Lexi - I still feel strongly that radical preachers who influence
young men to commit acts of violence should be held to account for their actions. No matter what religion they are.

Whilst the most immediately obvious culprits are certifiable lunatics like that imam from Lakemba, who signed whatever permit allowed the clown to come here ?? Surely that dimwit deserves prosecution. Taking a broader approach, our self-professed 'honorable' elected officials not only put Australians at risk of repercussion from followers of the prophet, but they also compel our military to commit murder for the glorification of yankee imperialism. To my mind that makes the red-headed witch & the RAbbott every bit as culpable as the most extreme imam. Note particularly that defence isn't relevant, neither the iraquis nor the afghams constituted any risk whatever to this country, our military was only sent there because of a desire by the bloodsucking parasites in Canberra to appease big brother. Unfortunately by doing so we have made this country a target for islamic extremism. Personally I have no time at all for religious fanatics of whatever colour (religion and christianity being completely different entities) but can we really blame the prophet followers for getting aggro when we stuck our beak into things that don't concern us in islamic countries ?? Those clowns have always been a brotherhood madder than the proverbial cut snake ever since Abraham turfed 'wild man' Ishmael out into the desert and they got steadily crazier since then. Picking fights with them without a VERY good reason isn't exactly the smartest move.

Paul do you not see?
Are you prepared to re read your post? then take in to account that grub/nurse in pleading guilty said he did it to cover up the theft of less than $100 in drugs.
Do you think like that? or are you mearly saying things bound to offend most.
Csteele folks I BEG! you to read every comment made by this bloke, I now understand he is male.
Build more drones use more drones, if they kill the enemy, an enemy we see more than one here defend!
Who bomb markets and kill Children Muslim children, an enemy that has history of strapping bombs on the feeble minded promising them eternal life and sending them out to kill and to die.
Know your enemy!
Be concerned that so very many even here are makeing that dead young soldier the guilty one!

Belly - Quote "do you not see" Funny you should say that, because you fail to see my questions here again. If you would not make stupid comments or statements you would not get questions that you FAIL to be able to or want to answer. Here it is again.

Quote "Philip S said by inference this man deserved to be MURDERED*
Would you both care to comment, or explain what you meant?"

Can you please explain what part of my post infers what you allege it to infer?

Now you could just apologize and admit you misread what I wrote, see how easy that would be.

Dear Belly,

Philip S has quite reasonably asked you to explain your comments about him.

How about doing just that.

Lexi, "Media Watch, last night also questioned - why the killers of the young army musician in London were given the air-time to get their message out by being shown on television ranting and raving and why an entire speech was published in the newspapers. Surely that's playing right into their hands. This should have been avoided at all costs"

I agree, but not without pointing out the obvious, the media including the publicly funded national broadcaster sensationalise firearm and bomb multiples murders, searching the world news for such incidents, sensationalising every grotty detail and encouraging copy-cats. The media even screens video made by the offenders.

What political correctness caused Media Watch to respond as it has on the recent UK incident when it has never before thought to criticise far more detailled and obviously dangerous media sensationalism in relation to firearm multiple homicides?

Reporting should be responsible and informative, but so often it is a grotesque sideshow that can easily cause more harm.

Apart from that, but more of the same, I also deplore the voyerism of revealing photos of victims dead or in distress. Blood sells an audience, apparently. Maybe some need that for adrenaline in their sorry lives.

At least programs like Media Watch,
do try to give some of us food for thought.

Pictures presented to us in the media
are based on what's newsworthy. This
makes it difficult for many to see the
bigger picture.

Although some may have difficulty in doing
this anyway due to their small screen. (joke).

Cheers.