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BBC 'embedded' with murderous Israeli commando unit

Un-embedded Independent Media! | 13.01.2009 16:32 | Palestine | Birmingham

The following leaflet was handed to over 1,000 BBC staff over the weekend as they went into work.

It makes the point that their correspondent Andrew Herbert is participating in a war crime by being 'embedded' with this murderous unit. I'm sure you'll agree after you have watched the report that this breaks all rules of acceptable journalism.

The URL for the article is:  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7817040.stm

BBC Correspondent Participates in War Crime

Your correspondent Andrew Herbert is ‘embedded’ with the Israeli Giv’ati Infantry Brigade while the Israeli army carry out a war crime by invading Gaza.

Why is the BBC allowing this?

Soldiers of the Giv’ati have been convicted for killing unarmed children in Gaza (2004). One schoolgirl was riddled with bullets at close range as she lay dying.

They are part of the division that murdered British journalist James Miller and human rights activists Tom Hurndall & Rachel Corrie.

For the BBC to work with this murderous unit is shameful. To allow uncritical comment from an army when it is committing a war crime is to condone it.

You can stop it. Please protest to your line manager.

Un-embedded Independent Media!

Comments

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Nothing much too report

13.01.2009 17:06

Well there is nothing much on the BBC about murderous activity. The close on a 1000 Palestinian Victims
are obviously part of a mass suicide conspiracy to make it look bad for the real victims of massacre, the severely traumatized Israelis, well wouldn't you be with all that blood on your hands...

Big Bullshit Conspiracy


A propaganda war is most definitely a definative part of this

13.01.2009 22:53

The IDF have set p their own you tube channel/blog etc to propogate their side of the story too.

www.idfspokesperson.com

I do feel a little sorry though for those Israeli's in the army under conscription.

*


"feel a little sorry though for those Israeli's in the army under conscription"

14.01.2009 00:01

Why? What they're doing is utterly indefensible. They can perfectly easily refuse to serve as hundreds have already. Some get imprisoned but infinitely better to have a clear conscience in prison than a war criminal on the loose. Everyone who serves in the IOF are at the very least morally bankrupt and if they've ever fired a shot at a Palestinian are war criminals.

anti militarist


Israel is an illigitimate State

14.01.2009 00:13


The Zionist Jews established Israel by stealing Palestinian land with the political, economic and military aid from America and Europe. Israel was established by the Irgun and other terrorist organisations set up and sponsored by the Rothschild family.

The Palestinians have the right to defend themselves by any means against this colonial and oppressive regime. The Zionist Jews will lose in the long run.




John Oxford


Not "embedded" but "in bed with"

14.01.2009 00:35

title says it all

kl


Like the bbc is objective, it just follows UK Government orders!

14.01.2009 10:29

some raw footage can be found here:

 http://www.boingboing.net/2009/01/13/al-jazeera-releases.html

fta: Al Jazeera Releases Gaza Video Archive Under Creative Commons License

Al Jazeera is releasing 12 broadcast quality videos today shot in Gaza under Creative Commons’ least restrictive Attribution license. Each professionally recorded video has a detailed information page and is hosted on blip.tv allowing for easy downloads of the original files and integration into Miro. The value of this footage is best described by an International Herald Tribune/New York Times article describing the release:

In a conflict where the Western news media have been largely prevented from reporting from Gaza because of restrictions imposed by the Israeli military, Al Jazeera has had a distinct advantage. It was already there.

More importantly, the permissive CC-BY license means that the footage can be used by anyone including, rival broadcasters, documentary makers, and bloggers, so long as Al Jazeera is credited.

saddened by murder


Kill one you're murder, kill a million you're a patriot

14.01.2009 18:15

War is hell! People die, never mind the civilians (woman and children) that have been killed by the Palastinian's under Hamas rule. I guess that's ok. It's sad people have to die for religious beliefs, but about time Israel retaliated. Enough is enough. The BBC is just spreading propaganda for profit.

John Smith


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