Why Has the Press Underreported/Not Reported Terrorist Attacks?

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  1. Sychophantastic profile image73
    Sychophantasticposted 7 years ago

    The White House provided a list of 78 terror attacks that it said the media had underreported or not reported. President Trump has told us that the media, for its own reasons, is not reporting these attacks. Some of those attacks include:

    truck attacks in Nice, France
    Paris, France (where apparently over 100 people died)
    an Orlando nightclub shooting
    an attack at the Brussels airport
    a shooting in San Bernardino

    And then there was Kellyanne Conway's mention of the Bowling Green massacre. In fact, she's mentioned this incident twice in the past few months.

    Have any of you heard of these attacks? I certainly have not, which obviously proves President Trump correct. These attacks happened and the media doesn't want us to know about them or wants to pretend like they weren't the work of radical Islamic terrorists.

    What do you think?

    1. Will Apse profile image89
      Will Apseposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      I certainly remember the Little Bowling Green Men Massacre. And the shocking incident of a man speaking Arabic on a plane.

      1. Sychophantastic profile image73
        Sychophantasticposted 7 years agoin reply to this

        Why would the media want to keep these things from their viewers? Are they afraid that if they call out terrorism when they see it, they will be providing support for an immigration ban?

        1. Will Apse profile image89
          Will Apseposted 7 years agoin reply to this

          Last week a CNN reporter was seen drinking Turkish coffee. Turkish coffee, think about it. It is pretty clear that all American mainstream reporters are ISIS sleeper agents.

        2. PhoenixV profile image66
          PhoenixVposted 7 years agoin reply to this

          The media didn't report on that tornado that killed ten thousand people in one Kansas town. Its amazing since that was more killed than all the tornados in recorded history combined, I believe. If obama hadnt reported it we still wouldnt know.

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      promisemposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      I personally witnessed the Bowling Green massacre and barely escaped with my life. Fortunately, I know kung fu from watching movies and was able to take out three of the terrorists.

    3. colorfulone profile image77
      colorfuloneposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      I think the "truck attacks in Nice, France" reporting was the most ridiculous.  MSM hasn't wanted to say Islamic terrorist...that time they really showed how stupid they think their audience is. 

      A freaking truck attacked those innocent people in Nice, France!  Despicable!  Next they are going to say we need to ban all trucks?

      When its an Islamic terrorist it should be report as that, not covered up as something else.  A truck, my elbow!

      That isn't reporting..its BS.

      1. Marisa Wright profile image85
        Marisa Wrightposted 7 years agoin reply to this

        The truck attacks - I remember them well, they were certainly widely reported in Europe, the UK, Australia and New Zealand at the time. 

        It's policy, and a good one, not to label ANY attack as a terrorist attack until they know who did it.  Because labelling it as terrorist if it's not, will only make people panic.  In the case of the truck attacks, it was a terrorist attack although they're still not sure whether he was a lone wolf or part of a bigger group.

        I was aware of every single one of the so-called unreported attacks and can remember the reporting clearly.  I suspect the Americans who can't remember, are the kind of people who don't pay much attention to news outside America at the best of time, and therefore didn't pay attention to the reports. That's all.

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          promisemposted 7 years agoin reply to this

          Great points, Marisa. Some people still try to keep level heads.

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      ahorsebackposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      The "Pravda "American news  media simply parrots the elitist Obama legacy , they are selling traditional America down the toilet  , the left that has invested so heavily into the media  that has an agenda to tear American values apart at the seams and for what ? 

      But hey , Hillary is now Tweeting like Trump  !      There is hope for the left's future ...........?

      1. Castlepaloma profile image79
        Castlepalomaposted 7 years agoin reply to this

        Michael Moore made an oscar winning documentary called Bowling for Columbine all about Bowling Green massacre.

        Don't think there is a clear documentary about the history of Yahweh/Christians unless you included dinosaurs and Flintstones.

        Back to living in the now. Killing for Jesus is the largest cause of murder, even though Jesus says it is a sin, Could not live a lie myself. Or live like a hypocrites and follow Trump type of Christians vs Muslims.

        Live and let live, all in all another brick in the wall, leave those Muslims and Latinos alone.

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          ahorsebackposted 7 years agoin reply to this

          Except Michael Moore is a complete and unmitigated liar .

  2. Kathleen Cochran profile image76
    Kathleen Cochranposted 7 years ago

    How many of you who are falling for this misdirection want ice with that Koolaid?

  3. Will Apse profile image89
    Will Apseposted 7 years ago

    Sorry, Sycho. I will let you go about your work undisturbed in future.

  4. Paul Wingert profile image61
    Paul Wingertposted 7 years ago

    Sychophantastic, you are very disturbed. You need to take a break from Fox News and step outside for fresh air while you still can before it becomes too polluted to breath thanks to your orange man-baby.

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      promisemposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      I think he's actually pulling our leg.

      1. PhoenixV profile image66
        PhoenixVposted 7 years agoin reply to this

        Thats the best part.  The obliviousness of the intended audience.

    2. Sychophantastic profile image73
      Sychophantasticposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      Real Americans would take these accusations more seriously. This is our safety, after all. Liberals took everything coming from the Obama White House as gospel and parroted it endlessly. This information is coming directly from the Trump White House and deserves to be taken seriously. The media are covering up terrorist attacks and limiting their coverage. They're trying to make America seem a lot safer than it really is.

      1. Castlepaloma profile image79
        Castlepalomaposted 7 years agoin reply to this

        Real Americans would take these accusations more serious.

        Can we give the land back to the Natives when it was greener and safer.

