| ALERT: John Ware's Desperate Attempt to Discredit Muslims |
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As we warned last April, John Ware (Panorama) finally managed to air his pro-Israeli propaganda at the expense of the license fee payer. If you watched the documentary and know the failure points of this bad piece of journalism, click here for information on how to complain. Alternatively read on if you wish to know what a desperate attempt this was by a known Islamophobe to attack Muslims. Complaining to the BBC
Complaining to the BBC is imperative. Your money was used in the creation of this documentary and if you do not air your view now, it is something that will continue to happen again and again and again. 1. Make an official complaint to the BBC using the following web form. It has deliberately been made a tedious process, yet it will not take much of your time. However if you are short on time and feel confident, you may phone the BBC by calling 08700 100 222. Please be polite and courteous at all times.
2. Send your complaint to NEWSWATCH. They have created specific page for Panorama feedback which can be accessed here. We Need Your Help
Here at MPACUK, we will not tolerate any Muslim group to be targeted by those within influential positions to smear their credibility and work - first the MCB and now Interpal! And this goes whether we disagree with their stance or not. If these subtle smear campaigns continue unchallenged, slowly all groups and individuals who defend an oppressed people will be politically silenced. Want to help out? Join us or Donate.
          Readers have left 38 comments.
Taleb:
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My Comment to the BBC:
It was no surprise to me that tonight's programme was blatant far-right propaganda in support of the terrorist Zionist Israeli state and its terrorist ally, America, whom I may add, said more than enough tripe to accuse Interpal of being a terrorist organisation. Why do you try so hard to go so deep as to label a legitimate Palestinian charity, Interpal, a "terrorist organisation"? By your logic, every donor to Interpal is a terrorist! In fact, why don't you just dub the WHOLE world a terrorist?! WHY don't you label AMERICA the "United States of TERROR", as they recently shipped two airliners full of explosives to the TERRORIST Israeli state to continue their TERRORIST shelling of civilians in Palestine and Lebanon? Apparently the BBC tries to be impartial in their reporting. How the hell can you be impartial when the American TERRORIST shipment of explosives landed on British soil?! Are you really THAT blind and stupid? The Israeli Zionist TERRORIST state has violated every United Nations resolution and peace treaty since its TERRORISING inauguration in 1947. You need to stop supporting the TERRORIST Zionist Neo-Conservative think-tanks in the UK and USA that plot and fund Israeli TERROR in Israeli-occupied TERROR-tories and wider Middle East before they destroy the world or bring them to their knees to obey their so-called "democratic dictatorship". ------------------------------------- Extra comment: John Ware is known for his Pro-Israeli stance. He's a professional Zionist idiot! People like him should be thrown in jail to rot for thier TERROR-journalism. I feel sorry for the part of the British public who are uneducated enough to realise that America is a TERRORIST country, TERRORISING and domineering and threatening in their own HOSTILE and EVIL way. Tony Blair is losing his hair fast. Any Pro-Israeli, Pro-Zionist, Pro-Neo-conservative, Pro-American, Anti-Muslim comments on any forum (including this one) will be obvious to any man or woman of understanding. Muslim or non-Muslim, I child can understand right from wrong, unless they're a brainwashed American!
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2006-07-30 23:30:19
ghaleb:
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this is my email to the BBC.
Sir: I write to express my deep disapproval and disgust at the level of misleading content this programme attempted to convey. John ware has clearly got access to secret records taken by the FBI, tapes from the Israeli army archive, even documents confiscated from the Palestinian authorities. Have all these highly significant materials been made available to journalists, or only very few of them who set up to serve the interests and untold agenda of the parties who supplied these materials to Mr Ware. Mr Ware has failed to verify the authenticity of the materials he used, including the computer claimed to be confiscated from the Islamic school, how to tell that this computer has came from the school, it was the exact one confiscated, and its contents has never been tampered with or doctored by the Israelis despite the Headmaster’s denial that the school has ever been searched in the past?. The picture taken from the Dura Islamic society for orphans, was presented in the programme, as if the orphanage is glorifying murder and bloodshed as a method to get Islam to take over the world. When the Arabic text on it shows clearly it was a Gift, presented to those who support orphans, how many of the Panorama viewers knew that the set was a gift given to the orphanage? Not their own piece of work. Also who is Mr Ware to enforce his own bizarre interpretation of the slogan on that shield as Islam is dominating the world and if necessary by force? Does The Welsh dragon mean anything other than Power and glory of the land, rather than the welsh people are fond of predators? In Arabic tradition, people vow to protect their land, and faith with their souls, and blood, it’s the slogan we hear every where in every demonstration, for example, Egyptian protesters were shouting today in Cairo (With Soul with Blood we protect Lebanon). The slogan on the sign, as I understand it, was no more than an illustration of the aforementioned as versed by the demonstrators in Egypt. Also the last quote by Mr Qardawy talking about invading Europe, was taken out of it’s contests, in a bizarre way that gave the words more than it’s real meanings. Mr Qardawy was explaining a quote attributed to the prophet, in which he ( the prophet) expected Constantapole and Rome to be become Islamic cities. How many of the viewers knew that Qardawy wasn’t calling for invading Europe with thoughts or Sord, but was merely explaining a versus attributed to the prophet, and it came in a program, in which viewers call in live with questions, which may have been prompted the Qardawy’s answer. Misquoting Qardawy to present him with what he never meant, and the use of materials presented by impartial parties like the Israelis with no verifications, and with out stating that the materials has never been authenticated by a third party, can be called anything but fair and impartial journalism.
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2006-07-31 13:13:13
Ahmad:
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Being Muslim I was always annoyed by putting Jihad in parallel with crusade and terrorism. In arabic language and Islamic terminology Jihad means something else. After watching John Ware's panorama, I found he has added new words in this list; daawah and shahada.
BBC panorama Faith, Hate and Chrity was one sided documentary. James Ware used all tactics to malign Interpal. I do not feel good paying TV licensing fees, which is used by people like James Ware to make programmes for Israel not for UK. I hope people will understand Israeli tactics and will not stop supporting Palestinian Cause.
