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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy did the morning shows refuse to show
the Charlie Hebdo cartoon?
Doesn't that mean "they" have won?
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Why did the morning shows refuse to show (Original Post)
tavernier
Jan 2015
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Because they don't want Jihadists yelling "Allahu Akbar" to burst in and murder them?
Nye Bevan
Jan 2015
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elleng
(130,895 posts)1. 'They' won when W and his crew took us to war in Iraq.
Just what osama bin laden wanted, they gave it to him and took us all along.
Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)3. Because they don't want Jihadists yelling "Allahu Akbar" to burst in and murder them?
And yes, in the sense that these people have been intimidated into not showing something that is obviously newsworthy, "they" have indeed won.
tavernier
(12,383 posts)4. I was astounded!
If we are standing up to these murdering terrorists and supporting our freedoms, why shouldn't we print it and show it?
Rhiannon12866
(205,307 posts)5. Some are choosing to show it and others are not.
I know that CBS has chosen to show it while NBC has not. MSNBC showed a list this afternoon...