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Perhaps the BBC would like to include these pictures of Pakistan as part of its unending ‘Uncovering Pakistan’ series on radio and tv. Or do they conflict with some ‘multiculturalist’ image of Pakistan which the BBC is propagandising?
“In photos: ‘Pakistan Protest Denmark Caricatures'”
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/southasia/features/article_1391506.php/In_photos_Pakistan_Protest_Denmark_Caricatures?page=1
I wonder if the ‘multiculturalist’ BBC will give as much prominence to this Catholic Cardinal’s “forthright rejection of the ideology of multiculturalism” as it gave to Archbishop Williams’ ‘opaque’ pronoucement on Sharia law? Or will it bury this report as quickly as it did the RUSI report yesterday?
“Cardinal: ‘I don’t believe in a multicultural society'”
http://www.archbishop-cranmer.blogspot.com/
Atlas Shrugged:
“The BBC does not like Muslims any more then it likes you or me. It just wants to cause division and you my friend are a perfect example of the BBC success.”
Give that man a medal.
I made the point before that the BBC regard muslims in a condescending manner just like they do ALL minority groups. They see everything by it’s colour – just like a true racist would. They see muslims as the simple poor, and the indigenous population of the UK as spoilt and ignorant. They despise ANYTHING that isn’t white middle class like themselves, though could never bring themselves to admit it. They live an inner turmoil of what they THINK about the lower orders and what they SAY and DO with regards to them.
This country has been fucked up the arse simply by a collective of middle class guilt.
Lol – how the Beeb headlined Harman’s speech:
Expose “nasty” Tories says Harman
If you are going to cherrypick salient quotes from her speech as headlines, why not
Hain still a “progressive force” in poliitcs, says Harman
Or were even the Beeb choking with laughter at the irony of that one.
Come on guys. What about
Hain and Harman: Thick as Thieves
AndrewSouthLondon,
Thanks for the kind comments. I have started to introduce new metatags, along the lines you suggest. Since Shami is sham for real liberty, you can be assured that her elevations by the BBC will not go without comment!
The second-half of this article discusses the RUSI view that ‘multiculturalist’ ideology (which happens to be prevalent at the BBC), is a cultural weakness (I’d say national irresponsibility) in relation to UK national security:
“Has Britain become soft on terror?”
(Sunday Times)
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article3382193.ece
George R,
Multiculturalism isn’t ‘prevalent’ at the BBC, they are duty bound to promote it. They promised the government they would as part of a charter review.
One of the aims of BBC3 when it was created, was to ‘promote multiculturalism’.
What I can’t understand is why the news department feel the need to censor the news to prevent public figures/think tanks from airing genuine concerns about multiculturalism.
The BBC, its love for Islam and half the story.
Kosovo celebrates Independence Day
They had waited so long but just couldn’t wait any longer to celebrate independence. The streets of Pristina have been filled with people cheering and shouting, with cars honking their horns in a continuous cacophony…
Another young man is even more succinct. When I ask him what he thinks he replies with three words, one Anglo-Saxon. Only “off” and “Serbia” are printable….
The authorities desperately hope there is no in-your-face provocation towards the Serb minority here…
Kosovo is one of the few places in the world that people will shake you firmly by the hand and thank you for Britain’s support…
“It’s the most momentous moment for the Albanians here, because we had 500 years of occupation from a really terrible, horrendous occupier,”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markmardell/
Old Mark Mardell of the BBC really promotes the annexation of Kosovo into greater Albania by dint of a higher birth rate a good thing. Gone is any impartial news reporting (would any BBC news reporter air the views of a BNP supporter who said “Fuck off Pakistan”?) and instead we are force-fed a load of tripe. I mean 500 years of occupation? Just whom do the BBC refer to, the Serbs, well seeing as Serbia only came into existence in 1817 that comes to just under 200 years.