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2006-07-31 14:23:54
Smiley:
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To the Panorama Team,
After watching last nights Panorama I was left shocked and surprised that this documentary had come from the BBC. As you know you are bound by the Royal Charter to be accurate and impartial. I saw little evidence of that last night. The presenter, John Ware's previous work has been criticised as inaccurate, condemned by David Blunkett as poorly researched and over spun (the Asylum Game). I am curious about your choice of journalist. I found 'Faith Hate and charity' and Ware's language Islamophobic. His words made Islam sound notorious and evil, as he was using Islamic passages to illustrate the non existent 'violent' intent of some of the people he interviewed. Near to the end of the programme we see Ware speaking to a young boy. The boy says his favourite language at school is Arabic. Asked why, he replies it it his mother tongue and also because it is the language of the Quran. When the boy said he learns his way of life from the Quran, cue the dramatic music. Is there something wrong with the Arab language? Is there something wrong with living your life by the Quran, just as a Jew lives his life by the Torah and the Christian by his Bible? Any Muslim will say to you they learn everything from the Quran. This is blatant Islamophobia. 'Several former pupils have joined Hamas'. I wish Ware would stop making out that these coincidences were more than just that. Interviewing the Headteacher of the school and Hamas candidate, Ware looked almost desperate to establish a link between the green flags with the Shahadah (Declaration of Faith) on out side the school and Hamas. Is he not aware that Muslims all around the world see this as an Islamic flag, not just one that represents Hamas? At one point he said 'Islamism's global cult of martyrdom and holy war'. What is Islamism? Anyone who did not know much about Islam would easily be led into believing that what John Ware meant by 'Islamism' was infact Islam. Even the annual Islam Expo event held in the Alexandra Palace in London, to promote peace and dialogue between people of all communities was targetted. Personally I can see why John Ware was barred from entering the event, and no surprises when Ware finally managed to weasel in. Islamophobia aside, I found the documentary racist agains the Arab people. Making them out to be people of hate, robots bred to be martyrs, people of no heart and feeling. Throughout the whole programme he was trying to install his own words into other people's mouth. Combined with a mix of dramatic music, and shaky and blurry filming, Ware seems to be trying oh so hard to find a link between Hamas and Interpal. Once the camera even focused on some grafitti on a wall that read ' Welcome to the city of Hamas'. THIS is a BBC documentary??? It was pathetic. I ask the BBC to launch an investigation into this programme and its link to Islamophobia. I also ask the BBC to look into the choice of journalist - John Ware, who has been previously condemned Islamophobic and shortlisted for the Islamophobia Awards 2005. In future I do not wish to see my TV license fees being used to make poor, inaccurate and biased documentaries which are broadcast to instill fear not information into viewers. I assure you I use the word 'documentary' in this case very lightly. I await your response, ********************
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2006-07-31 14:34:09
John Baker:
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Hi all, this is what I have just sent:
More Islamophobic tripe from you - this time all about the 'sinister' charities that help oppressed people in Palestine. The BBC is becoming a farce - are you trying to get in the BNP's good books? That ridiculous hack John Ware seems hell bent on turning everything related to Islam into something to be wary and fearful of. He didn't for example delve into just WHY the people of Palestine have turned to supporting Hamas for instance. Let's just be good little BBC 'journalists' and ignore that little thing called historical context shall we? In fact even without an ounce of knowledge of history you just have to open your eyes to the hell-like situation Palestinians are in right now. Have you no shame to speak of? You even tried to make the Islam Expo look sinister - just because the notoriously Islamophobic John Ware was not allowed in (if this is even true) no one else had a problem. He might have gone on to explain that it was specifically HIM that wasn't allowed in and not every non-Muslim. When people are looking back on this period of history with amazement at just how it was possible that Muslims were turned into the 'bogeymen' of the 21st Century, it will be glaringly obvious that the BBC took the lead as one of the main perpetrators in this criminality. Change the tedious and offensive record BBC and for once do some real investigative journalism. You are turning into the epitome of reactionary media. The only good thing to come of this trashy propaganda-laden documentary that was in all honesty embarrassing to watch, is that I am now a regular donator to Interpal. As this complaint is being sent round to very many people, I would just like to add that it is clear that the BBC are now completely devoid of morals and honesty and to this end I would suggest a total boycott of this most offensive tool of the Blair government. You won't be missing much and your blood pressure just may return to normal given time.
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2006-07-31 15:15:25
John Baker:
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I would just like to add to the readers of MPACUK - don't worry about the possibility of people stopping their donations to Palestinian charities as a result of this trashy so-called documentary. Anyone that donates to the Palestinian cause will no doubt be above the blatant lies, rubbish and smears from the BBC and will have quite a high level of insight into the plight of Palestinians (unlike for instance that moron Ware). They will probably increase their donations if anything.
Best wishes J Baker
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2006-07-31 15:29:40
Myriam:
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Sir/ Madam: I am deeply disturbed by the Panorama show aired last night and presented by Mr Ware. The show was sub-standard by journalistic standards, biased, racist and dangerous in its incitement of hatred against any Palestinian who supports the resistance movement in his/her country (a right recognized and enshrined in the UN Charter i might add). Moreover, it was insulting to Muslims and non- Muslims alike in its one dimensional portrayal of Palestinians and Hamas for that matter, not to mention the well-respected Interpal charity who do TREMENDOUS work in the West Bank in areas of serious need (which surprise surprise! may also be those where Hamas offers ITS social welfare schemes). As a fan of Panorama's usual style of investigative journalism, I was shocked and outraged to see that Mr Ware was not in search of 'truth' as it were, but simply to prove a point, as any astute observer, aware of the political debate surrounding his investigation, would be aware of. Mr Ware clearly chose to edit his piece in the most thoroughly biased (and very annoying!) manner, which left any knowledgeable observer feeling utterly patronized by the tremendous leaps of faith one was expected to make in order to believe his version of the events. I am APPALLED that my tax money has gone towards such rubbish. Mr Ware is not worthy of his title as a journalist, least of all as a journalist for the much respected establishment of the BBC. Please ensure such rubbish remains where it ought to - in the garbage can. For those of us specialized in this field, it is an insult to our intelligence and for those without knowledge of it, it is dangerous propoganda which inflammes an already delicate situation. Is the BBC aiming to foster debate or define its parameters? After watching Mr Ware, it seems, there are certain things one cannot say, or certain people one cannot meet with, without being a potential victim of his one-sided agenda. Please get this man off the air. Regards.
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2006-07-31 15:57:18
T Khan:
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I have made teh following complaiint to the BBC:
I am writing to express my deepest disappointment at this pro-Israeli propoganda that you decided to air last night on Panorama titled “Faith Hate and Charity”, particularly on a day when 30 innocent children died as a result of Israel’s deliberate bombing of civilians in Lebanon. I am also curious about your selection of presenter, John Ware, for this programme whose work has previously been criticised as inaccurate, poorly researched and over spun. In this programme the level of abuse of investigative journalism was shocking. At no point I found this programme impartial, objective or indeed accurate. I especially disliked the way John Ware took every opportunity to paint every Palestinian child as a terrorist particularly when he started asking 10 year old orphaned boys whether they would like to be fighters. At no point did he mention that many if not all of these children may have lost a mother, father or other relative because of Israeli aggression. Balance and objectivity was obviously not on the agenda. Most of the evidence to support the allegations came from Israeli/US hardly pro-Palestinian. No pro Palestinian authority was interviewed during the whole programme. The programme placed a lot of reliance on so called confessions obtained by Israeli interrogations, yet no mention was made of the fact that Amnesty International and numerous other human rights organisations have reported the use of extreme torture by Israelis during interrogations. Mr Ware obviously had no problem with this and was keen on accepting all "confessions" that were achieved as a result. No mention was made that only a couple of moths ago, Interpal won a libel case on similar allegations and the Jewish Board of Deputies, in a humiliating turn around, apologised as part of an out of court settlement for calling Interpal a terrorist organisation. This was after American intelligence was unable to substantiate any of its claims. The role of Jewish charities in spreading hatred and racist policies was simply omitted. What is surprising is that the BBC could act so irresponsibly in airing this nonsense. I cannot see how the BBC is fulfilling its Royal Charter to be accurate and impartial. I will like the BBC to explain that to me as I so no evidence of it last night.
