EPRP: In the eighties the forced resettlement and villagization of thousands of Ethiopians as part of a strategy to defeat anti government forces led to incredible misery and disruption of the lives of the people. As a result, the Mengistu regime was roundly condemned by the world at large. The Meles regime is deemed a friend of the West and thus his crimes are glossed over and his anti people policies ignored. Read More…