When, desperate for an anti Gaddafi story, the BBC make the main story on the news how two BBC reporters/cameramen were NOT harmed in any way (but they thought they were going to be), we know we are in deep shit.

BBC News? No; BBC Views.

Isn't this the same for "24 hour News" on every network? 24 hours of watching paint dry....

Yes it is Chris but the subtle horror is that, in trying to fill time, they are pursuing an agenda which slowly becomes the reality. So, because they wanted a good story, they helped the Tunisian and Egyptian overthrows of those regimes. Now this might well have been a good thing but, if it proves to be so, it was not because we all examined the detail of the situations and then became a part of the revolutions - it was because it was a good story and entertained us. And the results will certainly have been, amongst other things, many deaths and much misery. Not that the media (including online) wanted it; but it was the inevitable result of thoughtless superficiality.

The North African insurgences smell fishy to me... I'm all for revolution and getting of despot leaders, but why now? And why does America keep sticking its nose in? All seems a bit orchestrated.... perhaps a large step towards the fabled "African Union" by destablising the richer Northern countries. Will it spread to Algeria & Morocco next or was Gaddafi the intended target of this "wave"?

Chris Retro wrote:
The North African insurgences smell fishy to me... Will it spread to Algeria & Morocco next or was Gaddafi the intended target of this "wave"?

Riots (largely suppressed) have been going on for some time in Algeria - www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12134307

and also in Morocco -

"Tens of thousands of Moroccans joined nationwide protests on 20 February to demand that King Mohammed hand over some of his powers to a newly elected government and make the justice system more independent.

Some rioting did take place, especially in the north, where five people died at a bank that was set on fire, but there were otherwise few clashes between protesters and the police, who had been ordered to avoid confrontation". from www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-12482680

Shots fired at protestors in Saudi Arabia too - www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12708401

Because of the suppression in these police-states we are not hearing half the story !

The BBC has kindly published an "unrest index" to assist us !

Country Unrest Index* Corruption Poverty % Age** Literacy
Sources: *Shoe Thrower's Index from the Economist, Transparency International 2010 corruption index (where higher number=worse corruption, World Bank, CIA World Factbook, UN (** Median age)


www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-12482680