Comments on: Senator Biden’s Staff Said to Have Worked with Bush-Appointed Board to Kill Voice of America Radio to Russia Just Days Before the Attack on Georgia http://www.bloggernews.net/117350 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:43:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Ben http://www.bloggernews.net/117350#comment-1748300 Ben Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:12:12 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/117350#comment-1748300 Commercialisation of BBG`s broadcasting have resulted in self-censure of Russian RFE/RL branch-Svoboda.The lack of definite political position:neutrality before nationalists,permanent criticism of orange revolution neighbbours and other Putin`s unfriendly neighbours in combination with demonstrative but ineffective human right activists` support Commercialisation of BBG`s broadcasting have resulted in self-censure of Russian RFE/RL branch-Svoboda.The lack of definite political position:neutrality before nationalists,permanent criticism of orange revolution neighbbours and other Putin`s unfriendly neighbours in combination with demonstrative but ineffective human right activists` support

]]> By: tshamble http://www.bloggernews.net/117350#comment-510892 tshamble Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:26:22 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/117350#comment-510892 The employees at the Voice of America have suffered from Senator Biden's influence with the Broadcasting Board of Governors for years. Norman Pattiz, who was involved in campaign donation violations to Biden's 1988 presidential run was appointed to the Board and the Senator's former Chief of Staff, Ted Kaufman has been a Board member for at least a decade. During that time, and apparently with the Senator's support,the Board has cut Voice of America radio broadcasts in favor of Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty broadcasts. This has meant that American Union jobs have been lost to foreign workers overseas. This is supposedly a guy that will sit well with blue collar/Union workers? What kind of foreign policy expert would support closing down the VOA radio broadcasts to Russia and Georgia weeks before a war breaks out? Sounds like someone needs a new crystal ball. The employees at the Voice of America have suffered from Senator Biden’s influence with the Broadcasting Board of Governors for years. Norman Pattiz, who was involved in campaign donation violations to Biden’s 1988 presidential run was appointed to the Board and the Senator’s former Chief of Staff, Ted Kaufman has been a Board member for at least a decade. During that time, and apparently with the Senator’s support,the Board has cut Voice of America radio broadcasts in favor of Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty broadcasts. This has meant that American Union jobs have been lost to foreign workers overseas. This is supposedly a guy that will sit well with blue collar/Union workers?

What kind of foreign policy expert would support closing down the VOA radio broadcasts to Russia and Georgia weeks before a war breaks out? Sounds like someone needs a new crystal ball.

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