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Time for a new topic...Muslim Terrorist Fame>US/Western Press Responsible
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idjeff
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Dec 27, 2004, 07:21 AM
 
So I'm watching the news tonight...they give credit--by giving his name-- to a certain individual for the suicide bombing in Iraq this past week...

Call me crazy, but people LOVE to be famous, whether if it's in Hollywood or within the Muslim community...

The A**hole is dead for crying out loud...why would the media give ANY credit to this ass hat for what he did?

Puhhhlease...Press... for the love of GOD!!! Stop giving "FAME" to these frickin' A-holes!!!!

It's not like anyone in the West is saying..."wow, it's so surprising....I went to high school with this guy...he was in the yearbook club...I could've never seen him doing anything like this..."F" him.....he should DIE an unknown "martyr for his cause"!!!!

You gotta tame the beast before you let it out of its cage.
     
Spheric Harlot
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Dec 27, 2004, 08:15 AM
 
There was a rather large discussion on this problem about ten years ago, when Neo-Nazi attacks here in Germany were on the rise.

For the media, there is a very real conflict between deeming such incidents "newsworthy", and encouraging bandwagon-jumpers.

As I remember, the dilemma was solved by no longer running attacks as headline news, but still including them in news overviews, thus dramatically reducing the publicity aspect.

Neo-Nazi attacks dropped off sharply.
     
eklipse
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Dec 27, 2004, 03:28 PM
 
Originally posted by idjeff:
So I'm watching the news tonight...they give credit--by giving his name-- to a certain individual for the suicide bombing in Iraq this past week...

Call me crazy, but people LOVE to be famous, whether if it's in Hollywood or within the Muslim community...

The A**hole is dead for crying out loud...why would the media give ANY credit to this ass hat for what he did?

Puhhhlease...Press... for the love of GOD!!! Stop giving "FAME" to these frickin' A-holes!!!!

It's not like anyone in the West is saying..."wow, it's so surprising....I went to high school with this guy...he was in the yearbook club...I could've never seen him doing anything like this..."F" him.....he should DIE an unknown "martyr for his cause"!!!!
Yes, heaven forbid the media actually include detail in their reporting.

Perhaps they should just run the headline: "Frickin' A-Hole Terrorist Blows Sh*t Up in Arabialand" and be done with it.
     
idjeff  (op)
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Dec 27, 2004, 11:09 PM
 
Originally posted by eklipse:
Perhaps they should just run the headline: "Frickin' A-Hole Terrorist Blows Sh*t Up in Arabialand" and be done with it.
Perhaps they should

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