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strange how the BBC remains completely radio silent regarding the Turkish mercenaries there, and the recent request from the Libyan Foreign Minister, for Turkis

strange how the BBC remains completely radio silent regarding the Turkish mercenaries there, and the recent request from the Libyan Foreign Minister, for Turkish mercenaries to withdraw

enkid 5y ago
Why are you distracting from Russian warcrimes? Whether or not the Turkish mercenaries are in Libya doesn't change that Wagner is killing prisoners and civilians. So why wouldn't the BBC report on this?
- f6v 5y ago
  > Why are you distracting from Russian warcrimes? Alleged warcimes.
  - enkid 5y ago
    That's what journalism is, alleging something. Adding the word alleged in front of what they are reporting is only meant to distract from the allegation without adding anything substantive. Of course it's alleged. All human discourse is alleged.
    - f6v 5y ago
      > That's what journalism is, alleging something. It's not journalism if it's based on "this anonymous guy said it's true so it's true". Wikileaks is journalism, not this.
      - Voloskaya 5y ago
        Using Wikileaks, which probably uses anonymous sources more than anyone else, to prove that BBC is not real journalism for.. using anonymous source is great. Good job.
        pessimizer 5y ago
        Wikileaks has never used quotes from anonymous sources as far as I know.
        f6v 5y ago
        They leaked actual documents.
- guilhas 5y ago
  A war crime is what USA UK and EU did to Libya
m00dy 5y ago
Turks are there because they have been invited officially.
- hutzlibu 5y ago
  Well, but the thing in a civil war is, 2 (if not more sides) claim to be the official side. I honestly do not dare to judge from the outside. I know it is a complicated mess, with lots of hypocrosy and lots of foreign powers playing geopolitics.
  - m00dy 5y ago
    But Turks got invited from the side that is officially recognized by the UN.
baybal2 5y ago
> Turkish mercenaries Not mercenaries, but a standing Turkish army unit, which by the way completely stomped them.
- cblconfederate 5y ago
  No, mercenaries https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-africa-679a6d6fc549bda59f8627d91d9a363c https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-africa-679a6d6fc549bd...
  - baybal2 5y ago
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Libya_campaign https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Libya_campaign Turkey - Col. Okan Altınay † (Turkish military officer)[36]
brnt 5y ago
But it does? https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54547304 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54547304

strange how the BBC remains completely radio silent regarding the Turkish mercenaries there, and the recent request from the Libyan Foreign Minister, for Turkish mercenaries to withdraw

enkid 5y ago

Why are you distracting from Russian warcrimes? Whether or not the Turkish mercenaries are in Libya doesn't change that Wagner is killing prisoners and civilians. So why wouldn't the BBC report on this?

f6v 5y ago
> Why are you distracting from Russian warcrimes? Alleged warcimes.
- enkid 5y ago
  That's what journalism is, alleging something. Adding the word alleged in front of what they are reporting is only meant to distract from the allegation without adding anything substantive. Of course it's alleged. All human discourse is alleged.
  - f6v 5y ago
    > That's what journalism is, alleging something. It's not journalism if it's based on "this anonymous guy said it's true so it's true". Wikileaks is journalism, not this.
    - Voloskaya 5y ago
      Using Wikileaks, which probably uses anonymous sources more than anyone else, to prove that BBC is not real journalism for.. using anonymous source is great. Good job.
      - pessimizer 5y ago
        Wikileaks has never used quotes from anonymous sources as far as I know.
      - f6v 5y ago
        They leaked actual documents.
guilhas 5y ago
A war crime is what USA UK and EU did to Libya

m00dy 5y ago

Turks are there because they have been invited officially.

hutzlibu 5y ago
Well, but the thing in a civil war is, 2 (if not more sides) claim to be the official side. I honestly do not dare to judge from the outside. I know it is a complicated mess, with lots of hypocrosy and lots of foreign powers playing geopolitics.
- m00dy 5y ago
  But Turks got invited from the side that is officially recognized by the UN.

baybal2 5y ago

> Turkish mercenaries Not mercenaries, but a standing Turkish army unit, which by the way completely stomped them.

cblconfederate 5y ago
No, mercenaries https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-africa-679a6d6fc549bda59f8627d91d9a363c https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-africa-679a6d6fc549bd...
- baybal2 5y ago
  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Libya_campaign https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Libya_campaign Turkey - Col. Okan Altınay † (Turkish military officer)[36]

brnt 5y ago

But it does? https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54547304 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54547304