It Seems On Has To Be So Careful These Days.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3294462/Anti-terror-squad-seizes-BBC-Newsnight-journalist-s-laptop-communication-ISIS-fighters-Syria.html

Was the Anti-Terrorist Squad right in what they did, and are the BBC only giving these terrorists the publicity that they so obviously seek?

[TWR]

Yes, I do think it's right, the ISSI has no compassion only to kill, how can you negotiate with killers?

[retrocop]

Yes. The Squad was correct and doing a job I hope would be expected of them. They are attempting to obtain potential evidence to keep this country safe. It is far more important than our hunger for sensitive information that the media think we should be aware of.I suppose some would say it is curtailing freedom of the press. I would rather miss newsnight because it had no news than get blown up on the London underground or bus.






on sensitive news

[Baldric]

Yes, I think they were 100% right.

[tonyav]

Yes 100% right.
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/mi5-boss-is-planning-uk-mass-casualty-attacks/ar-BBmy4pu?li=AAaeUIW

[janbee]

yes they were right.

[TheChair]

Nope. They almost certainly gain nothing or, at best, very little, from such action. What they do achieve is stopping people communicating with journalists, which means that ultimately there is even less information available than before.

[anotheoldgit]

TheChair

Do you really believe that these terrorist organisations are going to divulge important information,that will in turn be relayed to their enemies?

No they are only going to relay their own propaganda to these journalists, that is the publicity they seek.

[Gromit]

Any communication via the Internet between Britain and Syria is almost certainly being monitored by GCHQ. So they can already access the information they need.
In this instance, stopping the journalist is designed to stop the true facts from reaching the public. The Government want you to know half a story so that they can justify spending £millions on war in Syria. If the general public were to know the full facts, they might object to all the money we are wasting trying to effect regime change in Syria.
The security Services are keen that we only get to hear from sources that are on message and peddling the Government line. Anything that goes against that narrative they want to stifle.

[naomi24]

//…. they can already access the information they need….stopping the journalist //

So why seize his computer? If he has information that is likely to help in the fight against terrorism, they should know about it. They haven’t stopped him.

[Gromit]

So instead of allowing British journalists to do their jobs, we rely on such trustworthy sources as Lebanese TV for our news.

[naomi24]

Gromit, Clearly the authorities aren’t relying upon Lebenese TV for their intelligence. They’ve taken this journalist’s computer. I wonder how much of his information he’s sharing voluntarily with them?

[naomi24]

oops ...*Lebanese*.

[Peter Pedant]

The issue dear boy is ....

when they seize your computer and scream to the media an Beeb
' Old boy has terrorist lit on laptop - defendant bleats 'but I cant read Arabic!'

there will be no one around to defend you

http://www.scotsman.com/news/world/australia-drops-doctor-s-terrorism-charge-as-embarrassing-mistake-1-911024#axzz3q3BIOJTf

in this case he was fired, deported and had no come back as he had to be in Oz in order to sue

[Peter Pedant]

// oops ...*Lebanese*.//

Ni - time to rehearse the Beeb mistake 'Lesbian forces have liberated, I am sorry that should be lebanese ... '