Let’s be kind and simply say that news coverage of the carnage at Fort Hood wasn’t journalism’s finest moment. It seems that lamestream journalists had a great deal of trouble uttering the word “terror” or “terrorist” or “Muslim” – even though the gunman is a Muslim terrorist. You’d think that his many jihadist statements might have been a clue. Or the fact he repeatedly wrote to an imam in Yemen who was recruiting for al-Qaeda. But the clincher, you’d think, was when the gunman shouted the Islamic war cry, Allahu Akbar, “God is Great,” right before he opened fire.
The Best of the Worst ... My List
The Best of the Worst ... My List
The Best of the Worst ... My List
Let’s be kind and simply say that news coverage of the carnage at Fort Hood wasn’t journalism’s finest moment. It seems that lamestream journalists had a great deal of trouble uttering the word “terror” or “terrorist” or “Muslim” – even though the gunman is a Muslim terrorist. You’d think that his many jihadist statements might have been a clue. Or the fact he repeatedly wrote to an imam in Yemen who was recruiting for al-Qaeda. But the clincher, you’d think, was when the gunman shouted the Islamic war cry, Allahu Akbar, “God is Great,” right before he opened fire.