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| The BBC's BBC-speak in Report on Bus Terror |
| 2004-09-01 |
I couldn't find a URL on the BBC radio World Service report - possibly because it's not on the web. The URL is for the written report by the same journalist - Jon Leyne - and is a bit more innocent than the radio version, which went as follows:"This was....the end of a summer of relative calm in Israel. The Israeli government believes that respite was the result of the controversial barrier now being built in and around the West Bank."Translation from BBC-speak to ordinary language is necessary to understand the subtleties of the BBC's anti-Israel stance: "Believes" — The BBC cannot bring itself to concede that the barrier has been extremely successful in stemming terror. Translation: The Israelis are misguided in their belief that the barrier prevents attacks. The report continues: "Spokesmen were quick to point out that the latest attack happened near a section where the barrier has yet to be built.""Quick to point out
." — The BBC would like us to believe that the Israeli spokesmen saw this as an opportunity to defend the barrier when they were probably just reacting with shock and horror to this inhuman double-bombing and simply mentioned that the barrier could have prevented it. Translation: The Israelis take every opportunity (even a bombing as horrific as this) to try to gain sympathy and score political points. The PC brigade at the BBC should ponder the following question: Is the BBC so devoid of humanity where Israelis are concerned that it cannot produce a factual report of a brutal terrorist attack without lacing it with subtle, insulting innuendo? |
| Posted by:Bryan |
| #9 Read the Collected Essays of George Orwell and "Sword of Honor" trilogy by Evelyn Waugh (90% sure of the author) and you will see the only difference between the chattering classes of Britain of today and then is that then the discussion concerned communism and today it's terrorism. So helpful for one's reading skills in interpreting MSM. |
| Posted by: chicago mike 2004-09-01 3:37:17 PM |
| #8 To the editor who knocked the article into shape by adding highlights, thanks. Looks much better. More readable. I'll try to do it next time! |
| Posted by: Bryan 2004-09-01 3:00:00 PM |
| #7 The Beeb is the most biased and propogandistic "news" service in the English-speaking world, and that's saying something. |
| Posted by: Chris W. 2004-09-01 10:37:26 AM |
| #6 This is fun, why stop there? Translation of the rest of the article: The bombing was timed to coincide with the announcement of the upcoming scheduled vote in parliament to withdraw from Gaza. A protest of useful idiots seems to have been quickly (previously?) organized to appear at the bombing site. No mention of just how sick the concept of protesting at a site of carnage and horror really is. While the idea for a pullout was previously unpopular, it is now currently popular enough to carry a vote. The BBC strangely wants to leave the reader with the impression that this bombing will increase political dissent over this issue, despite common sense dictating this will most likely further Israeli desire to disentangle themselves from the Palestinians. |
| Posted by: B 2004-09-01 9:50:20 AM |
| #5 Yes. BBC Watch (www.bbcwatch.com) does an excellent job keeping track of the Beeb's excesses and trying to get them to live up to their charter. |
| Posted by: Bryan 2004-09-01 8:40:33 AM |
| #4 Whilst a staunch defender of the Beeb's existence (sport wihout commercials), a fan of their journalism I am not, (my views have recently changed after similar analysis, Bryan). Maddening isn't it? |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2004-09-01 8:32:02 AM |
| #3 Thanks virginian. I was wondering how long Leyne took to dream up that report. Not long, I suppose. The PC-speak must be automatic by now. |
| Posted by: Bryan 2004-09-01 8:27:43 AM |
| #2 An excellent analysis of the subtlty of MSM propaganda. |
| Posted by: virginian 2004-09-01 8:09:50 AM |
| #1 I must do something about this computer illiteracy of mine. Here's the above-mentioned URL. Hopefully it will work: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3616334.stm |
| Posted by: Bryan 2004-09-01 8:07:04 AM |