Let the games begin!

Check out this article in the New York Times on the terrorist plot coverage - it berates the Globe & Mail for not writing anything on Saturday about the arrests.

Yep.

That's Canadian media for you.

Sometimes you gotta wonder if Canadian editors in their Toronto condos are too busy looking at themselves in the mirror and preening their feathers to report the news.

But, at least the Globe did better than the Hamilton Spectator whose University has spawned a suspect. They didn't even update their website let alone print anything until today which turned out to be a feel sorry for the criminals cover-up piece - consistent with their usual fair on reporting bad news.

Here a some articles from American media that covered the story, including one from the L.A. Times that did write about the med student from Hamilton's McMaster University.

From The Los Angeles Times :

"Both Mississauga, with a population of nearly 611,000, and Scarborough have several mosques and hundreds of businesses that cater to Muslims. The 2001 census counted 41,840 Muslims living in Mississauga and 165,130 in Toronto, or about 7% of each city's population."

The Financial Times

"The Liberal party, which formed the government from 1993 until earlier this year, has built a strong constituency in these communities. "

The New York Times: On one of the arrested

"Anser Farooq, the lawyer representing Mr. Jamal and three other people from the Islamic center, said Mr. Jamal was not a leader of that mosque. "He's one of about a half-dozen people who lead prayers at the mosque," he said. Mr. Jamal was not part of any conspiracy, Mr. Farooq said. "

The Seattle Times:

"The 17 suspects have a bail hearing scheduled for this week. Lawyers and family members have described them as innocents caught up in a politically motivated police dragnet aimed at proving that Canada is tough on terrorism."