Great job! stay blessed

Honestly, I wish you were among us that night. We all loved your book and I will let the others resonate their feedbacks. But I want to really thank you for writing this book. It was very educational for most of us who didn’t know the real stories of the coup. The book gave us a deeper understanding of the whole derg regime, the frustrations of the generals, the never ending war, their inability to implement their expertise, their reasons for the coup and sadly the failure of their attempt. It’s a question to all of us “what would Ethiopia be like if the coup was successful”? We wouldn’t have been living away, nor had this discussion in a foreign land. But it happened and here we are. However, thanks to books such as yours and people like you & my dad who knew them personally, who continue to educate and inspire us. These generals were true heros that sacrificed their lives for Ethiopia and for all of us. Their legacy will live on.

Last but not least, I want to tell you that we were truly amazed by your style of writing, which was simple, straight to the point, but thought provoking. You didn’t try to sway the reader in any which way, you presented the real facts and allowed the reader to make his or her own opinion. You simply wrote what you saw from your own experiences, interviews and research findings without adding your own strong heart felt idea. We all know it wasn’t easy to do that, when in fact it’s more personal for & dear to your heart, and we thank you for that.

On behalf of my book club, I want to thank you again for taking your time to write this book to educate and inspire many of us who were clueless. This is a book we can use for a reference for generation to come and the stories of these generals should always live on.

Thank you and God Bless,

The revolution against Emperor Haileselassie, the 1991 demise of the Dergue and the May, 2005 election are regarded as missed opportunities for Ethiopia to head in the right direction, however, the 1981 coup d’état attempt is one that would have conserved Ethiopian unity, one that would have made the clique that is currently in control of Ethiopia irrelevant, and it is one that may have had given Ethiopia the chance to head in the right direction. It should be now clear to everyone that when the coup failed, the only winner was the ethnocentric Stalinist clique that is now in control and still working to disintegrate Ethiopia. Whether the Eritrean leader admits it or not, it has become clear that neither the Ethiopian people nor the Eritreans benefited from how things turned out on Ginbot 8th 1981. However, the sacrifice of General Demissie Bulto and all other Ethiopian soldiers who gave their lives to defend our nation should always be honored.

This book seems impossible to be written by a person who has left Ethiopia over 20 years ago and a busy practicing lawyer with family. You must have inherited your father’s ability to handle complicated matters and organizing and restructuring disorganized and complicated information. As you mentioned toward the end of your book, “Abate Yachin Se’at” will be used as a reference that can be used by the next generation. The sacrifice of General Demissie and other personnel of the Ethiopian army will not be in vain unless the story contained in this book was kept concealed from the next generation. You have successfully presented to the next generation the courage, tenacity and altruism of the dear children of Ethiopia. This book can be used as a tool to instill inspiration in the youth of Ethiopia whose loyality to its nation is being challenged and cracked by the treasonous bandits in power. I am a 27 year old Ethiopian and 21 years after his honorable death, you have introduced me to your father who has effectively refreshed and strengthened my patriotism; my desire to care and work for our Ethiopian nation

I sincerely thank you for doing that.

I have done your part for your dad, family and land of anscestry. I haven’t gone through your work. I even don’t have a copy at hand yet. I can’t wait
to get hold of it. But I believe yours will be a revelation of the hidden truth from the Ethiopian public. It will enable us pay appropriate tribute
to the deeds of a generation of great heroes. Bravo!!!