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.
HA, I knew it, this is a trick organized by Holder to take away attention from Syria and impost martial law on us just like with the Boston Bombing was before Obama-care goes into effect..
I saw the Pelican Brief last night, I mam all ready for conspiracies.
If there really is more than one shooter I guarantee they are muslimes.
LOL what a joke he is. I wonder how many armed guards he has used in his lifetime.
Goebbels, Hitler, Mao and Stalin would be jealous of Obama.
“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.”
Sure, why not? Conspiracy theories are not about getting at the truth, they are about making conspiracy theorists feel superior to other people. So, there is really no need to wait for any facts before stroking your plumage.
“”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.”
You can say “look at the timing” for literally any event at all. Politicians are ALWAYS up to no good, so the timing of any event you pick is a convenient distraction for some politician.
There was no Martial Law after the Boston bombings.
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Never listen to what people say. Watch what they do. The bodies are still warm and the radicals on the left are already pouncing on gun control.....even though the base was ANOTHER gun free zone massacre that could have been prevented if only one person had been armed.
Yep. The left is moving at lightning speed. That tells me they desperately need everyone to move on to guns a.s.a.p. and forget something else they don't want us paying attention to.
I can easily see this incident as a false flag. It's way to convenient for oboma for it to be anything else. For example, the left was discussing outlawing gun powder just days before the Boston bombers used gun powder and pressure cookers to make their bombs - not the other way around!
‘HAPPY DAYS’ STAR POUNCES ON NAVY YARD SHOOTING TO PROMOTE GUN CONTROL
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3067429/posts
With Navy Yard shooters still at large, Obama warns of ‘extreme wing’ Republicans
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3067430/posts
Of course, it’s all just a coincidence.
True.
I was being liberal with the term, I was referring to the house to house search that got a number here mad..
Then these conspiracy theorists are the worst fools among us.
Then again, it might be found that it is under the Muslim terrorist Jihad sub sub subsection of "workplace violence".
After the US government was caught allowing four (4) Americans to be murdered in Benghazi and then lied to the American people it was a dvd that caused it;
After the US government (IRS) was caught using their positions of power to sway a National election to a socialist President while attacking conservative American organizations seeking non-profit status from the government with opposing political views as this administration;
After the US President just gave the Russian President control over Syria and its weapons of mass destruction after first setting a “red line” to the embarrassment of the United States;
After just today, telling the American people of the economic recovery he created with more than 90 million Americans out of work;
Of course I think Alex Jones is some kind of a kook to even suggest this Administration would set up a mass shooting a a Navy shipyard in order to again push for more federal gun control laws!/sarc off
Aways remember, only your enemy wants you disarmed!!
“I can easily see this incident as a false flag. It’s way to convenient for oboma for it to be anything else.”
Seeing as how the left is always pushing gun control and never ceases, wouldn’t every mass shooting be just as convenient for them?
Marshall Law
Well.. as the dearth of honest media reporting creates an informational vacuum, something is going to fill it.
No, it’s not a coincidence. You’ve figured it all out. The “Fonz” is the true leader of the secret government false flag shooting conspiracy. Really, we didn’t think you would figure it out so quickly. Congratulations.
Yep (Except for one little detail.....they were all gun free zones already. We're not suppose to notice that part.)
“...it’s hardly surprising that conspiracy theories emerge around such tragic incidents, but the speed is always startling....”
Almost as startling as David Frum, Henry “Fonzi” Winkler, and a couple other libtard douchebags tweeting the gun control talking points WHILE THE EVENT IS HAPPENING...
And coming almost immediately on the heels of a HUGE 2nd Amendment victory in the Colorado Recall.
Nah... Just coincidences...
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