Another classic story in which the Beeb goes out of its way not to credit american medicine. They really hate the U.S. over there, don’t they?
NPR CORRECTS: A summary of NPR’s corrections about the Middle East in the past two years finds something remarkable for being unremarkable. All but one correction rebutted a slander against the Jews or the Jewish state. Hmmm.
MY DOG, ADOLF: Weird story about a dog called Adolf who was trained to give the Nazi salute. Ian Buruma told me a story once about an old Jewish lady in Vienna, if I recall rightly, who similarly called her dog Hitler. But she did it for reverse reasons: she got some pleasure from ordering Hitler around for a change. “Come here, Hitler!” “Sit, Hitler!” “Beg, Hitler!” No word on whether she actually grew to love the little Nazi.
The Dish 