Interesting omission in the BBC

[skull_bearer]

I can't find the page, but I read a few days ago on the BBC website that a recent investigation into Israel's attack on the Turkish flotilla last year found the Israeli forces not guilty of wrongdoing. My mindset on the topic is that it doesn't matter what happened on the flotilla, since it's endangered Israel's relations with one of its few Middle Eastern allies, Turkey. But anyway, todday I was browsing the Al-Jazeera website, and found that this investigation was actually done by the Israelis.

I didn't go into too much detail, I know Al-Jazeera's stance on Israel and my stance is simply that if Israel carries on the way it has there isn't going to be an Israel in 50 years whether I support them or not, so whether or not they fudged the document is beside the point. My puzzlement is simply, why didn't the BBC say this? It seems like a pretty vital piece of info.

Anyway, just typing out loud here.

Comments

[underlankers.livejournal.com]

Mass media not reporting events accurately is unfortunately too often the rule, not the exception. IMHO it's to be expected a report ordered by a country into wrongdoing by that country will clear itself, it's not like the people who'd order it would really want convictions.

[shadowvalkyrie.livejournal.com]

Huh! Interesting omission, indeed! It was one of the major things the news stressed over here: Israel says this, everyone else has their doubts. Seriously, why do they keep getting away with things no other nation would? Sixty-year-old victim cred is no blank cheque for acting like arseholes!

[foldingstar.livejournal.com]

I read the BBC report the other day and they did say that Israel had compiled the report themselves.

Actually though, it was supposed to be an internal investigation, like any country would do in such situations. An external investigation (usually from the UN) can still occur if it so wishes to do so.