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Monday, December 15, 2008 David Vance # BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE By the way, did you read the BBC report detailing how the Church where the Obama family go to worship has been burned down in a suspected arson attempt? Alright then, it didn't happen but if it did, I figure it would be splashed across the BBC. Fair bet? So, isn't it interesting that when the Church where Sarah Palin worships is torched, not a word from the BBC. Maybe she never existed? Comments: 7 (unread) - Biased BBC Home David Vance # IT ALL STARTED IN AMERICA I noticed the BBC had Nicola "Superwoman" Horlick on this morning, explaining why one of the hedge funds her company manages had assets worth $20.9 million invested with the alleged fraudulent hedge fund run by Bernard Madoff. Bramdean, whose shares crashed 23.75p to 42.75p on the news, said that the sums tied up with Mr Madoff represented 9.5 per cent of its assets. I was entertained by Horlick's line that in the worst case scenario, if everything is lost on this fund, investors will be only down 4%. Happy days, eh? So why did the BBC have her on in the first place given its hatred of capitalism? I suggest that it is because Nicola merrily went on to divert attention from her own company's pooor judgement in this investment by claiming that the crisis was caused by poor regulation in the States. This fits into the ongoing BBC/Brown narrative that everything bad starts on the other side of the Atlantic. If all else fails, as it look it has in the Madoff situation, just blame Bush! Comments: 10 (unread) - Biased BBC Home David Vance # NO FRIEND OF ISRAEL You just know that when Jeremy Al Bowen is invited to update us all on the situation concerning Israel and the disputed Palestinian territories, well, those pesky Jews aren't going to come out of it too well. And so it was that Jeremy embarked on the usual cliched mantra which all boiled down one thing; the lack of peace in the region is Israel's fault, the Palestinians are innocent, especially the doves in Al Fatah. Comments: 5 (unread) - Biased BBC Home David Vance # I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR... Following on from the posts by Natalie and Laban, I was interested to listen to the item concerning on Today this morning concerning the British doctor Humayra Abedin, who has been freed from family captivity and the prospect of a forced marriage by a court in Dhaka. There seems to be a missing word and it begins with M.....? Comments: 3 (unread) - Biased BBC Home Sunday, December 14, 2008 Laban # I'm also looking ... For a particular word, in this Matt Frei piece on corruption in Illinois. It begins with a "D", but I can't see it anywhere. Can you ? (Thanks Ed for pointing out the bad link) Comments: 20 (unread) - Biased BBC Home Saturday, December 13, 2008 Natalie # I'm looking for something. Can you guess what? Israel buries Mumbai attack dead - "Six Jews died at the centre, which was one of several places targeted in the attacks that left 188 people dead." "She [Sandra Samuel, Moshe Holtzberg's nanny] hid in a cupboard when the centre was attacked, but emerged to rescue the child after his parents were killed." "The Chabad centre was stormed on Wednesday evening by armed militants who seized hostages and fought a gun battle with Indian commandos. Indian forces eventually regained control of the centre, killing several gunmen, but six of the hostages were found dead." Officials quit over India attacks (An earlier headline, preserved in the header, was "Troops battle to end Mumbai seige.) "Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg, 29, had been killed alongside his wife, Rivka." Israel awaits Mumbai attack dead "The organisation confirmed that Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg, 29, had been killed alongside his wife, Rivka. Their two-year-old son survived." Mumbai victims from all walks of life "Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg, 29, and his wife Rivkah, 28, were among six Jews killed in the Mumbai attacks. They were found dead at the Jewish cultural centre, known as Nariman House, which was one of the gunmen's key targets." Officials quit over India attacks (Has the header "Police declare Mumbai seige over", and seems to be a later version of the second story listed.)"The organisation confirmed that Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg, 29, had been killed alongside his wife, Rivka." Tense times for Mumbai's Jews "Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and his wife, Rivkah, were among the six people who died in the attack at Nariman House. " As it happened: Mumbai attacks 27 Nov - contains references to the Holtzbergs being held hostage. As it happened: Mumbai attacks - 28 Nov "A Brooklyn-based rabbi and his wife were killed in the siege on the Nariman House Jewish centre, the Chabad-Lubavitch movement confirms. Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg were "the beloved directors of Chabad-Lubavitch of Mumbai", it says." Jewish centre seized in Mumbai - contains a reference to the status of Rabbi Holtzberg being unknown at that time. (Emphasis added in all cases.) Comments: 25 (unread) - Biased BBC Home