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Leadership
LEADERSHIP
Will The U.S. Support Egypt’s Violation Of
Ethiopia’s Sovereign Right to Operate The GERD?
By Lawrence Freeman, USA
Originaly published on http://lawrencefreemanafricaandtheworld.com/
June 5th, 2021
s the United States’ continued of Libya and overthrowing President
escalation of hostile policy Kaddafi. While U.S. foreign policy in
towards Ethiopia preparing the region is aligning itself more closely
Ithe groundwork to support to Egypt, it continues to undermine
Egypt’s “colonial rights” over the Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s
Nile River? As the White House and sovereign authority to prevent the Bal-
Congress threaten more sanctions kanization of his nation.
against Ethiopia, their sovereign
right to generate electricity for its Sanctions Are Not For Allies Lawrence Freeman is a Political-Eco-
people through the operation of the Secretary of State, Antony Blinken’s still nomic Analyst for Africa, who has been in-
Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam unproven, but often repeated March
(GERD) is being linked to the con- 30th allegation of ethnic cleansing by volved in economic development policies for
flict in Tigray. Is the Biden adminis- the Ethiopia government in Tigray, has Africa for over 30 years. He is the creator of
tration and the Democrat controlled provided the impetus for the crescendo the blog: lawrencefreemanafricaandtheworld.
Congress ominously following in the of group-think Congressional voices com. Mr. Freeman’s stated personal mission
footsteps of President Trump, who to attack Ethiopia, America’s foremost
shockingly gave a “green light” for ally in the Horn of Africa. On May is; to eliminate poverty and hunger in Africa
Egypt to bomb the GERD? This 23rd, Blinken intensified U.S. aggression by applying the scientific economic principles of
would be a grave mistake, with more towards Ethiopia by: Alexander Hamilton.
disastrous consequences than the
Obama’s administration’s bombing • Issuing sanctions.
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