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Tuesday, November 18, 2008 David Vance # EYELESS IN GAZA. It's a rare week that passes without the BBC providing a welcome bully pulpit for those who like to bash Israel. And so it was this morning thatOxfam was afforded the opportunity to attack those bad Jews for having the temerity to stop the free movement of goods (and weapons!) in and out of that land running with milk and honey which is Gaza. When it was mildly suggested to the Oxfam spokesman by the BBC interviewer that"militants" (Love that word, so much nicer than depraved Hamas terrorists) were firing off rockets into Israel (even one was launched during the interview!) the Oxfam response was to dismiss that aspect of things entirely and focus instead on the "humanitarian" plight of those who live in the moral sewer of Gaza. The BBC interviewer did not pursue this line of enquiry as it was obvious where his sympathies lay. The only opinion expressed was the venomous anti-Israel take from Oxfam - the utterly discredited Hamas-apologists. It's a disgrace that the BBC gets away with this constant shilling for the shelling Palestinians. It appears that the BBC, along with those such as Oxfam, have their eyes firmly closed when it comes to reporting on what is actually going in in Gaza. Comments: 17 (unread) - Biased BBC Home David Vance # THE DETROIT SPINNERS. Caught an item on Today this morning concerning the ailing fortunes of the US automobile giants who have their collective begging bowl out for further $$$billions from the US government. The BBC's take focused around the fact that these companies would need to be making much "greener" and more "energy efficient" vehicles in the future if they were they to get such a cash bail out from the incoming Obama regime. There are several points about this I wanted to make. 1. The item before this talked about the dramatic fall in fuel prices. The irony seemed lost on the BBC. 2. The item entirely ignored the devastating impact that trade union practises have had on these manufacturers. The United Auto Workers Union, in particular, has financially crippled these manufacturers. The BBC ignores this inconvenient truth. 3. Is it not counter intuitive to suggest that these large manufacturers are deliberately ignoring a major profit opportunity in producing these "green" vehicles? Might it be that the demand the BBC and left-wing US politicians drone on about might not actually be that significant? If you want to understand what is happening to the Detroit car manufacturers, don't listen to the BBC spinners. Comments: 6 (unread) - Biased BBC Home