Posted on 01/04/2005 5:04:33 AM PST by MarcL
Peggy Gish, 62, is an American woman who has spent 13 months over the past two years logging the cases of Iraqi detainees with the ecumenical humanitarian group Christian Peacemaker Teams.
She told the BBC News website about her experiences.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
Notice in the article, Gish is not identified as an anti-war activist, Christian Peacemaker Teams is called a "humanitarian group" instead of an anti-war group. Also notice the article starts out saying "some detainees", we are not told if this is 2, 4 or what, and the BBC let Gish claim it is happening "all over Iraq"
And how can Gish be an "eyewitness" to events she has not observed? Also notice how many times Gish uses "heard", which is all this article is, hearsay.
Gish does not provide one shred of evidence but that's ok with the BBC.
One has to wonder how it is that Gish, an American and the top prize kidnap vicitm, is allowed to wander, as she puts it, "all over Iraq" and interview people? Simply amazing, no?
This is not the first time the BBC has used well known anti-war activists as sources for a news item. I exposed them back in April 2004.
My post on it is here http://tinyurl.com/4bndu
Peg, I didn't see you taking statements from the survivors at ground zero. Where's your report on detainee statements from the prisons in Iraq before 2002. I bet you would have gotten an ear full back then, baby. Go set up shop in France or Syria, we aren't buying any of this crap today.
I mentally substitute anti-capitalist whenever hearing anti-war.
Wheres my bow and arrow?!!
The poor BBC. Seems everybody's "on to them".
Pity.
"Careful" testimonies indeed. First, she had to find the few folks she wanted to interview. Next, she asked questions designed to give answers she wanted. Then, off to print with an Olde Media Dog for printing what she wanted to imply.
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