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Al-Jazeera - "the other side" of the VOA
Reader comment on item: The Voice of America, Silenced on Radical Islam
in response to reader comment: It is crucial to listen to the other side of the story. VOA did just that.
Submitted by Ianus (Poland), Mar 10, 2009 at 17:09
Dear R. Javvaji !
You wrote :
> I think as a daily VOA listener, I have to be honest and praise you for what you are doing.
(...) I commend you for breaking that line of Bush Admin. and showing us the reality of the war and giving us the news from the other side.
It is greatly appreciated by at least people like me who are in majority in US.<
If you wanted alternative (=pro-Moslem) news, why didn't you just switch to al-Jazeera e.g.? They had more happy interviews and sensational anti-American news from the Afghan Emirate than just an innocent interview with Mullah Omar. Beside the Saudi oil sheikhs also the Afghan opium warlords did finance and keep it updated after all , didn't they ? As I inspected the VOA Urdu Service webpage (available also in English) the similarity to al-Jazeera is striking. Reading it I wondered when the whole VOA staff would convert to Islam if they find it so fantastic ?
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| Spozhmai ,Ibrahim Nasar, Nafis Takar [85 words] | VOA South Asia Employee Bangla | Sep 12, 2012 14:01 | 198537 | ||
| 1 | VOA etc: MUSLIMS HAVE CLEVERLY BLACKMAILED, AND DANDEROUSLY DECEIVED, THE WORLD [824 words] | Nur-el-Masih Ben Haq | Aug 21, 2009 17:17 | 160504 | |
| 2 | Maiwandi is a CIA agent [264 words] | VOA Employee | Aug 19, 2009 14:28 | 160420 |
 addition to evil nexus: Ibrahim Nasar [150 words] | wagma | Aug 13, 2011 20:43 | 160420 | ||
| spozhmai in favor of mullah [250 words] | Bangla | Aug 2, 2009 20:11 | 159549 | ||
| DEFINITIONS [118 words] | Manny | Jul 14, 2009 16:00 | 158844 | ||
| 1 | Christianity [35 words] | Amina | Jun 5, 2009 12:52 | 156836 | |
| You might have a case... [39 words] | tapiocapudding | Mar 27, 2011 23:47 | 156836 | ||
| Did Hitler kill in Christianily's name? [232 words] | Prashant | Jul 5, 2011 01:03 | 156836 | ||
| what else is new? [140 words] | Rafi Sela | Apr 12, 2009 00:23 | 153757 | ||
| Spozhami of VOA is Horrible Taliban [171 words] | Farzana Ali | Apr 8, 2009 03:04 | 153565 | ||
| I know the situation very well as I was there [154 words] | Jamal Hasan | May 1, 2010 18:17 | 153565 | ||
| Just a thought [65 words] | jboy | Mar 28, 2009 20:25 | 152912 | ||
| The Voice of America, Silenced on Radical Islam [90 words] | u know who | Mar 26, 2009 07:04 | 152787 | ||
| Why pussyfoot around Islam? [301 words] | B.N.Gururaj | Mar 20, 2009 10:40 | 152530 | ||
| Those who live by political correctness will die by political correctness!! [239 words] | Jaladhi | Mar 21, 2009 21:41 | 152530 | ||
| how many people will have to die before the truth is admitted? [38 words] | jess | Mar 25, 2009 14:46 | 152530 | ||
| Extreme Islamic remarks proudly ranted! [192 words] | Rockmelon | Mar 19, 2009 19:24 | 152512 | ||
| 1 | Do not let them bring you down [28 words] | kat | Mar 29, 2009 12:05 | 152512 | |
