Author Archives: David Vance

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY WATCH…

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It amazes me how often Mona Siddiqui, Professor of Islamic Studies and Director for the Study of Islam, gets a bully-pulpit on Thought for the Day. She was on AGAIN this morning, extolling Islam’s quest for academic excellence. Last time I checked in parts of the Islamic world education meets an explosive demise.  It is very odd how Islamicn scholars get such prominence on the BBC given the minority status of their religion. When one looks to see how often evangelical Christians are afforded such a platform, one looks in vain. As I have written before, TFTD is politics by other means!

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THE PAKISTANI BROADCASTING CORPORATION…

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For almost a week now, the BBC has been flogging the dead horse of the “tensions” caused by Cameron’s straight-talking concerning elements within the Pakistani establishment being sympathetic to terrorism. I am sorry if I am being repetitive on it but it is amazing to turn on the radio or TV each day and see the BBC coat-trail this non-story as if it were a matter of great global concern. This morning we are even treated to some Beeboid speculating as to why Zardari did not stay overnight at Chequers “Most unusual” – we were breathlessly informed on Today. Meanwhile the big BBC other Pakistan story de jour is how helpful an Islamic terrorist network is proving when it comes to providing “humanitarian relief” to those afflicted by the floods. Pakistan has now dominated British news for almost a week – a remarkable achievement for the BBC.

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THE WAR ON CAMERON…

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OK, the attack line is clear. When it comes to Foreign Policy, Conservative leader David Cameron is “a klutz”. The BBC delighting here in a non-event comment where he accidentally suggested that Iran – the nexus of evil – had a nuclear weapon. Whether he actually said what is being suggested by Labour, and promoted by the BBC, is beside the point because the BBC then uses the same item to allow further criticisms of Cameron’s previous “gaffes.” I assume the BBC  miss the golden days when Margaret Beckett and David Miliband bestrode the globe, never making any errors and effortlessly advancing our interests. Furthermore, we know the BBC looks on the bright side of Iran and the Mullahs attempts to gain nukes but I have to say I am glad that Cameron is less rosy-eyed about Iran!

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"BEHIND THE SHADOWS"

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What does Mossad really get up to? That’s the burning question that concerns the BBC. You can find out here! Funny how the success of Mossad so bothers the BBC. They’re still upset about the Hamas terrorist taken out by someone in Dubai. Can you imagine the howls of indignation from the BBC if our own secret services were half as effective as Mossad in these times?

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WHO LET THE THUGS OUT?

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BBC reporter Mark Simpson was on this morning to tell us about a car bombing of a police station in Londonderry. Of course Mark doesn’t call it Londonderry, he chooses to use the preferred Irish nationalist term “Derry”. He also suggests that this was a relatively minor event – nothing to see move along. We then had the Mayor of “Derry” interviewed – once again the BBC using a particular term – on to tell us that nobody supports these people and that Derry is a great city. Well, maybe the BBC could have asked the Mayor why the police cannot gain convictions against those republican terrorists who seem to operate with impunity from the “UK City of Culture” that is Londonderry? Surely the residents of the Bogside and other such salubrious areas would not provide sanctuary and succour to murderous “dissident” terrorists in the exact same way as they did to Machine Gun McGuinness and his fellow terrorists in the IRA? We’ll never know as the BBC will never ask such questions.

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THE PAKISTAN PROBLEM

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The BBC is quite outrageous in the way IT is trying to keep the row over David Cameron’s comments about elements with the Pakistani establishment “looking both ways” when it comes to the war on terror. Each morning, they are running stories to imply that everyone (mostly them and a few Labour Asian MP’s) is enraged at Cameron’s “insult”to Pakistan. It’s remarkable to see the BBC acting as chief cheer-leader for anyone in Pakistan (or Labour) who wants to attack Cameron for simply stating the truth. There is plenty that Cameron says I take issue with (not least on Gaza) but the BBC is turning these Pakistan comments into a running soap-opera in an attempt to damage the Conservative leader.

Meanwhile, the BBC is also giving lots of coverage to the disastrous floods in northwest Pakistan. Had to laugh at our old friend Aleem Maqbool’s interview here with a guy who just complained and would not stop, even after the interview had finished. Thank goodness the UK has coughed up £10m to help the nuclear power Pakistan deal with this humanitarian crisis.

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"ASIAN" MEN

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The BBC ran this item this morning concerning the sexual exploitation of a 14 year old girl by what is consistently referred to as a group of “men”. Towards the end of the item, Sarah Montague brought up the point that some people might point to the fact that these men were “Asian”. Martin Narey from Barnardos was on hand to dismiss the idea that one could draw any conclusions from this, perish the thought. Well, the men were of Asian origin – however not of the Hindu or Sikh faiths. Nope, this was a Muslim gang preying on this young white girl but the BBC is so frightened to state the facts that it obfuscates to save blushes. This is not the first case of this type and the BBC fails in its duty to make us away of the broader issue. Then again, it is so dhimmified that this comes as little surprise.

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HOW VERY DARE HE!

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A Biased BBC reader brought this totally neutral balanced piece of political reporting by Paul Reynolds to my attention; For some reason, I can’t seem to recall Paul being quite so sarcastic during the Labour years, I wonder why?

The British Prime Minister David Cameron has invented a new diplomacy – go to one country and criticise another.

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ROCKET (like an Egyptian)

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BBC seemed more perturbed this morning that one rocket fired by peace-loving Islamic “militants” from the Sinai landed in Jordan than the several fired at Eilat in Israel. There is an almost blase approach to the BBC method of reporting terrorist attacks on Israel almost suggesting that the Israelis have invited such attacks. But since the BBC is neutral on all these matters, that can’t be the case, can it?

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