The BBC reports that Northern Ireland’s Police Ombudsman is due to publish his report into the alleged involvement of a priest in a 1972 IRA bombing in County Londonderry.Nine people, including an eight-year-old girl, were killed in the village of Claudy in one of the most controversial incidents of the Troubles. I covered the topic here. It was such an atrocious act that even writing about it now angers me. … Continue reading
Have a read of this report from the BBC on the nature of the “dissident” IRA threat. The Dissidents claim thatthe vast majority are it’s members are ex Provisional IRA but on the same page the BBC’s correspondent says there is a small number of ex Provisional IRA. How odd! It’s almost as if the BBC is lining up behind the peace process establishment which would, of course, be bias. … Continue reading
Curious report here from the BBC suggesting that the CIA was in fact to blame for the “mass hysteria” that erupted in the small town of Pont Saint Espirit in south east France in 1951. Wonder why the BBC felt obliged to indulge Mike Thomson in this regard? Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
Interesting interview here concerning the decision by Eric Pickles to remove the Audit Commission on the basis it has become costly and inefficient and by axing it the taxpayer can be saved at least some cash Compare the treatment handed out to Michael O’Higgins of the Audit Commission with that dished out to Bob Neill from the Government. I wonder what it could be about the idea of Government axing … Continue reading
Just when you think the world can’t get any madder, or crueller… Saudi man ‘faces spine-op punishment’ A Saudi judge is reported to have asked hospitals if it is possible to cut the spinal cord of the man, found guilty of paralysing another man in a fight.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11045848 We’ve been waiting days now for the BBC to report this story – another instance of commenters here and elsewhere on the internet … Continue reading
Have a read of this report from the BBC. It concerns the latest efforts from the Mad Mullahs to upgrade their killing potential and perhaps it is just me but the BBC seems almost giddy with excitement at the potential. I also like the pay-off line “The US said it saw no “proliferation risk” from the plant, though Israel condemned the move.” Damn Jews, right? The modern BBC would have … Continue reading
There seems to be consensus at the BBC that the peace talks will fail solely because of obstacles put up by a Mr Net’n’Yahoo. Something to do with the interweb?As ever, the obstacles they constantly posit are: Settlements, 1967 borders and Jerusalem. Oh yes, and the right of return. Oh yes, and the necessity of talking to Hamas which Israel regards as a terrorist organisation. Oh yes, and the newly … Continue reading
Heavy demand forces Sunday Extra Open Thread. Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
The Palestinian Solidarity Campaign has set about summoning the masses to rise up in anger in the form of an Action Alert about the Panorama programme ‘Death on the Med’. Revised: ‘Death on the Med’ – taking your complaint to the BBC furtherFollowing feedback from members to our email ‘Death on the Med – The Next Steps’; we encourage you to write back to the BBC and go through the … Continue reading
I missed this and am indebted to the wonderful Ozzie blog Greenie Watch for pointing it out. Don’t faint, but the BBC Editorial Complaints Unit has actually upheld a complaint against Roger Harrabin. Here it is: ECU Ruling: BBC News at 10, BBC1, 25 January 2010Publication date: 19 July 2010 Complaint In a report on calls for Dr Rajendra Pachauri to resign as Head of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel … Continue reading
