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Name: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)

Position: No position found to the question "Should the U.S. have attacked Iraq?"

Reasoning:

No position found (as of 5/1/07)

Credibility/
Ranking:

Credible Publications
National and international mainstream publications which present unbiased reporting, such as media news (television, radio, internet) and non-profits whose reporting can generally be considered unbiased.

Organization  
  A. Description:
"Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is a private, international communications service to Eastern and Southeastern Europe, Russia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, the Middle East, and Southwestern Asia, funded by the U.S. Congress through the Broadcasting Board of Governors. In countries stretching from Belarus to Bosnia and from the Arctic Sea to the Persian Gulf, listeners rely on RFE/RL's daily news, analysis and current affairs programming to provide a coherent, objective account of events in their region and the world.

Concentrating on events within this complex region, RFE/RL provides balanced, reliable information to bolster democratic development and market economies in countries struggling to overcome autocratic institutions, violations of human rights, centralized economies, ethnic and religious hostilities, regional conflicts, and controlled media."
"About RFE/RL"
www.rferl.org (accessed 5/1/07)
  B. Mission:

"The mission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is to promote democratic values and institutions by disseminating factual information and ideas."

"About RFE/RL"
www.rferl.org (accessed 5/1/07)
  C. Structure:

A private, non-profit Sec. 501(c)3 corporation

  D. Members:

Corporate Board consists of 9 Presidential Appointees to the Broadcasting Board of Governors

  E. Annual Budget:

"In 1993, amid a general reduction in U.S. funding for defense and foreign affairs activities, the Congress reduced RFE/RL's budget from a peak of $227 million a year to a maximum of $75 million."

"RFE/RL: 50 Years of Service,"
www.rferl.org (accessed 5/1/07)
  F. Sr. Executive: Dr. Jeffrey Gedmin

  G. Title: President

  H. Contact Info:
Phone: 202-457-6947, Washington, D.C.   Fax: 202-457-6992, Washington, D.C.
E-Mail: www.rferl.org/about/default.asp#contact
Web Site: www.rferl.org

  I. # of offices: 2, Prague and Washington, D.C.

 J. Staff: 16 Reports Staff; 45 Regional Experts

Relevant Affiliations:

 Supported financially by the U.S. Congress
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