site that contradicts Ato Hailu Shawel’s announcement that CUD will not enter parliament. The statement does not bear CUD’s official stamp, and we have confirmed that the CUD council did not authorize the statement posted on Kestedemena’s web site against its chairman. The Kestedemena Party chairman, Dr Berhanu Nega, who is the campaign manager for CUD, also held a press conference today (Sep 21) and told reporters that Ato Hailu’s statement doesn’t represent CUD. Dr Berhanu doesn’t have the authority to contradict the chairman of CUD. By coming out against Ato Hailu, not only he is violating party discipline, he is also creating confusion and frustration among the CUD supporters, and the public at large. Of course, this is not the first time that Dr Berhanu tried to contradict the CUD chairman and assuming the role of CUD leader. Since May 15, he has been trying to silence the chairman who has been championing the cause of the vast majority of Ethiopians for past several years. It is absurd why an election campaign manager is given a free hand to destroy the image of the coalition and its chairman. Dr Berhanu, who has appeard in the opposition camp just a few months before the election, has been the source of confusion and division in the CUD. Once again, Ethiopian Review urges the CUD leadership to take a corrective action as soon as possible in order to preserve its creditability. The people of Ethiopia are with Ato Hailu Shawel. If Dr Berhanu wants to work with the murderous regime of Meles Zenawi, that is his right. But he must not be allowed to use CUD as a cover to advance his own agenda. The people of Ethiopia have spoken clearly–they don’t want to be governed by the Meles regime for five more years. Berhanu Nega must respect the people’s desire to be liberated from dictatorship now, not five years from now

Why is Everyone Afraid to Denounce the Bullying Behavior of the Ethiopian Review Website?

Source:http://www.geocities.com/~dagmawi/Zebenya/08/ER.html
Ethiopian News and Views October 6, 2007
The Ethiopian Review website - http://www.ethrev.com/ - has published enough incitement to violence, lies, defamation, propaganda, deception, distortion, etc... that it should be denounced. We should not meekly watch as this bullying behavior gains influence and insinuates itself into the top levels of the Ethiopian movement for democratization. We should demand accountability.
In the past few years, Ethiopians have developed new websites that provide information on current events. These efforts need to be redoubled. Many of these new websites are quite mature and responsible. They seem to recognize the existence of journalistic standards.
We should encourage these websites to continue their growth. With the new advances in technology, it will soon be possible to develop information networks that totally bypass government control and provide news to a wide spectrum of people of Ethiopia. Networks of reporters inside Ethiopia can be established. These developments will offer the Ethiopian people relief from the monotonous propaganda of the government news monopoly.
However, with opportunity comes responsibility. The easy road is to distort, fabricate and tamper with the news in order to achieve a desired result. This is fraud. Nobody wants to be provided with false news. People want the truth. The reason some websites manufacture fake news and disseminate rumors, is to influence people to take action they would not otherwise engage in if they knew the truth. This is fraud.
The example, par excellence, of such fraudulent activity is the Ethiopian Review website. In addition to fraud, the website disseminates a high level of material designed to incite and inflame public opinion. For example:
Defamatory attacks against a wide array of opposition individuals including even Berhanu Nega and activists who worked to pass HR 2003
Dissemination of complete lies
Open incitement to armed insurrection
Inflamatory assertions that the Ethiopian Orthodox Church "orchestrated" the slaughter of Christians in the Jimma area
Dissemination of Eritrean government propaganda
Dissemination as fact of wild rumors concerning events in Ethiopia
Active encouragement of the Shabab terrorist group in Somalia, cheerleading their attacks on Ethiopian soldiers, describing them as freedom fighters
Gleeful response to the ONLF attack at Abule (where dozens of civilians were lined up and shot)
Public request to the OLF and ONLF to conduct a similar attack at the Lega Dembi gold mine.
The above is just a list compiled from memory. It doesn't convey the nasty, violent, hateful tone of the website, which has infected the Ethiopian public debate. A western research agency recently used the word "rabid" to describe this website. Quite accurate.
Despite the constant outrages from this website, there is only a muted response from the Ethiopian public. Recently, the respected blogger "Ethiozagol" even saw fit to express thanks to the "Ethiopian Review".
While I support the Ethiopian Review's right to free expression, I condemn it as the most irresponsible, unprincipled, and destructive of any major Ethiopian website. The bullying behavior of this website is out of control and people should not be afraid to publicly call this behavior to account.
The values and "principles" that are evident by the behavior of that website are consistent with what we see in the government media. They are not consistent with the principles advanced by the opposition movements for democracy. - Dagmawi

Elias Kifle Pictures.

Berhanu Nega and Elias Kifle in Crystal City, Virginia, Oct 27, 2007

Here is Elias Kifle of Ethiopian Review.