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originally posted by: Vasa Croe
originally posted by: thesmokingman
originally posted by: Vasa Croe
originally posted by: thesmokingman
originally posted by: Vasa Croe
I think they are exactly what they say they are. The MSM is reporting it...it isn't like all MSM can be in on some huge secret about a covert operation to dethrone Assad. They simply have no respect for anything other than what they believe is right. And they will kill anyone that says otherwise. They recruit many that are nobody's in their lives and want that feeling of belonging to something. They recruit via social media because those that they can recruit are the ones that USE social media....typically people that are easily swayed by social media and can't think critically for themselves.
I don't see this as any type of major operation by any other forces than IS. While they may be getting funding from plenty of sources, they are not operatives of these sources, but these sources DO likely see an advantage to having some upheaval in the area.
Either way...they will be dealt with. I don't see a nuke hitting mainland US....ever.
Actually, when the MSM is entirely ran by the Jewish/Zionists, it makes perfect sense that they are just reporting exactly what they want you to hear. Did you know that I believe it was Foley and Sottloff, some of the first vivtims of ISIS, were both actually kidnapped previously to being kidnapped a second time, and eventually killed? Why on earth would you go back to the very place that you were kidnapped before? Hmmm.
Well I guess that begs the question and the evidence as to why you believe they were kidnapped before they were kidnapped. As to why on earth you would go back....you first need to prove they DID go back with something tangible other than your belief I would say.
Research it...
I don't need to research it....you made the claim and I said it is ridiculous. No amount of research is out there to back it up, and the fact you can't link to it makes that even more obvious.
ETA since you edited:
They are reporters....most reporters go back into areas of conflict when they want a story....plenty of reporters have done the same over the years. They don't just go in once....they keep going back. They like the rush, the story and the money that comes from the big stories. Where is the conspiracy angle of them going in more than once?
originally posted by: MasterMaximum
a reply to: Vasa Croe
If you think that a few top people cannot dictate the policy of a media outlet(most are owned by the same people) you are delusional.
Regarding ISIS, if it is a conspiracy, how many reporters would be able to expose it anyway? Real proof requires inside knowledge, which they don't have.
Btw, any comments on the thread I linked?
originally posted by: thesmokingman
originally posted by: Vasa Croe
originally posted by: thesmokingman
originally posted by: Vasa Croe
originally posted by: thesmokingman
originally posted by: Vasa Croe
I think they are exactly what they say they are. The MSM is reporting it...it isn't like all MSM can be in on some huge secret about a covert operation to dethrone Assad. They simply have no respect for anything other than what they believe is right. And they will kill anyone that says otherwise. They recruit many that are nobody's in their lives and want that feeling of belonging to something. They recruit via social media because those that they can recruit are the ones that USE social media....typically people that are easily swayed by social media and can't think critically for themselves.
I don't see this as any type of major operation by any other forces than IS. While they may be getting funding from plenty of sources, they are not operatives of these sources, but these sources DO likely see an advantage to having some upheaval in the area.
Either way...they will be dealt with. I don't see a nuke hitting mainland US....ever.
Actually, when the MSM is entirely ran by the Jewish/Zionists, it makes perfect sense that they are just reporting exactly what they want you to hear. Did you know that I believe it was Foley and Sottloff, some of the first vivtims of ISIS, were both actually kidnapped previously to being kidnapped a second time, and eventually killed? Why on earth would you go back to the very place that you were kidnapped before? Hmmm.
Well I guess that begs the question and the evidence as to why you believe they were kidnapped before they were kidnapped. As to why on earth you would go back....you first need to prove they DID go back with something tangible other than your belief I would say.
Research it...
I don't need to research it....you made the claim and I said it is ridiculous. No amount of research is out there to back it up, and the fact you can't link to it makes that even more obvious.
ETA since you edited:
They are reporters....most reporters go back into areas of conflict when they want a story....plenty of reporters have done the same over the years. They don't just go in once....they keep going back. They like the rush, the story and the money that comes from the big stories. Where is the conspiracy angle of them going in more than once?
They did not just go there twice...they were both KIDNAPPED twice!!! That is the "conspiracy" angle. And there is more. Read more about John Cantlie...there sure is a lot more to the story.
originally posted by: Vasa Croe
originally posted by: thesmokingman
originally posted by: Vasa Croe
originally posted by: thesmokingman
originally posted by: Vasa Croe
originally posted by: thesmokingman
originally posted by: Vasa Croe
I think they are exactly what they say they are. The MSM is reporting it...it isn't like all MSM can be in on some huge secret about a covert operation to dethrone Assad. They simply have no respect for anything other than what they believe is right. And they will kill anyone that says otherwise. They recruit many that are nobody's in their lives and want that feeling of belonging to something. They recruit via social media because those that they can recruit are the ones that USE social media....typically people that are easily swayed by social media and can't think critically for themselves.
