A page that documents the 'career' of Katty notes how she ushered in a right-wing tilt at BBC, "Mishal Husain, who had been reporting facts which contradicted the news spin shilled by American corporate news media, was replaced by right wing conservative pundit Katty Kay. Katty Kay pushes right-wing talking points, does not report on anything critical of the Bush and Blair governments, features right-wing pundits as guests, and herself appears as a guest on right-wing roundtable discussion shows along with other right-wing pundits."
And this is one of the people who is rewarded by getting to be a substitute host on The Diane Rehm Show. Katty Kay has very little to offer.
Especially, now that the Iraq War is underway, anything on Iraq. On Friday's 'international' hour, Katty Kay managed to ignore Iraq for the entire hour. This despite the fact that one day last week saw 27 people killed in multiple bombings in Diwaniya and 40 were killed in Baghdad.
She couldn't discuss Iraq even when Michael Hirsh (National Journal) managed to briefly interject it.
She couldn't discuss it even when discussing the turmoil in Syria as she fretted over it's neighbors . . . but forgetting Iraq. Iraq borders Syria. Iran doesn't. Katty mentioned Iran but 'forgot' Iraq.
'Forgetting' Iraq is very important for those who sold the illegal war. Remembering and acknowledging might prevent their chances of selling other wars.
So Katty stays silent and NPR and Diane Rehm are happy to assist her.