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Something to hide, Blair?
User ID: 1578
7/24/2005
4:04 am EDT Blair Slaps D-Notice On 7/7 Story -- Huge Cover-Up In Progress
An old college friend of mine is a journalist for the Daily Mirror in London. Last night he told me that certain aspects of the 7/7 bombings are "out of bounds" to further investigation.
Any mention of the Israeli warning two weeks prior to the attacks is OUT, as is the last minute warning to Netanyahu. UK editors have also been told to run their stories past government censors before disclosing anything to do with the explosives used and the forensic evidence that points toward onboard, pre-placed, C4 military-grade explosives.
Also OUT is any questioning of Blair´s foreknowledge, reporting of the Sheffield bomb threat on July 6, speculation about the integrity of the Luton CCTV video frame, and various other anomalies relating to the non-existent group that claimed responsibility.
Journalists do know that the official story is full of holes and most likely an outright lie. They are not, however, permitted to question the official version of events; nor are they permitted to say or publish anything that hasn´t been vetted by the Home Office.
Thought you´d all like to know ....
Anonymous Coward
User ID: 1578
7/24/2005
4:15 am EDT Re: Blair Slaps D-Notice On 7/7 Story -- Huge Cover-Up In Progress
We´re used to it. The government did the same thing following the Birmingham pub bombings, after which six (innocent) Irishmen were falsely convicted. Many years later, the truth emerged that MI5 were behind the atrocity.
D-Notices are very common in the UK, ostensibly issued for reasons of "national security", but in reality intended to make the government´s life a lot easier.
Anonymous Coward
User ID: 1578
7/24/2005
4:25 am EDT Re: Blair Slaps D-Notice On 7/7 Story -- Huge Cover-Up In Progress
Something else I learned last night: Many journalists and ex-journalists have become so fed up with reporting restrictions over the past few years that they´ve turned to writing anonymous blogs. I forgot to ask for examples, but I´ll do that next weekend.
Staff turnover within the UK media is fantastically high -- around 68 percent over a three-year period. Unless you become an in-house groupie or are designated as a "government approved" journalist who is permitted to field "awkward" questions at press briefings, you´ll eventually be looking for work in the PR sector.
This pretty much explains why there is no real reporting in the UK. The BBC is just as bad, if not much worse.