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To: LindyBill who wrote (108512)	7/28/2003 4:43:19 PM
From: Elsewhere	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

I never had heard of the BBC/Churchill standoff in the 30s. One of my grandmothers tuned in to BBC nearly every day during WW II. Compared to any German media the BBC was the "voice of truth". That's my background for a positive attitude towards the "Beeb".

To: LindyBill who wrote (108512)	7/28/2003 7:00:54 PM
From: maceng2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Winston Churchill's access to the radio broadcasting state monopoly in the 1930s was blocked by John Reith, the BBC director, who was an admirer of both Hitler and Mussolini. Sounds about right. Many fail to understand that lots of influential people in the UK were admirers of Hitler and Mussolini. That was the real problem with King Edward marrying the American Mrs. Simpson . She used to play the field a bit and had an eye for some of the up-and-coming Fascists. Edward was the love struck dope who played along. see Wallis: A Nazi Agent? Her relationship with von Ribbentrop was the final straw as far as UK intelligence was concerned. wikipedia.org Edward is also accused of illegal currency exchanges while in the Bahamas, and probably guilty. It's a good thing he was pushed out of the way imho.