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2006-07-31 16:46:23
jav:
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i would like to point out that john ware demonised the flags with the shahada on them as a symbol of terrorisim. this in it's self, in my opinion, is an INCITEMENT to RACIAL and RELIGIOUS HATRED since the shahada is one of the pillars of islam.
so if attacks on muslims increase, we know who to blame!
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2006-07-31 18:06:34
shazia:
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here is what i wrote:
Dear Panorama, After watching last nights Panorama I was left shocked and surprised that the so called documentary was aired by the BBC which as you know is bound by the Royal Charter to be accurate and impartial. There was little evidence of that last night. Many people including myself had emailed and expressed their concerns about John Ware a Pro-Israeli Islamphobic journalist making a documentary about Interpal. However, unfortunately the BBC ignored the concerns of the license payers. The documentary confirmed that this was used as an opportunity by John Ware to portray a famous and well known pro Palestinian charity as a key funder of terrorism. At one point he even accused Interpal a small British Palestinian charity of ‘building up Hammas’ and as having strong links to Al Qaeda. However, he failed to bring forward any proof to back up this nonsense. Most of the so called evidence to support his agenda was gained from Israeli/US sources who are also clearly biased. No pro Palestinian authority was interviewed during the whole program. Ware claims that Interpal were given a chance for an interview but declined. However, I have been informed that this was not the case and Interpal had in fact elected for an interview and Ware refused to interview them. As the charity commission has investigated these allegations against Interpal not once but twice I saw no point to the documentary it was simply one hour of utter drivel which highlights how desperate Ware was to paint Muslims as nothing but extremists. It was simply part of a smear campaign to stop non-Muslims funding Interpal and to starve the Palestinians out of their land. No mention was made that only a couple of moths ago, Interpal won a libel case on similar allegations and the Jewish Board of Deputies, in a humiliating turn around, apologised as part of an out of court settlement for calling Interpal a terrorist organisation. This was after American intelligence was unable to substantiate any of its claims. For a documentary on Interpal I saw nothing about the humanitarian work done by Interpal. The entire program lacked any objective journalism –‘objective journalism’ is clearly something John Ware is unfamiliar with. Furthermore, the program omitted the role of Jewish charities in spreading hatred and racist policies. Although this in hardly surprising, what is surprising is that the BBC could act so irresponsibly in airing this nonsense. I cannot see how the BBC is fulfilling its Royal Charter to be accurate and impartial. I would like to know why the BBC chose to use a biased journalist who was unlikely to tell us the real story behind the work done and oppression faced by the Palestinian people. Surely Panorama recognised that John Ware, with his track record of anti-Islamic smear journalism, could not be considered an objective person to make such a program. I ask the BBC to launch an investigation into this program and its link to Islamophobia. I also ask the BBC to look into the choice of journalist - John Ware, who has been previously condemned Islamophobic and shortlisted for the Islamophobia Awards 2005. In future I do not wish to see my TV license fees being used to make poor, inaccurate and biased documentaries which are broadcast to instill fear not information into viewers. I await your response,
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2006-07-31 20:20:39
Shazia:
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I notice that Dr Barret and Co are very silent these days is it because they have run out of words to justify the unjustifable...
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2006-07-31 20:32:33
Africana:
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Dear MPACUK,
We are Muslim media watch. You might like to know that the merda media in other European states do the same kind of “jingling” this is not journalism. We have members reporting from other state who say that certain state have absolutely no idea about Sharia law and they say that because of “Sharia law those watching football" were killed. this absurd information was questioned by our member. The individual wrote to the station in question and asked: For how long had their “ugly boy news reader (mother nature did him no favours, he has an obnoxious, arrogant attitude, is uneducated and is ignorant) studied Sharia law? Where? Who were his teachers? How many years research did he do? In which countries? How many publications did he have? Considering that he did not speak the local language correctly, did he speak Arabic not fluently but immaculately? Where did he learn Arabic? To be an expert in Sharia one would have to learn Arabic. We never received the answer. We had sent cc of the emails to African Union, Arab League, OIC, Somalia, Sudan, Muslim news etc. Stringing 3 words because they have been brain washed is easy. Being able to hold your own is quite another. It is easy to root out these shit tank morons the other side of the pond mops up. They know nothing and they get given titles like Dr, Prof, Signor fellow of such and such thick tank…….
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2006-07-31 21:34:14
P Wilson:
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I write to express my sadness at the pro-Israeli propoganda that was aired last night on Panorama titled “Faith Hate and Charity”, particularly when right at this moment Israelis are slaughtering innocent people in Lebanon and Palestine including children, women and UN observers. To be honest I am quite disturbed.
I’m quite disgusted at your selection of presenter, John Ware, for this programme whose work has previously been criticised as inaccurate, poorly researched and over spun. In this programme the level of abuse of investigative journalism was shocking. At no point I found this programme impartial, objective or indeed accurate. It was a concerted effort by the BBC from the beginning, which was to legitimise Israelis state policy of the holocaust of Palestine and suppress and stop the Palestinians from protecting their land against occupation and ethnic cleansing of their people. Mr Ware provided no context for the Hamas ideology, i.e. the Israeli occupation of Palestine. He also jumped at the chance of painting every Palestinian child as a terrorist, when he entered a classroom and asked 10 year old boys who would want to be a fighter. Ask a leading question to a child and you will have your answer. However he at no points mentioned that many if not all of the children in the classroom may have lost their mother, father or other relative because of Israeli aggression. The level of journalism and the abuse of it was cringe worthy. His entire manner of over dramatisation, using stereotypical references, sinister music and grainy photography was meant to convince an uninformed viewer of his biased and completely fabricated notions. Surprise surprise, the role of Jewish Charities in spreading hatred and racist apartheid policies was simply omitted. Balance is something that John Ware has no idea about. Mr Ware also forget to mention that only a couple of months back, Interpal won a libel case on a similar matter. The Jewish Board of Deputies, in a humiliating turn around, apologised as part of an out of court settlement for calling Interpal a "terrorist organisation". This was after American intelligence was unable to substantiate any of its claims. An omission of this nature is intellectual thuggery and should not go unchallenged. Moreover, it was insulting to Muslims and non- Muslims alike in its one dimensional portrayal of Palestinians and Hamas for that matter, not to mention the well-respected Interpal charity who do tremendous work. I was quite astonished to see BBC act so irresponsibly. I cannot see how the BBC is fulfilling its Royal Charter to be accurate and impartial. Right now I am ashamed to be a BBC license payer. I will be encouraging Interpal to take legal action against BBC and Mr Ware. I ask the BBC to launch an investigation into this programme and its link to Islamophobia and biased reporting. I also ask the BBC to look into the choice of journalist - John Ware, who has been previously condemned as Islamophobic. I kindly wait for your response. Thanking you
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2006-07-31 22:12:31
MIK:
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To Whom It May Concern,
I was very disappointed at the melodramatic Panorama documentary that was aired last night (30/7/2006) which I felt was wholly biased and manifested poor journalistic skills with many unsubstantiated claims made against a legitimate charity organization: INTERPAL. The program also failed to mention key omissions such as the libel case that was won by this charity only a few months ago when similar unsubstantiated claims were made by the British board of Jews in conjunction undoubtedly with the state of “Israel” and their proxy America. Given such developments I can only conclude that the airing of this documentary was politically motivated which intended to cause fatal repercussions to the everyday running of a legitimate charity organisation. The airing of this documentary could have potentially cost millions of poor, needy individuals in Palestine from receiving aid which they desperately need, an eventuality which I am sure some people would be happy to see (None at the BBC I hope). This has totally eradicated any respect that I may have once had for the BBC and I have serious doubts about whether I can ever regard the BBC as an impartial source of information free from governmental and other outside pressures. In my opinion if the BBC wishes to redeem itself in the eyes of millions of viewers then please stop showing biased pro-israeli “Islamophobic” documentaries such as the one under discussion as they only serve to further the goals of repressive governmental foreign policy and alienate entire societies and communities. Thank you,
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2006-07-31 23:01:39
Pir:
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Can we all try to donate to interpal as result of this Israeli propoganda.
