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Bloggers expose Sun's anti-Muslim propaganda

Tom Griffin, 10 - 01 - 2009
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Tom Griffin (London, OK): Wednesday's story in the Sun about a 'hit list' of prominent British Jews on an Islamist web forum, has received a pretty thorough fisking from the British blogosphere over the past couple of days.

Tim Ireland at Bloggerheads believes that some of the content highlighted by the Sun was actually posted by Glen Jenvey,  the 'anti-terror expert' quoted by the paper. The excellent Richard Bartholemew has more on Jenvey's backgound and notes that he has a track record of putting fake Islamist content on the web.

One aspect of Jenvey's career which hasn't featured much in this week's debate is his role in Obsession, an ant-Muslim film which has received a great deal of scrutiny in the US. Reporters Ali Gharib and Eli Clifton have documented the involvement of a number of hardline neoconservative groups in the film's creation.

Talking Points Memo reports that the Obsession DVD was mailed to thousands of voters in key swing states during the US election. While the film's backers claim to be non-partisan, Richard Silverstein has uncovered evidence of their links to the Republican Jewish Coalition.

Jenvey's involvement in this exercise is further evidence that the supposed 'anti-terror expert' is in reality an anti-Muslim propagandist. Sadly, much of the British press seems only to willing to be used as a channel by such characters.

 

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PCorrigan (not verified) said:

Sat, 2009-01-10 14:38

Tom, all extremely serious points worth scrutiny ...

Of course, I don't get my news from the Sun or the Daily Mail, so maybe that's why I am able to laugh at their regular aburdity: Has the Human Rights Act Molested the Memory of Diana?

Sometimes, just as humour is the best form of defence, satire is the best form of attack!

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