Thursday, October 13, 2005

Biased Beeb

The BBC Headline - Dozens die as Russian city raided

Read the whole article here

60 dead in Thursday's attacks which the BBC can only describe as "clashes between police and gunmen." To be fair to the Beeb, it was passing along Russian media reports.

But really, they do seem loathe to acknowledge Islamic "terror." Preferring instead to use terms like rebels or militants.

Notice also how they intimate that the violence is a result of a "harsh crackdown on alleged Islamic militants."

Political changes and a harsh crackdown on alleged Islamic militants appear to have pushed the region to the verge of instability, the BBC's regional analyst Steven Eke says.

In the future, notice how they treat Israel. They're not nearly so "objective."

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