S H A S N A MediaWatch
Nairobi, Kenya
[2 January 2003]
Blame It on the BBC
The BBC Somali Section's Daily & Deadly Broadcasts
Its Mogadishu Reporter, the Clan Agenda and the Abuse of Public
Trust
SHASNA MediaWatch has always revealed to its readers about the biases
and political agenda of the Head of the BBC Somali Section - currently
the acting head of the Africa Department - and his Mogadishu reporter,
Mr. Hassan Barise, also a member of the sub-clan. It is an agenda that
in private and in public advocates for the political supremacy of the
clan.
The two gentlemen alternately use the BBC Somali Section airwaves, and
sometimes that of Focus on Africa, to disrupt and destabilize their
clan political nemesis, regions, leaders and anyone else who dares
oppose their prevailing wisdom and that of their clan, as clearly on
an interview with a certain Mogadishu warlord on
20 December 2002, been aired on the airwaves of the Section. That
interview, heavily promoted by the section, in clear terms argued for
a clan mandate of making sure that Somalia, by "hook or crook," must
be ruled by a member of the clan. Of course reasonable Somalis have
repudiated and rejected the hate filled words of the warlord aired on
Her Majesty's esteemed airwaves, but the BBC Somali Section has yet
to! Hate has no place and is no longer tolerated anywhere in the
world, but it sure has found home and stealthily flourishes in Her
Majesty's airwaves.
The BBC facilitated clan propaganda, misinformation and
destabilization policies have reared their ugly heads in all of
Somalia's recovery zones, and they continue on a daily basis. Their
political misinformation has effected the livelihoods of all Somalis;
it has brought on death and debilitation in peaceful regions, between
peaceful clans and between peaceful regions; and saddest of all, their
political propaganda and made up news continuously and blindly
supports despots, ruthless clan warlords and fundamentalist groups,
such as the ARTA Faction and friends.
We always knew we were not alone in this fight against this British
taxpayer supported BBC Somali Section; but we never thought we would
come across a simple depiction of the BBC Somali Section and reporters
in the form of a cartoon nefariously spitting bombs and bullets (Click
here: a YAMAYSKA Cartoon depicting a Certain BBC Somali Section
Reporter - 31 December 2002.) It sure has been quite a wait and
worth its weight in gold; but as they say, "one picture is worth
thousand words" could never have been more truer! What an astounding
end to the year 2002!
It is our estimation that peace would be difficult to prevail in an
atmosphere of first class hate-mongering, misinformation and daily
propaganda geared to create clan animosities. We hope the world would
take notice. We hope hate and lies would be halted on Her Majesty's
airwaves. Amen!
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Sydney Smith by LADY Holland: "Truth is justice's handmaid,
freedom is its child, peace is its companion, safety walks in its
steps, victory follows in its train; it is the brightest emanation
from the Gospel; it is the attribute of God."
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