| WHY criticizing [107 words] | k-Ali | Jun 13, 2009 14:22 | 152512 | ||
| 1 | ALL MUSLIMS ARE TERRORIST [330 words] | Andy | Dec 30, 2009 03:21 | 152512 | |
| Do not underestimate the power!!! [999 words] | Mansoor | Mar 16, 2009 06:54 | 152356 | ||
| Islam is the "wasted sperm", "Mansoor". Follow your own logic (?). [461 words] | kman | Mar 17, 2009 20:29 | 152356 | ||
| Quaint little stories [1481 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Mar 18, 2009 01:49 | 152356 | ||
| A radical religion [70 words] | Michael Right | Mar 18, 2009 12:19 | 152356 | ||
| Know that Truth ( your Allah) is beyond religion & feel free [437 words] | raja believer | Mar 19, 2009 12:46 | 152356 | ||
| That which rises shall fall, eventually [153 words] | raja believer | Mar 19, 2009 13:54 | 152356 | ||
| you cant stop the spread of islam [127 words] | barry soetoro | Mar 19, 2009 22:25 | 152356 | ||
| The alcoholics!! [725 words] | Mansoor | Mar 20, 2009 09:19 | 152356 | ||
| " the true light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world" [391 words] | raja believer | Mar 21, 2009 13:24 | 152356 | ||
| 1 | Mansoor: We see Allah's power at work in Pakistan [3221 words] | Plato | Mar 21, 2009 13:59 | 152356 | |
| Barry Soetoro !!! [285 words] | Jaladhi | Mar 21, 2009 20:41 | 152356 | ||
| biased opinion vs statistics [264 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Mar 21, 2009 23:20 | 152356 | ||
| Islam has caste system [128 words] | B.N.Gururaj | Mar 22, 2009 10:56 | 152356 | ||
| Correction, Barry!! [74 words] | Jaladhi | Mar 22, 2009 19:36 | 152356 | ||
| ready or not, islam will be majority [26 words] | barry soetoro | Mar 24, 2009 06:54 | 152356 | ||
| barry soetoro--NO WAY [21 words] | btilly | Mar 25, 2009 10:10 | 152356 | ||
| The Voice of America, Silenced on Radical Islam [175 words] | u know who | Mar 26, 2009 07:22 | 152356 | ||
| Plato attention please and all the contributors here! [117 words] | Mansoor | Mar 26, 2009 09:37 | 152356 | ||
| Plato Sorry my reply was mistakenly reduced here is the original one! [5058 words] | Mansoor | Mar 27, 2009 01:08 | 152356 | ||
| stating the obvious [874 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Mar 27, 2009 22:56 | 152356 | ||
| There is no glory in racist religion>>This will extinct in time [89 words] | Angel | Mar 28, 2009 18:36 | 152356 | ||
| 1 | Mansoor says "Try to understand that I am not here to degrade anybody or call anybody's religion as Joke", and we have flying pigs in India!!! [1384 words] | Proud Indian | Mar 29, 2009 04:48 | 152356 | |
| Attention please Mansoor - We would be long gone before that escaping the cycle of birth because of our good KARMA [173 words] | Proud Indian | Mar 29, 2009 05:05 | 152356 | ||
| Mansoor: Tafsir of Surah 78 [1010 words] | Plato | Mar 30, 2009 08:52 | 152356 | ||
| Mansoor: Check what you teach your children in your madrassas and schools to understand what is happening in Pakistan [5171 words] | Plato | Mar 30, 2009 08:55 | 152356 | ||
| The "power" in impotent. [185 words] | Rockmelon | Mar 30, 2009 19:49 | 152356 | ||
| Plato my Dear!! [633 words] | Mansoor | Mar 31, 2009 05:34 | 152356 | ||