Michael Grade; you haven't taken too long to show your contempt for the truth & turn the BBC into an apologist/deceiver on behalf of the settler state...but justice will prevail inshallah
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2006-07-31 23:04:00
Old Peculier:
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The BBC is hardly pro-Israel. More the other way round.
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2006-07-31 23:17:14
yaser majid:
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salaam to all, here's my complaint to the bbc.
To whom it may concern, I watched Panorama last night and was aghast at the content of the programme. How could the BBC air the views of an Islamophobic Pro-Israeli journalist. Is this what the BBC has stooped to, in order to gain viewers? Is this how you are spending my licencing fees. I am absolutely incensed at the content of this programme. First and foremost i demand an apology from the BBC. Secondly if John Ware is a man i ask him to come forward with proof about the lies he has stated. He has made no mention of of the humiliating defeat of the Jewish board of deputies, who had accused Interpal of funding terrorism. I would like the BBC to answer, is this objective journalism. Furthermore why was there a complete omission of jewish charities that fund zionist and racist views. The BBC has done a great service in alienating muslims even more by peddaling such filth. Why was the Saudi flag demonised? i object to each and every word the John Ware spouted from his mouth. In future i do not want to see the BBC spending my money in such an irresponsible and nonsensical way. Please also explain your choice of journalist. i await your response
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2006-08-01 00:30:22
MPAC Supporter:
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WOW Another example of How MPAC is Growing, Expanding and Revolutionising Muslim Public Affairs.
Bravo Brothers and Sisters!!
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2006-08-01 01:23:03
azaad:
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The following e-mail to BBC:
All sensible people condemn terrorism, and those with integrity/objectivity condemn State terrorism too. What a surprise: BBC sponsors and airs a programme portraying everything Islamic/Palestinian/Arab as evil is every detail! I trust that Panorama is delighted to have become part of the Tel Aviv propaganda machine. BBC should take great care about legalities, as it is illegal to incite religious hatred. By airing Ware's Panorama, it may have been complicit in this incitement. Ware's one-sided programme denudes 'journalism' of all meaning. Has Panorama really degenerated so far that it equates propaganda with 'reporting'. What was also so repulsive about Ware's presentation was the way that he constantly dwelt on children. Truly this disgraceful invasion of children's dignity and their human rights was the best illustration of Ware's disgusting posturing. Shame on you, Panorama -- and BBC.
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2006-08-01 08:10:42
Aron:
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All muslims should write in and complain as should all muslim organisations like mosques.Check out the mcb site and write to the PM as well, i think you will have to post the letter(proforma attached on site by mcb).Link belowhttp://www.mcb.org.uk/features/features.php?ann_id=1521Time for action not TALK.
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2006-08-01 09:53:08
abu:
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HI
Is time for us Muslims to make a move so that we can be heard all around the world, I don't think what is happening in Lebanon is right hopeless children and families are being attacked due to an unwanted war. It time we have grouped together and stood against the evils in this world and I think all of us now the evil in this world at this time and there names is written in block capital letters and there target is Islam and all Muslims.
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2006-08-01 15:36:09
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i agree with jav's comments below the page, john ware did indeed (in his sick documentry) incite RACIAL and RELIGIOUS HATRED. isn't This breaking the law?
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2006-08-01 16:20:13
Blueprint:
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i have complained....im not happy with my reply because i lack the tactic....but every complaint is vital....so thanks all for posting your replies here, it really did help me to muster some words.
my reply Having watched Panorama; John Ware, I was very disappointed that this documentary had come from the BBC. You are bound by the Royal Charter to be accurate and impartial; this programme is completely the opposite. John ware has previously filmed a number of documentaries attacking any organisation that has dared to speak out against Israeli oppression. And so continues under no duress. By accusing charity organisations…using circumstantial evidence which was clearly just pointing the finger, as a child would. Even David Blunkett condemned his journalism as poorly researched and over spun (the Asylum Game). I am curious and angered about your choice of journalist; John Ware. Wares desperate measures to pinpoint the Saudi flag clearly hung everywhere in the location as a terrorist flag, shows his highly lacking knowledge of any real information and shows desperation…….his ignorance is evident and nullifies his weak programme that is suggestive In its Islamaphobic content. This documentary lacked context, but only appeared in favour of the Israeli point of view….clearly biased. Its only content was bad journalism, lacking in any objectivity, and was very offensive to watch as it only demeaned the Palestinian cause. Such journalists as John Ware do not present any real journalism or solutions but wish only to demean another type of people that it clearly is not wishing to represent or grant it any justice to.
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2006-08-01 17:31:28
Ahmed:
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Thanks John Ware, I have just set up a direct debit for Interpal.
Carry on your hyprocracy, it makes my Iman stronger.
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2006-08-01 19:24:09
MC:
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Comment I sent to the BBC earlier:
I would just like to register my disgust at this edition of Panorama. It gave me the distinct impression that the BBC is scraping around for ways in which to depict Muslims in a negative and menacing light. The fact that this programme specifically targeted the people of Palestine, who are already facing a lifetime of persecution and hardship under Israeli occupation without being kicked further by the BBC ‘investigating’ the charities that do such wonderful work on their behalf, was just shameless beyond belief. I have been trying to work out what on earth the BBC was trying to prove in airing a programme which so completely lacked any sort of political or historical context, let alone any intellectual analysis; I have come to the conclusion that this was a deliberate attempt to give Mr Blair and his supporters a boost in the wake of the growing and very vocal backlash they are facing as a result of their deplorable decision to give Israel unconditional support following its invasion of Lebanon. It was intended to show just where the BBC's loyalties lie. I am afraid that as a broadcaster you are becoming more and more Islamophobic and pro-imperialist by the day, deliberately hiding the suffering of people under occupation and instead churning out material that could accurately be described as Western, pro-Israeli propaganda. At a time when we are witnessing highly distressing scenes of the relentless and brutal bombing of civilians in Lebanon by the Israeli army, (not to mention their increasing aggression towards the people of Gaza where scores of Palestinians are dying daily, although you are hiding this from the public), the BBC is really not doing its credibility any favours in producing such overtly biased so-called documentaries: the agenda you are trying to push will not have gone unnoticed by many. Without a shadow of a doubt, the BBC is no longer 'impartial' and in fact has not been for some time now. How long must we tolerate this disingenuous behaviour from a broadcaster that we ourselves fund and which is supposed to act in the public’s interest?
