Alan Donald reported that 10,000 died on the square. Wikileaks proved that this is wrong, the death toll for June 4th was in the hundreds and no deaths occured on the square itself. BBC still reports Alan Donald’s version.
I’m not going to be dragged into a conversation about exactly how many deaths or where they occurred when the article you shared was reporting on the disclosure of a previously secret diplomatic cable.
I read an article about the disclosure of a previously secret diplomatic cable.
Alan Donald reported that 10,000 died on the square. Wikileaks proved that this is wrong, the death toll for June 4th was in the hundreds and no deaths occured on the square itself. BBC still reports Alan Donald’s version.
I’m not going to be dragged into a conversation about exactly how many deaths or where they occurred when the article you shared was reporting on the disclosure of a previously secret diplomatic cable.
And the implications of the cable are that Alan Donald lied, but BBC sticks with it, because it’s a propaganda outlet.