Comments on: Vagueness http://blog.amber.org/2006/11/11/vagueness/ Thoughts of a minor lunatic Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:30:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: petrilli http://blog.amber.org/2006/11/11/vagueness/comment-page-1/#comment-40955 petrilli Sat, 11 Nov 2006 22:24:11 +0000 http://blog.amber.org/2006/11/11/vagueness/#comment-40955 Actually, although I wasn't clear, I didn't mean to say that the intelligence community was "fear-mongering," but instead that others were, including the media, but also whoever leaks all this BS to the media. Nobody seems willing to take on the challenge of explaining the process of decision-making, and the fallibility of intelligence. Actually, although I wasn’t clear, I didn’t mean to say that the intelligence community was “fear-mongering,” but instead that others were, including the media, but also whoever leaks all this BS to the media. Nobody seems willing to take on the challenge of explaining the process of decision-making, and the fallibility of intelligence.

]]> By: Sean http://blog.amber.org/2006/11/11/vagueness/comment-page-1/#comment-40927 Sean Sat, 11 Nov 2006 21:06:36 +0000 http://blog.amber.org/2006/11/11/vagueness/#comment-40927 I disagree that the intelligence community is engaging in fear-mongering. They're basically covering theire butts. Before 9/11 they would have let this sort of vague intelligence report slide from the public's notice. Now, nowever, they throw it out there becuase they know that if they didn't "warn" people there'd be a backlash if anything did happen. This is precisely what happened after 9/11 when it was found out that there were reports of something going on. We, the public, have caused this. The media, on the other hand, are fear-mongering! There is no longer "news reporting" in the USA, just "fear reporting." And I really can't blame them -- it's what the buying public want. I disagree that the intelligence community is engaging in fear-mongering. They’re basically covering theire butts. Before 9/11 they would have let this sort of vague intelligence report slide from the public’s notice. Now, nowever, they throw it out there becuase they know that if they didn’t “warn” people there’d be a backlash if anything did happen. This is precisely what happened after 9/11 when it was found out that there were reports of something going on. We, the public, have caused this.

The media, on the other hand, are fear-mongering! There is no longer “news reporting” in the USA, just “fear reporting.” And I really can’t blame them—it’s what the buying public want.

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