Does CNN make us less safe or more safe?

[bigwakes]

They give the website and show pages of where to go to make bombs per Al Qaeda.

 

http://amanpour.blogs.cnn.com/2013/04/23/did-al-qaeda-magazine-inspire-tsarnaev-brothers/

 

I understand that it's freedom of speech, but I'm wonder what their motivation is for showing their viewers including potential Muslim extremists exactly where to go for bomb making advice.

 

[mikegideon]

They wound up pretty much giving the whole recipe for the Boston Marathon bombs. With that said, a determined individual will find the means. The problem is bad guys, Christine.

[Spook]

That horse is out of the barn a long time ago....

[mikegideon]

That horse is out of the barn a long time ago....

 

Yep. When they catch Habib making bombs, they need to toss him into a vat of bacon grease and set it on fire. No virgins for you.

[Chucktshoes]

I grew up pre-www and my friends and I were building bombs at a similar level of sophistication. We didn't add the shrapnel material, we just liked blowing shit up. The knowledge was out there long ago.

[Guest Cami]

"If it bleeds it leads..." CNN is inherently progressive, which explains their ratings, which are in the toilet lately.  Sidenote..  Part of my misspent youth... loved blowing stuff up...  this information has been around a long time. 

[dcloudy777]

CDNN helps me keep myself more safe.   :rock:

 

http://www.cdnninvestments.com

[Guest nra37922]

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Not worried about CNN on this one.  The Anarchist Cookbook has been available for a few decades now

 

http://www.instructables.com/community/FREE-DOWNLOAD-Anarchy-Cookbook-Verstion-2000/

[bigwakes]

I understand all of these arguments, but is it appropriate for CNN to tell people were to go to find this information? Seems like they are helping potential terrorists. I think it makes us less safe. Not to mention basically giving out a link to an AL Qaeda propaganda web site.

[Garufa]

I understand all of these arguments, but is it appropriate for CNN to tell people were to go to find this information?

 

No, it is not.  Yes, any yahoo can go out on the internet to find the information but it really is irresponsbile for news media to actually enable the process.

[Sam1]

It's simply because they want more people to access it so they can get more stories and change the reporting from "rogue lunatic bomber" to " terrorist epedemic bombings due to [insert group here]"

[Guest Keal G Seo]

I understand all of these arguments, but is it appropriate for CNN to tell people were to go to find this information? Seems like they are helping potential terrorists. I think it makes us less safe. Not to mention basically giving out a link to an AL Qaeda propaganda web site.

Nah they aren't. If you are intelligent enough to find the links on CNN you are intelligent to find it faster with just a Google search. I mean one of the top results for my quick search was a wikiHow... They aren't making it easier to access, just trying to scare people into realizing how easy it is to find...if said person is too scared to type in "how to make a bomb" in Google. I doubt seriously anyone in the bomb making mentality is saying "Darn, I don't know where to find a bomb recipe...OH, Let me check CNN!" lol

[gjohnsoniv]

Do I think that it should be posted? No, however any one with a half brain can use google to find beu coup bomb making information. That or go to any surplus store for those Paladin Press books.