from new york, joined by yohannes woldemariam. specializing in the horn of africa. from north carolina, tewodrose tirfe, chairman and founding member of the amhara association of america. many people inside of ethiopia may have interpretative this as support for the prime minister. was that not the case? >> no that was not the case. the amhara people, when they were fighting in the war in northern ethiopia, they were fighting to defend themselves because they were invaded. the fight in the war in northern ethiopia was mistaken as a support of the prime minister, it was really a defense against invasion. it is critically important to give your idea of context. what we are witnessing in the amhara region is of the live of decades long political marginalization and genocide committed against amhara people. since he became into power, thousands of amharas have been massacred, and over one million amharas have been ethnically cleansed. the same policy has been implemented in other regions where thousands of homes have been destroyed. over 20 mosques also destroyed, leavi