| Mansoor: Check what you teach your children in your madrassas and schools to understand what is happening in Pakistan Part II [3202 words] | Plato | Apr 1, 2009 07:42 | 152356 | ||
| Plato- Upside Down!! [160 words] | Mansoor | Apr 1, 2009 09:27 | 152356 | ||
| 1 | Mansoor: Just answer one question: Why does Allah allow sex slavery? [1733 words] | Plato | Apr 2, 2009 23:04 | 152356 | |
| Mansoor: Try the exercise of editing out the violent and abusive words from the Koran [652 words] | Plato | Apr 3, 2009 00:32 | 152356 | ||
| Plato its for u and those who r unaware of science. [108 words] | Usman Ali | Apr 5, 2009 03:31 | 152356 | ||
| Usman Ali, a question.. Is our ex president , One of the greatest Indian Scientist APJ Kalam a practicing Muslim? [205 words] | Proud Indian | Apr 6, 2009 10:15 | 152356 | ||
| Hey Mansoor, Good News.. Pakistan all set for Disintegration!!!! [457 words] | Proud Indian | Apr 7, 2009 00:57 | 152356 | ||
| 2 | Usman Ali: The Koran is a book of very bad science and equally silly signs [2032 words] | Plato | Apr 7, 2009 22:11 | 152356 | |
| The science of engaging the enemy!! [624 words] | Mansoor | Apr 8, 2009 01:15 | 152356 | ||
| 4 | Wake up and smell the Coffee Mansoor!!! Pakistan is finished!!! [718 words] | Proud Indian | Apr 9, 2009 03:43 | 152356 | |
| I don't care... [589 words] | Mansoor | Apr 11, 2009 03:39 | 152356 | ||
| I know why dont you care any more.. Thats a sign of a defeated Mentality!!! [439 words] | Proud Indian | Apr 13, 2009 01:32 | 152356 | ||
| Do you have any idea??? [474 words] | Mansoor | Apr 15, 2009 00:35 | 152356 | ||
| 1 | Mansoor, Pakistan bows to TALIBAN ,signs law to implement Sharia,.. I guess thats just media propoganda or Paki leaders are RAW agents.. [462 words] | Proud Indian | Apr 15, 2009 01:39 | 152356 | |
| I have no idea?? Mansoor, i know exactly whats happening, unlike you who refuses to see the obvious!!!! [911 words] | Proud Indian | Apr 16, 2009 01:44 | 152356 | ||
| PAKISTANI SIKHS ASKED TO PAY 20 MILLION AS JIZIYA BY THE TALIBAN!!!!! [259 words] | Proud Indian | Apr 17, 2009 02:47 | 152356 | ||
| Proud Indian: Muslims always want to have their cake and eat it too. [120 words] | Plato | Apr 17, 2009 04:18 | 152356 | ||
| You are right Plato, Mansoor, Pakistan is on a Begging Spree [561 words] | Proud Indian | Apr 18, 2009 01:25 | 152356 | ||
| Get a solid proof [51 words] | Mansoor | Apr 18, 2009 02:15 | 152356 | ||
| How can you be proud!! [789 words] | Mansoor | Apr 18, 2009 03:24 | 152356 | ||
| THIS IS ALL YOU CAN FIND??? AND WHAT CONSTITUTES SOLID PROOF FOR YOU?? [875 words] | Proud Indian | Apr 20, 2009 03:13 | 152356 | ||
| WHY ARE THE TALIBAN DESTROYING SIKH HOMES IN ORKAZAI?? OHH .. IT IS JUST A RELIGIOUS AFFAIR .. JIZIYA !!! [155 words] | Proud Indian | May 6, 2009 01:33 | 152356 | ||
| HELLO MANSOOR? HELLO .. HELLO? DAMN YOU TALIBAN!!!!! HELLO MANSOOR? HELLO GENERAL AK47 SAHIB? [161 words] | Proud Indian | May 15, 2009 02:58 | 152356 | ||
| POWER TO DO WHAT? [106 words] | Manny | Jul 17, 2009 13:16 | 152356 | ||
| Why does Allah allow slavery and sex.......? [5 words] | Rahim | Dec 19, 2009 08:54 | 152356 | ||
