ok? good for you then?

LOL

Yeah, I know…whenever it was mentioned ‘diplomacy’ kept creeping through

I donâ??t understand why Iâ??m not okay.

W
ell…a side of you I never read…that’s why I was checking!I guess the diplomacy you tend to speak of is taking a back seat now!

P.S. and of course…you’re always entitled to your opinion…and in fact, it’s very much appreciated!

it comes down to what is more true that 1200 people have been treated or that the lebanese people have turned a cold shoulder? who is exaggerating? maybe both, but should we trust an account taken so soon after the hospital sets up and people become aware of it?

what does a rosey image of jordan entail; that nothing is absolutely wrong and everything is great? if thats the definition then youve misjudged my blog or you’re just not reading at all.

“…therefore the Bassam article is more objective”

lol, this is a double fallacy first to distort someone else’s arguement, then move on to ridicule it.

What I said is that I have more reason to believe Reuters than Petra News (the BBC article proves nothing apart from a ‘stream’, whatever that is supposed to mean, and as such, it proves nothing apart from the fact that Mohamad whoever came for food poisoning for his child).

The BBC argument is really secondary – the primary being that Petra is not a source to quote, especially for a title.

But I tend to this you have a very rosy image of Jordan, maybe slightly romanticized. Not that there is anything wrong, but it does impede objectivity towards the matter at hand sometimes.

What if the editorial policy is to be friendly to Jordan? The contradiction falls then.

if that’s the policy then this is a first for leyene and its not my perception which is intervening with my ability to distinguish between the objectivity or subjectivity of an article.

otherwise your arguement boils down to that the BBC is bias because it likes Jordan and therefore the Bassam article is more objective

“a bit of a contradiction to say that jordan planted him there for good coverage and then say that heâ??s in line with the BBC”

What if the editorial policy is to be friendly to Jordan? The contradiction falls then.

I actually think the BBC gives Jordan positive coverage compared to other countries in Jordan’s ‘class’ but not friendly to the UK (like Syria). You probably dont see this coverage as positive enough because you have a rosy image of Jordan, which the BBC fails to live up to.

Come on now!

it’s my opinion. last time i checked im entitled to one.

Anyway, I also wrote about that article by Laila Bassem..and Hamzeh mentioned the article you just posted â?¦ which is good and as mentioned extremely appreciated by the lebaneseâ?¦ but at the same time I cannot argue against the reasons of those who refused the aid.

ok

Naseem?! are you okay?!

This is what some of us have been saying for ages!

ok? good for you then? I don’t understand why I’m not okay.

Its funny that you quote Petra News Agency

actually i provided the bbc article as a “counter claim” and its not really a counter anything so much as it is the other side of a story.

I am not certain if his reporting will be objective because, after all, he almost certainly flew to Beirut onboard the Jordanian planes.

actually leyne is someone who has been pretty negative about jordan unfairly (in my opinion) in the past. so if anything a positive article about jordan coming from leyne should say something i suppose.

also its a bit of a contradiction to say that jordan planted him there for good coverage and then say that he’s in line with the BBC.

This is not to mention that this man probably has favours from the Royal Palace (presents, invitations, special treatment). We all know how foreign correspondents are courted by our leaders to get good coverage.

Lastly, I expect the BBC would allow Jon Leyne to report this story because it is a trivial one (no conflict with the editorial policy), or better, because the sotry is in line with the warm UK-Jordan relationship.

So yeah, Jon Leyne is too reporting the Jordanian story too, just like Petra.

even if itâ??s not the one that people prefer to hear.

Come on now!

Anyway, I also wrote about that article by Laila Bassem..and Hamzeh mentioned the article you just posted … which is good and as mentioned extremely appreciated by the lebanese… but at the same time I cannot argue against the reasons of those who refused the aid.

Under these circumstances this is perhaps the strongest political move of protest Jordan can hope to make.

Naseem?! are you okay?!

This is what some of us have been saying for ages!

Given the track record of Reuters, on the other hand, and its distance from the parties involved, I would be more willing to believe its story. Why dont you write to Reuters and check the story? I am sure they can provide proof, or put you in touch with the reporter.