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2006-08-01 19:31:37
Shaz:
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To the Panorama Team,
It is with deep regret that I have to write this letter, however I feel it is extremely necessary. The Panorama documentary aired last night on BBC 1 produced by John Ware was entirely inappropriate, embarrassingly incorrect, racist and extremely one sided. Lack of basic knowledge in regards to Islam was demonstrated by Mr Ware, not being able to distinguish between the Hamas flag and the flag that reads the Shahadah (Declaration of Faith) is an insult to all Muslims. Interpal is doing great work for the Palestinians in need, what John Ware failed to ask is why are these people living in such conditions, why are they being oppressed, where does the hate for the Zionists come from, what is the context of Hamas’s ideology? For gods sakes get this man off our televisions! The documentary insulted the common mans intelligence, further more for those that do not know about the Israeli aggression as it is so cleverly wrapped up and pushed under the carpet, this will incite more hatred and widen the gap between Muslim and non-Muslim! The Islamophobe John Ware also chose not to mention anything in regards to a recent case Interpal won against a Jewish community after it claimed that Interpal was a "terrorist organisation" John ware has done exactly that! My question is, How could you have let this be aired, at a time where Palestinians are being brutally killed in mass numbers while the world scratches there heads with the question WHY? This documentary has done nothing for the Palestinian people that are being humiliated in their own territory. John Wares intention is very clear, to demonise Muslims in everyway possible. The entire program lacked any objective journalism, and as for the media side of things, I’m no expert but if my media students produced such a docudrama, they would surly fail. John Ware is a know Pro-Israeli activist, this was another desperate attempt to discredit Muslims.
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2006-08-01 19:45:19
Z:
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Apologise for detracting from the subject matter but I recently saw an advert for the forthcoming documentary:
What Muslims Want Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow tackles one of the most difficult and controversial qu'estions facing our country today: to what extent do Muslims in Britain pose a threat to this country and its values? There is a growing fear that the 1.6 million Muslims in Britain are rejecting the majority liberal, tolerant beliefs in this country for a radicalised version of Islam in which violence can be justified. Time: 20:00 to 21:00 (1 hour long). When: Monday 7th August on Channel 4 I am fed up and angry with the medias constant attack on us muslims. A day will not go by where "islamaphobia" will not feature as headline news. Why are the media allowed to get away with this?
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2006-08-01 19:53:31
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I have the greatest respect for BBC Journalism and I feel it is a great source for information and education which strives to be politically impartial.
The Panarama Programme 'Faith, Hate and Charity' presented by the journalist John Ware, failed to live up to the BBC high standards. The Documentary was poorly researched as Ware leaned too heavily on the FBI and Israeli Intelligence as sources to support his views. These sources are not politically impartial and they have their own agenda which is to demonize the Palestinian democracy, people and causes in anyway they can. If Ware's intention was to raise awareness about Palestinian Children being emotionally and mentally abused by Islamic Ideology funded by various charities such as Interpal, then why did he not interview other sources such as various human right organizations and children charities? I could not help thinking that it was Ware who was trying to "brainwash" the British people with this badly researched documentary which he used as a tool not to help Palestinian children but to vent his own political agenda.
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2006-08-01 20:31:29
ibrahim:
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Subject Interpal Panarama Programme 'Faith, Hate and Charity' presented by the journalist John Ware.
I am disappointed that the BBC allowed for another poorly one-sided documentary to aired by the muslim bashing jounalist john ware. Justified concerns have been raised about his previous projects yet this person again is left to paint false/incomplete pictures about muslims. I pay my licence fee for an impartial/unbaised views from your channel but instead muslims are getting white washes like 'Hutton', how do i get a refund of my licence fee but yet keep my tv because bbc is failing to represent my views?? I look forward to your response on the matter. Regards. Ibrahim
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2006-08-01 22:51:15
Rehan Hussain:
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BBC editorial,
I was thoroughly disgusted by the panorama program aired on Sunday 29th July which was seemingly determined to portray a charity as an affiliate of a terrorist organisation. Whilst I approached the program with a mood of objectivity which i might add was increasingly difficult to maintain considering the journalist, if we may give him this title, john ware's previous depiction of the MCB as an extremist organisation which sent as heavy shockwaves through the Muslim community as it did put British Muslims into hysterics of laughter. Regardless of the sinister accusations that Ware put forward, I was primarily concerned by the lack of good objective and well argued journalism. The program seemed to be riddled with poor quality journalism and misinformation in order to sustain the reporter’s viewpoint. References to "anonymous buildings” and "striking similarities" which were not elaborated on were but a few examples. I would also like to express my regret at the BBC's choice to air such a program despite being aware that Interpal has been investigated previously by the Charity Commission. Does the BBC endorse the destruction of a charity's reputation, especially one that is amongst very few who are currently aiding the Palestinian people in their daily struggle simply to live? I implore the BBC not to jump onto the media bandwagon of using any story which is likely in the short term to provide the greatest response and audience attention dismissing the long-term consequences of the individuals and organisations which it unfoundedly chooses at a whim to slander. Instead I ask the BBC to be resolute in its determination to publish material only worthy of the high standards in media reporting the British have come to expect and deserve.
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2006-08-02 01:29:03
Abdul:
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Just sent to BBC and OfCom (modified):
Sir, Watching the Panorama program aired on Sunday 29th July, "Faith, Hate and Charity" I was left completely shocked and dismayed at the content of the programme. There was a complete lack of context and impartiality in the program. I believe there were several breaches of the OfCom Broadcasting Code. The whole programme and its one sided view (no representation of the Palestinian view or context) is a breach I believe of section 2.3, 5.1, 7.1, 7.9, 7.11 and 7.13 of the code. Although it was mentioned the charity commission investigated Interpal I don't recall it being mentiond it was done twice and cleared twice. No mention that the US authorities could not substantiate their claims against Interpal and the Board Of Deputies reached an out of court settlement for false allegations. This I believe is a breach of section 2.2 & 5.7 of the code. The green flag displayed and which Mr Ware implied was a symbol of Hamas is in fact the Muslim declaration of faith. This flag is owned by Muslims everywhere and not exclusive to Hamas. I found this linking very offensive and believe it is a breach of section 4.2 of the code. The children were portrayed in a misleading manner. There was no context explained when the children were asked if they wanted to be fighters. I believe this is a breach of section 2.2 and 7.4 of the code. Mr Ware is clearly biased and the whole programme was without context, unbalanced and biased towards Interpal. These views were clearly Mr Ware's own opinion and this should have been made clear at the beginning of the program per section 5.8. 5.9 and 5.10 of the code. I as a license payer am incensed that the BBC could air such a program. I have no doubt several other breaches of the Broadcasting Code may have occurred and ask that the BBC management investigate immediately and where breaches have occurred broadcast a correction as required by section 5.2 of the code. I look forward to your response. Yours, Abdul
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2006-08-02 14:17:32
CeeBee Philips:
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You say Jewish charities spread hatred and racist policies. Like Muslims, all Jews are expected to give Tzedakah, like Zakah in Islam.
