Abdulladiif Al-Fiqih Posted December 14, 2007 NAIROBI, Kenya — The Ethiopian government, one of America’s top allies in Africa, is forcing untrained civilians — including doctors, teachers, office clerks and employees of development programs financed by the World Bank and United Nations — to fight rebels in the desolate ****** region, according to Western officials, refugees and Ethiopian administrators who recently defected to avoid being conscripted. Jeffrey Gettelman of New York Times Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites