The BBC Reputation and the British Tax Payers Money Become Means to Promote and Conve

[NASSIR]

The BBC Reputation and the British Tax Payers Money Become Means to Promote and Convey

Islamist Radicals Agenda

 

 

Jama A. Yacub

October 29, 2006

 

 

Since the Islamist hardliners took the control of the Somalia capital, Mogadishu, in June, 2006, the Somali Service of the BBC has become the solely western country radio, which has been promoting the hardliner’s agenda. The BBC Somali Service airs Islamists’ propaganda. It is well known that some foreign journalists were lynched in Mogadishu from late year 2004 to mid 2006, and the reason they were murdered was because the Islamist hardliners did not want any journalists who might unveil their real agenda and their linkage with Al-Qaeda to the World. The BBC Somali Service collaborates with the Islamists and employs related journalists to the hardliners.

 

The BBC Somali Service correspondents in Mogadishu include: Hassan Barise, Farhiyo Ali Qajo and Yussuf Hassan Mursal; Yussuf Garad Omar, the editor of the BBC Somali Service, visits Mogadishu occasionally and produces some programs favorable to the Islamists and luring Somalis to rally around the hardliners. All those journalists belong to the same clan as the Mogadishu hardliners “******”.

 

October 20, 2006, Hassan Barise was interviewing Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, the chairman of the executive committee of the Union of the Islamic Courts (UIC). Sheikh Sharif presented two papers, which he said were identification cards that belonged to two Ethiopian officers which Sheikh Sharif claimed were captured in Mogadishu; Hassan Barise failed to ask Sheikh Shafir if the UIC officials could show the media those captured Ethiopian officers. Instead, Hassan elaborated Sheikh Sharif’s words as if he was the presenter of the case.

 

Finally, on Friday, October 27, 2006, at 14:00 GMT, the BBC Somali Service aired one hour program, from Mogadishu and hosted by Yussuf Garad, which intended to get Islamists’ agenda across and earn for the UIC the hearts the minds of the Somalis. The program was about university students, in Mogadishu, questioning Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed. The majority of the students were pre-selected group dancing to the jihadists. The means used for spreading that, throughout the Somali speakers, was the BBC reputation and the British people tax money.

 

By Eng. Jama A Yacub

San Diego, CA

E-Mail: jyacub@sbcglobal.net

 

Source: Wardheernews

[Qudhac]

To be honest although this article ha pre-designed agenda as most somali articles are these days, nevertheless you cant help but feel the bbc is sorry state today and is in the shadows compared to even few years back let alone its glory days.

 

to be honest it has slowly but sure become just another section of the heavily baised and loaded tool amongs somali media.. indeed i would say it has even overtaken certain new and amuetarish media, in its obsessive reporting and manupilation of different somali conflicts.

 

 

the way it concentrates on personalities, how it gives voice to low of the low wether they be warlords or corrupt and dimwitt wannabe politicians.

 

how it takes every peace of conflicts up in the air spins it millions of times and slams ito into somalia like hurricane.

 

their constant doom and gloom ways reorting makes it look like they prefer somalia to stay as it is.

[NASSIR]

"it has slowly but sure become just another section of the heavily baised and loaded tool amongs somali media.. indeed i would say it has even overtaken certain new and amuetarish media, in its obsessive reporting and manupilation of different somali conflicts."

 

nicel put, but bottom line is the BBC Somali service is serving the Brtish interest in Somalia. Ever since, we voted for Italy and the subsequent unification of the North and South, followed by the aggressive position of our leaders of the then new Somali state to cut off diplomatic relationship with Britain, Britain has been loath of Somalia's existance. If BBC is now working to further distintegrate our society by causing more confusion and choas, that is their aim.

 

Somalidu horey u ogeyd in BBCdu aysan aheen media u adeegta ummada Soomaliyeed, "Been been I sii" bilaash looguma bixin. Waa wax iska cad.

[Qudhac]

Caamir

 

i think its too easy to blame the British and colonial agenda for the amuetuerish performance of the somalis team that make up bbc somali, indeed when the BBC was set up it had nothing to do with the British/Italian strugle for influence it was more of western/Arabian strugle for influence over the horn after these countries gained independence.

 

but no one can blamed those initial reasons for the way somalis have always misused it.

[N.O.R.F]

Just another disgruntaled Somali 'journalist' who isnt getting a slice of the action!

[NASSIR]

"it was more of western/Arabian strugle for influence over the horn after these countries gained independence."

 

 

That could be true but given the current issue, its objective is far from the initial aim of its launch. Its image has deteriorated ever since the civil war, but this has often been an information blood for Somalis , mostly uneducated folks. That is where it inflicts its biggest damage.

 

 

If we could make alternative or even a competitor like the closed VOA Somali Service once run by Haydra and others when U.S sent peacekeeping forces in 1993, many Somalis would have appreciated of the new balance. That media really balanced despite its short living as many recall.