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Leadership
LEADERSHIP

Promoting Economic Growth and Tranquility

Should Replace Foreign Interventionism.

The Case of Ethiopia

Originaly published on http://lawrencefreemanafricaandtheworld.com/

Lawrence Freeman, September 2, 2021.

s the United States was asserted that the government of Ethi-
in the final days of evac- opia is responsible for atrocities includ-
uation from its twenty ing civilian massacres, using rape as a
Ayear old failed invasion weapon, and “causing the world’s worst
of Afghanistan, the Washington hunger crisis in a decade.” No proof
Post called on President Joe Biden was provided other than reports from
to impose more harsh penalties on Amnesty International and comments
the nation of Ethiopia. There are by Samantha Power, Chief of the U.S.
insights we can glean from the juxta- Agency for International Development Lawrence Freeman is a Political-Eco-
position of these two events. (USAID). Readers of the Post editorial nomic Analyst for Africa, who has been in-
are expected to have accepted all the volved in economic development policies for
On August 27, the Washington Post allegations by the media against Ethio-
editorial board called on President pia over the last ten months as true and Africa for over 30 years. He is the creator of
Joe Biden to issue additional sanc- factual. However, a leaked video conver- the blog: lawrencefreemanafricaandtheworld.
tions against Ethiopia. The Post sation by United Nations representatives com. Mr. Freeman’s stated personal mission
is; to eliminate poverty and hunger in Africa

48 | we tell the true afrikan story by applying the scientific economic principles of
Alexander Hamilton.