BBC uses anti-War activist as source in Iraq - again!

From The BBC

To begin the series, here is a letter from Jo, an aid worker in the Iraqi town of Falluja who recalls helping in ambulances over Easter weekend.

In an
earlier post I exposed this so called "aid worker" as none other than Jo Wilding, a well known anti-War activist that was once arrested for attacking Tony Blair.

Now the BBC is using Ms Wilding to kick off an online discussion "War in Iraq: Your experiences". The BBC purposely used an anti-War activist statements to open the discussions. Why not leave it up to the readers to start the discussion with a good or bad experience? Because the BBC want to taint the discussion from the start.

There is not once piece of evidence to back up her claims. I wrote an
earlier post to refute these shootings at ambulance claims.

SPECIAL NOTE: I recently wrote an article condemning the BBC for using an anti-war activist as the prime source for some outlandish claims about US forces.

The source, a well known anti-war activist, claimed that in Falluja, the scene of the fighting above, she saw "US gunmen firing at ambulances and civilians."

Note this paragraph in Hider's story.

In the midst of the firefight, with the armoured vehicle's munitions blowing up, an ambulance pulled up. The Marines thought they were being rescued. Instead, 15 men with RPGs jumped out and started firing.

Believe who you want. Personally, I'll believe a Marine fighting for his life over an anti-war activist fighting for publicity anytime.

One of my readers suggested this actually backed up Ms Wilding's story because if the bad guys were using ambulances this way it would make sense for the Marines to fire on them. The Marines would be entitled to shoot on the ambulances under the rules of war.

I disagree with my reader because of the Marines statement. Read it carefully. He says "an ambulance pulled up. The Marines thought they were being rescued. Instead, 15 men with RPGs jumped out and started firing". Notice he says the ambulance pulled up and then the bad guys got out. He sounds surprised they were in the ambulance. But if the Marines had been firing at ambulances as Ms Wilding claims why would this Marine be surprisedd that bad guys got out of one?

The BBC knows full well the extent of Ms Wilding's anti-War activities - I told them. I'm sure they knew already because they have reported on her before. As part of her Falluja nonsense she originally claimed and the BBC published that she had been kidnapped in Falluja. The BBC quickly dropped that part of their story when it could not be corroborated and they should not run this garbage from her for the same reason. Calling her an "aid worker" when they know full well who she really is journalism at its worst.

Do a Google search on Ms Wilding and you will find a tremendous amount of anti-war writings and activities. This is no mere peace protester. This is a wannabe jounalist trying to get as much publicity as she can.

I will once again write to the BBC to complain - fat lot of good it does.

The BBC have learned nothing from their past mistakes and continue to thumb their noses at the public. I urge all of you to write or call them to stop this nonsense. Fabrications like Ms Wildings inflame the situation in Falluja, in Iraq and indeed around the world. Her actions are putting lives at risk and the BBC are helping her do it.

Shame on the BBC.