On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 22:27:55 -0500, "W G (Geoff) White"
wrote:

Mark Byford's statement actually came AFTER the
BBC had decided to stop direct SW to USA.

if you'll permit to say:

Bull****.
the BBC quit broadcasting to NA several years ago.

The Byford statement was mentioned by me, here in RRS,
in 2001:

From: W G White )
Subject: Q: US/Aussie swl DXers - hows the World Service blackout
doing?

someday...someday...the left will learn to quit whimpering, whining
and complaining

the issue was the BBC's lies...and lie they did. they admitted it.
geoff...ever willing to mouth the BBC's cliches about their
objectivity...is reluctant to admit what the BBC itself told us:

it lied.

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