Funny enough what the BBC kind of leaves out is that until the Battle of Black Crow the area had no Muslims what so ever. Hell Albania didn’t exist until 1912. And the only Muslims in Kosovo were few and far between. But as I said by dint of a much higher birth rate the minority became the majority and we see Islam shoving its fist into Europe (yet again)
Inflammatory language from little old pounce some will say, but with 6 days of Islamic riots in Denmark. (How many BBC articles on that subject?) riots seen in France, Germany and Belgium and am I the only one who fears for this country. But instead of reporting the news as it should the BBC presents the image of a victim yet again (500 years of occupation indeed) in which to gloss over to the Plebs that country stealing once you get the majority is a good thing.
The BBC, its love for Islam and half the story.
Did you hear of Prime minister Erdogan of Turkey declaring assimilation of German Turks “a crime against humanity”? Which effectively amounts to the establishment of little Turkeys in Germany.
Also I wonder what happens to Turkish girls who get too friendly with those bloody infidel men?
According to the Jerusalem Post BBC apologizes for paralleling Mughniyeh and Hariri as great, national leaders. :+:
If this report is true, where is it, on the BBC site?
deegee, fascinating:
Contacted by the Post, the BBC issued a statement Friday acknowledging that “the scripting of this phrase was imprecise” and apologizing to anyone who was offended by the item.
So where was the statement issued? On BBC World?
I was just going to post about that on the thread below, I saw it on the HonestReporting blog:
BBC Apologizes For Equating Mughniyeh, Hariri
I can’t find the apology either, perhaps John Reith can help with his powerful in-house search tools?
but with 6 days of Islamic riots in Denmark. (How many BBC articles on that subject?)
Very good post Pounce. The BBC did manage to cover the riots in Denmark this morning – admittedly at 7.30am on a Sunday morning (in R4s Sunday programme). And it will come as no surprise that Edward Stourton treated the riots as all the fault of the Danish authorities. A long interview was devoted to haranging the editor of the Danish paper for reprinting the “provocative” cartoon of Mo with a turban/bomb. A Danish Muslim (supposedly also being interviewed) was actually only there to reinforce Stourton’s onslaught. When the Danish editor mentioned the actual offence – a plot to assassinate an elderly cartoonist it was brushed aside. It wasn’t even moral equivalence – it was simply a case that publishing a cartoon in a free society was treated by the BBC as a more heinous offence than plotting to murder a Danish citizen.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7248725.stm
This is news? It’s just a cozy little story about what Brown is getting up to today – the sort of thing you’d expect to see on an MP’s blog.
I also think it should be against the law not to use this photo:
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/VirtualContent/99659/gordon_brown_tennis.jpg
of Brown when talking about him and sport. But hey, that’s just me 😉
Can’t find this story anywhere on the BBC.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=515228&in_page_id=1770
I see the BBC are “spinning” for McBean already.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7249575.stm
“…The Treasury had already recruited the former boss of the Lloyd’s of London insurance market, Ron Sandler, to lead Northern Rock, in case the bank were nationalised.
Mr Sandler is widely regarded as having restored confidence in Lloyd’s after its years in financial disarray.
He is well known to Prime Minister Gordon Brown, and worked for the Treasury in developing the so-called stakeholder pension and investment products that were intended to help those on lower incomes save for retirement…”
Hmm yes, the Stakeholder pension scheme. Lets take another look shall we?
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/saving-and-banking/article.html?in_article_id=403218&in_page_id=7
The BBC,something is rotten in the state of Denmark and another story.
Denmark has just experienced its 7th day of riots schools, and cars have been torched and ROP™ gangs are going head to head with the police. Now contrast how the BBC reports on what is happening in Demark as news worthy.
http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/6127/image4ix0.jpg?s=1
”Danish MPs refuse to apologise”
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7248963.stm
“’Sorry Muhammad’ Young Danes clash on the web in the Prophet cartoon row
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7247286.stm
A image of a belligerent country which has nothing better to do than offend the ROP™ and another of contrition from the ranks over that so called BBC promoted belligerent stance.
