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Dishonest media coverage mars Martin Place seige anniversary, disrespects victims
An Islamist fascist murdered people on this day last year in a cafe right in the middle of Sydney. He forced hostages to hold up the black flags of IS in the windows for more than 12 hours.And yet the Sydney morning herald reports the anniversary thus - But we still do not know exactly what motivated the gunman, Man Haron Monis, to hold 18 people captive in the 17-hour siege. The actions of the Iranian refugee - how is it relevant that he was from Iran? He declared he did it for IS, he forced people to stand in the windows holding black IS flags and he had been seen at Hizb ut-Tahrir rallies. He had 5000 followers on his FaceBook page on which he regularly let fly his theocratic Islamist fascist views.... and yet Islamism is not mentioned. Here is the reporter listing every other possibility other than the bleeding obvious... and former well-to-do Tehran businessman left two people dead: 34-year-old cafe manager Tori Johnson and one of his regular customers, 38-year-old mother of three and well-known barrister Katrina Dawson. Their families, surviving hostages and all the police who were there seeking to end the siege carry with them scars that cannot be healed. We don't know why Monis fled Iran under suspicion of black marketeering beyond evidence at the inquest that he always sought notoriety and had written a book of liberal-ideology poetry that failed to sell. We cannot say how he passed immigration checks or became so Islamist? no... anti-authoritarian in Australia. We don't know why Monis was out on bail on scores of sexual assault charges and for being an accessory to his wife's murder. Ummm this is only relevant because Islamists believe they skip judgement when they murder for allah and get straight into paradise... His latest bail application had been granted by consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions. Questions linger, too, about why ASIO deemed him no threat just days before the siege, despite his conviction for writing abusive letters to the families of Australian solders who served in Afghanistan. Monis had lost a High Court appeal against the conviction three days before he took the hostages. And for all the bravery of the officers involved, we do not know whether the police response reflected best practice. Some of the answers will emerge in the new year when Coroner Michael Barnes releases his report. Crucial will be recommendations on how to reduce the likelihood of similar incidents or better equip security agencies to handle them. In the meantime debate rages as to whether Monis was a terrorist or a mentally ill criminal with a vendetta against the justice system dating back to a long running battle in the Family Court. PEOPLE DIED the least thing a news organisation can do to honour their memory is to report the facts straight. But no, their deaths have to become part of a cheap propaganda campaign to cover for the Islamist ideology of the man that killed them. Posted by: anon1 2015-12-15 |
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