From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@yahoo.com)
Date: Fri May 16 2003 - 21:09:06 MDT
--- ABlainey@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 16/05/03 13:07:28 GMT Daylight Time,
> Spudboy100@aol.com
> writes:
> >
> Yes, now that this story is 24 hours old, denials from (Ret) Major
> Daniel Hunt, on FoxNews, have disputed the BBC story as being full
> of holes. One story had US Forces firing blanks, which is untrue.
> The second claim that the hospital was unguarded is also untrue,
> since the hospital was guarded by 25 armed Fedayeen.
>
> The BBC reported the massacre of thousands of Arab civilians, in
> Jenin, in April 2002 on the West Bank, unverified and given to the
> BBC by the PA. A later UN examination of Jenin listed 57 verified
> fatalities, not thousands. Most all of the killed were combatants.
> BBC misreporting was also apparent in the American attacks against
> the Chetnik regime in Bosnia, but thats another story, in a long
> line of stories, not honest reporting, performed by the Leftist BBC.
> I am convinced that all news orgs lie; but I as a reader, must
> try to discern, which one is lying the least, so that I can know what
> is true. I suggest that all list members keep this in mind, and not
> swallow published statements so whole heartedly.
> >
>
>
> I didn't comment on the Blanks, whereas I should have. In the live
> report from the hospital that was broadcast. During the interviews
> with Doctors/Patients, they showed numerous bullet holes in the
> walls of the hospital ward where Jessica was kept. Allegedly fired
> by the Special Op's during the rescue. They also showed what was
> described as 'grenades' that were used in the raid. These appeared
> to be standard flashbangs or smokes.
> As I remember, there was no mention of the armed Fedayeen.
Flash bangs are the typical grenade used in situations where
noncombatants may be mixed in with combatants. The point is to stun all
the people so the SO has time to pick out the bad guys and pop them
off.
I wouldn't be suprised by no mention of the armed Fedayeen. Hospital
administrators in any hospital in Iraq are most certainly Baath Party
officials. Anything they tell the press cannot be trusted.
>
>
> I missed the reports of the Jenin Massacre, So I can't comment. The
> over exaggeration doesn't surprise me at all. Although in general
> the News from the BBC is usually very factual, it sometime omits
> information and portrays things with a leftist slant.
It always portrays things with a leftist slant. It is only discernable,
though, when the slant is detectably different from the current
Government line. If the government is a leftist party, the government
is going to issue leftist slanted propaganda more often than not on
domestic issues.
As for al Jazeera now becoming subscription, it is because before they
couldn't give away access, cause nobody here gave a damn about what a
bunch of weird arabs were yapping about. Now it is a hot commodity, so
it is worth money to charge for it.
=====
Mike Lorrey
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