Newspapers Tell Terrorists How Not to Get Caught Next Time?

Question

... as they tell how the 6 terrorists were discovered in New Jersey.

Is the press taking care of us or trying to get us killed?

Answer 1

The press are morons. No thought at all to possible consequences to anything they print.

Answer 2

The Press is free, and that is good, but there are times (when National Security is threatened) that the Presss is told to shut the hell up, if you read a lot about the press during World War II, you will hear of instances where the Dept of War actually told the press to flat out lie, and leaked certain things that our enemies picked up on as bonafide fact. During a time of war, the Press can be a valuable tool if used correctly.

Answer 3

True, and I've often wondered about terrorists getting info from our media. We have unintentionally aided them in the past. Example: The hijackers from 911 were taught how to fly by American pilots for crying out loud! My 14yr. old son tells me you can learn to make just about any bomb from the Internet.
On the flip side: this reminds folks (like me) that there are those that wish to harm us in our midst. We need to be alert

Answer 4

At first they only reported that a 'store clerk' tipped them off . I was fine with that, we didn't 'Need to Know'(a military secrecy phrase) any more than that . But now, they reported that the clerk noticed they wanted copies of video-tape that showed them target practicing in the Pocono's . We didn't 'Need to Know' that !!

The 'Need to Know' policy in the military Needs to be Known by the media and respected by the media . As a former 'Top Secret' clearance holder, we all knew that even if another military compatriot had the same level of clearance, we were not to share info if the other guy didn't have a 'Need to Know ' . And that's a damm good policy to have !!

Answer 5

I don't know about all of that.
But given the fact that the FBI had been watching and "eavesdropping" on these guys for a while tells me that even though the NY Times LEAKED national security information about our wiretapping program, it miraculously is still working.

Answer 6

It seems that the defense of Ft. Dix was dependent on a store clerk... rather than the base security....
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070509/ap_on_re_us/fort_dix_plot
An unidentified store clerk was credited with tipping off authorities in January 2006 after one of the suspects asked him to transfer a video to DVD that showed 10 men shooting weapons at a firing range and calling for jihad, prosecutors said. "If we didn't get that tip," said U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie, "I couldn't be sure what would happen."

http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007...
The Pizza Connection; Easy Access to Fort Dix
The six men charged with planning an attack to kill several hundred U.S. soldiers at Fort Dix, N.J., thought they would have easy access to the base by pretending to deliver pizzas.

SERDAR TATAR's father owned a restaurant near Fort Dix and made deliveries onto the base."

Super Mario's Restaurant staff often made pizza deliveries on to the Fort Dix and to the nearby McGuire Air Force Base. SerdarTatar whose father owned the restaurant was able to acquire a map of Fort Dix, labeled "Cantonment Area Fort Dix, N.J.," and gave it to the five other men arrested by the FBI.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070509/ap_on_re_us/fort_dix_plot
Mario Tummillo lives near Tatar's father in Cookstown and said he worked with Tatar at the pizza parlor. Tummillo, 20, described Tatar as a religious man who "wasn't violent at all."

I have a pretty good idea of the goals of the peaceful religion of Islam which promises peace and security when there is no more fitnah (فتنة - disbelief, oppression, tumult) — Qur'an 2:190-194; 8:39
http://www.quransearch.com
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Answer 7

Besides that they will also inform the enemy of our troop movements so the bad guys will be sure to plant the bombs in the right places!

Answer 8

So. Newspapers are the biggest enemy of terrorists. Exposure on all fronts. It also means we must be more vigilant.

Answer 9

I agree with you completely. I have wondered about this for years why the media is allowed to give away our secrets. We are too loud mouthed about most combative techniques to surprise the enemy. Thats how it keeps happening. They stay one step ahead. Freedom in America is killing us.
Why? Because this is a new world and a new enemy.

Answer 10

I'm more concerned with how pizza had a higher priority than security on a military base.