Which is strange as in Canada this the news they are receiving about Denmark
Fifty arrested in Denmark violence
http://www.thestar.com/News/World/article/304250
America;
Muslim Youth Violence in Danish Cities Continues for 6th Night; 43 Arrested
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,330911,00.html
Ireland
Danish police try to quell riots
http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/328475/cs/1/
Turkey
Youths riot across Denmark for sixth night in a row: police
http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=215416
Even Iran reports what is currently transpiring in Denmark;
Wave of arson attacks continues in Denmark
http://www2.irna.ir/en/news/view/line-20/0802163413145200.htm
So while the whole world hears about the Danish riots. From the BBC we get nothing. Instead they paint a picture that promotes the opposite. A picture of Islamic victimhood.
The BBC,something is rotten in the state of Denmark and another story.
Thanks for bringing the Danish riots to our attention, which is more than you can say for the BBC or to be fair what I can see of the other British media. The BBC is covering events in Denmark, however. “Danish MP refuses to apologise” is the story they’re running on the Europe page if you want to drill down 5 screens to find it. Oh & ‘demonstrations’ & a picture of a flag. The caption on the picture reads: ‘The attitude of many demonstrators was of resignation rather than anger’ which doesn’t much resemble the firebombing that Reuters have been showing.
More BBC climate fantasies arriving every day now?
The latest is an idiotic story about “sharks migrating into antarctic waters due to global warming”!
The report says that ‘scientists’ say this will endanger native species.
Er what scientists? All of them?
What planet are these loonies on? Do they really think that these outright lies will help their cause?
This is sureal isnt it? I notice the ‘report’ doesnt say which species of shark are packing their bags and heading for pastures new and I wonder why that could be?
The antarctic has experienced record low temperatures,record low sea temperatures and record winter sea ice buld up and temperatures across the world are falling fast in line with decreasing solar activity.
I also wonder why the BBC have failed to note the record artic sea ice levels and record low temperatures? Hmmm I wonder why?
Oh thats right, the BBC science(propaganda)reporters wait for the summer melting before making a report so they can show melting ice Etc in the pathetic hope of misleading the public!
THE BBC, LYING AND CHEATING AND MISLEADING AND PROUD OF IT, ITS WHAT WE DO!
‘Daily Politics’,BBC 2: (10 minutes ago), Andrew Marr and guest Andrew Roberts (historian) provide very good critique of activities of Speaker of the House of Commons, Miclael Martin,re-Air Miles.
While the BBC sees no fundamental problem with Kosovo’s independence and future membership of the European Union, ‘Jihadwatch’ has this:-
‘Free Kosovo will be a door for Islamic jihadists’
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/020001.php#comments
And ‘Brussels Journal’ has this:-
‘Kosovo in Brussels’
http://www.brusselsjournal.com/node/2982
‘Daily Politics’,BBC 2: (10 minutes ago), Andrew Marr and guest Andrew Roberts (historian) provide very good critique of activities of Speaker of the House of Commons, Miclael Martin,re-Air Miles.
George R | 18.02.08 – 12:19 pm
Can someone direct me to the BBC Online page that covers this story. I’m sure due to the unique way they are funded the Beeboids have written extensively about it so their licence fee payers can learn about the story. But at time of writing I just can’t find it. Is it filed under “Entertainment”?
BBC describes PARVIZ KHAN as “plotter” and “man”; but the judge, not the BBC, describes PARVIZ KHAN here as having “Islamist views and was a fanatic”:
‘Soldier kidnap plotter given life’
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7250697.stm
But this BBC video on PARVIZ KHAN is more telling of the kind of enemy we non-Muslims are up against.
(I wonder if Ms. S.Chakrabarti of ‘Liberty’, and chum of the BBC, will publicly applaud this conviction and enthuse about how it preserves the real liberty of most British people.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_7250000/newsid_7251000/7251091.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&asb=1&news=1&bbcws=1
The BBC, faster than a speeding bullet and the news.
