See No Evil - Mark

See No Evil - Mark Steyn, in addition to being a terrific journalist, writes one of the best satirical writers going, as we see in this send-up of BBC war and postwar coverage:

"Andrew Gilligan: I'm leaning on a lamp post at the corner of the street in case a certain little duce swings by, and I don't see any dead dictators, John. But then the Allies have a history of making these premature announcements...

He's just above your head, Andrew. I know you don't like to do wide shots, but, if the camera pulls back, I think you'll find that's definitely a finger tickling the back of your ear...

AG: Well, there you are. He's not hanging from a petrol station, is he? He's hanging from a rope attached to a girder on the forecourt of a petrol station. We've become all too familiar with the Allies playing fast and loose with the facts."

Read the whole thing. After a day of enduring what the Beeb, the Times and the Strib say about the situation, you owe it to yourself.

Posted by Mitch at July 26, 2003 03:01 PM