tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post825182910233431416..comments2024-01-01T17:21:52.555+00:00Comments on Is the BBC biased?: Takeaway messagesCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-30774045028708178582016-03-24T07:46:27.900+00:002016-03-24T07:46:27.900+00:00I see your blog notes are rather old by now but I ...I see your blog notes are rather old by now but I just discovered them while following an article I heard on BBC World just now ( 00:20 UTC 3/24/2016 ) about Molenbeek. I was astounded to hear on the BBC a Belgian actually speaking on how Molenbeek became unlivable for a European. <br />The print version of the report did not unfortunately include this gem: the narrator quoted a Molenbeek ( Muslim)<br />inhabitant saying "we are the worst victims of this (latest) bombing." Imagine that! Who knew? I live in the USA, and I can confidently say, Muslims feeling fear is a good thing. The outrages in Germany on New Years eve would NEVER happen here. Hue Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14984577842094336181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-69712473048433367612015-11-29T13:33:50.476+00:002015-11-29T13:33:50.476+00:00I'm still trying to come to terms with the tho...I'm still trying to come to terms with the thought that around half of those who went to fight for IS have now returned to the UK. All those comments from the public to the effect of 'Good riddance!' and 'Don't come back!' after news of UK Muslims going out there breaks are looking more and more like wishful thinking. They seem able to pretty much return as they please.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-14507251001993161502015-11-29T11:53:48.173+00:002015-11-29T11:53:48.173+00:00A swing-and-a-miss from the BBC in this article:
...A swing-and-a-miss from the BBC in this article:<br /><br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34952303<br /><br />Here, Britain's leading public-service broadcaster takes on the issue of tackling home-grown jihad. Rather than giving a holistic view of tackling the issue, great prominence is given to one individual's testimony of discrimination - "I can't get a job, I can't rent a flat. People hear my name and hang up" - now, I have no reason to doubt this particular story, although it should be noted that we have no information on his personal circumstances, such as qualifications, criminal background etc. that would typically limit employment / rental chances - however, it is used in this article to suggest the following actions to prevent home-grown extremism:<br /><br />1) Less stop-and-searching in Belgium, as currently there is too much, (funny, because I thought the problem was that not enough was being done in areas such as Molenbeek to clamp down on extremist suspects)<br />2) Don't take action in Syria <br />3) Prison isn't always the answer, as it leads to radicalisation<br />4) Checks at external EU borders, sharing information across EU nations, and clampdown on sale of illegal fire-arms<br /><br />Curiously, there is no mention whatsoever of what to do about those doing the radicalising - the Wahabists / Salafists networking in places such as Molenbeek - surely, this is a central question in addressing whether Europe can tackle homegrown jihad? No serious answer is given to what to do about those traveling to Syria and have returned either, apart from a brief mention on "better rehabilitation programs". Instead, the overall focus is on what we shouldn't do.SRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-66952450303978739702015-11-28T23:42:23.451+00:002015-11-28T23:42:23.451+00:00Once again the line between so-called objective jo...Once again the line between so-called objective journalism and opinion is not so much blurred as dispensed with entirely. There really is no defense for this sort of thing, yet the BBC has made a feature of it for years with no consequences. Same with the titled editors. Nice work, Craig.David Preiser (USA)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00055001852090086556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-76117831826429446212015-11-28T17:41:24.008+00:002015-11-28T17:41:24.008+00:00The problem with these heart-rending stories is we...The problem with these heart-rending stories is we don't know if they are true or not - or perhaps partially true. Remember how it came out later about the father of the child washed up dead on the shore in Greece that the journey had something to do with getting his teeth done - because he wouldn't get it done free in Canada, where other members of his family were (this was what his sister said, to camera)? <br /><br />If it's all about cancer treatment why don't we pay for refugees to have treatment in places like Turkey or Jordan? Why subject them to such hazardous journeys. But I suspect Chris Haslam wouldn't like that solution. <br /><br />Incidentally, in what way is this named family, known to the authorities in Germany, in any way "anonymous"? Poor English as well as poor logic and poor ethics. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com