Wednesday, August 17, 2005

Freedom fighters, huh?

Terrorists bombing fellow Muslims in Bangladesh, but you won't find the T-word anywhere in the article. Was this another protest against Western Imperialism? Yes and no.
Leaflets from the Jamatul Mujahideen Bangladesh have appeared at the site of some of the blasts.

"It is time to implement Islamic law in Bangladesh" and "Bush and Blair be warned and get out of Muslim countries", the leaflets say.
But whom did they blow up? Fellow Bangladeshis.

An interesting aside about the report is that it demonstrates that some in the media have figured out that blogs and citizen journalism is valid, adding this invitation under the story:
Have you been affected by the bombs in Bangladesh? Did you witness any of the explosions? What do you think about Islamic militancy in Bangladesh? Send us your comments and experiences.

Do you have a picture to send? Email your pictures and video to: yourpics@bbc.co.uk
They seem to have learned something from the personal reporting and photography done after the Christmas tsunami. Probably because of first hand accounts like this.

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