SADDAM: NOT A DICTATOR
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James Joyner | Monday, December 22, 2003 |
Michael J. Totten passes on news from the Telegraph, that
the BBC has banned the use of the word “dictator” to describe Saddam Hussein. He was “endorsed” in a “referendum” where he received 100 percent of the “vote.” Therefore, the BBC says Saddam Hussein was “elected” and was not a dictator.
Bizarre.
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They're probably just covering their butts under Britain's notorious libel laws. ;-)
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Posted by Chris Lawrence | December 22, 2003 | 09:34 am | Permalink
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