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”.