March 28, 2007
At last
It looks like MeskelSquare has at last joined the list of blogs to have been wiped off Ethiopian computer screens. I say 'at last' because it was getting a bit embarrassing being the only one left behind.
Here are the Seminawork and Urael reports to back it up. (Of course, you won't be able to use those links if you are in Ethiopia. Then again, you won't be here in the first place if you are in Ethiopia.)
I can vouch for Urael's description of internet traffic over the past week by the way.
The weeks that the blogspot sites were not blocked, the internet in Ethiopia was considerable slower than the usual also not fantastic speed. This changed this week, normal instead of extreme turtle speed again, and the blogspot sites are blocked again.
So goodbye Ethiopian blog readers - unless you are versed in certain dark proxy arts. From now on in it will just be me and you wonderful guys from Washington DC.
Posted by aheavens at March 28, 2007 4:33 AM
Comments
Don't be too happy yet for joining the club. It may just be human error. :)
Posted by: abe at March 28, 2007 6:55 AM
Why are you happy? To get popularity by the bitter Diaspora politicians? If it is true it is very dissapointing. I don't think your blog is no way near to Seminawork's venom in its context. You are one of the more balanced ones and we are tired of the extremists on both ends.
Posted by: Axum at March 28, 2007 2:04 PM
Whaddya mean "Washington DC"? Some of us are in LA.
Here's hoping someone in Addis comes to their senses. There's no hope at this end.
Posted by: quixote at March 28, 2007 3:01 PM
we call this a 'ringsting' in london
Posted by: Rachel Richardson at March 29, 2007 11:33 AM
Can't say I share your enthusiasm.
This means increased personal risk for most others blogging here.
Posted by: mengedegna at March 29, 2007 8:48 PM
Congratulations on entering the memory hole Andrew!
Posted by: Davie at March 30, 2007 7:08 PM
I call by regularly as well...Leisa Australia
Posted by: leisa at March 30, 2007 11:09 PM
You have readers from around the world Andrew! Lee & Tinsae from Bahrain
Posted by: Lee & Tinsae at April 3, 2007 12:06 PM
Yes, I wondered when you were going to join the others!!!!!! Ofcourse you'd always been balanced but it's the very idea of an uncensored, ungoverned reporter that is a problem. We will miss you from Ethiopia. Guess some of us just have to wait for occasional outings to get the news. Don't stop.
Posted by: ast at April 3, 2007 5:51 PM