The crackpot commentator weighs in on the Alhurra controversy and responds to the contention by Rep. Mike Pence that U.S. international broadcasting should go beyond "we report, you decide." New York Times, 4 June 2007. In the article as submitted to the Times, crackpot commentator lists four reasons why the U.S. government should fund the elements of U.S. international broadcasting while "giving them the independence necessary to provide a credible news product."