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Conspiracy Theorists Already Suspect Navy Yard Shooting Is a 'False Flag'
National Journal ^ | 9-16-2013 | Alex Seitz-Wald

Posted on 09/16/2013 12:05:47 PM PDT by markomalley

Before we knew the names of the victims, the motive behind the attack, or even how many shooters there were, some conspiracy theorists thought they figured out what had happened at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday morning.

Alex Jones, the antigovernment broadcaster who reaches millions every day through his syndicated radio show and Infowars Web empire, speculated the shooting may be a "false flag" operation intended to distract Americans from Syria, as well as the anniversary of the Benghazi attack and the simmering IRS scandal.

"You've got all the other scandals, so this is a great way to change the subject," Jones said on his radio show Monday morning, which is broadcast on more than 80 stations across the country. "It's a way to divert everyone."

For Jones, the shooting may be the latest in a long line of "false flag" operations, in which the government allegedly stages phony terror attacks to gin up popular support for disarming Americans or taking away their civil liberties. He confidently labeled the Boston Marathon bombing a hoax within hours of the explosion, but was more circumspect Monday.

"It may be real crazies, but look at the timing. Obama rolling out a national campaign against guns yesterday, and then this happens," he said.

For conspiracy theorists, the "why" for such tragedies is always the same. "We've all got to give up our rights because it's so scary. It's all about mind control," Jones explained.

And he's not alone. On conspiracy message boards and forums, users who see themselves as citizen journalists have cut together YouTube videos that they claim show possible "actors" at the scene. One video shows a near-victim laughing with a local TV reporter when the two didn't realize they were on air. "One would think at a moment such as this, a reporter and a 'near victim' wouldn't be laughing, especially when they didn't realize they'd be caught on camera," the conspiracy website Before It's News explained.

On the subReddit dedicated to conspiracy theories, one user wrote, "Thought the Navy Yard shooting was just a shooting until I saw this CNN tweet: "CNN: THE ATF HAS SENT SAME SPECIAL RESPONSE TEAM THAT HELPED TAKE DOWN BOSTON BOMBING SUSPECT IN BOAT." Others murmured in agreement.

After Sandy Hook, Boston, Aruroa, and 9/11, it's hardly surprising that conspiracy theories emerge around such tragic incidents, but the speed is always startling.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: aaronalexis; navyyard; washingtonnavyyard
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Obviously, it has to be Bush's fault.
1 posted on 09/16/2013 12:05:47 PM PDT by markomalley
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To: markomalley
Wonderful headline.

So when someone says it 'may be' is now a 'is'.

2 posted on 09/16/2013 12:07:16 PM PDT by Theoria
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To: markomalley

Ron Paul thinks it’s our fault.


3 posted on 09/16/2013 12:08:40 PM PDT by McGruff (No wars for Arab pipelines!)
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To: markomalley

Media had police looking for white suspects in this case.

Arthur Winkler has already made a statement calling for more gun control.

Seems a LOT of people are “jumping the gun” to push their own agenda items.


4 posted on 09/16/2013 12:09:00 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: markomalley

I see false dead people


5 posted on 09/16/2013 12:09:37 PM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom)
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To: a fool in paradise
Do you mean Fonzie?
6 posted on 09/16/2013 12:09:38 PM PDT by angcat
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To: markomalley

Because the Media has abrogated their jobs they open the door for conspiracy theorists because no one trusts the fourth estate anymore...


7 posted on 09/16/2013 12:10:25 PM PDT by GraceG
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To: markomalley

“Conspiracy theories” prevail in times when people do NOT trust government or the organs of media —simple.

So that really ought to tell you something.


8 posted on 09/16/2013 12:11:43 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: GraceG

Because the Media has abrogated their jobs they open the door for conspiracy theorists because no one trusts the fourth estate anymore...


BINGO!


9 posted on 09/16/2013 12:12:14 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals don't get it .... their minds are diseased.)
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To: gaijin

Plus, our gov has been in the habit of false flag ops for a long time.


10 posted on 09/16/2013 12:13:55 PM PDT by DonaldC (A nation cannot stand in the absence of religious principle.)
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To: laplata

Yes, because 95% of the mainstream media is based on collectivist, Marxist theory that does not care about truth, just power.


11 posted on 09/16/2013 12:14:00 PM PDT by wac3rd (Somewhere in Hell, Ted Kennedy snickers....)
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To: Theoria

Well according to a former president it is dependent upon what the meaning of “is” is.


12 posted on 09/16/2013 12:14:22 PM PDT by DaiHuy (May God save the country, for it is evident the people will not! Millard Fillmore)
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To: GraceG
I'm building a deck and came in for lunch.

I just heard a tall black man in perhaps military garb (about 50 years old), was seen LEAVING the scene and they want to talk to him.

What's the dead guy (alleged perp) ... black or white ?

13 posted on 09/16/2013 12:14:27 PM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
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To: markomalley

Alex Jones is a lunatic.


14 posted on 09/16/2013 12:15:31 PM PDT by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
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To: laplata

Depends, I trust them to cover Obama’a arse (redundancy unintended).


15 posted on 09/16/2013 12:18:47 PM PDT by Aevery_Freeman (Tried to tell 'em Affirmative Action was a bad idea...Now look what happened!)
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To: wac3rd

That’s right.

I knew Yuri Bezmenov, a KGB defector. He filled us in on all that and he was right on.


16 posted on 09/16/2013 12:19:39 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals don't get it .... their minds are diseased.)
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To: markomalley

.....And so it starts.


17 posted on 09/16/2013 12:20:11 PM PDT by Biggirl (“Go, do not be afraid, and serve”-Pope Francis)
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To: markomalley
IT'S THE SAME GUYS WHO PUT THE DEMO CHARGES INTO THE WTC!!!
18 posted on 09/16/2013 12:20:32 PM PDT by Darteaus94025 (Phony President)
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To: angcat
Do you mean Fonzie?

Correctamundo.

19 posted on 09/16/2013 12:21:06 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Jim Robinson

Alex Jones sees conspiracies everywhere; much like David Icke, another conspiracy loon, or Jeff Rense.

Did you know that the Moon is a spaceship for shape-shifting reptilians who use it as a base to control human minds?

Yeah, neither did I.


20 posted on 09/16/2013 12:21:19 PM PDT by AnAmericanAbroad (It's all bread and circuses for the future prey of the Morlocks.)
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