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News Judgment and Jihad
The Atlantic Monthly ^
| December 2004
| Mark Bowden
Posted on 11/11/2004 11:02:46 AM PST by alex
Terrorists depend on the cooperation of the media. It's time to stop providing it.
(Excerpt) Read more at theatlantic.com ...
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: media; terrorism
An amazing piece (considering the source) on the link between journalism and terrorism.
It is quite unbelievable but it seems that there are some sober heads even on Atlantic staff.
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posted on
11/11/2004 11:02:47 AM PST
by
alex
To: alex
I've been saying this for a long time. By giving them air time, newspapers articles, etc., we are only giving them an outlet to encourage and recruit more delusional radical Islamists around the world. It also scares European countries by making them cave in, in hopes that they are left alone. "If you don't stand for something, you'll stand for everything",
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posted on
11/11/2004 11:10:18 AM PST
by
Ginifer
To: Ginifer
It is not a surprise that freeper does understand the issues. It is a big surprise that some people in the MSM do.
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posted on
11/11/2004 11:48:18 AM PST
by
alex
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