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By: Guigy

Guigy — Mon, 14 May 2007 20:34:46 +0000

Anthony Mitchell is dead, Long-Live his son Tom !

By: Guigy

Guigy — Sat, 12 May 2007 19:09:54 +0000

If a expressing clearly an idea may looks like, not knowing all the good part of Anthony it because, I din’t get the oppurtinity to meet him in a Five Stars Hotel. Somehow, I’m honestly wondering if he wrote a book. That being said, I’m confident to whisper : I’m not ” A Racist because I don’t have the Power nor, the Money to throw O.J.Simpson out of a restaurant in the U.S.A. That’s RASIM !!!

By: Melaku

Melaku — Sat, 12 May 2007 04:11:48 +0000

It was so sad for me to know that Anthony had been on board in that plane and I was praying to God that he is safe and didn’t take that flight to get back to Nairobi, but this is not what happened early Monday morning.
I was even scared to access any Newsmedia website to find out the News of Anthony Mitchell-”Ye’kefu qene Lij”. I even shut my Laptop without reading any News from websites. Those three days were not that easy to wait for the News.
On Monday Afternoon, my buddy and I were on the phone discussing about Ethiopia’s situation, and in the middle of our conversation, he just spill the death of Anthony out not knowing that how much I was scared to hear/know “the News”.
I was sad and am still sad. As a man of Truth, The life of Anthony had been tested to the uttermost to stand tall on his strength and moral principles in Ethiopia. He lived his life as a man of integrity.
Anthony had done what is right for the people of Ethiopia. He was Strong and pure man indeed who came out triumphant on the times Ethiopians needed him the most.
What a great Man!
My deepest condolences go out to Fitzgibbon, son Tom, daughter Rose, his parents John and Jackie Mitchell and his sister Jo Jotischky.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 11 May 2007 20:14:01 +0000

I had have felt a lose of a close friend & brother to man I have only known by name. The more I think about it I think I am also feeling this for a lose of Ethiopia. We owe him a million. May God comfort his family.

By: Ron

Ron — Fri, 11 May 2007 16:37:09 +0000

Guigy’s comment is so racist I find it disgusting and an appalling thing to post on a blog set up to someone’s memory. If you hate all white people, you should keep your opinions to yourself.
Perhaps we should have a look at why Ant was in Ethiopia in the first place. He only moved to Ethiopia because Cath, who he later married, gave up her job to go and work for the charity Goal there, helping build health centres in poor parts of the country. Ant was a staff reporter for the Daily Express and gave up his job not knowing whether he would ever get any work in journalism in Africa. He wasn’t paid to go out there by AP, it wasn’t a move for financial gain, in fact he thought of it at the time as possible career suicide.
He only got work there through hard work, digging for stories and then trying to get news orgaisations to take an interest in Ethiopia.
If it wasn’t for Ant, the stories and investigations he did just wouldn’t have happened, because he managed to raise international interest and anger at such things.

By: proud ethiopian

proud ethiopian — Fri, 11 May 2007 13:41:17 +0000

We all lost a good person and i send my condolences to his family.

But to say that those critical of his bias work during election were ethiopians with “ties to the government” is being narrow minded and unintelligent. everybody likes the truth, honesty, impartiality and professionalism. it isn’t just those with ties to the government. we all want progress and better democracy.

when many american officials and others blamed the EU election observers of leaking false information to the one party called CUD, anthony must have reported it. when police were killed and reporters like SBS journalist Oliver said she SAW election rioters trying to OVERPOWER AND TAKE THE GUN OF THE POLICE OFFICERS, Anthony should have reported it. when many non-EU observers said the EU was extremely bias and the ruling party won the election in majority, Anthony must have reported it. when even european officials praised the elections saying this was only the SECOND multiparty election in ethiopian 2000 yr HISTORY (BOTH UNDER MELES) and progress was made, Anthony should have reported it. yet what did anthony report?? …just the violence of the police officers. thats it!! do we have to be pro-government to comprehend this??

You don’t have to be an ethiopian with “ties to the government” to criticize the bias work of anthony during the elections. Nobody has to be a rocket scientist to understand these.

anyway, let us forgive and forget, i would like to say that anthony was serving the world with dedication before the election and even after he got kicked out. one mistake shouldn’t marr his image. we have many good things to talk about him. with a small exception, we should thank for all of his service and dedication. we should still praise him. may God be with his family as well.