After 8 days (and nights) the BBC finally reports on its website about the riots that have gripped the nation.
Danish arrests after youth riots
More than 20 people have been arrested in Denmark following eight consecutive nights of youth rioting and vandalism across the country, police say. They are suspected of setting fire to buildings, schools, cars and rubbish bins in Copenhagen and other cities. Police say the unrest, which started on 10 February, appears to be subsiding.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7251178.stm
For those of you who don’t know. (Pointing the finger at the clones here) Denmark is a small country in Northern Europe.
It is also a part of Scandinavia, which has played a large part in the development of the Modern mobile phone. My point.
The BBC can bring you breaking news within minutes whenever the Taliban strike in darkest Afghanistan, the same applies to Iraq or Gaza. Not only that but they can even tell just who died. (courtesy of a phone call from the guilty party) I mean Hezbollah terrorist ‘Mughniyeh’ nobody knew what he looked like the BBC posted this about him;
“The FBI’s picture of him on its most wanted list was 20 years out of date, and he is believed to have undergone plastic surgery to dramatically alter his appearance since then.
Yet where the FBI fails the BBC has a recent photo of him (how?) on its obituary to him.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7242383.stm
Talk about sleeping with the enemy.
So on that note how come the BBC can bring you news from all the corners of the earth when it concerns radical Islam faster than a speeding bullet. Yet news from across the North Sea takes 8 days?
The BBC, faster than a speeding bullet and the news.
Andrew Marr and guest Andrew Roberts (historian) provide very good critique of activities of Speaker of the House of Commons
Please don’t confuse Andrew Marr with Andrew Neil. You wouldn’t catch Andrew Marr allowing a critique of the Speaker to surface. Now Andrew Neil – who the BBC does its level best to obliterate – is one of the very few independent rotweilers at the corporation.
Oscar.
Thanks for correction: the excellent Andrew Neil it was.
For the record, the Andrew Neil ‘Daily Politics’ tv programme is repeated at 12 midnight TONIGHT on the PARLIAMENT channel, Sky 504, or Freeview 81. (I assume that the repeat tonight is of the Neil/Roberts discussion of the Speaker of the House, Michael Martin; but don’t hold me to it. If it is,the discussion is the first item on.)
More on the threat from Kosovo, a non-BBC report; (come on, Mark Mardell: elephant – room):
Thousands of Kosovars chant ‘KLA, KLA'”
http://www.jihadwatch.org/
Compare the headlines provided by pounce | 18.02.08 – 5:30 pm |
Fox News headline:
Muslim Youth Violence in Danish Cities Continues for 6th Night; 43 Arrested
BBC headline:
Danish arrests after youth riots
Looks like another case of don’t mention the ‘M’ word.
I’m sure the BBC will say that they took 8 days to report it for the interests of “social cohesion”. It’s in the BBC’s charter that they have to promote multiculturalism, so perhaps it’s understandable that they are reluctant to report on how multiculturalism has created fertile conditions for rioting.
Opponents of Islamic jihad written off as ‘right-wing populists’. Not so fast:-
‘Right-Wing Populists’ (by Hugh Fitzgerald).
http://www.newenglishreview.org/blog_direct_link.cfm/blog_id/13102
Anyone else think that if a Tory or member of the BNP had said this about Moozlums, that the leftie media would be up in arms?
“.Mr Al Fayed said this delay confirmed his “belief that my son and Princess Diana were murdered”.
In his evidence, Mr Al Fayed branded Prince Philip a “Nazi” and a “racist” and said: “It’s time to send him back to Germany from where he comes.”
“You want to know his original name – it ends with Frankenstein,” he added.
_____________________________________
I’m no fan of the Royal Family (but I prefer them over some Mc Labour scumbage as a President, like Kinnock, Blair or Livingstone for example)
But to accuse Prince Philip of being a Nazi, when he (unlike that arsehole Lord Benn) actually FOUGHT in WW2.
