VOA and Independence!

A couple of weeks ago, VOA TV had invited Dr. Behzad Yaghmaian in their daily news show (News and Views) for a short talk. I usually watch their Persian show. The interviewer tried to catch confirmation of Dr. Yaghmaian regarding US intent for increasing international pressures on Iran is just for Iranian people and for their lost rights by the fundamental religious regime. But their guest totally disagreed with this point and believed US doesn’t care about people’s rights. They just try to save their interests. Nothing else. However he believed Iranian government’s activities are not defendable.

VOA, or at least its Persian division, is absolutely not an independent media! It’s understandable that all governmental media can not to be independent. But the professional ones, at least show like this! The best instance could be BBC. It’s difficult to realize they follow UK government (Although they do!). On that particular interview the interviewer (Kangarloo) couldn’t stand with those points! He looked stressed and nerves!

I emailed Dr. Yaghmaian and he kindly replied me. I had mentioned in my e-mail that was very nice to know you and your points through this show, although I think they are not gonna invite you again! He mentioned in his reply they have invited him again and this time for a long discussion in Round Table show and he had asked my viewpoint about his returning to this TV program!

I really liked Dr. Yaghmaian’s points. Currently he teaches Political Economy in New Jersey. He has the author of “Embracing the Infidel: Stories of Muslim Migrants on the Journey West” and “Social Change in Iran: An Eyewitness Account of Dissent, Defiance, and New Movements for Rights”.

Starting!

After one and half year living in Canada and one year writing in a Persian weblog, finally I made my mind to start writing in a separated English weblog. My Persian weblog‘s name is Dastneveshteha (that is a Persian word means handwrittens).

Since I came to this country in Oct. 2004, I’ve been in this sweet dream to read and write in English fluently. Still I have a long long way. I just wanna start it as a practice and I really need to be corrected by all my readers. So all readers welcome to advise me about my writing and in advance I appreciate it! But please don’t make fun of my writings! I’ll improve it! I promise!

… And the Pegasus (legendary horse with wings) in the header, I need a white one! Anybody knows? I’m looking for it and I’m sure someday I’ll find it! I’m sure…I hope not too late!