For Leftists such as John Sergeant, the jihadis simply can’t do anything, anything, to get on their bad side.
“Slitting babies’ throats is not terrorism, claims smirking ex-BBC correspondent,” by Danielle Grayman-Kennard, Jerusalem Post, October 14, 2023:
In an interview with GB News, former BBC Chief Political Correspondent John Sergeant defended the BBC’s decision to not label Hamas a terrorist organization and smirked at calls to do so.
The interview was carried out in light of growing complaints that the BBC is not providing fair and unbiased reporting on the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Sergeant was interviewed in a debate with the National Jewish Assembly Chairman Gary Mond.
The host of the debate began by asking Sergeant “Is the BBC right to not call a terrorist organization terrorists?”
Sergeant said, “Of course people have found it difficult to follow this, lots of people do…They think ‘it’s obvious, the US government calls them terrorists, we have heard all these other people call them terrorists…’ They don’t seem to understand that the BBC operation, news operation, is not like a government. It is not meant to be like a government, it is not meant to have a policy on the Middle East…
“I don’t know why people can’t follow this but if you are deeply involved in the struggle and you feel passionately about it, you can’t understand; to you it is common sense. Here are these people who are acting outrageously, they must be terrorists.”
The host then interrupted with the question “Do you not think it’s because they slit a baby’s throats?”
Sergeant responded “Oh sure it is not, that is an atrocity.”
The host again prompted: “Is that not a terrorist act?”
Sergeant went on to explain “No, that is a different matter. You are trying to… If you ask me what do I think about that, right? A straight forward question. I left the BBC more than 20 years ago, What do I think about Hamas? Terrorism, right? This is a terrorist act, that’s quite straight forward. Ask me if I am back in the BBC as a BBC correspondent, what the BBC should do: that is of course completely different.
“The BBC does not have an agenda. The BBC is not trying to decide who has done well or badly in the Middle East and then tell people what they should think.”
The host interjected by saying: “The problem is, to some people…like they do have an agenda and that agenda is to support Hamas and Palestine.”…
Bexarkat says
My guess is that during “the troubles” (1960s-1990s) he also called members of the IRA, “resistance fighters” and defended their efforts at self-defense.
But, then, I would be wrong.
bagsgroove says
The smirkers would not be so smirky if it was their children who were murdered.
somehistory says
He may care nothing at all about his children; but if his neck was about to be sliced, he’d be caring.
I just read a report on the forensics of trying to identify the victims…burned beyond recognition. One bag had what turned out to be two bodies…adult and child…hugging. It had to be put through a CT scan in order to find out just what the bag contained.
This guy is nothing but a cold-hearted ghoul. He will reap and he won’t be smirking then.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Yeah, that’s what I think. Until it gets to him, he won’t care!
Dr K says
What a clown .
Of course the BBC has an agenda .
An islamist one , and everyone on the planet knows it , except this idiot.
Embarrassing .
LeftisruiningCanada says
” I left the BBC more than 20 years ago, What do I think about Hamas? Terrorism, right? This is a terrorist act, that’s quite straight forward. Ask me if I am back in the BBC as a BBC correspondent, what the BBC should do: that is of course completely different.”
Seems that he did say slitting a babies throat was terrorism from his personal POV, but not from the impeccably impartial BBC POV.
Blougeoisie says
We’re so impartial that we force a govt. fee from you
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Even though you may no longer watch TV, but just depend on YouTube, X or other social media for your news
LeftisruiningCanada says
The UK model of taxation for the state broadcaster is way better than the Canadian, and most other ways of doing it. In the UK you can easily decide that you don’t want to support their garbage and just not pay the bill. Here, and in most other places, its either taken directly from general taxation or added to the electricity bill etc.
In the UK, people are reminded every year that they are paying for what is put out by the state run media operation; here, the CBC just ticks along and you pay for it no matter what even if you ignore it completely.
Tom Black says
He clearly calls it a terrorist act. When he is asked for his own opinion on the matter, he says this:
“What do I think about Hamas? Terrorism, right? This is a terrorist act, that’s quite straight forward”.
On the question whether the BBC should call it a terrorist act, he says that is a different matter: the job of the BBC is not to give their opinion, but simply to report the facts. The BBC have reported what Hamas did.
Pray Hard says
Just another inveterate liar.
Hudders. says
May the Lord deal with you, you whitewashed wall.
GB has been excellent overall but they still sometimes, in the interest of balance, allow some apologist scum on to their shows.
Leftie corbyn associates and muslim liars, they have allowed them too much air time.
Fingers crossed, the good hearted presenters hold the line.
Nigel & some others do their best. But they are up against it for sure.
We had better hope they can prevail.
Because the alternative as far as ‘news’ goes is lies and socialist/islamic propaganda.