HAIL KIM JUNG VERY ILL
Had to laugh at this interview conducted by the BBC this morning with Foreign Office Minister Bill Rammell concerning North Korea's underground nuke test. Talk about being given an easy ride! North Korea has shown total contempt for the "International Community" and in particular is thumbing it's nose at Obama and his soft power approach to the issue. But the BBC cannot go too deep into this one since it makes The One look ALMOST as wimpish as Rammell.
Same Old Same Old
Q. What do you remember about the slap on the wrist given to the BBC by the BBC Trust’s Editorial Standards Committee? A. Some of the complaints about bias in the Middle east Editor’s reporting were upheld. All well and good. What has happened since? Has Jeremy Bowen changed? Has he been demoted? Has the reporting become less biased? The Zionist Federation and the intrepid Jonathan Turner who tussled with the BBC for almost two years over this are not happy. On April 16th they issued a press release stating exactly why they were not satisfied with the BBC’s response. Or lack thereof. For example rephrasing of the web article was inadequate and not in accord with the trust’s findings. The BBC recognises that ” there is no consensus view of history” and that “there are others who have different analysis - which of course they are entitled to.” But Jeremy Bowen does not refer to the existence of “different analyses” Does he even realise there are any? The Zionist Federation contends that the BBC’s biased reporting over the years has contributed to overt and covert hostility towards Israel and Jews, which has led to the racist acts against British Jews which they have statistically documented. Even those who dispute that will wonder why so little has changed, and why Jeremy Bowen is still the BBC’s Middle East editor.
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