British law maker blasts Meles regime (Addisvoice)

British lawmaker blasts Meles regime

June 14, 2008 (AV) British Member of Parliament George Galloway has criticised the Meles regime for its continued aggression against Somalia while the people of Ethiopia are starving. He said that immediately after television viewers across the world watched shocking pictures of starving children, the Meles regime increased its military budget. "The US and Britain immediately pledged $90 million in famine relief. Just one week after its appeal to the international community for famine relief, the Ethiopian Government increased their military budget by $50 million to $400 million. The regime in Addis Ababa—when I knew them in the 1980s, they were pro-Albanian Maoists—are the most militarised and heavily armed in Africa." Mr Galloway also slammed the Ethiopian embassy in London which is to hold a grand party to celebrate the 17th anniversary of the coming to power of the TPLF. "The Ethiopian Government are having a beano in the Ethiopian embassy in London to celebrate the 17th anniversary of their coming to power, and it is going to be a very grand event. That event comes at a time when the Ethiopian Government’s own people are starving to death," he said. more..