I don't see this as any type of major operation by any other forces than IS. While they may be getting funding from plenty of sources, they are not operatives of these sources, but these sources DO likely see an advantage to having some upheaval in the area.
Either way...they will be dealt with. I don't see a nuke hitting mainland US....ever.
Actually, when the MSM is entirely ran by the Jewish/Zionists, it makes perfect sense that they are just reporting exactly what they want you to hear. Did you know that I believe it was Foley and Sottloff, some of the first vivtims of ISIS, were both actually kidnapped previously to being kidnapped a second time, and eventually killed? Why on earth would you go back to the very place that you were kidnapped before? Hmmm.
Well I guess that begs the question and the evidence as to why you believe they were kidnapped before they were kidnapped. As to why on earth you would go back....you first need to prove they DID go back with something tangible other than your belief I would say.
Research it...
I don't need to research it....you made the claim and I said it is ridiculous. No amount of research is out there to back it up, and the fact you can't link to it makes that even more obvious.
ETA since you edited:
They are reporters....most reporters go back into areas of conflict when they want a story....plenty of reporters have done the same over the years. They don't just go in once....they keep going back. They like the rush, the story and the money that comes from the big stories. Where is the conspiracy angle of them going in more than once?
They did not just go there twice...they were both KIDNAPPED twice!!! That is the "conspiracy" angle. And there is more. Read more about John Cantlie...there sure is a lot more to the story.
What's your point about being kidnapped twice? Plenty of reporters have been held captive on occasions. And sure they probably went there more than those two times. From stories I read, reporters actually attempt to be kidnapped by certain groups so they can get the inside story on them....not saying they attempt to get killed by these groups, but their angle is that they can help the groups get their stories out to the world.
So you think Foley was kidnapped, got the story out, but it was a fake story, was kidnapped again and killed because of this or something? Did he intentionally get kidnapped twice and sacrifice himself for his "Zionist" media masters, was he in on it, or are you claiming he isn't dead? What is your angle on him being kidnapped twice? Why does that even matter?
originally posted by: MasterMaximum
a reply to: Vasa Croe
You seem to think that I believe that ISIS is not really there or something. How did you make such an assumption?
originally posted by: thesmokingman
originally posted by: Vasa Croe
originally posted by: thesmokingman
originally posted by: Vasa Croe
originally posted by: thesmokingman
originally posted by: Vasa Croe
originally posted by: thesmokingman
originally posted by: Vasa Croe
I think they are exactly what they say they are. The MSM is reporting it...it isn't like all MSM can be in on some huge secret about a covert operation to dethrone Assad. They simply have no respect for anything other than what they believe is right. And they will kill anyone that says otherwise. They recruit many that are nobody's in their lives and want that feeling of belonging to something. They recruit via social media because those that they can recruit are the ones that USE social media....typically people that are easily swayed by social media and can't think critically for themselves.
I don't see this as any type of major operation by any other forces than IS. While they may be getting funding from plenty of sources, they are not operatives of these sources, but these sources DO likely see an advantage to having some upheaval in the area.
Either way...they will be dealt with. I don't see a nuke hitting mainland US....ever.
Actually, when the MSM is entirely ran by the Jewish/Zionists, it makes perfect sense that they are just reporting exactly what they want you to hear. Did you know that I believe it was Foley and Sottloff, some of the first vivtims of ISIS, were both actually kidnapped previously to being kidnapped a second time, and eventually killed? Why on earth would you go back to the very place that you were kidnapped before? Hmmm.
Well I guess that begs the question and the evidence as to why you believe they were kidnapped before they were kidnapped. As to why on earth you would go back....you first need to prove they DID go back with something tangible other than your belief I would say.
Research it...
I don't need to research it....you made the claim and I said it is ridiculous. No amount of research is out there to back it up, and the fact you can't link to it makes that even more obvious.
ETA since you edited:
They are reporters....most reporters go back into areas of conflict when they want a story....plenty of reporters have done the same over the years. They don't just go in once....they keep going back. They like the rush, the story and the money that comes from the big stories. Where is the conspiracy angle of them going in more than once?
They did not just go there twice...they were both KIDNAPPED twice!!! That is the "conspiracy" angle. And there is more. Read more about John Cantlie...there sure is a lot more to the story.
What's your point about being kidnapped twice? Plenty of reporters have been held captive on occasions. And sure they probably went there more than those two times. From stories I read, reporters actually attempt to be kidnapped by certain groups so they can get the inside story on them....not saying they attempt to get killed by these groups, but their angle is that they can help the groups get their stories out to the world.
