Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi says he is prepared to order jamming of VOA broadcasts in Amharic, the country's main official language. Mr. Meles compared VOA Amharic to the hate media that incited the Rwanda genocide.
The Ethiopian leader denies having authorized the interference VOA Amharic listeners have been experiencing since February 22. But speaking to reporters Thursday, he acknowledged ordering preparations for jamming, and said as soon as the equipment is working properly, he would give the go ahead.
"We have to know before we make the decision to jam, whether we have the capacity to do it," said Meles Zenawi. "But I assure you if they assure me at some future date that they have the capacity to jam it, I will give them the clear guideline to jam it. But so far there has not been that formal decision to jam." Read Full Story≫
This is what we expected from the dictator Meles. He start to minimize his portraying.
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Voice of America voice for voiceless Ethiopians!!!
ReplyDeleteWhy US interfire in another country internal issue. US should solve its own problem first.
ReplyDeleteWe are a democratic country with multi party system. our private press media is growing fast. We are an example of Africa.
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