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Reporter Apologizes For Originally Identifying London Stabber As Having ‘Muslim Appearance’
Mediaite ^ | 5/27/13 | Andrew Kirell

Posted on 05/27/2013 6:31:43 PM PDT by Nachum

BBC News political editor Nick Robinson apologized last week for originally identifying the London stabbing as having a “Muslim appearance” based on quotes given to him by law enforcement.

Appearing on the News at Six the day of the Woolwich attack, Robinson explained that his law enforcement sources told him the perpetrator was of “Muslim appearance” and had reportedly been shouting “Allahu Akbar,” the Arabic phrase for “God is great.”

The report apparently generated controversy, especially within the United Kingdom’s Muslim community, who felt the comment represented an unfair “racist generalization.” Several days later, Robinson took to the BBC website to post an apology note, which read in part:

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: apologize4truth; apologizes; appearance; bbcapologizes; jihad; leerigby; liberalagenda; muslim; religionofmurder; reporter; rop; terrorapologists; truthistrouble; ungland; woolwich
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1 posted on 05/27/2013 6:31:43 PM PDT by Nachum
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To: Nachum

I am SO SICK of people apologizing for speaking THE TRUTH


2 posted on 05/27/2013 6:33:34 PM PDT by Mr. K (There are lies, damned lies, statistics, and democrat talking points.)
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To: Nachum

Better to say “Looked like he belong to the pedophile death cult”


3 posted on 05/27/2013 6:33:51 PM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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To: Nachum

The ‘appearance’ part is what’s wrong - that the reporter said he had a Muslim ‘appearance’. He WAS a Muslim, and he DID shout ‘Alahu Akbar.’ That’s the only error here.


4 posted on 05/27/2013 6:34:06 PM PDT by bboop (does not suffer fools gladly)
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To: Nachum

Clearly the guy looked like a Jihadi.


5 posted on 05/27/2013 6:34:39 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Nachum

Ok since we cant believe anything the press reports, can you at least tell us the perps name so that we can make up our own minds?


6 posted on 05/27/2013 6:35:06 PM PDT by samadams2000 (Someone important make......The Call!)
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To: Nachum

Screaming “Allah Akbar” at a beheading, waving his knives around, with his hands covered in blood: Aren’t those signs of Islam? What is the profiling beef here—prejudice against someone who is beheading while Muslim?


7 posted on 05/27/2013 6:36:16 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Mr. K

PC = Lying to prevent liberals from having to take responsibility for their actions and allow them to do whatever they want.


8 posted on 05/27/2013 6:36:31 PM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: bboop

exactly right, and he sure did look like one too.

The standard response when any libtard whore-nalist asks if you will apologize just reply “Just to be clear - you want me to apologize for peaking THE TRUTH, right? Correct??”

and MAKE HIM ANSWER


9 posted on 05/27/2013 6:37:00 PM PDT by Mr. K (There are lies, damned lies, statistics, and democrat talking points.)
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To: Mr. K

Hey there’s no Muslim Appearance any more. Muslims can look like the Brawny Paper Towels lumberjack.


10 posted on 05/27/2013 6:37:04 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Whatever promise that God has made, in Jesus it is yes. See my page.)
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To: Nachum

Well,if it was reported that he had a Muslim appearance..AND DID AND WAS..

(Not hollering..just don’t want to take the time to learn HTML)


11 posted on 05/27/2013 6:37:42 PM PDT by berdie
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To: Nachum
These people who died on 911 would not BELIEVE
that today there is a world run by Islam with
leaders and the evil MSM in line to help al Qaeda kill more.


12 posted on 05/27/2013 6:38:03 PM PDT by Diogenesis
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You’re not by yourself.

Sick to puking of people telling the truth then backing down.


13 posted on 05/27/2013 6:38:18 PM PDT by Venturer
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To: Nachum

So much for that freedom of speech we’re supposedly fighting to defend.


14 posted on 05/27/2013 6:38:42 PM PDT by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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To: Nachum

He had a bloody knife in his hand and was screaming Allah Akbar. He just finished slitting a Westerner’s throat for crimes against Islam. If that’s not a Muslim appearance, I don’t know what is.


15 posted on 05/27/2013 6:39:03 PM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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16 posted on 05/27/2013 6:42:34 PM PDT by deoetdoctrinae (The Old White Flag Republicans can go straight to He// and take their pal Obama with them!)
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To: Mr. K

Nick Robinson told the truth, and now he is appoligising out of fear of offending Muslims apparently. If you want to see TRUE Islamophobia, look no further then Nick Robinson, he is obviously terrified of Muslims


17 posted on 05/27/2013 6:43:04 PM PDT by yank in the UK ( A liberal mocking Christianity. I asked "why don't you mock Islam?" he replied "Muslims are violent)
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To: Diogenesis

18 posted on 05/27/2013 6:51:40 PM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Nachum
I'm looking forward to the day when people REFUSE to apologize for telling the truth.

In the mean time, use the leftist's own non-apology apology: "I'm sorry you were offended."

19 posted on 05/27/2013 6:52:22 PM PDT by BitWielder1 (Corporate Profits are better than Government Waste)
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To: Nachum

Read most of the press reports coming a day or two after this attack and you come away with the “fact” that the worst thing about this is the “excuse for Islamophobia” it gives the white underclass. Depressing.


20 posted on 05/27/2013 6:53:35 PM PDT by JimSEA
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