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August 24, 2011

London is Back!

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If you were at all worried about London’s well-being, especially the racial atmosphere, not to worry, the picture is sparkling again.

(photo 1: AP caption: London Mayor Boris Johnson visits a Police CCTV Investigation Unit in London, that is gathering evidence of the London riots Monday Aug. 15, 2011. Britain must confront a culture of laziness, irresponsibility and selfishness which fueled four days of riots that left five dead, thousands facing criminal charges and hundreds of millions of pounds (dollars) of damage, Prime Minister David Cameron acknowledged Monday.photo 2: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images caption: Mayor of London Boris Johnson poses with members of Notting Hill Carnival mas band Genesis during a photocall on August 24, 2011 in London, England. The Notting Hill Carnival is due to take place on August 28 and 29.)

  • glenn

    Photo 2 is so incongruous it ought to be a photoshop.

  • tinwoman

    Yes, let’s remind those uppity Carib-Brits that what they are really good for is getting dressed up and shaking their booties for our entertainment.  Nothing else, really.

  • omen

    i saw atrios point out this bbc news m.o.

    first, they pose a man on the street a questions about why they think the riots happened. then, no matter what the response is, jump on the interviewee and accuse them of endorsing riots.

    this example has a reporter accusing an older man of being a rioter himself in his youth. and then calls them an idiot in the end.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=biJgILxGK0o

    outrageous. and over the line. who needs fox when you have bbc?