A quick glimpse at any of the news medium and you can see why these so called professionals that control it has failed any credibility test that one can envision. Now mind you, do not misunderstand me, as ever so often a sound journalist jumps out at you and display their fearlessness at getting at the truth with sound, balanced, independent reporting. For this refreshing interlude, we must all be happy, but generally not much exist in media world in which one can cheer about, as even the once objective BBC has lost its sting.
Witness the recent article by Matt Frei, the BBC Washington head guru correspondent. He laid out this litany of political problems that are confronting the world in arrears such as Zimbabwe, Iran, Burma, Iraq, and Sudan and the failure of the international community to do anything substantial about. The premise of his argument was that the main bodies like the UN Security council are reluctant to take action on matters such as sanction in Sudan, and Zimbabwe because of the role played by some within the organization – particularly referring to the Chinese with oil and other minerals needs. He chastises America for her role in not putting more pressure on Burma to alleviate the suffering of innocent and distressed Burmese citizens. Russia it feels is reluctant to do much to end the oil and gas crisis especially with Iran tough, alleged pro nuclear stance, as Russia benefits from the escalating oil prices across the globe.[1]
He also hit out on the US limited forceful position on the use of more decisive actions on Sudan especially in the face of what is obviously genocide, and believes that the emphasis now is to push the pressure on regional bodies such as the AU, Asean, and the EU to do the job. Each regional body is weak primarily because of internal divisions themselves.
Is something missing from the picture however? I say yes, everyone is being hit with a baseball bat over the head except Britain. Without exception Britain’s dirty hands were in the political pot of each of these troubled spots, but the journalist fails to make demands on her. Not to be overlooked is the silence on the British government to granting asylum and jobs for fleeing Zimbabwe citizens from the dictator Mugabe.[1] http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080711/wl_uk_afp/britainzimbabwerefugeeemploymentanglican
Who is America closest ally, or holds a prominent seat on the Security Council and EU? You guessed it, Britain. So if nuclear powered Israel is getting ready to do the US biddings and blow Iran back to the Ice Age for thinking about acquiring nuclear weapons and so develop some regional balance of power, then you know who to put some blame on for a destabilized world when oil is 200 dollars a barrel- BBC and Britannia.
[2] http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7472544.stm
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