In the Guardian John Crace seems to be taking the mickey out of smug neo-con David Aaronovitch, who has wrote a book debunking conspiracy theories:

This book is all the fault of Kevin Jarvis. Kevin was an underling when I was making yet another of my groundbreaking exposes that failed to win the prizes I deserved and was eating my way through a six-course dinner while trying, as usual, to fend off the attentions of ­dozens of attractive young women, when he asked, "Why does ­everyone think you are a ­conceited, ­deluded, not-very-bright New Labour ­apologist?" It was a eureka ­moment. Never ­before had I seen so personally how unsubstantiated rumour could so easily become a global conspiracy theory.

It couldn't happen to a more conceited, ­deluded and not-very-bright New Labour ­apologist.

Scraping the bottom

Meanwhile, David Aaronovitch shows what a grumpy old reactionary he has become, claiming that Ray Lewis has been a victim of a witch hunt:

But what had Mr Lewis done? It doesn't seem to have been anything illegal, for he wasn't prosecuted.

It must be for such stunning logic and incisive investigative journalism that Aaronovitch is payed whatever huge sum of money Rupert Murdoch is paying him.

Who's a conspiracy crank?

David Aaronovitch in the Times shows us what a neo-con he is and how desperate neo-cons are to attack anyone who criticises Israel. He has a go at Professor Richard Falk, who will work for the UN as a human rights adviser/investigator and who has previously compared Israel to Nazi Germany.

Aaronovitch calls Falk a conspiracy crank and alleges that he won't achieve anything because he has upset Israel.

The implication of this logic is simple. The UN Human Rights Council doesn't give a toss about the human rights of the Palestinians in the sense of wanting them upheld. Its majority is far more interested in using Israel as a stick to beat the US with, or - in the case of Islamic states - as a bogeyman to dampen down domestic discontent.

Interesting conspiracy theory, David. And you don't even know you're doing it.