“Asian” is the BBC’s code for Muslim.
No it is not a 'code'. Unlike the rest of the world, the word oriental somehow became offfensive here in the United States.
In the rest of the world, the word "oriental" is used for east asians (Chinese, Koreans, Vietnamese, etc) and "asian" is used for what we refer to as "middle eastern".
The BBC will refer to a korean as "oriental" and to an Iraqi as "asian".
They refer to Arabs as Arabs.
Why, isn't more than half of the Muslim world in Asia? Hmmm...
SKY NEWS: Witnesses said he was heavily armed and entered the college looking for his girlfriend... He reportedly lined up students and opened fire at them. He was said to be a young Asian...
2 Bomb Threats Last Week...
April 16, 2007 — There have been two separate bomb threats in the past two weeks at Virginia Tech that targeted engineering buildings.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=3045900&page=1
Virginia Tech Victim Describes Shooter Marked as: Featured
Injured Student Describes The Chaotic Scene And Shooter.... (video)
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=67f_1176750363&p=1
(per Drudge)