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Originally Posted by BBQMan
I started this thread out of my concern of the media ignoring such things as Islamic terrorism and gang violence, in favor of coverage of the murders of Dr Hiller and Caycee Anthony. I apparently expressed my concerns poorly.
How do we get our leaders and the media to focus on the real problems facing us rather than the sensational. I deplore Caylee's death, but have also posted that far more resources were expended on this death by Orange County, the FBI, outside search teams, etc. than any other ten deaths combined in this area and possibly more than all other murders combined in Orange County last year. This was the result of nationwide media attention. Without question, many other murders could have been solved with a fraction of the law enforcement effort put into Caylee's death.
The very real problems facing us are (1) gang violence (accounting for many if not most of the murders in the US) especially increasing gang violence by the Mexican Drug Cartels; and (2) Islamic terrorism, that accounted for the deaths of 9/11, many attempted acts of terror frustrated by our intelligence services and the FBI, and recent acts of terror such as the shooting of an Army private at a recruiting center in Little Rock.
Increasingly, prison inmates are being converted to a radical view of Islam. What should we do about this? The potential of terror is almost unimaginable. What would happen to the economy of Central Florida is bombs we set off simultaneously in Disney, Universal Studios, Sea World and Wet n' Wild? Imagine the effect of bombs going off in ten Wal-Marts nationwide.
I do not know the answers, but suggest it should receive serious consideration from all of us.
Just my thoughts.
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You make great points BBQMan !!!
I dont think anyone wanted to hi jack your thread but your thought immediately takes ones mind to the lack of journalistic ability in the media.
Terrorism is without a doubt the #1 threat and potential threat to all of us. During the campaign those of us who mentioned this were called many very creative names even though as you point out, the potential is hair raising.
A few days ago I mentioned the gassing of the Tokyo subway and that groups attempt to get nuclear for that attack...that is my big big fear. We seem to be trying so hard to be "politically correct" in this country and it appears we think that if we ignore this threat it will go away...it wont.
These folks have said they would kill us.....and they also said they would do much of the weakening of this country from WITHIN (to your point about prisons). I watched a small clip from one of those prime time tv cable shows last night and the female host was showing clips designed to get sympathy for the terrorists in GTMO.
I dont understand, whatever your politics, having any sympathy for this ilk at all.
Are they avoiding coverage of Islamic terrorism in this country? If they covered it, they would be called names.....fear mongers for one ! People will say we cannot live our lives with fear, and that is true, but that kind of response is so political..it is not a matter of living your life in fear..it is a matter of being aware and informed (something we used to rely on the media to help us with)
I agree with BBQ on this...a terrorist attack, especially with nuclear or semi nuclear weapons is a real threat...not a politically contrived fear and much too little attention is paid to that threat !