https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/f45ccddc-b798-42bf-94f1-987682738bb4 November 4 is the one year anniversary of the TPLF attacks on the Ethiopian government's Northern Command base, kicking off a brutal war. The TPLF is now advancing towards Addis Ababa, prompting the government to declare a state of emergency. The U.S. government has continued to condemn Ethiopia for fighting back against the TPLF insurgency, leading many Ethiopians to believe that Washington is supporting a violent coup in their country. Hermela Aregawi is an Ethiopian-American journalist of Tigrayan descent who has been relentlessly attacked and smeared for calling out biased media reporting on the conflict. She joined Rania Khalek to discuss this and more. Follow Hermela’s work on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/hermelaAregawi Listen to every episode of Rania Khalek Dispatches anywhere you get podcasts. Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3za9DRK Apple: https://apple.co/3zeYpeW TIME CODES: 0:00 Intro 1:58 What’s happening in Ethiopia? 6:14 Why is the media so biased? 10:33 TPLF influence over media coverage 13:41 How Hermela’s views on the war evolved 20:01 Parallels to other countries, like Syria and Haiti 21:25 The government is NOT blocking humanitarian aid 24:06 Do Ethiopian-Americans feel betrayed? 26:05 What is the #NoMore campaign? 27:42 The vicious backlash against Hermela 33:40 How the TPLF behaves like a cult 38:06 Addressing Tigrayan sympathizers of the TPLF 42:46 The weaponization of humanitarian aid 48:03 Why are the Americans so biased? 51:32 Problems at the UN 56:50 What do you Americans need to understand about Ethiopia? 59:45 Where to follow Hermela’s work » Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/BreakThroughNews» Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BTnewsroom » Tweet us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BTnewsroom » Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/btnewsroom/ At Breakthrough News we believe in the power of independent media. Five mega-corporations dominate the media landscape — controlling 90% of what we read, watch and listen to. They control the news cycle, to which social media and even most “alternative” media is forced to respond. We are breaking through that cycle. We tell the untold stories of resistance from poor and working-class communities — because out of these stories we will construct a different narrative of the world, as it is and in real time. People’s movements in every corner of the globe are changing history and shifting consciousness. But these movements barely receive any coverage from the corporate media. They need visibility. They need amplification. They need a media arm to break through. We can be that media arm, but only with your help. Become a Patron and join us on the front lines in the battle of ideas. Subscribe and follow us! https://www.youtube.com/breakthroughnews @BTNewsroom #NoMore #Ethiopia #Tigray #TPLF #TigrayGenocide #BTnews #socialistnews #socialism #raniakhalek #eugenepuryear Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:03:40 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/f45ccddc-b798-42bf-94f1-987682738bb4 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.