H. Clinton Urges VOA Saturation

During Secretary of State Hilary Clinton's appearance before Congress this past week, she made the point that the United States should make its case to the world's population, possibly through the Voice of America, regarding the vision that is realizable by Third World countries abroad.  She mentioned how effective the United States' use of the air waves had been previously, e.g., during the Second World War in proclaiming the US position in opposition to the Axis regimes'  misguided propaganda.

The point to my way of thinking is worthy of implementation.   As she noted, most of the Third World countries are still reliant upon the radio and TV for their understanding of the world.  It is therefore incumbent to draw upon these media to reach the citizenry of these countries with the Western message of hope and possibility for improvement of conditions worldwide--with words of encouragement from the US.

To overlook her comment would be short-sighted, since it bears the mark of US achievement in the progranda realm in decades past.

Parenthetically, on C-Span's Washington Journal, Monday, February 3rd, an Afghanistan news reporter noted that the Taliban have local and regional stations that carry their propaganda line all over the country to sway its citizenry. 

On yet another C-Span discussion, a participant pointed out that the Taliban groups are frequently taking credit for cultural advances in schooling and in public works.  That being true, it would be useful for the US to counter such claims by taking to the air waves and tell the real story!