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In reply to the discussion: BREAKING: Putin: Snowden in Transit Zone of Moscow Airport, Russia Will Not Extradite Him. [View all]Lugal Zaggesi
(366 posts)48. Nothing like unbiased Western criticism, based in France,
to point out to the Third and Second and Fourth World how much they suck.
In 2007 John Rosenthal argued that RWB showed a bias in favor of European countries. In the 2009 article about RWB and Venezuela cited above, Salim Lamrani stated that "RSF is not an organization that defends freedom of the press, but is an obscure entity with a political agenda precisely commissioned to discredit through all possible means the progressive governments in the world that find themselves on the United States blacklist."
According to Observatoire de l'Action Humanitaire (Centre for Humanitarian Action), ever since Robert Ménard was replaced by Jean-François Julliard in September 2008, RWB has been concerned with violations of press freedom not only in "third-world dictatorships" but also in developed countries like France. Through widening its geographical scope, RWB aims at countering accusations of overly focusing on left-wing regimes unfriendly to the US.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reporters_Without_Borders#Overemphasis_on_.22third-world_dictatorships.22.2C_bias_in_favor_of_Europe_and_the_U.S.
Say, good news - RWB is trying to become more objective.
Let's see how it turns out, in a few years.
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BREAKING: Putin: Snowden in Transit Zone of Moscow Airport, Russia Will Not Extradite Him. [View all]
Hissyspit
Jun 2013
OP
I'm sure Russian soldiers who leak secret documents are treated much better
BeyondGeography
Jun 2013
#11
"...lots of squealing and little fleece". Putin does have a way with words...
truth2power
Jun 2013
#63
Hey, she can see Russia from her front porch, should we ask her to look and see where
okaawhatever
Jun 2013
#33
Transparency International and other orgs pretty much say the same thing. nt
okaawhatever
Jun 2013
#57
That would definately be better, but we'll have to go back to the fairness doctrine,
okaawhatever
Jun 2013
#73
People of the world grow tired of the antics of the USofA. esp. spying and manipulations of them!
Civilization2
Jun 2013
#40
Correct, Putin doesn't need to do anything, he can just stand back and watch.
bemildred
Jun 2013
#47
Bullshit. What DOESN'T the press get away with reporting in this country, whether it be true or not?
phleshdef
Jun 2013
#61
If the owners of our news organizations didn't have profound conflicts of interest
wtmusic
Jun 2013
#64
It's amazing. It only took Edward Snowden for the Libertarian Left to ally themselves with China
MjolnirTime
Jun 2013
#14
key part of Putin statement: Snowden...was free to leave and should do so as soon as possible"
steve2470
Jun 2013
#20
Nice ;) sadly these supporters of any atrocity as long as a 'Dem' is in power can not see facts!
Civilization2
Jun 2013
#41
I'm sure its proportional to the number that drove like maniacs in said Mercedes.
phleshdef
Jun 2013
#62
yeah, no one has ever manipulated a car to accelerate and not brake,. sure.
Civilization2
Jun 2013
#99
Oh how the times have changed: Now Americans openly root for and support Putin. eom
tarheelsunc
Jun 2013
#79