Heaven preserve us from the mass media. I would seriously doubt anything I read in the press or saw on TV. I am sure the bare bones of what is being presented here is true - But what is missing? Unless we talk to everyone concerned I doubt if we will ever get to the truth here.

The Guardian (UK paper) is one of the few that does seem to have a modicum of integrity. It presented an article some time ago that completely demolished the stories reported in the 'popular press' about councils wanting to ban Christmas, complaining of St Georges flags etc, etc. If I an dig it out I will provide a link.

Every time stories appear about Moslem intolerance the press are fuelling what will become a self-fulfilling prophesy. Do you not think that the press is Iran and Iraq do exactly the same thing to wind up their local people? The only difference between the masked man on the back of a Toyota pickup with an AK47 shouting 'Death to the West' and the men sat around bars in New York and London tutting at such stories is one of scale and culture.

Just my 2 pen'urth. If that's OK with you that is...

:Dave