Fits Him To A 'T'? (Univ Oklahoma bombing and media silence)

Investor's Business Daily ^ | 10/7/2005

[SauronOfMordor]

Terrorism: Three years ago, we speculated that a deadly shooting at LAX was a terrorist act. But political and cultural sensitivity caused authorities and the media to play down the terror angle. Is this happening again?

[snip]

But we flashed back to July 4, 2002, when an Egyptian man shot and killed two people and wounded three at an Israeli airline ticket counter at Los Angeles International Airport. It took a while before authorities could bring themselves to call it a terrorist act.

So far, the big media have laid off Hinrichs' death. Apparently the fact that he was on a park bench just 100 yards from more than 84,000 fans when the bomb attached to his body exploded wasn't enough to stir their curiosity. Nor was the fact that death by detonation, not to mention a blast strong enough to be heard four miles away, isn't exactly a common method of suicide, which is how the incident was first categorized.

[SauronOfMordor]

This article in Investors Business Daily will make it increasingly difficult for the MSM to maintain a united front "Nothing to see here -- move along" attitude

[cgk]

ping!

[SauronOfMordor]

ping -- Investor's Business Daily is now asking why the Media have so little interest in this

[indcons]

Thanks for the ping, SauronOfMordor.

Pinging the article out to the list.

[PhiKapMom]

That is great news! About time!

[indcons]

Oops...sorry CGK. Missed crediting you with the ping. My apologies.

[texianyankee]

good to see someone else mentioning this....

[Pearls Before Swine]

This article in Investors Business Daily will make it increasingly difficult for the MSM to maintain a united front "Nothing to see here -- move along" attitude

Just a rhetorical question: That the MSM tries to play down possible terror (unless the possibility of a right wing source is raised) is undeniable. My question is, "Why?" Terror is sensational, and sensational sells TV eyeballs and newspapers.

[cgk]

Please :) You're much too polite. No apologies necessary - we both pinged you!

[Sacajaweau]

I'm betting the FBI and CIA are telling reporters "nothing" and no more except what has been "visually seen and heard".

[CyberAnt]

Well .. I believe the MSM is staying mum because these terrorist actions PROVE BUSH IS RIGHT - THIS IS A WAR ON TERROR.

Can't have that .. no sireeee! We can't have the public believing George W. Bush is right on target .. after all, he's a cowboy, a baffoon. [/s]

But .. woe to GW if another terrorist attack hits America - it will be entirely Bush's fault.

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks for the ping.

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks for posting.

This reminds me more and more of the LAX fiasco with the MSM covering and lying about what happened.

[syriacus]

Your post is so very correct .

[Maeve]

BUMPY

[Lexington Green]

This MEDIA BLACKOUT is happening on Bush's watch. How Clintonesque...

[Prime Choice]

What do you expect from the same media that, when it encountered a Muslim sniper years ago, only went on about his having been a Gulf War veteran?

The media is rooting for none but the enemy...and they won't be happy until we're all dhimmis.

[Prime Choice]

This MEDIA BLACKOUT is happening on Bush's watch.

Oh PLEASE. Do you think if Bush could control the media that half the bullcrap out there would get printed? HUH?

Sheesh.

[cripplecreek]

What disturbs me the most is what might have happened if he were sucessfull at killing others. The way the media has behaved so far I suspect they would have rushed to blame right wing extremists.

[publana]

FNC was talking about it yesterday during the day. They had some guy on there saying that the evidence has been sealed and questioning why.