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David Steinman

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Historical Fiction, Thriller, Fiction

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David Steinman was the senior foreign adviser to Ethiopia's democracy movement for 27 years until its 2018 victory. He co-planned Ethiopia’s 2005 civil resistance and election campaign, voted that year’s “Most Important African Event” in a BBC poll, which inspired Money, Blood and Conscience.

In Dec. 2020, Mr. Steinman filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court against World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom for crimes against humanity committed as an Ethiopian official. News of the complaint was featured on the London Times' front page and went viral, exposing Tedros' criminality to the world.

This is the first novel from Mr. Steinman, whose non-fiction writing in the Washington Post, International Herald Tribu ...more

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What do you think was behind TPLF's plan to oversell Tedros Adhanom to the position of DG of WHO in the first place in 2017? The TPLF is not known for letting its high ranking members (even those it has once imprisoned) go independent, is it?
David Steinman Selam Kassahun, and thanks for your interesting question. A DG of WHO is very influential. A TPLF member in that position could: 1) help the TPLF maxi…moreSelam Kassahun, and thanks for your interesting question. A DG of WHO is very influential. A TPLF member in that position could: 1) help the TPLF maximize the help available from that public health agency, 2) help the TPLF cover up its healthcare mismanagement, 3) promote the EPRDF's international image and access to powerful people and institutions, and 4) do favors for other countries that those countries would repay to the TPLF. Examples of this influence might include, 1) lobbying on behalf of the TPLF for international support during the recent law enforcement operation, 2) downplaying the Wuhan Covid outbreak for China, 3) appointing Mugabe to a WHO goodwill ambassadorship, and 4) classifying a 2017 Sudanese cholera outbreak as acute watery diarrhea. I imagine a lot more happened behind the scenes we don't know about.(less)
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Nice review from Indies Today:

“… this well written novel is far too weighty to dismiss as just another exciting thriller… David Steinman raises deeply troubling questions with intelligence and compassion. Highly recommended!

- Indies Today

And a nice 4-star rating and review from Amy Shannon on the GR site. Thank you, Amy! Read more of this blog post »
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Published on December 10, 2019 16:40 • Tags: africa, democracy, ethiopia, historical-fiction, human-rights, novel, political-thriller, revolution
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“If we don't stand up for others when they're persecuted, we lose the right to complain when it's done to us.”
― David Steinman
tags: democracy, dictatorship, freedom, genocide, holocaust, human-rights, social-justice
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“The West has no idea of the human and economic costs imposed on it by the mere existence of dictatorship in the world.”
― David Steinman
tags: democracy, freedom, human-rights, neoliberal
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“We can’t free another people. But we can do more to help them free themselves.”
― David Steinman
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