BBC does not like hero stories

While we see suicide bombings, insurgent attacks on Iraqi, American, British, and other coalition forces, and ethnic violence, we would appreciate a bit of heroism.

Among Britain's forces, a private named Johnson Beharry rescued an ambushed foot patrol, then in a second act, saved his vehicle's crew despite his own terrible injuries. These actions earned him the Victoria Cross, the highest recognition for valour "in the face of the enemy."

For the British Broadcasting Corp (BBC), his story was deemed "too positive" about the Iraqi conflict. It cancelled the commission for a 90-minute drama about Britain's youngest surviving Victoria Cross hero because they were scared. Scared of what? They were scared of those that were opposed to the war in Iraq.

Did you know what BBC wanted to do with the film? They wanted to do the drama, then get Private Beharry to denounce the war and ask for British withdrawal.

Source close to the project: "The BBC has behaved in a cowardly fashion by pulling the plug on the project altogether. It began to have second thoughts last year as the war in Iraq deteriorated. It felt it couldn't show anything with a degree of positivity about the conflict."

Now the project has taken the script to ITV.

BBC admitted they pulled the project but refused to elaborate on the decision.