| i'm sorry to hear this [50 words] | Zeeshan Raza | Apr 28, 2011 09:16 | 152356 | ||
| 6 | Islamic caste system in Saudi Arabia and so much for the umma [217 words] | dhimmi no more | Apr 28, 2011 20:24 | 152356 | |
| SNS [40 words] | Indo Aryan | Aug 11, 2011 06:52 | 152356 | ||
| mysterious universe [8216 words] | yousuf gabriel | May 8, 2012 04:32 | 152356 | ||
| American discourse on Islam and VOA [399 words] | David Butz | Mar 15, 2009 12:58 | 152320 | ||
| David Butz, explains Muslim attacks [137 words] | Infidel | Mar 15, 2009 20:20 | 152320 | ||
| ignore it and it won't go away [372 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Mar 15, 2009 20:35 | 152320 | ||
| Compare and contrast [346 words] | David Butz | Mar 16, 2009 22:25 | 152320 | ||
| Using word terrorist [124 words] | NG Lynd | Mar 13, 2009 16:13 | 152231 | ||
| just say what it is. [170 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Mar 13, 2009 22:41 | 152231 | ||
| VOA silenced on radical islam? [457 words] | Tess McNamara (Australian) | Mar 12, 2009 04:12 | 152141 | ||
| Mistaken about VOA [105 words] | Kati Daki | Mar 11, 2009 06:28 | 152082 | ||
| Peace More important than Lives [237 words] | Arlinda | Mar 10, 2009 14:53 | 152039 | ||
| linkage [8 words] | Consul-At-Arms | Mar 10, 2009 11:26 | 152027 | ||
| On the money [12 words] | Doug Corrigan | Mar 9, 2009 12:48 | 151951 | ||
| 1 | muslims have gained many advantages [108 words] | G.Vishvas | Mar 9, 2009 07:46 | 151924 | |
| 1 | Beware the Muslims [215 words] | Hand of Friendship Across the water | Mar 9, 2009 04:07 | 151919 | |
| Too late for the warning - "Beware of Muslims" !!! [433 words] | Jaladhi | Mar 11, 2009 11:09 | 151919 | ||
| Importance of Language Choice [441 words] | Carl L | Mar 9, 2009 03:11 | 151918 | ||
| understandable [76 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Mar 9, 2009 20:54 | 151918 | ||
| America will yet abandon Israel [245 words] | rensburg | Mar 8, 2009 22:12 | 151898 | ||
| Traitors within America [21 words] | f.sha | Mar 8, 2009 21:00 | 151894 | ||
| Moral and ethical equivalency in action [60 words] | Ken Besig | Mar 8, 2009 15:48 | 151872 | ||
| Obama Administration's Pandering to Arabs and appeasement to Islamists [146 words] | Richard Finn | Mar 8, 2009 13:33 | 151860 | ||
| Anyone here read Newsweek ? [99 words] | Denise | Mar 9, 2009 05:12 | 151860 | ||
| Funding Hamas is Treason! [339 words] | wileysnakeskins | Mar 14, 2009 20:30 | 151860 | ||
| When will it end [242 words] | Chet Limbright | Mar 7, 2009 16:41 | 151826 | ||
| The latest appeasing offender [123 words] | Denise | Mar 8, 2009 05:30 | 151826 | ||
| response to denise [170 words] | Chet Limbright | Mar 8, 2009 21:39 | 151826 | ||
| Political linguistics - the key to end terrorism [212 words] | Ianus | Mar 11, 2009 17:57 | 151826 | ||
| Language policing - the sign of the times [942 words] | Ianus | Mar 7, 2009 14:59 | 151823 | ||
| To be free to call a spade a spade ! [136 words] | Anne-Marie Delcambre | Mar 10, 2009 06:50 | 151823 | ||
| Yesterday Algeria , today Europe [400 words] | Ianus | Mar 10, 2009 18:33 | 151823 | ||
