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Last week, Aaron took the BBC to task for their skewed branding of “extremists.” Apparently the Brits reserve that label for ultra-orthodox Jews and settlers in West Bank, as opposed to violent radicals such as Abu Qatada. Charles Cook over at NRO — whose piece on the British broadcasting giant’s aversion to label radical Islamists with the “E” word — credited Aaron’s exploration of the BBC’s editorial license.
Well, it appears Aaron and Charles may have helped prompt a change of tune over at the BBC.
This morning, the BBC’s article on Abu Qatada’s release from detention led with the following:
Abu Qatada, accused of being one of the UK’s most dangerous extremist preachers, is to be released from Long Lartin top-security jail later.
Sidebar analysis from the BBC’s Home Affairs correspondent Dominic Casciani was similarly profuse with use of the word:
…if [Abu Qatada] crosses that line, hops on a bus or meets anyone on a long list of other alleged extremists, he will breach his bail.
Sounds like the BBC has learned a valuable lesson, as instructed by our own Aaron Goldstein…
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JmsA| 2.13.12 @ 12:39PM
Fear not, they will revert to true form.
RJ| 2.13.12 @ 12:49PM
Notice the reference was "extremist preachers" so this probably was not much of a stretch for the new BBC.
Occam's Tool| 2.13.12 @ 2:00PM
We certainly hope so. Labeling Ronulans as antisemitic scum and the BBC as Dhimmis helps in discussing them.
jstwndring| 2.13.12 @ 5:54PM
Abu Qatada is a preacher now, is he? When did he convert? Nice try BBC propagandists. I also like the other reference to him being an "alleged" extremist. Obviously, the jury's still out on that in the minds of the BBC. Is this what they in Britain consider to be clever writing? Try harder.
albert constantine jr| 2.13.12 @ 8:48PM
As far as Islamic “preachers”, extreme or (if one can be found) otherwise:
I suppose my personal religious upbringing allows me to understand the hierarchy of the Catholic Church: Pope, Cardinal, Bishop, Monsignor, Priest.
I tend to recall some other Christian denominations might dispense with anything except Bishop and Reverend.
With respect to Islam, I need to have my prior schooling re-calibrated.
Is it in inverse order Imam, mullah (ayatollah to the Shia only)? Is the muezzin the equivalent to the cantor in the synagogue, and can I be beheaded for asking?