Posted on 05/28/2020 6:01:24 AM PDT by MtnClimber
…..However, with the advent of the Obama administration and the start of a policy of appeasement towards the Iranian regime, there was a general change of atmosphere at the VOA and as such, entry into the Persian section for those with known affiliations to the Islamic republic were facilitated. This approach was justified on the grounds that it would help attain the compromise needed with Iran to secure a nuclear agreement with the ‘5+1’.
These developments took a disturbing turn when the annual task of assessing ‘News Talk’ and other programs of the VOA Persian was assigned to Mr. Hooman Majd, an official adviser and interpreter of the Iranian President Ahmadinejad. The outcome of such an appointment not only resulted in major changes in the outlook of programs broadcast by VOA Persian, but it also led to my eventual dismissal from that organization in March 2012.
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The stench from out Marxist, muslim former “present” continues.
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