Media Blog reader Steven J. Scibelli catches the BBC in a double standard:

First, the BBC calls the terrorists who bombed London “misguided criminals.” Then, courtesy of Drudge, we see that the BBC edited the word “terrorist” out of its recent coverage of the London bombings:
The BBC’s guidelines state that its credibility is undermined by the “careless use of words which carry emotional or value judgments”. Consequently, “the word ‘terrorist’ itself can be a barrier rather than an aid to understanding” and its use should be “avoided”, the guidelines say. But, apparently the BBC has no qualms about using words which carry “emotional or value judgments” in other contexts. Here are two examples:
Football hooligans who terrorised Cardiff city centre on the opening day of the season used the Internet to organise the violent clashes. and:
Hooligans who terrorise local residents could be more likely to face action as Humberside Police review the use of new powers to crack down on yobs. So, according to the BBC, soccer hooligans are terrorists, but Islamic jihadists are “misguided criminals.”

Well, you know what they say. One man’s hooligan is another man’s freedom fighter.