The Limits of Propaganda

February 15, 2006

New America Senior Fellow and Coalition for a Realistic Foreign Policy member Anatol Lieven, and David Chambers, an expert on Middle East broadcasting, explain why the Radio Free Europe and Voice of America model from the Cold War does not apply in the case of al Hurra. Accordingly, they conclude, "Al Hurra should be closed down at once."

The article was published by the Los Angeles Times on Februrary 13, 2006, and is available online here:


http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-lieven13feb13,0,1331772.story?coll=la-news-comment-opinions


Anatol Lieven is member of the Coalition for a Realistic Foreign Policy and a fellow at the New America Foundation. He is the author of America Right or Wrong. David Chambers specializes in Middle East broadcasting and was a member of the White House Arts and Entertainment Task Force.

Posted by coalition at February 15, 2006 08:03 AM

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