RADIO FREE EUROPE GOES OFF AIR IN ARMENIA
By Silvio Rodrigues
Party for Socialism and Liberation
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July 31 2007
Dismantling a tool of imperialist intervention
Citing legal and financial reasons, Armenia’s state radio will not
extend its contract with Radio Free Europe/Radio
Liberty. RFE/RL is the only foreign broadcaster on state-controlled
airwaves in Armenia.
Originally created by the CIA to foster counterrevolution in socialist
Eastern European and Soviet bloc countries during the so-called Cold
War, Radio Free Europe later merged with the similarly-minded Radio
Liberty to form RFE/RL. Congress funds the broadcasts to promote
U.S. interests in Europe and elsewhere.
The U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors has not been shy about the
interventionist nature of the broadcasts. "Armenians go to the polls
in eight months to choose their next president, and therefore it is
particularly important that RFE/RL’s broadcasts … reach the largest
possible audience," the BBG stated.