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SHILLING FOR ISLAMOFASCISM

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BBC correspondent Mike Thomson travels to Somalia and here is the first in what the BBC threatens will be a series of reports. Oh god. Within a few minutes, Thomson cuts to the chase and asks the US Ambassador Mike Ranneberger why the US refuses to enter into negotiations with the Al Shabaab Islamic killing gangs. When the US ambassador says it is wrong to talk to terrorists, Thomson shoots back that this is what the UN “special representative” has told him is necessary. In every situation, the BBC seeks to advance the idea that talking to terrorists is always the right thing to do. In a typical BBC flourish the piece finishes with a woman singing, Lennon-esque, for peace. Yes, that’s going work real well with the Islamic hordes that seek to slaughter in the name of their faith. The real story in Somalia is the unspeakable violence carried out in the name of Islam – but I suggest Mr Thomson will do everything possible to occlude this central reality.

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Two hand grenades; big news on the veils

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The BBC seem to have hit a new low in Somalia with this report.

The two grenades going off which I mentioned in the heading seem to offer a figleaf of an excuse for reporting this incident, but the real focus of the article seems to be the outrageof Government troops opposing sharia apparel, namely the veil or niqab.

The real focus is here:

“The BBC’s Mohammed Olad Hassan in Mogadishu says women were fearful of leaving their homes wearing veils on Wednesday morning.”

I think that to non-totalitarian understanding of the world, not tolerating the niqab in all circumstances may be a sign of many things- security concerns or concerns about social cohesion. Whereas the enforcement of the niqab (common in much of radical Islam) indicates one thing only: totalitarianism.

In this new world of BBC “balance”, however, an overtly political and intimidatory symbol should be allowed supposed equality in the news, along with the extremism and male supremacism which goes with it.

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