Originally Posted by
Asturias56
"Lone wolf, acted alone, no known ties to terrorism, isolated random act of violence etc. are the customary disclaimers in these incidents"
You're right Bubba - that's what they roll out whenever anyone goes crazy in the USA and shoots a bunch of innocents - they're nutters with a gun that's all
The classic initial reporting in the U.S. in one of these attacks where the Takbir is shouted is to profess puzzlement at the possible motive. Who is behind these repeated horrific incidents? Is it the Baptists? The Norwegians? 'The search for answers continues...'
Then, if a connection to radical Islam is indicated, the obligatory 'Muslims fear backlash' article is posted. Not that there is anything wrong with that, just some observations on the formulaic American news coverage.
I'm curious about the timing of two attacks at Navy bases a couple of days apart. Was the Pearl Harbor shooting done by a mentally disturbed sailor who had been to Captain's Mast and then given a gun to guard his boat? Was the Navy Pensacola attack a sudden copycat jihadi response? Or, were these shootings planned together as hard to defend against insider attacks against the Great Satan as revenge for killing some ISIS leader?