Post by Teddy Bear on Nov 4, 2013 17:32:50 GMT
Everybody who has tried to complain to the BBC is familiar with the frustrating dismissal by them in order to pursue their own agenda, Just to contrast this when somebody within their own agenda, in this dhimmi or pro-Islamic, there is this example as shown here by Rod Liddle from the Spectator, after the Muslim Council of Britain put their complaint letter to the BBC as well as the response they got.
There are many excellent comments following Rod's article but here's one that really stands out for me:
The link he provides at the end is to an interview of this man, as the representative of the Muslim Council of Britain, on the Today programme soon after the 7/7 London bombings.
This is who the BBC appeases.
Brave, non-denominational freedom fighters
Rod Liddle
Those of you who wonder why the BBC is so politically correct, so craven in its expressions regarding, for example, Islamic terror, may find a partial answer here:
Response from Stephen Whittle
Well, you can’t blame Inayat (a decent enough bloke, btw) for trying, seeing the immediate capitulation that occurs…
Rod Liddle
Those of you who wonder why the BBC is so politically correct, so craven in its expressions regarding, for example, Islamic terror, may find a partial answer here:
Stephen Whittle
Director of Editorial Policy at the BBC
Dear Stephen,
We have received many complaints over the last 24 hours from British Muslims regarding the use of the phrase ‘Islamic terrorists’ by your news reporters in connection with the struggle for Kashmiri independence.
We believe this phrase is totally inappropriate and adds nothing to the story and even distorts what is a long-standing struggle by the Kashmiri people to gain control of their own destiny.
We have noticed that your news reports are also failing to adequately report the background to this conflict. It is crucial that viewers and listeners are made aware that Kashmir is a Muslim-majority area which should have become part of Pakistan but did not because of the Hindu Maharajah who opted for union with India. This has caused immense misery for both countries but especially for the people of Kashmir.
Your recent news reports have not adequately mentioned that the Indian army is widely detested by the people of Kashmir and is regarded as an occupation force. The Indian army has been severely criticized for not allowing free access to the media in occupied Kashmir and has been blamed for many widespread human rights abuses against Kashmiri civilians.
The only way to resolve this issue is to allow the people of Kashmir a referendum on their future, not by military conflict.
Please could we meet to discuss this issue urgently as it is causing much distress to people who have strong family ties to Kashmir.
Kind regards,
Mr Inayat Bunglawala
Secretary,
Media Committee,
The Muslim Council of Britain
Response from Stephen Whittle
Thanks for your note. I have discussed this with the various output editors. It is not our policy to describe Kashmiri separatists in this way and that has been made clear. It was an isolated incident and will not be repeated.
Well, you can’t blame Inayat (a decent enough bloke, btw) for trying, seeing the immediate capitulation that occurs…
There are many excellent comments following Rod's article but here's one that really stands out for me:
crosscop • 8 hours ago
"A decent enough bloke"? You are far more gullible than I thought, Rod.
Inayat Bunglawala campaigned against Salman Rushdie, has called Bin Laden a "freedom fighter," praised the terrorist leader Omar Abdel-Rahman as "courageous," and refers to Geert Wilders as a "rabble-rouser."
This is what Ed Husain had to say about him - "every Wednesday night Inayat would pick me up and drop me off after a session of Koran recitation, religious discussion, anti-Semitism, and good food.”
He once rhymed off a list of prominent Jews and called them "the Tribe of Judah."
"Christopher Hitchens described him as - "A preposterous and sinister individual named Inayat Bunglawala, assistant secretary-general of the Muslim Council of Britain and a man with a public record of support for Osama bin Laden, was made a convener of Blair’s task force on extremism despite his stated belief that the BBC and the rest of the media are “Zionist controlled.”
Here's what Bungawala said after the 7/7 bombings - notice the repeated use of the word "innocent." He knows full well, of course, that as the Koran describes disbelief as the greatest sin of all, no non-Muslim is ever "innocent."
"Well let me make clear then, once and for all, we condemn the killing of all innocent people, wherever they are."
"We always condemn the taking of innocent life anywhere."
"The Koran says you cannot take innocent life."
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4681857.stm
Some of us can recognise taqiyya and kitman when we see it.
The link he provides at the end is to an interview of this man, as the representative of the Muslim Council of Britain, on the Today programme soon after the 7/7 London bombings.
This is who the BBC appeases.