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Thursday, 17 June 2010

Where's the indignation? Where's the marches? Where's the denunciations? Where's the UN resolutions?

The BBC quietly report that:
'Turkish troops in pursuit of Kurdish rebels have crossed into northern Iraq and killed four militants, Turkish officials say.

The military said air strikes were also launched against rebel positions deeper inside Iraqi territory.

The offensive took place after rebels made an unsuccessful attack on border guards, Turkish officials said.

Turkey has been fighting insurgents of the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) for more than a quarter of a century.

Military officials said three commando companies and one special forces battalion penetrated 3km (two miles) into Iraq in pursuit of the rebels.

The PKK is fighting for autonomy in Turkey's largely Kurdish south-east.

The group is considered a terrorist group, not just by Turkey but by the US and the EU.

More than 40,000 people are believed to have died in the conflict, on both sides. '
That's it, a small report not headline news. If an Israeli soldier so much as farts in the direction of Gaza its headline news but as Israel is not involved here it is a minor story. 40,000 deaths and how much coverage has this 'conflict' had over the years? 4 deaths this time and not a peep from James Naughtie, Jeremy Paxman or Jon Snow. Will they be interviewing a spokesman for the Turkish government and accusing them of using disproportionate force? If not, why not?

Note also that in this report the BBC report that the PKK 'is considered a terrorist group, not just by Turkey but by the US and the EU.'. No mention of Hamas's terrorist status in any stories about Israel and Hamas though.

2 comments:

Craig said...

The BBC used to be keen to report Turkey's attacks on the far-left PKK. That was when Turkey had a moderate, secular, pro-Western, pro-Israeli government. Since the Islamist government came to power, however, the BBC has lost interest.

Grant said...

Craig,

Well spotted. I am a bit biased as one of my best Turkish friends was murdered by the PKK many years ago.
But you are quite right, the BBC used to support the PKK as they support all terrorist groups , but now they will go quiet since Turkey has an Islamic anti-semitic government.
I cannot conceive what it must be like to be inside the mind of a beeboid. How do they reconcile all the contradictions ?