Damien

So? People can make predictions all they want. The case is still being investigated and until something is proven then the BBC and The Telegraph are perfectly correct in reporting both the concerns of the authenticity of the letter and the counter-claims made by those in the Muslim community.

The predictions of a "witch hunt" weren't especially prescient since it would happen whether this story is true or false. The fact that you can predict that someone will claim innocence of the bad behaviour you're accusing them off doesn't reflect upon their guilt or innocence - you just predicted the obvious. At worst it's a cynical attempt to bias the coverage by ascribing anterior motives to what is actually just balanced reporting.

I mean it wouldn't the be first time a unsigned document purported to be an sinister plot from a group of religious zealots turned out to be fake now would it?