We Heart Putin - Banning the BBC Edition
First of all, we heart him because he's bringing back the Cold War and we miss the Cold War. More entertainingly, he's bringing it back with style. We didn't even know you could do this:
The British Broadcasting Corp. said Friday its Russian-language FM broadcasts have been taken off the air by its Moscow distributor, which said its programs were "foreign propaganda." The decision by Bolshoye Radio - and similar moves by two other radio station in the past year - leaves the BBC's Russian-language services available only on medium and shortwave broadcasts, the BBC said in a press release... Company spokesman Igor Ermachenkov said management made the decision on its own without outside interference. "It's no secret that the BBC was established as a broadcaster of foreign propaganda," Ermachenkov told The Associated Press.
That is quite simply outstanding.
References:
* Russian air patrols 'a show of might' [BBC]
* Russia: BBC broadcasts taken off air [JPost]
Previously:
* The Cold War Is Back
* Putin Goes After Chess Master, Opposition Politician Kasparov
* Putin Wins Russian Politician Of The Year
