How the press isn't all to blame for calling Muslims 'terrorists'

This funny little statement which to be making it's way around the Web:

'If the person who killed 90+ people in Norway was a Muslim, the Press would have declared him as terrorist. For now though, he is just an 'Assailant ', 'Attacker' (Reuters), 'Gunman' (BBC, CNN & Al Jazeera). Looks like 'Terrorist ' is a name reserved for Muslims? The US Dept of State calls it an 'Act of Violence', Not an 'Act of Terrorism' . Share this and let the world know, HYPOCRISY is leading us astray.'

After a brief look at the US Department of State website, one comes across a statement made by Hilary Clinton on July 23rd: 'I just want to express my heartfelt sympathy and solidarity with the people of Norway. The United States strongly condemns any kind of terrorism no matter where it comes from'

The BBC states: 'Mr Breivik is being held in an Oslo jail pending his trial on charges of terrorism.'

Al Jazeera has a July 29th article called: 'Arrested US soldier 'admits to terror plot''


So what is leading us 'astray' is in fact the ignorant tabloid journalism that jumps at the opportunity to spread fear and lies, blaming mainstream press for portraying Muslims as terrorist. It is certainly true that the Press isn't without it's faults, the recent phone hacking scandal is a tribute to how badly things can go wrong; but they aren't all to blame.

Dragon's Den Canada Review

Dragon's Den is Britain's answer to a bored afternoon watching Dave. Today I'm watching the Canadian version, the intro has showered my attention with how much money the Dragons earn, how big their property is, how many cattle they own. Immediately I missed Peter Jones' introduction of how he built a multimillion dollar empire in telecommunications.

The first 'what seemed to be a contestant' came on asking the Dragons if they liked baseball. He was rude, in your face, interrupting and unprofessional. He was asked questions about money but he kept asking them if they like baseball and saying he wanted  their money. Then he said they asked the wrong questions! MAD

Then we had a vending machine selling water that would sit next to water fountains! MAD

The set looks awful, the make-up is too thick, the woman presenting doesn't connect as well as Evan Davis, and her voice cuts in at weird points during the presentations.

So far not so good, it's just human bear-baiting.

On the other hand, I do like hearing the odd Canadian accent, especially when they say 'I'm AA-OO-T'. I do love Canada by the way!

Hugh Grant puts News of the World hackers in their place

No description needed, this video says it all!