I posted earlier about how the BBC were using a tsunami conspiracy theory about the US Navy base on Diego Garcia, a British island, a fact that escaped the clueless BBC, to bash America.
Natalie Solent decided to sleep on it before posting in the hopes it would make her feel better. It didn't.
You can't pass on dirt and keep your hands clean. Sleep on it, they say. Sleep on it and you'll feel calmer in the morning. I did and I don't. Yes, I'm talking about the BBC peddling conspiracy theories about Diego Garcia and the tsunami again. Again because I find it more disturbing the more I think about it, and because I have a few more links to add. Actually, this is going to tie into one of the most heartfelt complaints against the BBC: its reluctance to use the word "terrorist".
Ouch! It's long but to the point and well worth a read.
She also points out a new blogger, Shadow Chaser, who says he will be keeping an eye on the BBC. Great! We need all the eyes we can. Welcome to the party Michael.
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Friday, January 07, 2005
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I've just found the video article at the BBC website, it exposes the whole thing as yet another "Internet conspiracy theory" and goes on to detail how important the base is in providing aid (and just how much) to the disaster area. I can't see how the article could be more fair to the US?
"I can't see how the article could be more fair to the US?"
Did you read Natalie's or my earlier post?
And did you read the BBC article carefully, expecially the part about the "malign hand"?
Here's Natalie:
"You think I'm exaggerating? Read the BBC story again. "Or was some malign hand at work..." If that "malign hand" does not mean either that the Americans started the tsunami and by some devilish means made it circumvent this island (strange and costly mercy amid such vast ruthlessness!) or warned their own servicemen while deliberately leaving others, including American tourists, to die, then what does it mean? "
And why raise the question of the island at all? It is after all British territory and has British service members on the island. How come no questions about the warnings they were or were not given?
The warning the island was given was 2 3/4 hours AFTER the earthquake and AFTER the tsunami had hit Indonesia.
Again, why frame the question like this: "Why did US base escape tsunami? "
Because the question alone implies conspiracy. The base did not "escape" the tsunami, it was geographicaly never in danger. How can you escape something you are not in danger of?
Subtle, but the BBC are good at it. A big deal on its' own? Maybe not, but it is part of an anti-American pattern the BBC weave everyday.
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