Africa, China and the West: An Exchange with Thomas Mountain
Thomas Mountain interviewed by Ron Jacobs
( August 22, 2015, Boston, Sri Lanka Guardian) Ron Jacobs: Hi Tom, first can you provide a little background on yourself to help the readers understand your perspective on the matters we are discussing?
Thomas Mountain: I was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. I married an ex-fighter from the Eritrean independence war in 1999 that I met in London and in 2006 we permanently relocated to Eritrea. I describe myself as an activist and educator and for what it’s worth, the most widely distributed independent journalist in Africa. I have been contributing toCounterpunch, amongst other publications, since 2003.