As`part of the BBC’s sensational run-up to the 10th anniversary of 9/11, Mark Mardell speaks to a CIA officer about the use of torture, and whether or not it can ever be justified. The ideas discussed in the full piece may or may not be of interest to you. I don’t know, and frankly don’t care. What I want to draw your attention to is this statement by Mardell, with … Continue reading
I hope they warned Mark Regev that the focus of his interrogation had been altered at the last minute, from the original version on the Today website – “The “million people march” is due to take place tonight in Tel Aviv, protesting against the high cost of living and shortage of housing in Israel. Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev looks at the state of Israel today” – to this updated … Continue reading
A biased BBC reader notes; “This morning I sat through 2 showings of a BBC Breakfast report at the Venice Film Festival giving us the low down on the films being released and showcased there. In both reports the BBC showed a clip of George Clooney at a press conference, supposedly there to talk about his film. Did the BBC show clips of him talking about the making of the … Continue reading
Time for a new UN approved Open Thread. Enjoy the weekend! Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
It is perfectly legitimate to question the Shakespearean authorship. I have been an advocate of Lord Oxford, Edward de Vere, for years now, so I pleased when I saw that the BBC were going to cover the issue here as a new movie is released on the topic. Instead of a balanced view owever, we got a prolonged sneer from both David Sillito and Evan Davies. I like to deal … Continue reading
The so-called ‘Palmer report’ has finally been published. Publication was held back for various reasons. The BBC says because of fears that issuing it sooner would jeopardise reconciliation between former allies Turkey and Israel – “which didn’t happen”. It seems, as well, that both Turkey and Israel had contributed to the delay by intervening with various demands and objections. The likelihood of a reconciliation seems somewhat far-fetched. The conclusions boiled … Continue reading
Guido is running with this Tweet right now – and it’s a sight to gladden the heart of seasoned bias-watchers. Could it be? Or is he just playing hard to get for a salary bump? Who is likely to replace him? And (a different question entirely) who should replace him? Or is the whole concept past its usefulness? Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
I thought this was an excellent tour de force on the BBC and wanted to end August by sharing it. My sincere thanks to the contributor; “Watching any BBC programme whether drama, comedy, science or nature you soon become aware you are not merely learning about the history of the Roman Empire for example but are also being subtly lectured on the evil done under the British Empire, a programme … Continue reading
Nice catch. “Victoria Derbyshire puts John Pienaar on the spot today by revealing the BBC strategy for breaking up the coalition! http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b013yx49 1 hr 26 mins in. Talking about the sainted Vince Cable’s bid to split up the banks right now, Pienaar says the battle on timing of the split will spill over into the party conferences. Derbyshire puts foot in mouth and suggests he will make sure the row … Continue reading
A major ongoing scandal in the US is the revelation that the Dept. of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms (ATF) deliberately allowed more than 2000 assault weapons to be sold to arms traffickers to sell to Mexican drug cartels. The head of the ATF has now been “re-assigned” to a keep-shtum-and-you-keep-your-pension job in another department, and the bureau chief in Arizona, where most of these guns went walkies, has been sacked. … Continue reading
