I see that my old pal George Mitchell and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana are in the Middle East to help “bring peace.” You can expect to see the BBC give the efforts of this pair of jokers a sympathetic hearing – they have always been kind to Senator Mitchell following his work in Northern Ireland. Now that Obama has recycled this Clintonian bagman him into this role I am certain that the BBC will use the Northern Ireland peace process as the preferred template for creating stability in this region. On News 24 last night I heard someone insist that Israel would “have to” talk to Hamas, just like the British government “had to” talk to the IRA. It’s a completely misleading analogy but the BBC are wedded to it and you can be sure that Israel will be cast as the intransigent villains if they do not set down and enter dialogue with the genocidal Islamic savages in Hamas. The BBC coverage of the brutal murder of an Israeli soldier by Hamas should have re-assured everyone that BBC faux protestations about its’ much vaunted “impartiality”on this issue are as shallow as they are insubstantial. Once again the narrative is that “both sides” have broken their cease-fires and so Hamas get a pass for their act of murderous aggression.
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Nearly Oxfordian | 31.01.09 – 1:06 pm
Yes you’re right it is a horrible word. It looks specially horrible in my post. Sorry for the rash.
Bryan | 31.01.09 – 2:05 pm
Don’t spend so much time over there then, come back here where you are appreciated.
Like in the olden days.
When we were young, and BBC spokespersons would call in for a chat.
Sue | 31.01.09 – 3:55 pm
Yeah, I’ve been thinking along those lines. Thanks for that.
I was one of those antagonised by N.O. and I admit joining in the winding up above, but when I saw how he could simultaneously carry on one thread of frantic abuse and another thread of valuable and genuine contributions to the debate, I sort of had a slight admiration for him, and when I read a few of the comments like D Vance’s and Sue’s at 8:24, I decided to make up for my wind-ups by calming things down. I used the title A Wise Old Owl to help it to be received in the manner it was intended.
I predict that a certain pair of enemies will one day become allies.
Blogs are so full of misinterpretations and the feelings generated from a single line of writing can be out of proportion to that intended in the curious world of the blog.
Interesting link Sue, to the 2005 BBC report. I suppose it is a bit out of date now, so the BBC are making the most of the appeal ban to show what virtuous martyrs they are.