Trump Says Media Fail To Report Terrorist Attacks; White House Promises List

[Straw Man]

WTF is wrong with this guy

Does he truly think a terrorist attack in this country could someohow be ignored by the media?

Speaking to troops at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida, the headquarters of the U.S. Central Command, Trump cited a series of recent attacks and then added, "It's gotten to a point where it's not even reported, and in many cases the very, very dishonest press doesn't even want to report it."

Trump cited no examples of the media's failure to report terrorist attacks. Such attacks are generally reported with blanket coverage on TV and receive wide attention in other media.

Onboard Air Force One as he returned to Washington with the president, press secretary Sean Spicer said terrorist attacks "aren't exactly covered to a degree on which they should be"

But Spicer did not specify which attacks he meant, only saying there were "several instances." He said the White House would issue a list of underreported terrorist attacks to substantiate Trump's claim.

http://www.npr.org/2017/02/06/513777052/trump-says-media-fail-to-report-terrorist-attacks-white-house-promises-list

BTW - turns out that Kelly Ann Conway trotted out that Bowling Green Massacre bullshit in a previous interview.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/02/06/kellyanne-conways-bowling-green-massacre-wasnt-a-slip-of-the-tongue-shes-said-it-before/?utm_term=.ccba67513938

Is it possible that Steve Bannon is making up total bullshit and giving it to the POTUS and his spokepersons just to test the waters of how gullible the public really is.

[Yamcha]

American Terror Attacks?

Pentagon reportedly failed to disclose thousands of US airstrikes in Middle East

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/02/06/pentagon-reportedly-failed-to-disclose-thousands-us-airstrikes-in-middle-east.html

The U.S. military failed to disclose thousands of airstrikes over the last several years in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, according to the Military Times.

An investigation revealed Sunday that the U.S. conducted at least 456 airstrikes in Afghanistan last year that were not recorded in the open-source database kept by the U.S. Air Force. The airstrikes were conducted my several U.S. aircraft – including helicopters and drones.

Military officials told the Military Times they were unable to determine how far back some information was excluded in reports. “It is really weird. We don’t track the number of strikes from Apaches, for example,” an official from U.S. Central Command said.

“I can tell you, unequivocally, we are not trying to hide the number of strikes," the official added. "That is just the way it has been tracked in the past. That’s what it’s always been.”

Under definitions established by U.S.-led coalition forces in the Middle East, an airstrike can involve several different types of aircraft, including fighter jets, attack helicopters and drones. One airstrike can have multiple targets and use different kinds of munitions. However, the definitions can be skewed across the branches.

"It seems to me the collection or distribution of airstrike data is not an Army Title 10 responsibility," a senior Army official told the Military Times. "This responsibility should lie with the operational or combatant commander.  Additionally, Apaches for example, conduct close combat attacks as a maneuver element supporting a ground force in contact with the enemy. I would not consider this in the category of 'airstrike.' "

Title 10 sets the laws surrounding the military’s roles, responsibilities and missions.

The Air Force keeps information all missions as part of its airstrike numbers.  But another major discrepancy appeared in its bookkeeping surrounding airstrikes carried out against ISIS since 2014.

The Air Force says coalition forces conducted 23,740 airstrikes up until the end of 2016. However, the Defense Department put the number at 17,861 through Jan. 31.

The Military Times reported that the incomplete data might date back as far as when the U.S. entered Afghanistan in 2001 and could question other data the Pentagon releases to the public, including casualties, the bill footed by the American taxpayer and the military’s progress in the war on terror in the Middle East.

[SaintAnger]

Fucking idiot.

[TheGrinch]

you mean like all the non-reported black on white crime...


yes... if it doesn't fit the "agenda" of the NWO it gets buried

[Straw Man]

The White House released their "list" tonight.

http://www.npr.org/2017/02/06/513777052/trump-says-media-fail-to-report-terrorist-attacks-white-house-promises-list

It includes the  Orlando night club shooting last June and 2015 attacks in San Bernardino, Calif., and the terrorist attacks in Paris

Trump is right.  It's shocking that the media didn't cover these events

Of course you can google ANY event on this list and see the media coverage

WTF is going on with this guy?

[Coach is Back!]

Strawman seems to need the money. Looks as though he sold his account to 240.

[obsidian]

The White House released their "list" tonight.

http://www.npr.org/2017/02/06/513777052/trump-says-media-fail-to-report-terrorist-attacks-white-house-promises-list

It includes the  Orlando night club shooting last June and 2015 attacks in San Bernardino, Calif., and the terrorist attacks in Paris

Trump is right.  It's shocking that the media didn't cover these events

Of course you can google ANY event on this list and see the media coverage

WTF is going on with this guy?

He is right. The media does not report on these incidents to the same extent that they do other stories like cops or guards shooting black criminals. Look at how many google hits "Michael Brown" gets compared to "Omar Mateen", the Muslim that killed 49 people. Why does Michael Brown warrant so many more articles about him - 4 times in this case! And I am sure when you look at the larger networks like CNN, MSNBC etc. the discrepancy will be even greater. The Fake News Networks downplay incidents that don't fit their narratives. But boy when a dindu gets shot they will go into overdrive - never mind the fact that it could have been a legit shooting.

... press secretary Sean Spicer said terrorist attacks "aren't exactly covered to a degree on which they should be".

[Straw Man]

He is right. The media does not report on these incidents to the same extent that they do other stories like cops or guards shooting black criminals. Look at how many google hits "Michael Brown" gets compared to "Omar Mateen", the Muslim that killed 49 people. Why does Michael Brown warrant so many more articles about him - 4 times in this case!

... press secretary Sean Spicer said terrorist attacks "aren't exactly covered to a degree on which they should be".

did "the media" report on these events? (hint google is your friend)

[obsidian]

did "the media" report on these events? (hint google is your friend)

Not to the same extent that they should have. Which is what Spicer stated.

[Nick Danger]

Not to the same extent that they should have. Which is what Spicer stated.

Ferguson had 3 separate riots/unrest in a span of a year.

August 9, 2014 – August 25, 2014
(2 weeks and 2 days)

November 24, 2014 – December 2, 2014
(1 week and 1 day)

August 9, 2015 – August 11, 2015
(2 days)

Don't you think it's logical that it would attract more coverage than the night club bombing of June 12th.

Maybe Spicer could set some guidelines as to the amount of coverage a story should receive.

[TuHolmes]

Not to the same extent that they should have. Which is what Spicer stated.

I don't think that something anyone can determine.

Who decides the extent they "should" have?

[Al Doggity]

Look at how many google hits "Michael Brown" gets compared to "Omar Mateen", the Muslim that killed 49 people. Why does Michael Brown warrant so many more articles about him - 4 times in this case!

It's an inaccurate comparison. In addition to what other posters said about the Michael Brown story being evolving, the name Michael Brown is incredibly common.  If you change your search to "Michael Brown Ferguson"  or  "Michael Brown Shot", google returns less than half a million results for each.

[mazrim]

If the worse people like Grasping can come up with is messing up with wording occasionally (that's all it was. Both Spicer and Trumps very next part of that sentence reveals this) then just sit back and laugh.

[Yamcha]

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