No ‘Terror’ at ABC

From TownHall: The Australian government officially recognizes Hizbullah and Hamas as terror organizations, but the Australian Broadcasting Corporation has directed its staff not to call them ‘terrorist’ – in keeping with the UN standard:

An internal memo to ABC staff reportedly reads: “Please be careful with Middle Eastern references. Several recent slip-ups have attracted justified complaints. The ABC follows U.N. guidelines on proscribed groups: Hamas, Hizballah, and Islamic Jihad are not included in the U.N.’s list of terrorist organizations and therefore must not be described as such.”

Tulloh declined to elaborate on the “justified complaints,” saying that correspondence from ABC listeners and viewers was private.

(Hat tip: LGF)

The ABC should start hearing ‘justified complaints’ from the other side, indicating that the refusal to call these mass murdering groups ‘terrorist’ is both inaccurate and morally appalling.

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