On those days when I want to imagine myself a Soviet citizen, forced to read between the lines of the censored Pravda to find out what's going on, I turn to CBS:
Six nationals of the former Yugoslavia were arrested early Tuesday on charges they plotted to attack the Fort Dix Army base and "kill as many soldiers as possible," federal authorities said.The plot was in the planning stages only and no attack was imminent, CBS News has learned. Officials said this is more of a "homegrown" plot with no ties to al Qaeda or any other international terrorist organization, CBS News reports.
"...Nationals of the former Yugoslavia," gotcha. Say no more. Say no more.
But from a different news source we see those thoughts in print:
Officials raided the homes of the men, described as Islamic radicals, and said there is video showing some of the alleged planning.
There's a threshold where omission becomes lying. The public shouldn't have to train their ears to listen for the dog that didn't bark.
Damn Yugoslavians. They say they're peaceful, but they're always trying to kill the non-Yugos.
Kinda funny...readers do devise ways to sort through the News Clues for impolite facts. This was telling:
**The description of the suspects as "Islamic militants" renewed fears in New Jersey's Muslim community. Hundreds of Muslim men from New Jersey were rounded up and detained by authorities in the months following the 2001 attacks, but none was connected to that plot.
"If these people did something, then they deserve to be punished to the fullest extent of the law," said Sohail Mohammed, a lawyer who represented many of the detainees. "But when the government says 'Islamic militants,' it sends a message to the public that Islam and militancy are synonymous."
"Don't equate actions with religion," he said.**
Well, a bit late for that, counselor, I'm afraid:
The video showed 10 men in their early 20s "shooting assault weapons at a firing range ... while calling for jihad and shouting in Arabic 'Allah Akbar' (God is great),"
Posted by: CJ at May 8, 2007 01:27 PMI thought Dan "Fake but accurate" Rather dispelled all doubts that when you see their lips moving you knew it was a lie.
CBS ~ See BS