Post by Teddy Bear on Oct 16, 2014 17:25:17 GMT
We have certainly covered plenty of observations in this category of how the BBC has skewed reports since the ousting of Mubarak and the 'Arab Spring' 
related to the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood. With so many vile deeds perpetrated by MB it was great when the Egyptian military decided to intervene and put an end to these Islamic scum.
So when reading this article today: Carter Center shuts Egypt office over rights concerns, which the BBC felt important enough to list as second most important on their MidEast webpage, I could immediately smell a rat.
I'd never heard of this organisation before, but reading of their concerns about the present administration in Egypt while lauding the previous Muslim Brotherhood, I knew there had to be more to this story than the BBC were telling. Much like the Al Jazeera journalists who were imprisoned for their biased support of MB, which the BBC avoided mentioning how so many other Al Jazeera journalists had resigned long before these were arrested precisely because of this bias.
So a short search on Google brings me to the Wikipedia page for the Carter Center wherein I read:
So now with this background on this group, can you better understand what might be their motive for quitting their position in the Egypt of today?
Here's the BBC article:
related to the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood. With so many vile deeds perpetrated by MB it was great when the Egyptian military decided to intervene and put an end to these Islamic scum.So when reading this article today: Carter Center shuts Egypt office over rights concerns, which the BBC felt important enough to list as second most important on their MidEast webpage, I could immediately smell a rat.
I'd never heard of this organisation before, but reading of their concerns about the present administration in Egypt while lauding the previous Muslim Brotherhood, I knew there had to be more to this story than the BBC were telling. Much like the Al Jazeera journalists who were imprisoned for their biased support of MB, which the BBC avoided mentioning how so many other Al Jazeera journalists had resigned long before these were arrested precisely because of this bias.
So a short search on Google brings me to the Wikipedia page for the Carter Center wherein I read:
Controversy[edit]
Alleged funding-based bias[edit]
The Carter Center's funding by Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries has been criticized.[39] Alan Dershowitz alleges that the Carter Center's consistent criticism of Israel, while calling the United Arab Emirates "almost completely free and open" has been influenced by the fact that some of the Center's funding comes from Middle Eastern sources.[40] One of the initial contributors to the Center was Bank of Commerce and Credit International founder Agha Hasan Abedi, who donated $500,000. Abedi and BCCI also donated $8 million to Carter's Global 2000 project.[41]
According to The Carter Center, 3 percent of the total amount of contributions the Center has received since its founding in 1982 have been from donors in Mideast Arab nations.[42] Before his death in 2005, Saudi Arabia's King Fahd made several large donations to the Center, including a 1993 gift of $7.6 million. As of 2005, the king's nephew, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, had given at least $5 million to the Carter Center. In 2001 the government of the United Arab Emirates gave the Center $500,000. The previous year, ten of Osama bin Laden's brothers had jointly pledged $1 million, as did Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman in 1998. The Saudi Fund for Development has been another major contributor, as well as the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development. In addition, Morocco's Prince Moulay Hicham Ben Abdallah has collaborated with the Carter Center on various initiatives.[43]
Of the donations from the Middle East, the Center states: "Seventy-eight percent of those funds have helped to support health programs in Africa, 14 percent have gone to the institution's endowment, 4 percent were for original construction of buildings at headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, and 4 percent for projects to directly promote peace, such as specific election observations.[42]
Alleged funding-based bias[edit]
The Carter Center's funding by Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries has been criticized.[39] Alan Dershowitz alleges that the Carter Center's consistent criticism of Israel, while calling the United Arab Emirates "almost completely free and open" has been influenced by the fact that some of the Center's funding comes from Middle Eastern sources.[40] One of the initial contributors to the Center was Bank of Commerce and Credit International founder Agha Hasan Abedi, who donated $500,000. Abedi and BCCI also donated $8 million to Carter's Global 2000 project.[41]
According to The Carter Center, 3 percent of the total amount of contributions the Center has received since its founding in 1982 have been from donors in Mideast Arab nations.[42] Before his death in 2005, Saudi Arabia's King Fahd made several large donations to the Center, including a 1993 gift of $7.6 million. As of 2005, the king's nephew, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, had given at least $5 million to the Carter Center. In 2001 the government of the United Arab Emirates gave the Center $500,000. The previous year, ten of Osama bin Laden's brothers had jointly pledged $1 million, as did Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman in 1998. The Saudi Fund for Development has been another major contributor, as well as the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development. In addition, Morocco's Prince Moulay Hicham Ben Abdallah has collaborated with the Carter Center on various initiatives.[43]
Of the donations from the Middle East, the Center states: "Seventy-eight percent of those funds have helped to support health programs in Africa, 14 percent have gone to the institution's endowment, 4 percent were for original construction of buildings at headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, and 4 percent for projects to directly promote peace, such as specific election observations.[42]
So now with this background on this group, can you better understand what might be their motive for quitting their position in the Egypt of today?
