Sir
I would like to complain about coverage on the recent accusations of Iran's
alleged involvement in the killing of British soldiers (in particular News
24; 9.00pm; October 5th).
During the report, footage of the debacle surrounding the killing of between
5 and 9 Iraqi citizens by two British Special Forces agents was shown - in
particular, the footage of the crowds petrol bombing tanks that had been
sent in to Basra to attack the local jail. This 'illustration' to the
commentary about the Iran allegations was certainly emotive, but at no time
did the commentator say that the footage had nothing to do with these
allegations and indeed did not show Iranians - and no mention was made to
the circumstances surrounding the footage.
Secondly, for a 'balanced' news report not to have any Iranian commentary -
or indeed any Iraqi or Middle Eastern voices - certainly was not what I
expect from the BBC. The only sources quoted where the British and American
Armies.
This is not what I expect from an impartial news service.
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"In order to rally people, governments need enemies. They want us to be
afraid, to hate, so we will rally behind them. And if they do not have a
real enemy, they will invent one in order to mobilize us.": Thich Nhat
Hanh - Vietnamese monk, activist and writer.
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