Obama is a Foreign Policy President

I think that Poland would be happy to host these broadcasts under any other kind of administration. I doubt if Obama has the temerity to piss off the Rooskies, besides, he recognizes his ‘real enemies’, the people who don’t vote for him and his acolytes.

U.S. TO END PRO-DEMOCRACY BROADCASTS IN RUSSIA

Radio Liberty (RL), a division of the U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe (RFE), recentlyfireda large portion of its staff after the passage of a Russian law prohibiting foreign-owned media outlets from broadcasting on AM frequencies.

The unexpected mass layoffs came as ashockto RL journalists and Russian human rights activists alike, and spurred accusations that the Obama administration is kowtowing to Russian President Vladimir Putin as he seeks to silence the democratic voice that helped topple communism.

“The timing of it, the way it was done, and the lack of explanation” sends an unfortunate message, said David Kramer, president of the human rights organization Freedom House. “It creates the impression, whether intended or not, that the U.S. is pulling out [of Russia], and that’s not the impression we want to leave.”

On Nov. 10, RL, known by locals as Radio Svoboda, will cease its AM broadcasts after nearly60 yearson the airwaves.