| What does "Radical Islam" call us? [53 words] | Michael Right | Mar 11, 2009 14:00 | 151823 | ||
| 1 | Political Correctness for terrorists [513 words] | Ianus | Mar 11, 2009 19:22 | 151823 | |
| Urdu [74 words] | Jon-a brit in Euroland | Mar 7, 2009 08:40 | 151813 | ||
| Finno-ugric [86 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Mar 8, 2009 01:41 | 151813 | ||
| Finnish and Hungarian, 6th cousins [44 words] | Ugri | Mar 9, 2009 08:21 | 151813 | ||
| Urdu [232 words] | Vijay | Mar 9, 2009 12:23 | 151813 | ||
| Finno ugric language [162 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Mar 10, 2009 05:19 | 151813 | ||
| Terve Infidel [43 words] | Ugri | Mar 11, 2009 02:17 | 151813 | ||
| The Voice of America, Silenced on Radical Islam- Shock waves will spread when people realize the new Agenda. [250 words] | Anne | Mar 7, 2009 08:18 | 151811 | ||
| VOA is walking the dangerous appeasement path of BBC [167 words] | TruthAloneTriumphs | Mar 7, 2009 05:10 | 151802 | ||
| IF THIS IS FREE MEDIA, THEN WHO NEEDS IT [70 words] | dmgold | Mar 7, 2009 02:35 | 151796 | ||
| jennifer janin [340 words] | rick stanich | Mar 7, 2009 01:58 | 151795 | ||
| Can still be truthful [8 words] | Don | Mar 7, 2009 00:20 | 151793 | ||
| In Response to Don [37 words] | Arlinda | Mar 10, 2009 18:37 | 151793 | ||
| Voice of America P.C. [14 words] | Allan | Mar 6, 2009 21:50 | 151788 | ||
| Reply from the Voice of America [199 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Joan Mower | Mar 6, 2009 21:25 | 151787 | ||
| Slight Re-evaluation is Needed Here [114 words] | Richard B. | Mar 8, 2009 14:05 | 151787 | ||
| 3 | The VOA - a propaganda machine on behalf of Islam - caught red-handed [1380 words] | Ianus | Mar 8, 2009 17:56 | 151787 |
| It is crucial to listen to the other side of the story. VOA did just that. [104 words] | R. Javvaji | Mar 8, 2009 23:35 | 151787 | ||
| Objectivity? Please! [66 words] | liberty4usa | Mar 9, 2009 01:21 | 151787 | ||
| Joan Mower and George Orwell [96 words] | Alan | Mar 9, 2009 18:38 | 151787 | ||
 Al-Jazeera - "the other side" of the VOA [165 words] | Ianus | Mar 10, 2009 17:09 | 151787 | ||
| you folks are not alone [43 words] | guilherme vergueiro | Mar 16, 2009 21:14 | 151787 | ||
| About Joan Mower [110 words] | VOA Employee | Sep 30, 2009 09:35 | 151787 | ||
| Maiwandi is indeed a CIA agent [24 words] | Pacha khan | Sep 30, 2009 09:40 | 151787 | ||
| Spozhmai Miawandi Black Widow of VOA [215 words] | South Asia Division in VOA deserve a better Chief | Apr 23, 2010 11:55 | 151787 | ||
| Spozhmai CIA agent [49 words] | voa employe | Jun 2, 2011 11:07 | 151787 | ||
| Spozhmai fooling American [35 words] | wagma | Aug 13, 2011 20:37 | 151787 | ||
| "Government-speak" [35 words] | Patriot1 | Mar 6, 2009 19:51 | 151782 | ||
| Dr. Daniels is getting very pointed. I'm grateful for that. [86 words] | kman | Mar 6, 2009 19:26 | 151780 | ||
| CAIR; an arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas [249 words] | wileysnakeskins | Mar 6, 2009 16:57 | 151776 | ||
| Shut down the Voice of Amreeka ! [284 words] | Ianus | Mar 15, 2009 14:48 | 151776 | ||