So you think Foley was kidnapped, got the story out, but it was a fake story, was kidnapped again and killed because of this or something? Did he intentionally get kidnapped twice and sacrifice himself for his "Zionist" media masters, was he in on it, or are you claiming he isn't dead? What is your angle on him being kidnapped twice? Why does that even matter?
You asked for proof of what I said, I provided it. Now, where are your links?
James was kidnapped twice. The first time was in Libya, in 2011. Two weeks after he was released, he told an interviewer, "If reporters, if we don't try to get really close to what these guys—men, women, Americans—and now, with this Arab revolution, young Arab men—are experiencing, we don't understand the world, essentially." This is true. Without people like James on the ground, it is impossible to understand what is happening in places like Syria. And without understanding, how do we decide what to do (or not to do)?
James went to Syria to report on the most deadly war in the world. More than 9 million people have been driven out of their homes. The country is also the most dangerous place to be a journalist—at least 66 have been killed there since 2010. Most of these were Syrian. Countless journalists are still missing. In the video claiming to show James being beheaded, ISIS showed another kidnapped American journalist, Stephen Sotloff. It warned that he, too, would be executed if the United States did not end its intervention in Iraq.
Foley, who had the support of his media organization, GlobalPost, made a different decision. Following his 2011 abduction by the Gaddafi regime during a reporting stint in Libya, he described to Topol the “freelancer’s conundrum” in assessing danger: “I think it’s just basic laws of competition; you need to have something the staffers don’t, but in a conflict zone that means you take bigger risks: go in sooner, stay longer, go closer.”
I am saying that your idea of MSM worldwide being in on this is ridiculous...
originally posted by: MasterMaximum
a reply to: Vasa Croe
I am saying that your idea of MSM worldwide being in on this is ridiculous...
They are not in on it like that, why would they be privy to potential secret deals and operations? Like I said, they report what happens and there is not a lot of enthusiasm for conspiracy theories in the MSM.
The editorial staffs/producers of the big networks and newspapers. It's not that many people really.
originally posted by: MasterMaximum
a reply to: Vasa Croe
I think they are exactly what they say they are. The MSM is reporting it...it isn't like all MSM can be in on some huge secret about a covert operation to dethrone Assad.
MSM can be trusted then. Ok. We can all log off now.
Which includes thousands of people worldwide....so how exactly are you proposing they are in on it then?
So they are either reporting it as it is, or there is some conspiracy you are claiming that they are somehow NOT reporting it how it is. Either way, the actual reporters in the field have to be shut up if they are not reporting what is actually going on.
I think they are exactly what they say they are. The MSM is reporting it...it isn't like all MSM can be in on some huge secret about a covert operation to dethrone Assad.
originally posted by: MasterMaximum
a reply to: Vasa Croe
Which includes thousands of people worldwide....so how exactly are you proposing they are in on it then?
Like I said at least twice already, by not publishing stories about "conspiracy theories". I am not backtracking at all, you are just not getting it.
So they are either reporting it as it is, or there is some conspiracy you are claiming that they are somehow NOT reporting it how it is. Either way, the actual reporters in the field have to be shut up if they are not reporting what is actually going on.
But they are reporting what is going on, but they are not reporting on what's behind it. An example of why they can't be trusted. It doesn't mean they are in on the whole deal.
This is your initial remark that already shows your logical error.
I think they are exactly what they say they are. The MSM is reporting it...it isn't like all MSM can be in on some huge secret about a covert operation to dethrone Assad.
What the OP is proposing has nothing to do with the media being in on it. In on what? Why would they have to be in on secret deals being made?
The OP is proposing exactly that.....the MSM is not reporting on it being some covert mulit-government operation.
That being said, this thread is not about debating the legitimacy of ISIS, but rather a critical thinking thread about exactly what the goal of ISIS is, and WHY they were indeed created, and for what purpose. The following is a list of reasons that I believe they were indeed created, and what their goal is.
The logical error in this argument is that MSM would choose NOT to report those findings. Unless you are proposing that they could not possibly KNOW those findings and that IS and it's 30K members are keeping it a secret as well?
By not publishing conspiracy theories? So they are publishing lies and the conspiracy theories are the truth or something? As in, we here on this site know more than the journalists on the ground there because we have somehow hacked government organizations and have documented evidence of coverup by editors and producers for MSM companies and how they convince their reporters in the field to NOT report conspiracy, but instead sacrifice themselves and put themselves in harms way to cover a fake story?
Stop ignoring the main point. You cannot control all the media across all the world across all religions, languages, cultures and political affiliations. The vast majority of them all report ISIS the same wa
To think the editorial staff of all major MSM are in on a conspiracy together is what is ridiculous.