This is one of those posts that this editor was about to scroll by, thinking it was clickbait. The government-funded Canadian Broadcasting Corporation was instructing its writers, on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, not to call them terrorist attacks? Are they being sensitive to their "newcomers," hoping there's no Norm Macdonald-style backlash? This is an opinion column written by The Toronto Sun's Brian Lilley, and he says he's seen the memo.
CBC can't get anymore ridiculous right?New memo tells CBC journalists not to call 9/11 a terrorist attack.What do you think of this?https://t.co/qjl1S8zp48
Rage bait, right? Even Hasan Piker, who believes America deserved 9/11, would agree it was a successful terrorist attack. Lilley writes:
This week, I received a memo — presumably confidential — addressed to CBC News staff. It is authored by one Basem Boshra, who is the “Senior Director of Journalistic Standards and Public Trust at CBC News.” In Boshra’s memo, reporters are editors are told this:
“Do not refer to the Sept. 11 attacks as terrorist attacks.”
Boshra states that all in bold letters, italicized, as if to emphasize the point. To make clear it is a directive, not a suggestion.
It goes on. “The hijackings led to passenger jet crashes,” it reads, again in italics. There is no recognition in the CBC memo — none — that “hijacking that leads to passenger jet crashes” is not a protest, or a vote. It is a terrorist act, full stop.
So, basically, some people did something.
Tony, I can see if we can post it, but CBC acknowledged it is real and defended it.
Defund the CBC or just don’t watch it at all like most people!
As long as we give them $1.6 billion tax dollars per year, I'll pay attention to them.
Let me guess, and Jihad is “a spiritual reflection for inner peace.”
It is reasonable to conclude that Basem Boshra is an Islamic terrorism supporter and apologist.What a disgusting human being who doesn't belong in Western society.
So, they were (coordinated) hijackings that led to passenger jet crashes … into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
It's been very clear for years that CBC doesn't report news, it parrots leftwing propaganda.My guess is it's probably some "elbows up" nonsense ahead of the 25th anniversary of 9/11 because Canada is just that stupid now.
