[dinok]

And people wonder why the world hates America.
The propaganda against our nation is vast and dangerous.

[3AngelaD]

And I thought Monty Python had retired. (No one ever expects the Spanish Inquisition.)

[EternalVigilance]

Outrageous...insane...unbelievable...

[TopQuark]

What a great article! Thank you.

[Ruth A.]

Essential post. Thank you so much. What a homocidally, irresponsible way to report/lie. Big bump for a long read certainly worth the time.

[JohnCliftn]

Clearly, the videos of Americans in Bagdad were taken in Hollywood, probably the set used to film Agatha Christie's They Came To Bagdad :)

[expatpat]

........he’ll grab a gun and go out to welcome the British and American newcomers - and get shot before he blows anybody away. Some hopeless, misguided young BBC correspondent, riding his big Scoop moment, will report it on the World Service as an outrage.

And he won't be wrong.

Excellent article, great punch-line.

[an amused spectator]

With Gilligan, the Fisker too, Pete Arnett (Saddam's wife),
John Pilger, and the Talking Heads, here on the BBC's isle...

[ellery]

bttt

[TheFilter]

THe Guardian
Ciar Byrne
Friday March 7, 2003

BBC journalists have been instructed to reflect anti-war opinion in their reporting of the impending war in Iraq, under guidelines issued by the corporation.

The controller of editorial policy, Stephen Whittle, has told staff that even once a war is under way, opposition voices should be given airspace, provoking concern over an anti-war bias at the BBC.

"We must reflect significant opposition in the UK (and elsewhere) to the military conflict and allow the arguments to be heard and tested. Those who speak and demonstrate against war are to be reported as part of the national and international reality," Mr Whittle said.

He also warned that the phrase "weapons of mass destruction" should be used with care, for fear of causing alarm.

"If we say they have been used, we should be absolutely certain of the fact. If their use is rumoured only, our reports must not be alarmist or excited. The possibility of their use is to be discussed calmly," Mr Whittle said.

BBC reporters have also been told to test the reliability of information from government press briefings, while the armed forces are to be referred to as "British troops" and not "our troops", because BBC reports are broadcast around the world.

But the Conservative culture spokesman, John Whittingdale, accused the BBC's management of allowing its own views on the war to affect coverage.

"People inside the BBC who are opposed to the conflict are imposing their own views," he told the Times.

"The BBC is our national broadcaster and it must make clear why we are asking British forces to risk their lives."

[tictoc]

This is an outstanding article.

I was going to post it myself (found it through a link at chicagoyz.blogspot.com), but I'm glad that I searched first.

I wish I had a mega ping list, this deserves to be read widely!