I was similarly baffled by this. I saw a lot of the BBC coverage and didn't find it in the least bit anti-American. And as you know, my antennae are particularly well-tuned to this kind of thing.
However, more in the spirit of distrust of Murdoch than trust in our Tone, is it not possible that Murdoch made the whole thing up, or at least exagerrated it, as part of his ongoing quest to destroy the BBC?
I did see Blair questioned about it during conference season, and he batted it away with "You do what you have to do". Which doesn't really tell us anything. He certainly didn't confirm that he was angry with the BBC, but he didn't deny it either. As you say, the assertion that the BBC coverage was anti-American would indeed be demented.
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Date: 2005-10-13 03:17 pm (UTC)However, more in the spirit of distrust of Murdoch than trust in our Tone, is it not possible that Murdoch made the whole thing up, or at least exagerrated it, as part of his ongoing quest to destroy the BBC?
I did see Blair questioned about it during conference season, and he batted it away with "You do what you have to do". Which doesn't really tell us anything. He certainly didn't confirm that he was angry with the BBC, but he didn't deny it either. As you say, the assertion that the BBC coverage was anti-American would indeed be demented.