MISINFORMATION
& REVELATIONS IN SOMALIA
Month in review
" ...YOU BE THE JUDGE!"
"TNG, BBC Somali Section and IRIN: The Fuel that
Flames the Somali Civil War" " ...and you thought
they were really concerned about the Somali plight..."
HERE come the HEADLINES:
But first, the truth detectors:
BAY CENTRE FOR CONFLICT PREVENTION PRESS
RELEASE
BCCP, Kismayo, Somalia, Feb 23, 2001
Somali Transitional Government and Mogadishu Businessmen With
Some News Media Groups Determined to Destabalising Stable
Regions of Somalia
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Read more...
>> >
> Newsweek Feb. 26 issue
brought to you by MSNBC
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UN: Corruption and Extortion in High Places!
SHASNA, Feb 23, 2001
> > BBC
and Mogadishu Tabloids are again fabricating headlines!!!!!
SHASNA, MediaWatch, Feb 22, 2001
> > Reply To
Ms Blackburn of BBC
GAASHAAN COLUMN, by: Syed, Feb 21, 2001
> > IRIN a
UN initiative that saves..
SHASNA Feb 16, 2001
> > AN
OPEN LETTER to the BBC
Feb 15, 2001
AND NOW THE HEADLINES OF THE PROTECTORS OF
MAGADISHU GANGSTERS AND INVADERS
who according to Prof. I.M. Lewis of LSE " ...seized most
of the property that is worth seizing (including women from
minority groups)." The same invaders who maim, rob, and
kill the innocent and the elderly from Mogadishu to Marka to
Kismayo. Here come the all important headlines from IRIN and
the BBC World Service:
IRIN
- Somalia: Women in "death by stoning case"
imprisoned,
22 Feb 2001
IRIN
- Somalia: Bosaso elders released,
22 Feb 2001
IRIN
- Somalia: Women sentenced to death by stoning,
21 Feb 2001
IRIN
- Somalia: Faction leader joins interim government,
19 Feb 2001
Notice that as far as peace and stability in Somalia is
concerned, there is not a single headline that is worth a
dime! And amazingly they are funded to save "LIVES AND
MONEY" while lives and money have been lost by the same
people they defend daily!
AND NOW THE RETRACTIONS:
AND THEN AFTER THE DAMAGE IS DONE, THE RETRACTION BY THE BBC
World Service ADMITTING THAT "..no official confirmation
was ever received from Puntland authorities."
What a lame excuse! How can Puntland authorities confirm a
BBC already ran and printed baseless story. They never even
made a courtesy call to the local Boosaaso newspapers to
confirm the story. But they somehow confirm it with a tabloid
known for enticing tribal animosities. A tabloid that is 1,500
KMS away from the scene of the alleged incident. How
convenient! May be it was confirmed by the ever vigilant head
of the BBC Somali Section, Mr. Yusuf-garaad Omar!
The YUSUF-GARAAD OMAR (head of BBC Somali Section) TABLOID
CROCODILE TEARS:
The Qaran newspaper in Mogadishu has now printed an apology
to their readers.
And more revelations:
Police in Puntland have denied a story widely reported in
Somalia that two women were sentenced to death for being
Lesbians Check
BBC Feb 23
And then IRIN, THE FIRST AND THE LAST TO HAVE RAN AND STILL
RUNNING THE BASELESS STORY on IRIN Headlines.
When we report that IRIN editors and writers fabricate
stories on stable regions of Somalia, the following IRIN
reporting format is an example:
(IRIN) Feb. 21, 2001: IRIN reports the baseless, groundless
and fabricated story. They specifically mention names, dates,
and even that one of the women returned from north America,
but if you read the IRIN report, you will notice they did not
contribute to any source. To the reader that means they knew
it first hand. And with authority, they reported that
"One of the convicted women returned from north America
two months ago..."
(IRIN) Feb. 22, 2001: IRIN specifically reports that
".. Humanitarian sources told IRIN on Thursday." Of
course, on that same day, both the local authorities and SAHAN
newspaper denied the existence of the story. They never
bothered to confirm with the proper local sources!
The inquiries we receive from honest Somalis everywhere
are:
How did they know it? When did they know? Who are the
"humanitarian sources" that confirmed this story?
Who are the ever quoted but never revealed "UN and Other
Sources"?
After much analysis and inquiries to IRIN leadership, we
can only regrettably reach this conclusion: IRIN has declared
media war on stable regions of Somalia!!
IRIN, A respectable humanitarian organization, that is
lately becoming to be known as THE THIRD ARM OF THE TNG
Faction and the ever present companion of the Mogadishu
warlords, tabloids and radio stations, is definitely not
heading the UN intended DIRECTION.
SHASNA Team
cc: SHASNA Members