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darren r:
BBC3 is tonight showing a documentary, fronted by Irish comedian Andrew Maxwell, which aims to dispel 'misconceptions' about the 2005 London bombings. It's attracted vitriol from Daily Mail readers accusing it of 'bad taste' and 'disrespect' and using it as a stick to beat the BBC, ignoring the fact that it sets out to debunk the conspiracy theory.

Of course, it is also the focus of those who believe that, of course, it was all a conspiracy by Tony B. Liar and Nu Lie-bour to encourage support for the war in Iraq (despite the fact that none of the bombers were of Iraqi or, indeed, Middle Eastern origin).
 

smartcooky:

--- Quote from: darren r on October 01, 2012, 01:56:58 PM ---Of course, it is also the focus of those who believe that, of course, it was all a conspiracy by Tony B. Liar and Nu Lie-bour to encourage support for the war in Iraq (despite the fact that none of the bombers were of Iraqi or, indeed, Middle Eastern origin).

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But we all know that conspiracy theorists will never let the truth get in the way of their unlikely theories

Laurel:

--- Quote from: darren r on October 01, 2012, 01:56:58 PM ---It's attracted vitriol from Daily Mail readers accusing it of 'bad taste' and 'disrespect' and using it as a stick to beat the BBC, ignoring the fact that it sets out to debunk the conspiracy theory.

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I saw a program like that on CBC called "The Third Tower", although it dealt with 9/11 conspiracy theories rather than 7/7. The problem I had with it was that although they tried to debunk the conspiracy theories, conspiracy theorists still got to appear on the program and have a platform for their offensive claims. I don't know if they were paid to appear, but I suspect they enjoyed the exposure either way. So I can understand why this sort of program bothers people.

LunarOrbit:

--- Quote from: Laurel on October 01, 2012, 06:31:42 PM ---I saw a program like that on CBC called "The Third Tower", although it dealt with 9/11 conspiracy theories rather than 7/7. The problem I had with it was that although they tried to debunk the conspiracy theories, conspiracy theorists still got to appear on the program and have a platform for their offensive claims. I don't know if they were paid to appear, but I suspect they enjoyed the exposure either way. So I can understand why this sort of program bothers people.

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I saw that one too. I'm sure they were just trying to be fair to both sides, but they did seem to go a little too easy on the conspiracy theorists.

darren r:
The programme had an interesting format, taking four people who believed in a conspiracy other than the one that really happened on a sort of road trip to examine their beliefs. They tested the plausibility of the bombers catching a train to London, splitting up on the Tube and being in the right place at the right time. Easily enough done, apparently, despite the best efforts of the group to miss the train. They were introduced to a Muslim expert on Islamic fundamentalism, a police officer who was senior at the time, a counter-terrorism expert, a survivor and a bomb-expert who constructed a device from ordinary materials (including pepper!) which blew a bus apart, despite claims that this could only be done with 'military-grade' explosives.

The, rather unexpected, result of all this was that 3 of the 4 revised their opinion that the bombers were patsies, erring more on the side of 'cock-up' rather than 'conspiracy'. One still clung to his belief that it was a vast government/military/corporate exercise to facilitate oh, I don't know. Something. But, on the whole, it seemed to me a worthwhile exercise. Now, if only we could somehow take all the Apollo Hoax Believers to the Moon and show them the proof (though not until those of us who accept its reality have been given the opportunity first!)

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