"Legal complaint" about "How to spot a hidden religious agenda"

[edd]

A recent NewScientist story "How to spot a hidden religious agenda" has been pulled as a result of a legal complaint:

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126975.800-how-to-spot-a-hidden-religious-agenda.html

http://www.wikileaks.com/wiki/Censored_New_Scientist_article:_How_to_spot_a_hidd en_religious_agenda%2C_28_Feb_2009

[skbuncks]

I wonder who exactly the legal complaint is from. I cant see anything which particulalry stands out as being libelous

The article seems somewhat reminiscent of this thread (http://www.ukskeptics.com/forum/showthread.php?p=57015#post57015)

skb

[Croydon Bob]

I wonder who exactly the legal complaint is from. I cant see anything which particulalry stands out as being libelous Yes, I've just re-read it, it all seems quite tame. The only person it can be is 'James Le Fanu' who has written for the Telegraph, New Statesman, etc, and doesn't label himself as a creationist or religious extremist. He is however, at the very least, an idiot who writes utter rubbish (http://www.jameslefanu.com/articles/evolution-hairy-attempt-to-teach-evolution). His book: 'Why Us?: How Science Rediscovered the Mystery of Ourselves' is quoted from in the article and hasn't been published in the UK yet.

[ZERO]

From the wikileaks site:

UK libel law can bankrupt publishers with legal fees even if the case never reaches a conclusion.
Sometimes I wish the law was about justice.

[Trinoc]

Yes, I've just re-read it, it all seems quite tame. The only person it can be is 'James Le Fanu' who has written for the Telegraph, New Statesman, etc, and doesn't label himself as a creationist or religious extremist. He is however, at the very least, an idiot who writes utter rubbish (http://www.jameslefanu.com/articles/evolution-hairy-attempt-to-teach-evolution). His book: 'Why Us?: How Science Rediscovered the Mystery of Ourselves' is quoted from in the article and hasn't been published in the UK yet.
If that's so, then why is the linked "Why Us" review still available?

I suspect the "Expelled!" crowd myself.

[ZERO]

Wikileaks...banned in Australia!

http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/australia-issues-wikileaks-linking-fine-warning-585894

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