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27-10-05, 12:12 PM | #1 | |
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If Today's Media Reported the Battle of Midway
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Midway Island Demolished. Yorktown, destroyer sunk. Many US planes lost June 7, 1942 The United States Navy suffered another blow in its attempt to stem the Japanese juggernaut ravaging the Pacific Ocean. Midway Island, perhaps the most vital U.S. outpost, was pummeled by Japanese Naval aviators. The defending U.S. forces, consisting primarily of antique Buffalo fighters, were competely wiped out while the Japanese attackers suffered few, if any, losses. In a nearby naval confrontation, the Japanese successfully attacked the Yorktown which was later sunk by a Japanese submarine. A destroyer lashed to the Yorktown was also sunk. American forces claim to have sunk four Japanese carriers and the cruiser Mogami but those claims were vehemently denied by the Emporer's spokeman. The American carriers lost an entire squadron of torpedo planes when they failed to link up with fighter escorts. The dive bombers had fighter escort even though they weren't engaged by enemy fighters. The War Dept. refused to answer when asked why the fighters were assigned to the wrong attack groups. The Hornet lost a large number of planes when they couldn't locate the enemy task force. Despite this cavalcade of errors, Admirals Fletcher and Spruance have not been removed. Code Broken The failure at Midway is even more disheartening because the U.S. Navy knew the Japanese were coming. Secret documents provided to the NY Times showed that "Magic" intercepts showed the Japanese planned to attack Midway, which they called "AF". Obsolete Equipment Some critics blamed the failure at Midway on the use of obsolete aircraft. The inappropriately named Devastator torpedo planes proved no match for the Japanese fighters. Even the Avengers, its schedule replacements, were riddled with bullets and rendered unflyable. Secretary of War Stimson dodged the question saying simply: "You go to war with the Navy you have, not the Navy you want or would like to have". Critics immediately called for his resignation. But Of Course.... Quote:
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27-10-05, 12:49 PM | #2 |
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That's nothing like todays US media would have reported it:
The United States Navy suffered another blow in its attempt to impose U.S. control over Japanese Pacific territory. The invading U.S. forces, consisting primarily of antique Buffalo fighters, were competely wiped out... etc. etc.
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27-10-05, 02:34 PM | #3 |
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27-10-05, 11:41 PM | #5 |
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Nice try knife, but Sinner's story is actually quite deceptive because it is spun as truth, while those Fox News screen captures are obviously meant as satire. How does Sinners story make a costly win sound like a cowardly loss? First it gives creedence to the fallacious claim that the US didn't really sink four Japanese carriers, then it completly omits the fact that Yamamoto retreated after his fleet's attack failed. Today's media pays that same kind of lip service to our enemies and makes the same kind of blatent omissions. They assume the role of passive observers while playing Texas Holdem with the facts: the cards are all on the table for everyone to see, but they get to pick and choose which ones they want to play. Usually they don't have to bluff to come up with the kind of news they want to report, but would anyone actually notice if they did?
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28-10-05, 11:14 AM | #6 |
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So are we all in agreement that the media is biased and they suck!
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28-10-05, 01:00 PM | #7 |
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Yep, that about sums it up floyd.
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30-10-05, 06:40 PM | #8 |
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Sinner right for a change?
Have any of U read the LA Times lately?
It is total spin. I find it hard to believe anything that they print. It is a bit like CNN, All sneakie crap all the time. It is much better to watch FOX. At least we all know where they are comming from. They don't even try to bullshit us as all know exactly what their viewpoint is. Every time I watch CNN I feel a need to take a bath.
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