After the story was broken and owned by Toronto Star police reporter Michelle Shepard, it was inevitable that the advocates of PC mishmash at the paper would take over the story sooner or later — sooner, as it happened:

The ties that bind 17 suspects? ANALYSIS | `They represent the broad strata of our community,’ the RCMP says. Jun. 4, 2006. 07:15 AM SURYA BHATTACHARYA, NASREEN GULAMHUSEIN AND HEBA ALY LUCAS OLENIUK/TORONTO STARWomen believed to be family members of some of the men arrested on suspicion of terrorism leave the Brampton courthouse yesterday.In investigators’ offices, an intricate graph plotting the links between the 17 men and teens charged with being members of a homegrown terrorist cell covers at least one wall. And still, says a source, it is difficult to find a common denominator.

Here’s a thought: Open your eyes!

ALSO: Charles Johnson has the even-funnier front-page scan.