It is a strange world in which a person is compelled to to announce her withdrawal from consideration for a position for which she has not been nominated.

Strange and, more to the point, ugly. I know Susan Rice only a bit. I have no strong view about whether she would have been a good secretary of state. But I do believe that the lengthy public twisting-in-the-wind process of her non-nomination reflects badly on nearly everyone involved — on Republicans, most obviously, but also on the president.

Read more: A quiet shove for Susan Rice

Susan Rice Interview 

 "There may yet be a happy ending for Rice, who is reportedly eager to leave her New York-based assignment and return to her family in Washington. Obama is said to be considering making Rice his next national security advisor–a position with less prestige but far more influence over foreign policy than Secretary of State–and one that doesn’t require the approval of cranky senators. The hitch is that Obama’s current national security advisor, Tom Donilon, is happy in his job–and while he might happily leave it for Clinton’s job, he could face his own confirmation headaches."

Read more:  Susan Rice Bows Out from Secretary of State Consideration

 Ghirmay Yeibio

The Asmara regime’s coercion and subjugation machinery are unparalleled.

It has built countless and mysterious network of jails and prisons all over

the nation and has more prisons than schools. Prisons are filled beyond

capacity and empty containers are used to house the overflow. It has

perfected the art of torture to such a degree, that the violence, horror, and

crimes that are committed in these prisons are very horrendous. No one

actually knows the number of detainees in these secret prisons, it is

estimated they are in the tens of thousands.

The economy is in shambles, mainly depending on smuggling and illegal arms

trade and human trafficking. Health Care facilities have decayed to such a

degree, that it is better to die at home than attempt to get any medical care.

Begging has become commonplace in the streets of Asmara. At bus stations,

and churches on street corners, children and women are seen begging. These

are respected people who had a dignified life, but were reduced to beggars

due to the death or conscription of the bread winner of the family and the

misguided policies of the Asmara regime.

Prostitution has become rampant in Asmara and Massawa. Young girls of

Eritrea had to engage in the world's oldest trade to augment the incomes

of their families. Asmara has become the flesh market for Sudanese tourists.

Read more:  "Independent Eritrea" A crumbling nation and a tragedy.....

 Kebedom Mengistu holds a copy of New Century, the community newspaper

he established for Eritrean refugees in Israel.

His newspaper, called Hadush Zemen (New Century), is printed in Tigrinyan,

one of the principle languages of Eritrea. It's aimed at the more than

40,000 Eritreans who have arrived illegally in Israel in the past five years.

Read more: Kebedom Mengistu's little newspaper