ENA caught spinning lies again

AV, June 29, 3008:   The Ethiopian News Agency has been fabricating lies throughout its life. In its news dispatch of June 27, 2008, which has been relayed by the print and electronic media, it reported on the funeral ceremony of the late Zenawi Asres, father of the tyrant, who died at 82 (according to Walta) and 83 (according to ENA). As both propaganda machines are pathological liars it is not easy to take any news they churn out at face value.

ENA reported that the late Zenawi Asres was a figure much revered in the town of Adwa. ENA went on to claim that Meles Zenawi and his family were accompanied by senior government officials and more than 100, 000 town residents at the funeral. The same news story has even been read on TV and radio but it turned out that it was a big lie. The truth of the matter is Adwa has a population of 42,672 of which 20,774 are males and 21,898 females, according to the census of the government's own Central Statistics Agency.

Let us assume that every single soul, including children and the elderly, in the town attended the funeral of Legesse's father. So where did ENA get the extra 60,000 headcount exaggerated for a purpose like the double digit economic growth? Liar. liar, pants on fire!!!

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Funeral of Zenawi Asres conducted

Adwa, June 27, 2008 ENA- Funeral of the late Zenawi Asres, the father of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, was conducted on Friday at Tsion Mary Church in Adwa Town of Tigray State.

Born to his father Dejazmach Asres Tessema and his mother Zewditu Mengesha on March 22, 1925 at Debrchi locality of Adwa Town, Zenawi Asress passed away at the age of 83 due to natural causes.

Zenawi had attended primary education grade 1 to 4 at Endamission School in the town.

He served as administrator for Adwa Woreda and Axum Debretsion Church for one year beginning 1944.

Zenawi also worked as chief of Bizet Eoreda, and head of a charity organization in Tigray State for many years.

During his lifetime, Zenawi struggled against previous feudal and dictatorial regimes. He left government post and engaged in private business for the same cause.

Zenawi was ardent supporter of and contributor to the military struggle launched against the dictatorial derg regime.

The late Zenawi, father of 14 children, was a figure much revered by by people in the town.

Prime Minster Meles and his family were accompanied by senior government officials and more than 100,000 town residents at the funeral ceremony.