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Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Kremlin-Paid TV Anchor Goes Rogue

Via Mediaite – Abby Martin , “An anchor for the English language network RT — a Kremlin-controlled news outlet”

 

“Condemns Russian Actions in Crimea”

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/kremlin-paid-tv-anchor-goes-rogue-condemns-russian-actions-in-crimea/#ooid=c3bTAwbDrmdyvm-QjTtiCFL9zxNWQ5az

An anchor for the English language network RT — a Kremlin-controlled news outlet whose coverage on the crisis in Ukraine has been, er, selective — went off-script Tuesday morning and condemned Russia’s incursion into the Crimean peninsula.

At the end of her show, Abby Martin, host ofBreaking the Set, asserted her strong disagreement with Russia’s actions, which she explicitly called a “military occupation”:

“Before I wrap up the show, I wanted to say something from my heart about the ongoing political crisis in Ukraine, and Russia’s military occupation of Crimea. Just because I work here, for RT, doesn’t mean I don’t have editorial independence. And I can’t stress enough how strongly I am against any military intervention in sovereign nations’ affairs. What Russia did is wrong.”

Martin admitted she did not have an expert’s grasp on the history of Ukraine’s relations with Russia (perhaps a dangerous admission, as we’ll see below), but objected to military intervention in any and all cases.

“I admittedly don’t know as much as I should about Ukraine’s history or the cultural dynamics of the region, but what I do know is that military intervention is never the answer. And I will not sit here and apologize or defend military aggression.

[snip] “All we can do now is hope for a peaceful outcome for a terrible situation, and prevent another full-blown Cold War between multiple superpowers. Until then, I’ll keep telling the truth as I see it.”

Her reward? A free trip to the Crimean Peninsula. RT responded shortly after Martin’s missive

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