Please provide examples of Jewish charities doing what you say they do. ORT, for example, an exemplary Jewish charity, provides generous aid and education to people of all faiths around the world. Some synagogues in Great Britain at the High Holy Days direct their Tzedakah to charities that help people in need of all faiths. The Liberal synagogue in London worked tirelessly to raise aid for Bosnia. Your accusations require backup. Where is your evidence?
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2006-08-02 14:40:50
jb:
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As expected, John Ware's programme was a one-sided propaganda fest for Israel.
I wrote to you earlier, raising my concerns about the wisdom of allowing someone like John Ware, who has been accused of being an Islamophobe, to present a program on the Muslim charity Interpal. In your response to me, you wrote: "John Ware is a very experienced investigative reporter and the BBC is confident his next film will live up to the high standards of fairness and accuracy which he has established over many years as one of the country's leading television journalists. " I wonder whether you still stand by this view; I highlight the words ‘investigative’ and ‘fairness’. The program seemed full of conjecture and supposition seeped in Mr Ware's bias. He always took the view of Israeli's over Palestinian's. He treated 'Israeli intelligence' as gospel, which somehow disregarded the views of Palestinians - I guess an Israeli soldier with a big gun saying 'yes its true' is enough validation for Mr. Ware. It's a shame that Mr Ware seems to be the mouthpiece of Mossad and a government, which has a big-brother-like database on most Palestinian civilians in order to find any tenuous link to discredit them. Why did he barrack children at a Palestinian school about their views of Israel (creating this idea that they are all war hungry) and not undertake the same ad-hoc survey with Israeli kids about Palestine? A Channel 4 program did just that few days ago and found views amongst Israeli children was no different. Why is that BBC? If Interpal’s actions are somehow making Palestinian children ‘fundamentalist’, which Israeli charity is making Israeli children extremist? Perhaps you should undertake a program about what charities contribute to Israeli institutions and settlements, which allow such views to foment amongst Israeli's. Will you do this? John Ware implies that all the violence in Palestine is due to Hamas cultivating hatred. No mention of the brutal occupation of the Israeli's, whose actions turn the children towards violence. Ware fails to point out that before Hamas or any other Islamic movement in Palestine, the resistance groups were secular and non-religious - they too carried out suicide bombings. Where did the hatred of these atheists and agnostics stem from? Islam as well????? Why did Mr Ware not mention any of the investigations undertaken by the charities commission on Interpal, including the British Board of Jews, which turned up nothing. Subsequently, Interpal had to be paid damages by the Board, which retracted its comments. Similarly the Jerusalem Post, which made the same Hamas allegations, grovelled to Interpal with a full apology. Surely these previous investigations would be included in any piece of proper 'investigative' journalism - since it adds context to the story. So why were these ignored? Ware's disgust of Islam is evident, all you have to do is look at his closing statement. No mention of Interpal (note: what the program was supposed to be about!), it seems he just used it as a vehicle to attack Islam. "The Muslim Brotherhood movement already dominates many Islamic groups here. Islam Expo was a further attempt by the movement to position itself as mainstream. Its followers are foot soldiers to the most influential dawah missionary of political Islam today, Sheikh Yusuf Qaradawi. But it is only to Middle East audiences that the Brotherhood's spiritual leader, the Sheikh of the Mujahideen, unveils his prophetic dream. Europe, as he sees it, Islam's next frontier......Welcome to the dawah of political Islam. With its high octane blend of politics and religion as potent as any of history's grand ideas." I’m sorry but did Enoch Powell collaborate with Mr. Ware as a ‘ghost’ writer for this programme. Next time the government reviews the licence fee, I will implore that they abolish it. If this programme was ‘investigative’ and fair there would not have been a problem but I do not want my funds being allocated to biased, propaganda laden polemics from journalists with an agenda. Kind regards
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2006-08-02 18:43:48
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Sir,
I wish to register a complaint in relation to the recent Panarama programme narrated by Mr. John Ware. I feel the compelled to complain for a number of reasons. Firstly, the choice of "Journalist". John Ware has an apparent obsessive compulsion to denigrate not just Muslims, but Islam as a whole. Take, for examples, his agressive attack on the Muslim Council of Britain, wherein he "interviewed" the MCB almost entirely about the State of Israel and its conflict with the Palestinians, and not about the issues affecting the Muslims of Britain, and then attacked them for being unrepresentative! That "documentary" was defended to the hilt by the BBC, but caused a lot of anger and disgust at its obvious bias in almost all of the Muslim media. Indeed, where it not so serious, the programmes bias was almost funny. Again, on 18 September 2005 Ware attacked the MCB for solely because of its Israeli stance. Earlier this month Ware attacked the Foreign Office of the UK for its inclusion of Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi in what is supposed to be the Apolitical BBC Online website (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/5168104.stm). Wares wrath again caused by the Muslim Clerics stance on Israel. Following Muslim and general non-white people (Ware, of course, is white) immigration into the UK, Ware did another documentary, this time publicising it himself, and completely abolishing any pretence of objective jornalism, glorifying his own work in the Daily Mail thusly; ""For years the Mail has been attacked for its refusal to be silent on the asylum crisis. Tonight's Panorama says we were utterly justified". Note how he says "we", as in the mail.. using the BBC to justify the Mails position, why do you allow that? Indeed, David Blunkett described Wares work as "Powellite". On the Today programme, 14 July 2005, Ware again attacked the MCB. Why? Because of its stance of Israel. You may think that this obsession with Israel was a response by Ware to the MCB's anti-Israeli or Pro-Palestinian obsessiveness. That would be wrong. As you can see, using the Wayback machine, as the time of this broadcast there was no mention of Israel on the MCB website. (http://web.archive.org/web/20050329091520/http://www.mcb.org.uk/) It was focused on aiding British Muslims in matters pertaining to them, while encouraging donations for the victims of the Asian Tsunami. The opinions on the MCB regarding another nation state, Israel, were not in the public domain till Ware decided to look for them. In short, if the BBC wish to maintain the pretense of objectivity it should point Ware in the direction of what he is good at, his exposes, for example, on the IRA were good. His blatent bias, however, for foreigners and in particular Muslims and people opposed to the actions of Israel, makes it difficult to see why the BBC would want him making documentaries on these subjects. Secondly, This BBC documentary was utterly void of context. Who are Hamas is a question not dealt with at all. The social services provided by Hamas ar completely ignored. Exactly How InterPal can operate hospitals without the government (hamas) is not explained. The Israeli occcupation and attacks, barely mentioned. (One sentence I believe). The economic blockade of the palestinians (And thus, their need for organisations like InterPal) is not present. Neither interPal, nor Hamas for that matter, were created in a vacum. The context of why Interpal is needed, and why people donate and fund interpal is also needed. The absolute lack of this context is, frankly, quite shocking. Thirdly, Wilfull ignorance of the Islam. Ware points out that two schools have the same banner or flags as used by Hamas. however, that is not just a "flag". It is the banner of the Shahada. Schools in cairo, Aceh, Lahore, and all across the Muslim world will have the same thing. The shahada is the