Estonian historian Meelis Marituu told VOA he agrees with that assessment, but adds an element the Kremlin ignores.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

Iran's Arabic-language network, which is aimed at a mostly Middle Eastern audience, also ignores internal dissent and criticizes Arab governments along with the United States and Britain.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

It also often totally ignores student protests and opposition demonstrations in Iran.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

Public opinion surveys and focus groups in the Muslim world show a recurring sense that the United States puts forward liberal ideas of democracy, but then ignores them by supporting undemocratic regimes in the Muslim world.

VOA: standard.2010.05.11

"Kook means the clueless beginner who paddles his surf board out to the other surfers in the lineup and starts chattering away like it's a cocktail party, completely ignores all the finely-tuned protocols of surf that have developed over decades."

VOA: standard.2010.08.04