Two BBC men shot in Saudi capital(1 cameraman dead, 1 correspondent wounded)

BBC NEWS ^ | 06/06/04 | N/A

[CindyDawg]

LOL. Thanks USMC. I figured the T was for Terrorist but was thinking the W stood for something like "whoop"

[txhurl]

I always knew in my heart of hearts I'd live to see SA bite the dust.

Now the agonizing appraisal: what worse will replace the House of Saud?

[gandalftb]

The civil wat in Saudi is on, don't forget
Syria.

[gandalftb]

The civil war that is.

[nuconvert]

"Our "wallets" is the last thing we need to worry about! "

Well, I haven't panicked yet about the situation in Saudi. I think they can handle the terrorist problem if they decide to. They just haven't quite made up their minds, but they're heading in the right direction. After that, it's civil war within the family.

[Travis McGee]

Exactly. Time for more hand-wringing at the Beeb. "Wh-wh-wh-y don't they LIKE us? What did we DO?"

[nuconvert]

"How long before BBC blames Bush?"

You wearing a watch with a second hand?

[nuconvert]

This is nothing compared to what might be ahead.

[nuconvert]

They're TERRORISTS. That's what they DO.

[WorkingClassFilth]

"If this happens enough the media might just catch on that terrorists are the bad guys."

Yeah, Baby!

It also might thin out the herd a bit, too, and make some room for conservative journalism...

[Robert A Cook PE]

Shame that the BBC's own emphasis on supporting the terrorists got their own people killed.

Wonder if the other BBC reporters will report that?

Nah, everything is Bush's fault since he didn't surrender to the terrorists.

[CFC__VRWC]

If this happens enough the media might just catch on that terrorists are the bad guys.

That'll never happen. They'll just say that if we built the terrorists more day care centers, they would love us and stop the killing.

[SunkenCiv]

What effect will this have on BBC's pro-Arab, anti-Israel, anti-American bigotry?

More of the same will be the result, but it won't make them safe. An American publisher or editor (Hearst? dunno) once said, never start a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel. Killing journalists riles some people against the killers, while killing journalists riles the same people against leaders.

[Chgogal]

Shame on you! They are not "terrorists". They are militants, militia, rebels or freedom fighters, never terrorists. (sarcasm off)

[abu afak]

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