Republicans only recognize acts of terror carried out by followers of radical Islam. They refuse to

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20. Fox ‘News’ Tells Two Radically Different Stories About Two American Extremists

December 4, 2015
Marc Belisle

In the space of less than a week, the United States experienced two completely unrelated, yet similar, terrorist attacks. Robert Dear shot up a Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs on November 27, killing three and wounding nine. Syed Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, blasted away an office party at a regional center in San Bernardino, California, killing 14 and wounding 21, on December 2.

Both Dear and Farook were American citizens. Both were apparently motivated by an extremist religious ideology. Dear is a radical evangelist who had a history of intimidating people with his extreme Christian views. Malik pledged allegiance to ISIS (DAESH) the morning of their attack.

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Yet, American right wing news used the two attacks to obfuscate the religious motivations of Dear and condemn Islam generally in the case of Farook and Malik. Fox ‘News,’ the frothy bullhorn of America’s conservative media, provides a perfect example. On Friday, Fox‘s lead headline was: “‘TERRORISM’ HITS HOME: FBI finally calls investigation into Southern Cal massacre ‘an act of terrorism’; female gunman took online oath to ISIS chief”

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Fox’s handling of Farook’s and Malik’s shooting contrasts starkly with its reporting on Dear’s shooting of a Planned Parenthood. Fox repeatedly referred to Dear as “the gunman” and did not mention his religion or discuss terrorism as a possibility. It only briefly stated that it was “not clear if his motive was related to the organization.” This statement was preposterous on its face. The article then speculated about Dear’s mental health.

The article described the police officer, Garrett Swasey, who was murdered by Dear, as “a courageous man and loving father who drew strength and inspiration from his Christian faith.” While this is perfectly reasonable coverage of a shooting victim, its juxtaposition with reporting that pretends that no religious motive for the attacks could exist, is a way of obfuscating the radicalism that drove Dear. When a shooter is a Muslim radical, Fox blames Islam. When the shooter is a Christian radical, Fox fawns over Christianity.

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