first of the five pillars of Islam. It is considered the "base of faith", on which the rest of Islam is built on. it is not some hamas slogan, it is the declaration that there is "no god but Allah, and Muhammad is his messenger". As the overwhelming majority of the viewers of this show will be non-muslims, this should have been explained, it wasn't, and tat can be for one of two reasons. Either Mr. Ware is ignorant of Muslim culture to such a degree that he certainly should not have been commissioned to make this, or, it was better to ram home a bias by ignoring the truth. Perhaps you will explain to which bracked this falls into. Fourthly, The details of the Charity Commissions report were not looked at, instead they were casually tossed aside as if the Charity Commission simply took InterPals word for it, and ignored the US State department. In fact, in was the US who ignored the Charity commission. The Commission asked for any evidence of InterPals links with hamas, however none were forthcoming, and there own investigation found none either. This is not something to be dismissed so blithely in the persuit of InterPals disgrace. This is the briefest summary I can garner in such a short time. With charter renewal approaching, are we to gather that the future of the BBS will be a series of programmes like this, whereby people with known bias will be allowed to attack the minortity communities of britain, at the same time as they are attacked by the increasing prejudices, for example take the recent report on increased Islamophobia in the UK and the growth of the BNP? I find the problem was a vitriolic attack job with no objectivity, no context but with an abundance of bias, and that coming from the BBC is an absolute disgrace. I await your reply
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2006-08-02 20:08:03
Ali:
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Salaams to all,
After my first email to the BBC before the program was broadcast, I received the following reply: " Thank you for your e-mails regarding Panorama. John Ware is a very experienced investigative reporter and the BBC is confident his next film will live up to the high standards or fairness and accuracy which he has established over many years as one of the country's leading television journalists. It is not our practice to engage in public debate about the contents of programmes before they've been transmitted, but if you have a complaint to make after the transmission of any film we may be planning, we shall be happy to try to address it at that point. Thank you for getting in touch. Yours sincerely Denise Tattersall BBC Information " After watching the Panorama documentary on Sun, I sent another email of complaint and received this reply (morning of 3rd August): " Dear Mr Ali Thank you for your further email. The Panorama film Faith, Hate and Charity was an evidence-based investigation whose journalistic approach was informed throughout by the BBC's commitment to impartiality, fairness and accuracy. John Ware is an experienced investigative reporter and we believe his film lived up to the high standards of fairness and accuracy which he has established over many years as one of the country's leading television journalists. The programme investigated a matter of substantial public interest - allegations that funds from a UK registered charity, Interpal, have helped build support for Hamas, an organisation which the European Union regards as terrorist. One of the things the film revealed was that a draft report by the UK Treasury's Asset Freezing Working Group found that six charities in the West Bank, which have received funds from Interpal, helped "provide a broad civilian foundation for Hamas that provides critical support to the organisations political and paramilitary activity". These six charities include the Islamic Charitable Society of Hebron, which featured in the film and about which the Treasury report said: "There is evidence to show that the Society has funded and administered educational programmes that appear tantamount to incitement and indoctrination in support of violent Hamas activity". The Charity Commission, the body that regulates UK charities, admitted in the film that its 2003 investigation into Interpal was "not in depth". Furthermore the Charity Commission spokesman acknowledged on camera that evidence presented by Panorama raised a "pertinent issue". Indeed, since the film's broadcast, the Charity Commission has opened a new case to examine the issues highlighted in the programme. Yours sincerely Denise Tattersall Divisional Advisor BBC Information " Although, it seems like I'm beating my head against a brick wall I know that one day justice will prevail. I then proceeded to make a donation to Interpal. Regards Ali
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2006-08-03 10:53:10
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Here is a copy of my complaint to the BBC regarding that racist and Islamophobic rant, more commonly referred to as that Panorama documantary by J.Ware. It is a bit long winded, but there is so much to complain about, yet I only scratched the surface. I hope it helps someone else, as the copies of other letters helped me enormously.
I am hereby writing this letter as I wish to complain about the disgustingly Islamophobic and blatantly racist Panorama documentary, Faith, Hate and Charity, aired on Sunday night. I have known for a while that the renowned Islamohpobic/pro Zionist, alleged journalist John Ware would be making this documentary, and as such was expecting a very biased and false report. The fact that this documentary was full of lies, omissions of the truth, harassment of innocent individuals, twisting of facts, distortion of the views of children with leading questions they did not properly understand, etc, is of no surprise to me or anyone else who was aware that John Ware was behind it. The BBC has to abide by the Royal Charter which states their reporting should be fair and unbiased, so why did you allow a renowned Islamophobe to produce a racist, extremely biased and untrue rant, and call it serious journalism. You may ask in what way it was inaccurate, or misleading/biased against Islam. Let me give you a few examples. 1. OMMISONS OF THE TRUTH. The documentary lacked any background information/real context regarding the illegal occupation of Palestine, and the murderous brutality faced by the Palestinians. Little children were asked leading questions about resisting the occupation; also, he did not enquire how many of the children had relatives that had been murdered by the illegal occupying forces, or why they wished to resist the illegal and murderous occupation. Instead he chose to insinuate/depict them as future terrorists. Confessions were taken as gospel, despite the fact they were obtained under extreme torture, something has been condemned by Amnesty International, something Ware did not mention. No mention of the fact that Interpal recently won a libel settlement against a major Jewish organisation which had to apologise as part of its settlement for calling Interpal a terrorist charity. (Jewish Board of Deputies). No mention was made of Jewish charities that actually provide funds for the destruction of Palestinian homes, so as to build settlements for Jewish people from around the world, as well as helping to ethnically cleanse the area of Palestinians/Arabs. (Jewish National Fund). These are war crimes, as well as violations of UN resolutions, but were not mentioned at all during the documentary. 2. LIES. The so called flag of Hamas is not the flag of Hamas, but an Islamic flag. This flag contains the first pillar of Islam, namely a declaration that “There is no God but Allah, and Mohammed is the last prophet and messenger”. The Hamas flag is in fact not the flag that John Ware was so desperately telling everyone it was. Interpal were accused of refusing to give an interview for this documentary, but again that is a lie, as they were willing to speak, but alas, John Ware did not want to hear the truth. 