Eritrea: Mr. Ali Stresses Need for the World Population to Work Jointly in Combating Western Media Domination And Make Their Voices Heard

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7 October 2008
Posted to the web 8 October 2008

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Mr. Ali Abdu stressed the need for the marginalized majority of the world population to work jointly in combating Western media domination, and thus create the ground that would ensure their voices to be heard.

He made the remarks in an interview he conducted yesterday with Press TV. Mr. Ali pointed out that in view of the fact that the dominant Western media is striving to serve the interest and strategy of the big powers in violation of the ethics and norms of journalism, the voice of the majority of the world population is being muffled and marginalized. In this respect, he underlined that the marginalized people should work in a coordinated manner so as to portray the correct picture of issues and bridge the information gap created as a result of such domination. In this connection, Mr. Ali indicated that the agreements concluded in Tehran with different Iranian government officials on media cooperation are within this context.

Noting that the big media corporations monopolizing the world are owned by less than 25 rich individuals, he explained that the major powers are employing these media outlets as an instrument in implementing their dominant and dangerous policies through funding and indoctrinating them with loyalty to the Western ideology.

Replying to a question regarding Eritrea's role in the Horn of Africa, Mr. Ali Abdu underscored that Eritrea has been making modest contribution in the region right from the achievement of independence. The initiatives taken in reactivating IGAD and resolving the Sudanese problem fully attest to this fact, he elaborated. Mr. Ali further stated that the encouraging relative stability and regional integration that emerged in the Horn region as a result of such effort have been undermined by the big powers through their servant regime, the TPLF, for the sake of safeguarding their individual interests.

Moreover, he pointed out that it is becoming the usual practice for the US to allege as "sponsor of terrorism" or "terrorist" to any party that refuses to rally behind it or reject its imposed prescriptions.

Mr. Ali Abdu went on to explain that the problem in Somalia emanates from the US attempts of military intervention under the pretext of so-called crisis management in a futile bid to ensure its interests in Somalia and other parts of the Horn region at the expense of Ethiopian youths.

In conclusion, Mr. Ali underlined that if lasting peace and stability is at all to prevail in Somalia, an end should be put to external interference, the Somali people should be encouraged and given the chance to resolve their issues themselves, and that if there should be foreign support, it should be aimed at creating conducive atmosphere.

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