Browsing Tag conspiracy theories

Comments and the Roar of the Crowd

I took back my in box. Here’s a sampling of recent correspondence: 1. A reader I’ll identify as @optonline raises this point: How do you\we deal with the pronouncement by Iranian leader\clergy...

June 18, 2013 9:03 By : Leave a Comment

“Israel Paid Off Bulgaria”: FT Journo Tweets Conspiracy Theory

A Financial Times journalist apologizes.

February 6, 2013 12:39 By : 27 Comments

Axis of Evil Takes Credit for Hurricane Sandy

Verrazano-Narrows Bridge during Frankenstorm's approach I was sure conspiracy theorists would blame Israel for Hurricane Sandy. We’re blamed for tsunamis, Red Sea shark attacks, and bird flu,...

October 31, 2012 12:30 By : 8 Comments

Losing My Religion?

There’s nothing the press likes more than an inter-communal Jewish spat, particularly when it involves Israel and the Diaspora. So it was no surprise that a protest by US Jewish organizations...

December 4, 2011 15:22 By : Leave a Comment