Tuesday, August 28, 2007

UK - BBC censorship and the Mohammed Atif Siddique terror trial

Is no longer a "terror" trial according to the BBC.

Here's the first paragraph in the BBC report that lasted 3 versions.

"Jurors in the Mohammed Atif Siddique terror trial have been shown video footage allegedly seized from the student's home."


Here's the current version.

"Jurors in the trial of a student who is accused of threatening to become a suicide bomber have been shown video footage allegedly seized from his home."


Notice how "terror" has disappeared and the "allegedly" seized from his home.

In this BBC report "terror" and "jihad" are censored out.

Here's the original headline "Terror trial told of jihad emails"

Here's the new, censored version. "Court shown extremist video film"

Here's and even earlier version with "jihad" censored from the first paragraph.

This: "The cousin of a student facing terror charges has told a court she was sent emails about martyrdom and jihad by the accused."

Becomes this: "Jurors in the Mohammed Atif Siddique terror trial have been shown video footage allegedly seized from the student's home."

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