Anti-Semitic BBC Strikes Again? Or just incompetence?

Started by grumbler, September 07, 2011, 02:05:54 PM

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grumbler

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September 08, 2011, 05:32:37 PM
Quote from: dps on September 08, 2011, 04:03:24 PM
Yeah, it was members of Congress (and some other officials) agreeing to take bribes from foreign nationals.  Only they weren't foreigners, they were FBI agents.  Still, the principle is the same--they thought they were taking bribes from foreigners, but their mistake in identifying who they were dealing with didn't change their intent, nor their guilt.
But no headlines on Abscam that I have been able to find even mention the name Kraim Abdul Rahman... mostly because who the Congressmen thought they were being bought by didn't greatly  matter.  Any more than it greatly matters which country Nozette thought the man paying him was from. and yet the BBC not only falsely claimed that the charges named the country, but includes "spy-for-Israel" in its headline.

No one is questioning Nozette's guilt.  I just find the bogus BBC wording interesting.
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Razgovory

#61
September 08, 2011, 05:43:22 PM
Quote from: grumbler on September 08, 2011, 05:22:20 PM

:huh:  Intent /= attempt  Logic fail

Legally it can be.  I brought up two cases where someone was convicted of attempting to do something which was actually impossible.  You ignored it.  Was it because your are dishonest?  Or Just incompetent?
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#62
September 08, 2011, 05:52:55 PM
Quote from: DGuller on September 08, 2011, 02:37:59 PM
This thread is like a French indie film.  You watch it and go: "Huh?  What the fuck is going on?"  Unfortunately, this thread doesn't have any nudity in it.



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