3. HARASSMENT OF INNOCENT INDIVIDUALS. As previously mentioned, why did he barrack and prey on innocent children, with leading questions. As an adult, he knew the children would not understand the nature of his questions, yet continued to prey on them so as to paint the school as a breeding ground for terrorists. He also harassed the teachers of that school by trying to tell them what the flag meant and signified, without actually having the decency to try and allow them to explain the flag’s meaning, and ignoring the fact they were trying to tell him it was not a Hamas flag. 4. SPURIOUS ALLEGATIONS. Taking the word of the Israeli and American ‘so called intelligence’ to be the gospel truth. This despite the fact there is no proof of what they are accusing Interpal of. Stating they operate out of ‘an anonymous location, i.e. trying to insinuate there is something sinister about them. They do not have an anonymous location, and if they were, why would they go to court, or offer interviews if they were secretive and shadowy. This is just a brief snapshot of what was wrong with this so called documentary. As stated previously, it was obvious that John Ware was going to do a lying hatchet job on an Islamic organisation. So the question must be asked again, why did you allow such a renowned Islamophobic journalist to produce such a documentary. I would also ask the question why was there no one checking his report to see if there was any truth in it whatsoever, checking his objectivity? It seems you had no intention of doing so, and are quite happy to waste license payers’ money on this racist drivel. The BBC seems to be keen on building a reputation of pro Zionist/anti Arab and Muslim bias; what with John Ware being allowed to produce any old rubbish, Melanie Phillips being wheeled out at every opportunity to spew her racist and Islamophobic venom, protecting the likes of Maureen Lipman and not apologising for her remarks, not reporting the whole truth of the recent increase in the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian and Lebanese populations by the Zionists and America. Where are the images of children and women murdered with illegal CHEMICAL WEAPONS, reports of bombs that cause buildings to explode inwards ensuring more deaths, reports of thousands of innocent Palestinians and Lebanese constantly kidnapped by Israeli forces and held without charge, etc? The reporting is one sided to say the least, but then again, I, and many others have come to expect this from you. I do not anticipate the BBC actually apologising for producing such a pathetic, Islamophobic and racist documentary, so please do not patronise me with trying to justify it by saying that John Ware is an excellent reporter, and that this documentary was thoroughly researched, as it was quite obviously not. Please do me the courtesy of not sending an automated reply, and could I also have a reference number for this complaint. I look forward to your reply. Thank you Shahid Aziz-Mir
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2006-08-03 12:51:30
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standard reply by bbc, i think they are taking us for fools. I can't even stop paying my tv licence to teach them a lesson!!!!
Thank you for your e-mail and the points you raise. The Panorama film Faith, Hate and Charity was an evidence-based investigation whose journalistic approach was informed throughout by the BBC's commitment to impartiality, fairness and accuracy. John Ware is an experienced investigative reporter and we believe his film lived up to the high standards of fairness and accuracy which he has established over many years as one of the country's leading television journalists. The programme investigated a matter of substantial public interest - allegations that funds from a UK registered charity, Interpal, have helped build support for Hamas, an organisation which the European Union regards as terrorist. One of the things the film revealed was that a draft report by the UK Treasury's Asset Freezing Working Group found that six charities in the West Bank, which have received funds from Interpal, helped "provide a broad civilian foundation for Hamas that provides critical support to the organisations political and paramilitary activity". These six charities include the Islamic Charitable Society of Hebron, which featured in the film and about which the Treasury report said: "There is evidence to show that the Society has funded and administered educational programmes that appear tantamount to incitement and indoctrination in support of violent Hamas activity". The Charity Commission, the body that regulates UK charities, admitted in the film that its 2003 investigation into Interpal was "not in depth". Furthermore the Charity Commission spokesman acknowledged on camera that evidence presented by Panorama raised a "pertinent issue". Indeed, since the film's broadcast, the Charity Commission has opened a new case to examine the issues highlighted in the programme. The film was commissioned and scheduled for transmission a long time before the current upsurge of violence in the Middle East, but the issues raised are an important part of the overall context for current events in the Middle East. In the light of all these factors, we decided it was inappropriate to change our transmission plans. Please be assured that your feedback has been fully registered on our daily audience log which is made available to the production team involved and senior BBC management. Thank you, once more, for taking the time to contact the BBC. Regards BBC Information
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2006-08-06 19:46:34
Basil:
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Faith, hate and charity
Panorama This is to Mr. John Ware. Posted on the BBC web site a picture on the wall and following questions posed by John Ware to the orphanage staff, to which I put my reply and sent this page to the BBC JOHN WARE: I'm curious about that little sign up there. What exactly is it? My reply: Worry not yourself about little signs on prison walls. Since Palestine what little is left of, is in the grip of the land grabbing Zionist junta rendering it as the world’s largest concentration camp. What you see is indicative and in defiance of tyranny and oppressive cruelty subjected on a peaceful race that was terrorised into a response. Is Palestine to go down in history as the victims of biblical genocide in the same way as the Canaanites did? And do the Old and New Testaments give the modus operandi to fulfil this none Islamic prophecy? I am on that would not hope for it! John Ware: And that red colour coming down the arm and spilling over the world? What does that signify? My reply: Well done Mr. Ware you can now inform your masters that you have found the smoking gun in the orphanage. Perhaps if America and its allies will not act Israel will despatch a precision guided missile to blow up the little sign on the orphanage wall. Make sure you give them the right coordinates we don’t want them to miss and hit Syria or even Iran and start a third offensive front. Even if they did miss and hit another country they will be justified in your opinion since they can claim self-defence against a terrorist Islamic sign on an orphanage wall. You must be commended since you are the best that the west has to offer in terms of investigative reporting I am proud and envy your talent and wonder who you were trained by was it MI5 or the CIA or the BBC? Though I feel that I have to point out that you failed in a crucial part of this news breaking anti terrorist investigation you simply failed to turn the sign around and look at the back and see where it was made then you would have found not only the smoking gun but the proof of the axis of evil. Then we could have just nuked them and rid the world of arms bleeding on the world Islamic signs on orphanage walls once and for all. You missed your chance for promotion there mate. John Ware: It conveys to me a picture of Islam dominating the world, and if necessary through bloodshed. My reply: An astute observation to accompany your investigative expertise but you fail to acknowledge one crucial fact that these are Palestinians not Zionist or Americans, they did not and do not have the noble neo conservative aspirations to rule the world that you so desperate to bestow on them. They are people of stone and flesh not of the things that maketh for World domination. We leave that art to your masters. I may fear the oppressed to blow me up but I fear the Zionist and the Neo Conservative more to blow up the World to smithereens and me with it. Now who is the real world terror and what is the ransom to be paid to appease the beast. Is the lord Christ sacrifice to be in vein? Is gods work to feed the orphans is too much goodness for your kind? It is clear that your answer would be a resound YES if it is to feed children of Islam/Peace I pray for your soul may you find inner peace PS. Shame on you BBC! It seem like you are setting a trend please don’t keep it up
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2006-08-22 15:23:30
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