Saturday, October 23, 2004

French 'rebel' dies in Iraq raid

Really? This should be interesting.

The BBC article opens thusly:

A French citizen has been identified among insurgents killed by US forces in Iraq, a French newspaper reports.

From headline to the first paragraph this terrorist has gone from "French rebel" to French citizen". So now, according to the BBC, US forces are killing innocent French civilians. Notice how the BBC cleverly state he was "identified among insurgents". Maybe he was passing through and stopped for tourist directions.

Finally, in the fourth paragraph we learn the truth.

Tunisian-born Redouane, who belonged to an Islamic group in France, is thought to have travelled to Iraq from his home in Paris via Syria earlier this year.

Really now, shouldn't the headline read "Tunisian Terrorist Terminated in Iraq"?

Further on in the story the BBC continue siding with the terrorist.

US warplanes have continued to bomb targets in the city, as part of a campaign against the network of wanted militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi - blamed for a wave of violence in the so-called Sunni triangle and elsewhere.

"Militant", they just can't say terrorist, can they?

And what's up with this "blamed" statement? Zarqawi frequently takes credit for his terrorist attacks.

Ah, the good old BBC, furthering the Jihadist cause.
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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

The scbbc have no trouble calling terror by its name when the victims are, how should i put it err, are hmm..terrorists.

 
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