13-06-2016, 06:28 PM
I listened to NPR this AM "On Point" and heard a guy say that the sound of the shots came from "close...far...close...far...." which implies two shooters, although again it is unclear if this means 1 killer and 1 off-duty cop, or 2 killers.
On that same program, a guy with a Middle Eastern accent also blamed Wahabiism and Saudi Arabia for violent intolerant teachings.
I further think that the mass media and the authorities are doing a disservice to us all by referring to the guy as a "terrorist" and thereby lending him some semblance of legitimacy. I realize that the mass media has to sell soap, and that the authorities have to justify whatever program they're trying to push; but don't you agree that by lending him any sort of justification (especially the very justification that the killer sought by calling 911 and pledging allegiance to the leader of Daesh), no matter how spurious, you are both encouraging copy-cats, and making the terrorists seem more successful than they really are?
On that same program, a guy with a Middle Eastern accent also blamed Wahabiism and Saudi Arabia for violent intolerant teachings.
I further think that the mass media and the authorities are doing a disservice to us all by referring to the guy as a "terrorist" and thereby lending him some semblance of legitimacy. I realize that the mass media has to sell soap, and that the authorities have to justify whatever program they're trying to push; but don't you agree that by lending him any sort of justification (especially the very justification that the killer sought by calling 911 and pledging allegiance to the leader of Daesh), no matter how spurious, you are both encouraging copy-cats, and making the terrorists seem more successful than they really are?
"All that is necessary for tyranny to succeed is for good men to do nothing." (unknown)
James Tracy: "There is sometimes an undue amount of paranoia among some conspiracy researchers that can contribute to flawed observations and analysis."
Gary Cornwell (Dept. Chief Counsel HSCA): "A fact merely marks the point at which we have agreed to let investigation cease."
Alan Ford: "Just because you believe it, that doesn't make it so."
James Tracy: "There is sometimes an undue amount of paranoia among some conspiracy researchers that can contribute to flawed observations and analysis."
Gary Cornwell (Dept. Chief Counsel HSCA): "A fact merely marks the point at which we have agreed to let investigation cease."
Alan Ford: "Just because you believe it, that doesn't make it so."