10-06-2010, 04:01 PM
Yes, that powerful, enduring enemy of free speech and diverse perspectives is at it again, this time in Afghanistan. Presumably if Press TV, like the ludicrous BBC Radio 4 news flagships, Today and the World Tonight, confined itself to the Chatham House view of the world, everything would be fine:
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=129...=351020101
BBC is not a legitimate news source...
Thu, 10 Jun 2010 03:19:09 GMT
Its purpose is not to give news, but to brainwash people into accepting imperialism.
The BBC – enemy of freedom, suppressor of truth.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=129...=351020101
Quote:BBC sabotaging Press TV broadcasts
The British Broadcasting Corporation is showering Afghan cable networks with lucrative deals to cut broadcastings of Iran's English-language news channel, Press TV.
The Press TV bureau in Kabul was informed on Wednesday that "a number of BBC employees have recently contacted the cable networks' union in Herat to persuade them into breaking contract with Press TV and blocking all satellite transmission of its programs."
"The BBC reportedly offered to triple the union's pay once it agrees to strip Press TV of its broadcasting rights in Herat," the bureau added.
The move has drawn sharp criticism from media figures in Iran, who believe it is in line with US efforts to limit Press TV activities in Afghanistan, which is grappling with an all-out humanitarian crisis since the US-led invasion in 2001.
Last year, US military forces confiscated technical equipment of Press TV's Afghanistan bureau, only days before Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made a visit to the country.
Local reports revealed that Press TV has started to emerge as a popular news source among the people and even journalists in Afghanistan.
According to the reports, Afghan officials and ordinary citizens have welcomed Press TV as an alternative, more credible news source, ever since it became available on cable in Kabul and various provinces.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai, meanwhile, recently told a private gathering that he tunes into Press TV's news reports as he finds them to be more reliable and enlightening than other English language news sources.
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BBC is not a legitimate news source...
Thu, 10 Jun 2010 03:19:09 GMT
Its purpose is not to give news, but to brainwash people into accepting imperialism.
The BBC – enemy of freedom, suppressor of truth.
"There are three sorts of conspiracy: by the people who complain, by the people who write, by the people who take action. There is nothing to fear from the first group, the two others are more dangerous; but the police have to be part of all three,"
Joseph Fouche
Joseph Fouche