An email from the in-tray:
I just finished watching the first news brief/update by Gen Franks.- During the question period, a BBC World reporter stood and made some statements that were truly shocking.- I’m going by memory, but the salient points were:
You (Franks) are trying to get us to report that many Iraqi troops are surrendering
If we do, this would provide you much valuable propaganda wouldn’t it?- It just might-accelerate further surrenders.
You are going to have to provide me with much better proof if you expect me to report that there are “tens of thousands” of troops surrendering.
Franks replied with a “Whoa! No one here mentioned anything about ‘tens of thousands’ surrendering” and then proceed to calmly re-state the information he had previously.
-What kind of mind inhabits the BBC?- God forbid that-they report something that might hasten and end to war – and save lives on all fronts.
What inhabits the minds of the lefties who work for the BBC is a visceral hatred of American power, even to the extent of spinning for a genocidal monster.
The Dish 