State Department Ignores Plight of Ethiopians

Written By: James Heiser  |  Posted: Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

            Even as the Obama administration brings the might of the United States armed forces to the aid of Libyan rebels linked to al-Qaeda, the State Department is ignoring the plight of Ethiopian Christians who have come under attack by Muslim radicals. As reported previously for The New American, dozens of churches were destroyed in riots which erupted in the Oromia region early March after it was alleged that Christians had "desecrated" a Koran.

            It has been noted that the search for a coherent "Obama doctrine" may be futile, and the contrast between the administration's disinterest in the plight of Ethiopia, even as it declared war on the Libyan government, highlights the incoherence which reigns in the halls of Clinton's State Department. As Lambert Mbom wrote in a recent article ("State Dep't and U.N. Silent About Latest Anti-Christian Violence in Ethiopia") for CNSNews:

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