My post on this story is here:
http://ussneverdock.blogspot.com/2005/01/guardian-of-british-distortion.html
But I have many, many examples of the anti-American crusade being waged by the BBC. I have twice caught th BBC using anti-war activist as sources for fabricated stories alleging war crimes by US troops in Iraq.
Just go to the top and scroll down.
http://ussneverdock.blogspot.com
....except.............with the British media?
/sarcasm
The antipathy really dates from the end of the British mandate to Palestine and the Israeli terrorist bombing of the King David Hotel, and other lesser depredations.