Comment by iso1210
5 years ago
> government legitimacy here is I assure you based on how much Gulf states pay for arms
The BBC isn't making any judgement here on who is right and who is wrong, and I think it's unfair to paint people like Lyse Doucet, Darren Conway, Marie Colvin, and other journalists who put their lives on the line to perform journalism in warzones, out as tools of the arms trade because they aren't biased in a way you want.
The entire complaint seems to stem from the BBC using internationally recognised terms to describe the beligerants that the UN uses, and saying this is bias.
If you have a complaint about the UN recognising Yemen as a single country represented by, take it up with your country's ambassador. If you don't think the UN is a legitimate organisation that's fine too, but don't pretend others are biased because they don't agree.
Thankyou my friend. I appreciate your reply
I have lived in Yemen during part of the period of the war. I hope I am not denigrating those who do. That is always a great sacrifice on their part, and they should be honored. So thankyou for doing that and reminding me to the same
But you haven't found bias. It is something that I wish I did not believe, but still do. It is something I didn't believe when told, and only sad experiences changed my mind
Does the BBC have reports like this?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/18/the-saudis-cou...
Sure bias and leanings are present everywhere. But bias is maybe the wrong word
Doesn't Chinese news say that China is great, doesn't Russian news say that Russia is great? Should those people believe what they read?
Of course there are differences, but WikiLeaks, Dutch in Congo, UK in Iran, etc, tell us we're good at being evil in the recent past
Have we changed?
In some part yes, I was happy to see this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wxeeGz5sVk
Upvote from me :)