        1. wilderness profile image94
          wildernessposted 7 years agoin reply to this

          I'll take it.  Having been born here certainly qualifies me as a native - I'll take the whole bloody continent. 

          Now, as to the liberals inhabiting the area...

          1. PhoenixV profile image66
            PhoenixVposted 7 years agoin reply to this

            I was born here too. Parents were born here, grandparents born here. Ancestors been born here going on 5 centuries. Some of my Ancestors even been here since they presumably crossed the Bering.

            1. wilderness profile image94
              wildernessposted 7 years agoin reply to this

              Well, OK then.  I will share - you may have Connecticut.  And New Jersey, come to think about it.

              1. PhoenixV profile image66
                PhoenixVposted 7 years agoin reply to this

                You couldnt give me NJ. Im thinking Wyoming.

                1. PhoenixV profile image66
                  PhoenixVposted 7 years agoin reply to this

                  Or if california secedes into the Pacific, maybe a beach house in AZ.

                  1. wilderness profile image94
                    wildernessposted 7 years agoin reply to this

                    No.  No, you can't have Wyoming - it has a great national park.  But you can have Arizona - I've been to Phoenix and have no desire to be cooked alive again.

          2. Castlepaloma profile image79
            Castlepalomaposted 7 years agoin reply to this

            I'm both liberals and conservative why would I fight with himself. You can climb into bed with a Christian nation with your hate/love relationship while they hate you more. Atheist have most Religious knowledge of any group and they registered as a Religion in America.

            I'm spiritual rather than Religious, all for one one for all, it can't happen in fairytales of politics or Religious. Better possibility with indigenous for healthy mind and body.

            America just ignores real bio organisms as each of us are earthlings first. America has chosen a greedy Synthetic world over a green world.

            Bolivia area has the highest indigenous population in both north and south American. They are ghe true masters of bio organisms society they are my people, not zombie/robot land.

            Good thing you live in the country with your feet on the grass more than in a concrete jungle.

      2. Will Apse profile image89
        Will Apseposted 7 years agoin reply to this

        Luckily, I ain't even an unreal American so I will not have to live with the fallout of a government working in a fantasy world of ideological 'truths' rather than views based on the available facts.

        'Course, when the missiles start flying over my head (the South China sea is not far from me) I may get some fall out that I was not expecting, lol.

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        promisemposted 7 years agoin reply to this

        The media also covered up the Bowling Green, Atlanta and Toledo massacres. They really need to be stopped.

        1. Castlepaloma profile image79
          Castlepalomaposted 7 years agoin reply to this

          How did the media cover up the massacre, by not making up BS like Conway. and Trump did. Or use a ban and to create another false flag to attack Muslims countries for their oil.

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            promisemposted 7 years agoin reply to this

            The media did all of the killing.  wink

            1. Castlepaloma profile image79
              Castlepalomaposted 7 years agoin reply to this

              It may be hard for you to believe this, I'm a strong optimist. 

              When a the largest gift  box of horse sh_t is given to me in a form of Trump and media. , I will dig through all the sh_t and find a pony. Right now, riding that pony in South America. Sorry for not swimming in all that sh_t with you guys. Now sitting back and enjoying the greatest and most dangerous freak show on earth.

  5. Oztinato profile image74
    Oztinatoposted 7 years ago

    This is ridiculous.
    It's a paranoid fantasy to believe such bs.
    Trying to control or demonize the press is a megalomaniacs ploy to become a dictator.
    Likewise trying to demonize the law and courts.

  6. Kathleen Cochran profile image76
    Kathleen Cochranposted 7 years ago

    If you are afraid this statement might be true, do this:  Read a major city newspaper, watch more than on major network TV news, read a national weekly newsmagazine, then decide on the validity of news coverage.  Don't do this: Read blogs, listen to cable radio, watch only one TV network, read tweets.  See how much better informed you are.

    1. Castlepaloma profile image79
      Castlepalomaposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      From being in the arts and entertainment business, have watched multi media De-evolved the last 40 years based on too much nonsense. There are some online networks that do make a good deal of sense with filming directly to what is really happening, not like the vast majority whitewashed mainstream media.

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      promisemposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      As you said on my other comment, YES to yours.

    3. Marisa Wright profile image85
      Marisa Wrightposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      +1

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    ahorsebackposted 7 years ago

    The mainstream news media in America is totally twisted out of shape -It is  "Face Book " news media .AND      Todays major outlets of" Fake News " is at fault for the political atmosphere now.

    An anchor on CNN just had a major on air meltdown  about the use of the term "Fake News " anybody see that one ?
    Classic !

    1. crankalicious profile image90
      crankaliciousposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      The fake news industry was begun by climate change opponents. CNN is not fake news. It may have a bias, but if you don't understand the difference between that and fake, you are the one being duped.

  8. profile image59
    StewartReidposted 11 months ago

    Thank you for bringing attention to the issue of terrorist attacks that aren't reported enough. This is essential to talk about. It's also important to think about how it affects different businesses, like construction estimating.

    In a time where safety and security are very important, the construction industry has a big role in making our buildings and infrastructure strong against unexpected dangers. Making accurate cost estimates for construction is the first step in ensuring that buildings and places are designed and built with safety in mind. To protect against possible terrorist attacks, we need to think about these things when we plan and estimate the costs.

    We should encourage the construction and security industries to work together more and make more people aware of how underreported attacks can affect construction. As we try to make our security measures stronger, it's very important to include these ideas in our projects to protect our communities and things we value.

    Let's team up and make sure the construction industry stays alert, adaptable, and ready to face security challenges that change over time.

 
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