TERROR & DENIAL

New York Post ^ | 7/09/02 | DANIEL PIPES

[kattracks]

July 9, 2002 -- ON the 4th of July, an Egyptian immigrant to the United States who believes in wild conspiracy theories about Jews, is known for his great "hate for Israel," and has possible ties to al Qaeda, armed himself to the teeth and assaulted the Israeli airline counter at Los Angeles International Airport, killing two.

[Bahbah]

I see this denial happening, but I truly do not understand the thinking behind it.

[Elkiejg]

The time has come for governments to catch up with the rest of us and call terrorism by its rightful name.

This says it all. Add to this list the shooting at LAX on July 4. Government continues to think the public is stupid - while WE are the ones who "get it" - not them.

[ingeborg]

Pipes is correct here--but we are at war. Suppressing the enemy's ability to score points in the media and damage the economy--as much as blowing up a bridge in the romantic warfare of the pass--with an fear-response from the masses has to be achieved by the good guys. We completely screw the bad guys up when we blur their message.

[TomGuy]

I see this denial happening, but I truly do not understand the thinking behind it.

To keep the sheeple calm and controlled. Don't want the sheeple to get alarmed and start demanding. Don't want the sheeple to think they are in danger and start demanding. Don't want the sheeple to get too involved in what might be going on. Ignorance is bliss. Keep the sheeple ignorant, and they will remain fat and happy.

[laconic]

If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck and looks like a duck, then the FBI will conclude its a puppy dog?

[Alouette]

He found his victims - a van full of Hassidic boys - on the Brooklyn Bridge and fired a hail of bullets against them, killing one boy.

These boys were friends and classmates of my sons, who happened to be riding in a different van that day.

Here's the "rest of the story" that wasn't widely reported:

One of the boys, Nachum Sossonkin, was gravely wounded and lay in a coma for many months. It was predicted that he was permanently brain damaged and would live a vegetative existence. However, Nachum's family and friends did not give up. Thanks to topnotch medical care and the prayers of thousands of wonderful people all over the world (Jews and non-Jews), Nachum made a complete recovery. He is now married and a father of children.

[kcvl]

Most of these things happened on CLINTON'S WATCH! If they were; "right-wing religious fanatics"(Waco), little boys from Cuba(Elian), etc., etc., then it would matter.

Pres. Bush PLEASE clean house. I know he has a HUGE job to CLEAN UP A MESS but some people who still don't get it need to go.

[kcvl]

That is truly amazing. I wonder why "reporters" didn't care to share that?

[gonzo]

"...? Gamil al-Batouti, an EgyptAir copilot, yelled "I put my faith in God's hands" as he crashed a plane leaving Kennedy airport in October 1999, killing 217. Under Egyptian pressure, the National Transportation Safety Board report shied away from once mentioning Batouti's possible terrorist motives. .."

Sorry, this one doesn't belong here.

There's something wrong with the 757-777 series airframe. Gamil al-Batouti was trying to fly a doomed aircraft that would not respond to his control inputs.

Remember what was 'reported'! "Gamil was pushing the yoke foreward, while the Pilot was pulling the yoke back, causing the tail-planes to operate in different directions!"

Incredible bullshit! It simply can't be done! Ask any Pilot...............FRegards

[happytobealive]

I'm new to this, but why has Kattracks posted about 67 times already today?

[happytobealive]

I'm new to this, but why has Kattracks posted about 67 times already today?

[Alouette]

I wonder why "reporters" didn't care to share that?

I think there was one story in the NY Post about the family's bedside vigil when it was still believed that the victim would be a lifelong vegetable. Recoveries like this are long and painful and news media considers such stories "depressing." The recovery, although miraculous, did not happen overnight.

Right now there are dozens of comatose survivors of terror attacks in Israeli hospitals who are being ignored by the media.

[tcostell]

Possible causes named include a work dispute and a hate crime.

In the interest of clarity, I have made a solemn promise to myself to never use the phrase "hate crime" in speech or print. From now on, I'll be calling a spade a spade, and using the term "thought crime" in it's place. There's no reasoning with the left, but maybe it's still possible to shame them into a measure of lucid thought.

[Bahbah]

Kattracks is one of FR's most valuable resources, like John Huang2, and goes looking for items of interest to post here for discussion.

[Bahbah]

Oh, how rude of me. Welcome!

[happytobealive]

Ok, thank you for setting me straight.

[kcvl]

She posts MOST of the news stories of the day. I thank her for that.

[giznort]

Probably because Kattracks has some good stuff to share with us. Duh.

[Publius6961]

It is mystifying.
There must be much behind the scenes that we are not aware of; it makes no sense otherwise.

Granted, profound ignorance of Islam is understandable, and a certain amount of denial is natural, since we are dealing with a totally alien paradigm of thinking.
But this is over the top.
When out leaders and our police at all levels are acting like they are still clueless after almost a year since the greatest single Muslim Mass Murder in history, something is terribly wrong.

Standing by to see what the fallout is.
I can only conclude that a real explosion of anger is being "managed", but I can't imagine how putting it off is going to attenuate it at all.

The only language understood by the beast is ruthless and total response. When and where will it happen?

More to the point, where will the next American Mass Murder happen? and whose families will be affected directly?
Everybody taking notes?