I wonder if the BBC will be “investigating” Al Fayed? I won’t hold my breath
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Philip,_Duke_of_Edinburgh#Royal_Navy_career
“In his evidence, Mr Al Fayed branded Prince Philip a “Nazi” and a “racist” and said: “It’s time to send him back to Germany from where he comes.”
Slanderous and libelous.
Still, expect the Royal Family to be at the forefront of British attitude…
And do nothing about it.
Inane and biased though it is, the BBC did at least manage to lead its TV news tonight with the nationalisation of Northern Rock. ITV somehow managed to rate this story as less important than Chapter 642 of Al Fayed’s ravings.
At the speed of light, the BBC “breaks” the Michael Martin Air Milesgate story with the following timestamp:
Tuesday, 19 February 2008, 10:56 GMT
It’s lucky that Martin didn’t die of old age before they ran with the piece.
BBC claims
‘Porsche says the new rules, which affect the highest polluting vehicles, are “disproportionate” and will not decrease emissions in central London.’
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7252092.stm
However the assertion that the vehicles are ‘highest polluting’ is one of opinion, not fact. In terms of a city centre, pollution is determined by particulates, not CO2, which might affect fluffy polar bears somewhere nowhere near London.
So the BBC are propagandising that the changes attack pollution in the city.
“In his evidence, Mr Al Fayed branded Prince Philip a “Nazi” and a “racist” and said: “It’s time to send him back to Germany from where he comes.”
Slanderous and libelous.
Perhaps not.
Prince Philip: We were jealous of Jews
Queen Elizabeth’s husband admits family had ‘inhibitions about Jews,’ sympathized with Nazis early on
Ynet
Published: 03.06.06, 19:42 / Israel News
Queen Elizabeth II’s husband, Prince Philip, broke a long silence about his family link to the Nazis, Britain’s Daily Mail reported on Monday.
In a rare interview, the prince said his family found Hitler’s plans to bring Germany at the helm of European power were “attractive” and admitted they had “inhibitions about the Jews.”
The comments were published in a book called “Royals and the Reich,” which describes the German royalty’s acquiescence to the Nazis.
[…]
“had” would seem to be an important word here.
I wonder what the real relationship is between: 1.) the BBC beeboids ( the ones financed by the UK licence-payers), who are employed in Broadcasting House for some ‘news’ section, and 2.) the recently set up BBC Arabic TV service (financed by the UK tax-payers), whose 200 or so staff (Arab speakers) occupy 2 floors of the East (Mecca-facing) Wing of Broadcasting House.
Of course, the two groups of staff must associate physically, and perhaps some of them at prayer*, or over coffee. Administratively, the finances of the two structures must apparently be kept strictly separate, which must be difficult in practice.
* “BBC blunder as bosses forget to build prayer room for new Arabic TV channel”
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=511159&in_page_id=1770
What overlap is there between the two groups in terms of the political ‘line’ of programmes?
A year ago, Professor Frank Stewart was critical of the BBC Arabic Service:
“BBC Arabic Service anti-western”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/03/17/wbeeb17.xml
Has anything changed?
The News Editor of BBC Arabic Television is Mr. Salah Negm, who has worked for Al Jazeera.
We are told the BBC Arabic Television Service: “will be totally independent in line with BBC’s long-held reputation for impartial, trust-worthy news reporting and analysis.”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/03_march/14/arabic.shtml
So, the BBC will not be affecting in its reporting by censorship by Arab states?:-
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/E32D7886-D7C8-4238-902B-E570D7630AFA.htm
BBC Online’s choice of photos that match the story…
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7252320.stm
Clearly deliberate, so we know the next time a dodgy photo is used to traduce a conservative it’ll certainly be deliberate also.
