Travelling with the Taleban (BBC embedded with Taliban)

BBC ^ | 10-26-06 | BBC

[BadAndy]

How many wars do we have to lose before we start dealing effectively with traitors and enemy propagandists?

[hershey]

Does he get exclusive rights to film women being stoned to death? Or beheaded? Obviously, he does.

[vimto]

"And Taliban is embedded in the BBC".

No truer words were ever spoken in jest! Excellent!

[pissant]

Bingo

[edzo4]

isn't CNN embedded with al qeada?

or do they just have an exclusive deal?

[Rembrandt_fan]

You wrote, "or maybe I shouldn't have brought it up..."

Don't worry about it. Lots of Freepers are security-conscious, particularly those with military backgrounds (a significant number, I would guess). However, it's an odds-on bet that your typical jihadist intelligence gatherer is reading The New York Times, watching BBC, CNN, and Al Jazeera, and cruising the 'net looking for like-minded pals. One thing I've noticed about totalitarian types--and this includes the MoveOn left--is that they shun opposing viewpoints; they crave affirmation and psychological reinforcement. As a result, I doubt very much if Free Republic generates much buzz in the Muslim online community, extremist or otherwise. I would guess the same holds true for other right and right-center sites. As an exception, the Little Green Footballs website catches a lot of heat from CAIR-types, but only because LGF has a higher media profile than Free Republic. Free Republic, I think, is categorized and dismissed by its idealogical enemies as a strictly red-meat, red-state band of red-neck ultra-conservatives.

Little do they know. Some of the finest minds I've ever encountered have been on this board.

[MD_Willington_1976]

Give'm a turbin and an AKM and he'd fit right in

[MadIvan]

The BBC recently admitted they're biased. This is the first step on the road to recovery. That road keeps getting longer all the time.

Regards, Ivan

[SamuraiScot]

Anglophiles in America have always loved the BBC for the announcers' crisp accents

If you listen (briefly, to avoid the gag reflex) to the BBC World Report, you'll notice that the crisp, university-educated accents are gone. What's left is middle-class girls with pretentious schoolmarm attitudes—hoping you're unsophisticated enough to think they sound important.

The Beeb was probably always Commie, but now it sounds dorky to boot.

[MarkL]

I certainly won't be shedding any tears for any embedded BBC reporters being killed, no matter who they're embedded with!

Mark

[Vigilanteman]

While I share your sentiments, a better method would be to simply hold a news conference after the next nest of Tallibunnies gets wiped out and have the spokesperson be a wounded Captain level officer who thanks the BBC for their wonderful tip.

A Colonel level officer would then have to march in and take him off the set explaining to the news people assembled that the last comment was unauthorized and should be stricken from the record. We cannot comment officially as to where the tip was obtained. He will then plead with the assembled media not to print or rebroadcast the unauthorized comment.

The Captain level officer who "leaked" the tip would then be publicly rebuked and get a dishonorable discharge. But privately, he or she would get a well-earned rotation home, promotion and administrative repeal of the DD.

[bert]

...... a better method would be to .......

Outstanding. Positively Machiavellian. I withdraw my proposal in favor of yours.

[b4its2late]

There is no army on earth as mobile as the Taleban.

BS - US Army, US Navy, US Air Force, US Marines, US Coast Guard.

[Lumper20]

The BBC deserves a taste of their treason on their home office.

[Lumper20]

Great target.

[Chgogal]

Hitler is just 67 years too late (((((PING)))))! He could have conquered the world if MSM behaved like this during WW2.

[SoldierDad]

Hitler may not have benefited from MSM, but Bin Laden and his fanatical lunatics are. We need a strong leader to come out and call the MSM on their seditious behavior since 9/11/01.

[rbosque]

Maybe MI5 has a "bug" on this guy so they can follow their movements then direct our A-10's to wipe them out with a Maverick missle......but maybe not.

[Marine_Uncle]

Well I got news for this white wristed pantsy. The Taliban's future is to be killed as they pop their heads out of their holes.