pretty amazing story...
it was reported yesterday that britain’s national union of journalists voted to “stand in solidarity” with the palestinians and boycott israeli products.......
today comes word that the journalists’ objects of affection may have murdered kidnapped bbc reporter alan johnston.....
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1176152792457&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull
LONDON (AFP) - ""The BBC and the Foreign Office told AFP they were urgently investigating reports Sunday that kidnapped BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston had been executed.
The journalist was snatched at gunpoint last month, triggering protests and campaigns for his freedom.
“We’ve heard of those reports but we don’t have any independent verification of them at the moment,” a BBC spokeswoman said. “Obviously, we are deeply concerned about what we’re hearing. We are obviously making urgent inquiries about this because it’s of great concern to us to hear those sort of rumours. No group has claimed responsibility, even to say that he was abducted, so we’ve never had confirmation that he was abducted. Obviously, we have to assume that he has disappeared, but there has not been any direct or indirect link by the BBC with any group.”
A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: “We are aware of the report and are urgently looking into it.”
There has been no word on the fate of Johnston, 44, since he was forced from his car at gunpoint as he drove home from work in Gaza City on March 12.""
pretty ironic stuff...i hope this man is still alive....
but,imagine if he had been kidnapped and murdered by the israelis...imagine the response.....
compare and contrast the probable response to this act if committed by the palestinians....
the west is asleep...or just penning snarky responses under pseudonyms...
it was reported yesterday that britain’s national union of journalists voted to “stand in solidarity” with the palestinians and boycott israeli products.......
today comes word that the journalists’ objects of affection may have murdered kidnapped bbc reporter alan johnston.....
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1176152792457&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull
LONDON (AFP) - ""The BBC and the Foreign Office told AFP they were urgently investigating reports Sunday that kidnapped BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston had been executed.
The journalist was snatched at gunpoint last month, triggering protests and campaigns for his freedom.
“We’ve heard of those reports but we don’t have any independent verification of them at the moment,” a BBC spokeswoman said. “Obviously, we are deeply concerned about what we’re hearing. We are obviously making urgent inquiries about this because it’s of great concern to us to hear those sort of rumours. No group has claimed responsibility, even to say that he was abducted, so we’ve never had confirmation that he was abducted. Obviously, we have to assume that he has disappeared, but there has not been any direct or indirect link by the BBC with any group.”
A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: “We are aware of the report and are urgently looking into it.”
There has been no word on the fate of Johnston, 44, since he was forced from his car at gunpoint as he drove home from work in Gaza City on March 12.""
pretty ironic stuff...i hope this man is still alive....
but,imagine if he had been kidnapped and murdered by the israelis...imagine the response.....
compare and contrast the probable response to this act if committed by the palestinians....
the west is asleep...or just penning snarky responses under pseudonyms...
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