On Tuesday 3 UK soldiers were killed by a rogue Afghan soldier.
On Thursday, the BBC is proud to announce it's exclusive interview with the man responsible (they think, since they can't actually confirm anything, that'd require actual proper journalism). Read how the BBC becomes the mouthpiece for the Taliban, and accusations of the slaughter of children and civilians, thereby justifying his very act.
Way to go BBC, truly you have plumbed the depths this time, bravo, you must be proud.
On Thursday, the BBC is proud to announce it's exclusive interview with the man responsible (they think, since they can't actually confirm anything, that'd require actual proper journalism). Read how the BBC becomes the mouthpiece for the Taliban, and accusations of the slaughter of children and civilians, thereby justifying his very act.
Way to go BBC, truly you have plumbed the depths this time, bravo, you must be proud.
I hate that those soldiers died. I hate what he did to them and I hope they catch him and execute him. But the article was rather simplistic and he called them. It wasn't like they contacted somebody to get an exclusive from the killer of three Brit troops to beat out everyone else from getting the story. He reported the man's claims and made it clear in the article that it was just his opinion and not substantiated fact.
At least we know why the guy did what he did, before the interview nobody knew. I feel for the three soldiers who died but I am not sure what you are outraged about.
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- 15/07/2010 09:50:52 PM
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Looks like they're trying their best to uphold journalistic integrity in the face of public opinion
- 15/07/2010 10:54:00 PM
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In fact, having now read the link a bit better... I think this is good journalism. I applaud it.
- 15/07/2010 10:57:35 PM
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thats what i took away form that article
- 15/07/2010 11:13:02 PM
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I suspect it is the line of thought that says giving terrorists airtime is justifying their actions. *NM*
- 15/07/2010 11:32:37 PM
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i wonder if the same logic applies to giving air time to white supremacist
- 16/07/2010 02:37:43 AM
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I don't like that line of thought.
- 16/07/2010 02:44:41 AM
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I was going to say this*:
- 16/07/2010 02:47:37 AM
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The amount of newsworthy information in that article was close to zero, though
- 16/07/2010 10:16:56 AM
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its, not it's. i thought you were talking about the site format, which now sucks.
- 16/07/2010 06:36:23 AM
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Sorry I just don't see what is upsetting you with this article
- 16/07/2010 03:12:24 PM
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You just agreed with snoopcester about something.
- 16/07/2010 08:07:15 PM
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well hell really hasn't frozen over yet
- 16/07/2010 11:14:31 PM
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I'd rather have an unbiased source of information
- 17/07/2010 12:19:39 AM
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Ditto
- 17/07/2010 12:28:39 AM
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that is funny coming from the guy who reads the Guardian
- 17/07/2010 03:12:05 PM
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Whoa
- 17/07/2010 08:59:35 PM
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Sorry man.
- 16/07/2010 11:54:38 PM
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