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March 31, 2004
Terror
Well, regardless of the outcome of yesterday's raids, one thing is for sure, and that is that some of the reporting was less than quality.The Sun manages to come out with Mosque full of bombers thus accusing every muslim who attends Langley Green Mosque of being a terrorist, overlooking the fact that apart from half a ton of ammoniun nitrate, no bomb has yet been found.
The Telegraph wades in with Islamic bomb attack foiled, again with only the fertiliser as evidence of a bomb, and once again pointing the finger at an entire community rather than certain specific elements.
Even those papers taking a more toned-down approach still seem convinced that it is a bomb, and that Al Qaeda is behind it. But does anyone remember the alleged plot to release cyanide on the London underground that came to nothing? In the current climate it is too easy to get carried away.
--------Posted by Clive on March 31, 2004 1:43 PM in the category Old Stuff