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Listed below are comments made by secretfoureyes between Sunday, 30th November 2008 and Tuesday, 27th January 2009.

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BBC and the Gaza appeal 1:40pm on 27 Jan 2009 Dear Mr Thompson

Having listened to your interview on the Today Programme on Monday 26th January, I will accept your explanation that you ran the risk of reducing public confidence in the BBC's impartiality in the wider coverage of the story. I ask that you show consistency by refusing to show coverage of Children in Need and Comic Relief as these charities help children in the UK and this implies that the incumbent government do not look after their citizens adequately. Kindly refrain from making that political statement.
BBC and the Gaza appeal 7:11pm on 24 Jan 2009 People are suffering and need aid to get them water and clothing. The broadcast of a few minutes will reach a few donors who can alleviate that suffering. Your own reporters have told us that there are at least 1300 deaths in Gaza and yesterday I was moved by the Today Programmes report on the mother of 9 who saw her eldest decapitated and her daughter-in-law dissolve in front of her eyes as well as losing her husband and 3 or 4 other children. This is not political, this is humanitarian. To not broadcast the appeal would make you biased towards one side as it reinforces the view that no such suffering exists. Please change your minds.
Green's arrest draws parallels 5:21pm on 30 Nov 2008 Welcome to the real world people - the police arrest and question ordinary people all the time. Why should this man be exempt? The ordinary citizen just has to accept that the police are within their rights - even if it feels heavy handed.

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