Hugh | 19.02.08 – 1:42 pm
I’m no fan of Al Fayed but I suggest you read the whole article.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3224655,00.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=379036&in_page_id=1770&in_a_source=&ct=5
http://www.martinfrost.ws/htmlfiles/royal_nazis.html
http://www.martinfrost.ws/htmlfiles/royal_nazis2.html
Scanning through those, I still fail to see anything that could remotely support labeling Prince Philip a Nazi. There’s a lot about his family and some fairly admirable honesty from him about their support for the Nazis (who were, after all, elected, so they had a fair amount of support). However, I can’t see any proof of continuing Nazi sympathies or evidence of racism that would back Fayeds claims. As I said, “had” seems to be the operative word – after all, I don’t think he was discussing his family’s attitude to the Nazis to boast.
So, is the ‘multiculturalist’ BBC going to stop all broadcasting in e.g. Urdu?:-
“English is ‘priority’ says Blears”
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7249278.stm
Some additional information on PARVIZ KHAN, especially for BBC and BBC Arabic TV service:
” Zebibahstan ”
http://www.newenglishreview.org/blog_direct_link.cfm/blog_id/13098
Better from BBC’s Mark Mardell:
‘Kosovo’s Serbs on the March’
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markmardell/
See also:
‘Kosovo’ (by Hugh Fitzgerald)
http://www.newenglishreview.org/blog_direct_link.cfm/blog_id/13108
Hugh | 19.02.08 – 2:22 pm
While not wishing in the least to support the despicable Al Fayed I can see that there are are historical grounds for him to make the allegations he made. I also have to say that I believe that the Duke of Edinburgh’s lack of praise of Nazi Germany since the end of WWII probably owes more to political expediency than to a real change of heart. As to his racism there have been ample examples of him putting his foot in it.
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/1999/08/12/philip990812.html
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19990811/ai_n14250125
http://prince.org/msg/105/260251
Fair enough, but I’m slightly surprised to see a BBBC stalwart acting as a standard bearer for the the politically correct. Some of those comments are racist, that’s true. However, the majority are just politically incorrect, and to be honest, even the more unpleasant of his views are probably shared by a large number of his generation. In any case, I very much doubt that the majority of Indians, Scottish or Australians are so desperately insecure about their nationality that they were much offended by his remarks – any more than I would be if someone remarked that the British were crap at cooking and generally pale. There is a world of difference between this and racism of the BNP hue and certainly that peddled by the Nazis, surely.
Another Beeboid-druggie runs foul of the law…
http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/music/newsid_7252000/7252803.stm
Bob Geldof praised George Bush during his recent trip to Africa but I don’t remember seeing the BBC cover this story. Here’s the coverage that I found in the Washington Times – “Mr. Geldof praised Mr. Bush for his work in delivering billions to fight disease and poverty in Africa, and blasted the U.S. press for ignoring the achievement.
Mr. Bush, said Mr. Geldof, “has done more than any other president so far.”
“This is the triumph of American policy really,” he said. “It was probably unexpected of the man. It was expected of the nation, but not of the man, but both rose to the occasion.”
“What’s in it for [Mr. Bush]? Absolutely nothing,” Mr. Geldof said.
Mr. Geldof said that the president has failed “to articulate this to Americans” but said he is also “pissed off” at the press for their failure to report on this good news story.”
Now why would the BBC choose not to report this? Anyone would think they were biased against George W. Bush.
Hugh:
Fair enough, but I’m slightly surprised to see a BBBC stalwart acting as a standard bearer for the the politically correct.
Steady on old chap! 😉
I’m no more willing to excuse the Queen’s consort for having once upon a time expressed admiration of Hitler and the Nazis, and dislike of Jews, than I am willing to make excuses for his grandson wearing a Nazi uniform to a fancy dress party.
Maybe it’s ignorance, maybe stupidity, maybe subconscious racism on their parts, whatever, but I don’t see how drawing attention to it makes me a “standard bearer for the politically correct”.
Yes, that probably did overstate it. It’s the royalist in me.