07 May, 2009

I’m in the Channel 4 News Piece About War in Sri Lanka!



I guess you have seen above Channel 4 News piece and wonder who those shadowy figures are. I’m here to put your mind to rest - that was me, the first shadowy figure with the title “Aid worker”. The second guy is one of my good friends. Now before you say anything, I just want to say, it is nothing personal, just pure british way of investigative journalism. I’m just doing my job. Nevertheless, we were paid handsomely and we were also told there is a big possibility for us to get UK visa with the help of Channel 4.

We shoot this little news piece in Juliana hotel in Kolpity, where we all had a very good time with very most gorgeous ladies. If you listened to news piece carefully, I almost blow the whole thing up with the story, “the dead woman with worms coming out of the mouth, while children playing around her”. But I could have blow this up big time, if I said what I was really about to say. A woman was dead for days and her few weeks old baby trying to feed on her breast. I saw that sort of a scene in a movie, I think it was in the HBO miniseries Rome. But luckily, last minute I thought it would be overly dramatic.

The video footage of the camp, well, I was able get that copy for Channel 4 from a friend of mine, a DIG in the Police, from the police video unit. As you see, even my DIG friend’s driver, Corporeal Samaranayaka, is in that video in his uniform. I know the video does not synch very much with the storyline. But the video cost us only a diner, few bottles and a trip to the heath center at Galadari hotel, where my DIG friend spend couple of happy hours with most beautiful ladies. But Isn’t it priceless when present as a secret hidden footage from a death camp in a third world country, with the soft sad narrative in the backgroud?

The news crew from Channel 4 was wonderful. I met those British journalists who break the story of “Rubina Ali’s father (Slumdog Millioner child actress) trying to auction his daughter shamelessly, to the highest bidder, as those people in third world countries often do”. If you remember, Indian police found out it was a made up story and her father never tried to auction his daughter, as British media claimed. But story was already sold for a price you won’t believe, and it was a top story all over the world. Anyway, no one believes Indian police or any other authority from any third world countries. Third world countries are always corrupt and without whatsoever moral values. Everyone in developed countries knows that. So it do not have to be a "real story", as long as it provide enough shocking value and the sense of moral superiority to the audience (journalist students – take notes). Before you say anything bad about these guys, who are trying to make a living, I want to tell you, it is not like they are holding a bottle of fake “yellowcake” in UN meeting, cooking up a reason to invade another country or something like that. These are just innocent news stories.

I know, some may deeply question the validity of this post and rightfully so. Some always do. So let me tell you something. I know, I’m a blogger, not a journalist. But when I write a post, I try my best to follows same journalistic standards Channel 4 and other numerous British news organizations proudly follows. So if you have any questions about the validity of this story, please contact Channel 4. I made my claim, I know it is shocking, and claims without proofs are just humbug to intelligent mind, But I’m a shadowy figure, and you can not quection shadowy figures. So now it is Channel 4's turn to deny my claim, if they are not true.

6 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

so why did you do it? why did you play into the hands of the British?

May 08, 2009 7:25 AM  
Blogger Sam said...

When you make shocking claim, using a shadowy figure, or a “reliable sources”, such as a father trying to sell his daughter, or undercover video footage front of a cop claiming they see dead people, or Sedam Husain have nuclear weapons, you don’t have to answer further questions. So just like all responsible journalists, I’m going to find shelter behind that. So I really don’t have to answer your question.

But between you and me, if I play into their hands, would I write this?

May 08, 2009 5:19 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

haha ah yeah that was kinda festering in my mind... :D anyway, this morning one of the British MPs who visited said that there is no truth to these rumours that are spreading about the camps... :)

In any other nation with a war going on, I'd think that the so called "shadowy reliable sources" would be charged with treason and possibly would face life imprisonment or even the hangman... but thank god for good 'ol paradise isle eh?

May 09, 2009 9:30 AM  
Blogger Sam said...

ohhohh.. life imprisonment .. that would be a gross violation of freedom of press. Isn’t it? We must protect the freedom for journalist to pull things from their ass and make those a real piece of information, just using the magic word “mishka mushka mickey mouse”.. or sorry… “reliable sources”.

May 09, 2009 7:12 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

yes yes, or sunandha deshapriya might cry is ass off no... ;)

May 10, 2009 11:26 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

If your entire blog is dedicated to creating a non-existent character who is supposed to look like a villain, you are succeeding. I almost believed you until the lower part of that post :) nice subtle humour. Anyway, i couldn't helped thinking if the british were giving away visas so easily, i couldn' resist thinking id like you to get one:D

July 02, 2009 2:31 PM  

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