tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post3850580367222545489..comments2024-01-01T17:21:52.555+00:00Comments on Is the BBC biased?: Ottoman chaosCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-62457646954305900922013-10-21T06:06:25.746+01:002013-10-21T06:06:25.746+01:00I saw the latest episode on BBC2 20th Oct - I coul...I saw the latest episode on BBC2 20th Oct - I couldn't beleive the bias.<br />Possibly the worst was the display of the modern middle eastern borders over a historical map - the area which should have been Israel was marked 'Palestine'. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-85248808296475515902013-10-16T17:29:23.397+01:002013-10-16T17:29:23.397+01:00A far better review:
http://www.5pillarz.com/2013/...A far better review:<br />http://www.5pillarz.com/2013/10/10/reflections-on-rageh-omaars-the-ottomans-europes-muslim-emperors/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-75965006676355351362013-10-16T17:25:00.122+01:002013-10-16T17:25:00.122+01:00BBC and Omaar – partners in ahistorical propaganda...BBC and Omaar – partners in ahistorical propaganda?<br />Episode one contained various omissions, mistakes, and revisionist history – the portrayal of secular emperors whose empire ultimately collapsed due to ill-health.<br /><br />Episode two steps up a gear, adding a cacophony of selectivist research to give these ideas credibility. Indeed, Goebbels would have been proud.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-15188408779273506942013-10-13T21:54:58.125+01:002013-10-13T21:54:58.125+01:00Just watching the third episode, most of which dea...Just watching the third episode, most of which deals with the decline of the Ottomans, mentioning the growth of Russia and Europes' desire to use what was left of the Ottoman empire as a buffer zone. The "sick man of Europe" phrase was used. <br /><br />So, no "eccentric" interpretations here then. Looks like you were mistaken...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com