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The BBC's pro-war stance.
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Wed, 23 Apr 2003 12:09:20 GMT
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It appears the auntie beeb has not done as well as it could have when reporting
the conquest of Iraq:
Taking sides
http://www.guardian.co.uk/analysis/story/0,3604,940770,00.html
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As Baghdad fell on April 9, BBC reporters could hardly contain themselves in
their haste to endorse the victors. This was a "vindication" of the strategy
and it showed Blair had been "right" and his critics "wrong". Here the BBC
enunciated a version of events very similar to that of the government.
According to the BBC, "dozens" witnessed the statue pulled down by US marines
in Baghdad on April 9, while "thousands" demonstrated against "foreign
hegemony" in the same city on the 18th. Yet the footage of the former was
described as "extraordinary", "momentous" and "historic", while the larger
demonstration was greeted with scepticism. Are they "confined to a small vocal
minority", the newscaster asked.
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ho hum.
Scott A
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