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BBC apologises for misinterpreting Iraqi death stats
Reuters ^ | 1/29/05

Posted on 01/29/2005 1:56:57 PM PST by kattracks

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To: Cindy; Howlin; Miss Marple

The BBC should be called BBS... ammo for taking down BBC lovin' trolls:

"But it is clear to independent observers that the majority of Iraqis who have been killed in military operations were either killed by terrorists or were themselves insurgents," Alwan said in the statement.

He said the BBC report was based on the difference in numbers between the two categories of "terrorist incidents" and "military action" in the ministry's statistics.

He said the BBC chose to ignore a statement put out by the ministry on Friday which said that those recorded as killed in "military action" included Iraqis killed by terrorists, not only those killed by coalition forces or Iraqi security forces.

Alwan also said those recorded as killed in "military action" included "terrorists", security forces and not simply "civilians".


21 posted on 01/29/2005 3:51:01 PM PST by piasa (Attitude Adjustments Offered Here Free of Charge)
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To: kattracks

BBC, I can't HEAR you! Speak louder!


22 posted on 01/29/2005 3:59:45 PM PST by lilylangtree (Veni, Vidi, Vici)
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To: piasa

"BBC apologises for misinterpreting Iraqi death stats"

You know, this saying "I'm sorry" by liberals/commies/socialists/criminals/terrorists who got caught, and so the list goes...does nothing for me.

If one was REALLY SORRY they would change their ways. </rant off>

Thanks piasa.


23 posted on 01/29/2005 4:05:34 PM PST by Cindy
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To: kattracks

I didn't know Dan Blather had a part time job with the BBC. You learn something everytime you log on to FR.


24 posted on 01/29/2005 5:06:13 PM PST by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: kattracks

The BBC is beyond redemption.

I shall never believe them again.


25 posted on 01/29/2005 5:17:26 PM PST by Old Sarge (In for a penny, in for a pound, saddlin' up and Baghdad-bound!)
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To: kattracks
The "Ratherification" of news??

Do all these leftist biased "journalists" go to the same place for training?

26 posted on 01/29/2005 6:49:29 PM PST by Moorings
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To: facedown

The BBC doesn't know what it's talking about. It's a sick job that BBC News is broadcast in the U.S.


27 posted on 01/29/2005 7:25:20 PM PST by popdonnelly
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To: traviskicks

Thanks for the link


28 posted on 01/29/2005 7:43:57 PM PST by Valin (Sometimes you're the bug, and sometimes you're the windshield)
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To: kattracks
said the statistics had been misinterpreted.

I don't believe they were misinterpreted. I believe they were deliberately distorted in their anti-American HATRED! Why the British government spends TAXPAYER money supporting such lies is beyond me, unless of course, this hatred extends to the British public which I'm beginning to believe is actually the case since you RARELY see any public outcry about these lies.

29 posted on 01/29/2005 8:32:10 PM PST by America's Resolve (awarforeurabia.blogspot.com - Watching the war for Europe)
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