| What's the motive? [199 words] | Victor Purinton | Mar 6, 2009 15:55 | 151774 | ||
| Victor got it right [140 words] | Doug Corrigan | Mar 9, 2009 12:46 | 151774 | ||
| Truth on VOA [17 words] | cactus | Mar 6, 2009 15:50 | 151773 | ||
| Intelligence [25 words] | Samuel Stephens | Mar 6, 2009 14:44 | 151772 | ||
| Nothing To See Here - Move Along People! [87 words] | Richard B. | Mar 6, 2009 14:14 | 151771 | ||
| Islamist got 10 and non islamist got 0 [112 words] | Angel | Mar 6, 2009 13:37 | 151768 | ||
| you stay free [7 words] | barry soetoro | Mar 9, 2009 16:10 | 151768 | ||
| freedom - what's that? [79 words] | the Grand Infide of Kaffiristan | Mar 9, 2009 21:11 | 151768 | ||
| Not totally free, islamist will occupy us soon [51 words] | Angel | Mar 10, 2009 06:00 | 151768 | ||
| Wondering how change in vocabulary actually occurs? [115 words] | M.D'Souza | Mar 6, 2009 12:43 | 151764 | ||
| I see no other way then [217 words] | Ynnatchkah | Mar 6, 2009 12:36 | 151763 | ||
| We are stupid. [135 words] | Michael Right | Mar 12, 2009 12:13 | 151763 | ||
| We´ll be safe [23 words] | Don | Mar 14, 2009 13:07 | 151763 | ||
| 1 | Female Chamberlain [51 words] | elliott ohannes | Mar 6, 2009 12:08 | 151761 | |
| You have it all turned round [25 words] | yuval Brandstetter MD | Mar 9, 2009 10:51 | 151761 | ||
| Reply to yuval Brandstetter MD [69 words] | Doug Corrigan | Mar 12, 2009 16:44 | 151761 | ||
| For some, "Islamist" = "Muslim" [85 words] | Solomon2 | Mar 6, 2009 11:33 | 151760 | ||
| HAD ENOUGH! [247 words] | kid bertha | Mar 6, 2009 11:09 | 151757 | ||
| Open debate is real solution [41 words] | Angel | Mar 9, 2009 10:27 | 151757 | ||
| you dont understand anything [35 words] | barry soetoro | Mar 12, 2009 08:35 | 151757 | ||
| Oh yes we are the same species [186 words] | Angel | Mar 12, 2009 20:48 | 151757 | ||
| and your points are...? [104 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Mar 12, 2009 21:19 | 151757 | ||
| VOA & No Response [44 words] | Mark Preston | Mar 6, 2009 10:51 | 151755 | ||
| This is tricky -- I'm not sure how to handle the adjectives [191 words] | Charles Martel | Mar 6, 2009 10:49 | 151754 | ||
| Those who live by political correctness will die by political correctness!!! [74 words] | Jaladhi | Mar 6, 2009 10:19 | 151753 | ||
| Don't look now [74 words] | Barbara | Mar 6, 2009 09:38 | 151751 | ||
| Answer to Barbara [291 words] | Eugene Furbin | Mar 9, 2009 12:20 | 151751 | ||
| Day late, dollar short, U.S. populated by idiots. Check out numbers at any time signed on here. [115 words] | kman | Mar 17, 2009 19:52 | 151751 | ||
| Silenced on the truth [89 words] | Rebecca Moulds | Mar 6, 2009 09:32 | 151750 | ||
| Indonesians do not need BBC and VOA [51 words] | Angel | Mar 9, 2009 10:45 | 151750 | ||
| Indonesian media [18 words] | barry soetoro | Mar 12, 2009 05:30 | 151750 | ||
| Probably you are right Barry [99 words] | Angel | Mar 12, 2009 20:31 | 151750 | ||
| Barry, kamu seharusnya lebih adil [103 words] | valdo | Mar 15, 2009 09:19 | 151750 | ||
| Is this really a big deal? [120 words] | Ralph Richardson | Mar 6, 2009 09:20 | 151749 |
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