Here's the BBC article:
Carter Center shuts Egypt office over rights concerns
A human rights group founded by former US President Jimmy Carter has closed its office in Egypt because of the restrictions on democratic rights.
The Carter Center also said it would not send a mission to observe this year's parliamentary elections.
It cited the "crackdown on dissidents, opposition groups, and critical journalists, together with heightened restrictions on core freedoms".
The organisation opened an office in Cairo after the 2011 uprising.
It sought to support the country's democratic transition after President Hosni Mubarak was deposed.
'Deeply polarised'
It also monitored six elections, the last being the presidential poll in May 2014 which was won by former military chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi.
The current environment in Egypt is not conducive to genuine democratic elections and civic participation”
In July 2013, the then field marshal led the overthrow of President Mohammed Morsi and the subsequent crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood that has so far seen at least 1,400 people killed.
More than 16,000 others have been detained and hundreds have been sentenced to death, including senior figures in the Brotherhood.
Secular activists have meanwhile been prosecuted for protesting against a law that places restrictions on public gatherings, demonstrations or meetings of more than 10 people.
At least 14 journalists are also behind bars in Egypt, including three from al-Jazeera English who were handed lengthy prison terms in June after being convicted of terrorism-related charges.
The Carter Center said its decision to shut its office in Cairo reflected its "assessment that the political environment is deeply polarised and that political space has narrowed for Egyptian political parties, civil society, and the media".
"As a result, the upcoming elections are unlikely to advance a genuine democratic transition in Egypt. Both Egyptian civil society and international organisations face an increasingly restrictive environment that hinders their ability to conduct credible election observation."
The Carter Center urged the Egyptian authorities to take steps to ensure full protection of people's core democratic rights, including the right to participate in political affairs and the fundamental freedoms of association, assembly and expression,
A human rights group founded by former US President Jimmy Carter has closed its office in Egypt because of the restrictions on democratic rights.
The Carter Center also said it would not send a mission to observe this year's parliamentary elections.
It cited the "crackdown on dissidents, opposition groups, and critical journalists, together with heightened restrictions on core freedoms".
The organisation opened an office in Cairo after the 2011 uprising.
It sought to support the country's democratic transition after President Hosni Mubarak was deposed.
'Deeply polarised'
It also monitored six elections, the last being the presidential poll in May 2014 which was won by former military chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi.
The current environment in Egypt is not conducive to genuine democratic elections and civic participation”
In July 2013, the then field marshal led the overthrow of President Mohammed Morsi and the subsequent crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood that has so far seen at least 1,400 people killed.
More than 16,000 others have been detained and hundreds have been sentenced to death, including senior figures in the Brotherhood.
Secular activists have meanwhile been prosecuted for protesting against a law that places restrictions on public gatherings, demonstrations or meetings of more than 10 people.
At least 14 journalists are also behind bars in Egypt, including three from al-Jazeera English who were handed lengthy prison terms in June after being convicted of terrorism-related charges.
The Carter Center said its decision to shut its office in Cairo reflected its "assessment that the political environment is deeply polarised and that political space has narrowed for Egyptian political parties, civil society, and the media".
"As a result, the upcoming elections are unlikely to advance a genuine democratic transition in Egypt. Both Egyptian civil society and international organisations face an increasingly restrictive environment that hinders their ability to conduct credible election observation."
The Carter Center urged the Egyptian authorities to take steps to ensure full protection of people's core democratic rights, including the right to participate in political affairs and the fundamental freedoms of association, assembly and expression,