THAT ANTI-MUSLIM BACKLASH UPDATE…

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BBC still worrying about the backlash against Muslims in the US after a Muslim slaughters 13 non-Muslims. Amid fears of a possible anti-Muslim backlash after the attack, President Obama has stressed the multinational diversity in the US armed forces. “They are Americans of every race, faith, and station. They are Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus and non-believers. “They are descendants of immigrants and immigrants themselves. They reflect the diversity … Continue reading →

DEMENTIA HYSTERIA

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I note that the BBC has been running with the government initiated suggestion by King’s College London expert Professor Sube Banerjee that the inappropriate use of Dementia drugs is killing some 1800 people. Now this is one side of the story but there is another side, namely that these drugs can and do provide a useful function but the BBC seems determined to ignore that side of things. I caught … Continue reading →

DIMBLEBY TALKS BULLOCKS

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Hi – been away and just back so time for a few posts. But first… I see that David Dimbleby is to miss chairing BBC One’s Question Time for the first time in more than 15 years after being injured in a “minor farming accident”. The 71-year-old was loading a bullock onto a trailer at his farm in Sussex when it reared, resulting in the presenter being briefly knocked out. … Continue reading →

Re Motives

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Further to Natalie’s post, and with a tip of the hat to Deegee in the comments there, I think it’s worth having a couple of screen grabs to compare the subtle difference in the headlines, and the way concerns over political correctness suddenly vanish where a Jewish American immigrant is concerned (click pic to view) : (Update – they’ve removed the quotes from the headline. Comparing the two I see … Continue reading →

Here’s one terrorist whose motives are not a mystery to the BBC

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Following on from Laban’s post below concerning the BBC’s claim that the motives of John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo are a mystery, it is only fair to point out that for some religiously-motivated terrorists the BBC does feel able to pass on the statements of the perpetrators as to their own motives: Murder charges for Jewish settler A Jewish settler has been charged in Israel with murdering two … Continue reading →

Once More …

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.. as John Allen Muhammed is executed, the BBC are puzzled by the motives of the perpetrator(s) of a shooting spree. Sniper’s motive remains a mystery They weren’t always so baffled. I distinctly remember the ‘angry white male’ theory being aired on the Today programme. I know it’s difficult to distinguish between a racist murderer (of their ten murder victims, eight were white, one black and one Asian) who happens … Continue reading →

More Mardell

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Mark Mardell: There has been a lot of debate, here and elsewhere, about whether politicians and the media have played down possible religious motives of the killer. The president did not: “No faith justifies these murderous and craven acts; no just and loving God looks upon them with favour. For what he has done, we know that the killer will be met with justice – in this world, and the … Continue reading →

GETTING IT RIGHT..

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So, even as the next of kin mourn the loss of their loved ones care of devout Muslim Major Hasan, the BBC ponders “Shooting raises fears for Muslims in US Army.” To be honest, I would have thought the mass murder raises fear of Muslims in US Army. Not quite the same thing and a perspective alien to the BBC, Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.

That Sinking Feeling

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If exposure on the telly or the radio wasn’t the most valuable publicity available to mankind there would be no advertising – and authors and publishers wouldn’t spend so much time and effort doing the rounds on the circuit plugging their book.I’m sure some agents and publicists have to pull all sorts of strings to get a slot on the One Show or Start the Week, but Shlomo Sand wouldn’t … Continue reading →