BBC censorship of news

This morning, six hours after Russian media covered the story the BBC published a brief account of the story about the Turkish trade of ISIS oil.

It was presented in the following way:

“Invited journalists and military attaches were shown satellite images and grainy video footage, purporting to show tanker trucks with oil crossing from IS-held territory into Turkey....

But, from what I could tell, no evidence was presented to implicate the Turkish president"

Now, 2 hours later the story has disappeared from the BBC’s home page, although it is still available if you know where to look for it.

Meanwhile, here in New Zealand the story was covered on the 4 am news but disappeared subsequently and did not figure on the main news show, Morning Report

Instead we got this:

I have approached Radio New Zealand to ask for a credible response as to why they have not covered a major story. If I do not receive a credible response Radio NZ will become the headline

BBC drops its own story

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This is the BBC article- 

Syria conflict: Russia accuses Erdogan of trading oil with IS

Russia's defence ministry has accused the family of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of being directly involved in the trade of petroleum with the Islamic State group.

Deputy Defence Minister Anatoly Antonov said Turkey was the biggest buyer of "stolen" oil from Syria and Iraq.

Mr Erdogan said Russia had no right to "slander" Turkey with such claims.

Russia and Turkey have been locked in an angry dispute since Turkey shot down a Russian jet last month.

"It is not possible to explain Russia's allegations by reason," said Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, rejecting Russia's claims at a meeting of businessmen in Ankara.

Russian President Vladimir Putin had already accused Ankara of downing the plane on its Syrian border to protect oil supply lines.

"According to available information, the highest level of the political leadership of the country, President Erdogan and his family, are involved in this criminal business," Mr Antonov told journalists in Moscow.

"The Turkish leadership has demonstrated extreme cynicism. Look at what they are doing!" he said.

"They have invaded the territory of another country and are brazenly plundering it.".....

“Invited journalists and military attaches were shown satellite images and grainy video footage, purporting to show tanker trucks with oil crossing from IS-held territory into Turkey....

But, from what I could tell, no evidence was presented to implicate the Turkish president. He (Erdogan) has accused Russia of slander.

In the meantime here is the story from Reuters

Russia says it has proof Turkey involved in Islamic State oil trade

Russia's defense ministry said on Wednesday it had proof that Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his family were benefiting from the illegal smuggling of oil from Islamic State-held territory in Syria and Iraq.

Moscow and Ankara have been locked in a war of words since last week when a Turkish air force jet shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian-Turkish border, the most serious incident between Russia and a NATO state in half a century.

Erdogan responded by saying no one had the right to "slander" Turkey by accusing it of buying oil from Islamic State, and that he would stand down if such allegations were proven to be true. But speaking during a visit to Qatar, he also said he did not want relations with Moscow to worsen further.

At a briefing in Moscow, defense ministry officials displayed satellite images which they said showed columns of tanker trucks loading with oil at installations controlled by Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, and then crossing the border into neighboring Turkey