Let's Play a Game!

[Carla_Danger]

Does anyone remember what "real news" looks like? I'm talking about real news articles that leave out bias and opinion. News is what happened. Bias is the spin put on it by bloggers who want to tell you what to think about what happened, tell you what emotion you should experience according to their perception, not your own.

In an effort to be even clearer, an actual NEWS story is one that contains no characterizations of people or incidents.

The challenge in this game is to post a "real" news article, covering politics only, with no bias, spin, or characterizations. Pick any topic you like.

Examples:

A right-wing biased report is "Yesterday just as innocent children were getting off their school bus, a Democrat exposed himself to the whole busload by setting himself on fire, thus burning all his clothes off right in front of them. I think this is just the logical conclusion of Liberal/Progressive values. Watch out -- the Liberals may set YOU on fire next!!"

A left-wing biased report says "In an apparent hate crime, a victim of the crassly wealthy bankers of Wall Street who illegally foreclosed on his home was burned at the stake in a public park yesterday by armed Tea Party thugs, bused in by The Koch Brothers and Rupert Murdoch. We will be covering tonight's candlelight vigil for the murdered man at 8 pm."

The "real" news story goes like this....A news reporter says "At 3 pm yesterday afternoon, a man in Times Square burst into flames in what is being called "spontaneous human combustion" by police. More information to come as the incident is investigated."

This should be fun! I'll go first!

 

[Carla_Danger]

U.S. Boosts Security At Facilities Ahead Of Torture Report's Release

The U.S. has increased security of its facilities around the world ahead of the release Tuesday by the Senate of the executive summary of its report on the CIA's interrogation practices in the war on terrorism, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said today.

"The administration has for months been preparing for the release of this report. There are some indications that the release of this report could lead to a greater risk that is posed to U.S. facilities and individuals all around the world," Earnest said. "So the administration has taken the prudent step to ensure that the proper security precautions are in place at U.S. facilities around the globe."

He said the Senate Intelligence Committee had informed the White House that the executive summary will be released on Tuesday, adding that the White House supported the move.

"The president believes that on principle it's important to release that report so that people around the world, and people here at home, understand what exactly what transpired," he said.

The Senate Intelligence Committee voted in April to release the 480-page executive summary of the report on the CIA's interrogation policies during the presidency of George W. Bush

It's worth noting here that many people are calling the document the Senate's report. It is, in fact, the executive summary of the full 6,200-page report.

Criticism began even before its details were made public.

Secretary of State John Kerry called Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif, chair of the Senate intelligence panel, last week on behalf of the White House, asking for a delay. NPR's Lauren Hodges reported there were fears in Congress the report would put "American personnel in danger overseas and incite further violence from extremists."

But lawmakers such as Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., said it was essential the executive summary was released.

"This report would never happen in North Korea or China or Russia," she told CBS on Monday. "But in the United States, we hold our government accountable. And, I think, that process is so important, so fundamental to our democracy, that it's essential that this report comes out."

Bush, speaking on CNN over the weekend, said he hadn't read the report, but called those in the CIA "patriots."

"And whatever the report says, if it diminishes their contributions to our country, it is way off base," he said. "And I knew the directors, I knew the deputy directors, you know, I knew a lot of the operators. These are good people, really good people and we're lucky as a nation to have them."

The New York Times reported that the former president's team "has decided to link arms with former intelligence officials and challenge its conclusions."

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way...t-facilities-ahead-of-torture-reports-release




It must be pretty bad if they're having to tighten security.

 

[BlackSand]

Real news without bias and opinion ... Was that back when a runner came up from the docks and proclaimed a boat had arrived?

.

 

[Esmeralda]

Real news without bias and opinion ... Was that back when a runner came up from the docks and proclaimed a boat had arrived?

.

You are young. I remember when there was plenty of news that was just reporting what happened, not telling us what to think about it, not using connotative language, not propaganda, etc. Your idea that real news is relagated to a long ago, distant past is a misconception based on your ignorance of history and your thinking what we see in news reporting today is what the reality has always been.

 

[Derideo_Te]

NPR is about as close to unbiased as it gets in the USA.

The BBC is the most unbiased offshore news source in my opinion.

BBC News - Police killings NY calls for independent inquiries

8 December 2014 Last updated at 14:33 ET
Police killings: NY calls for independent inquiries

New York's attorney general has asked the governor for the power to investigate and prosecute local police killings of unarmed civilians.​

Eric Schneiderman said independent reviews of such cases would "restore trust" in the justice system.

Meanwhile, the family of an Ohio boy, 12, killed by police last month have called for the officer to face trial.

Protests against police killings of unarmed black men continued on Sunday, but turned violent in California.

Others demonstrations, including in Miami, Minneapolis, Philadelphia and New York City, were peaceful.

Protesters have been angered by the deaths, including those of Eric Garner, killed in a chokehold in New York, and Michael Brown, who was shot dead by a police officer in Ferguson.

In both cases grand juries decided not to press criminal charges against the white police officers responsible.

"The horrible events surrounding the death of Eric Garner have revealed a deep crisis of confidence in some of the fundamental elements of our criminal justice system," Mr Schneiderman said in a statement.

The New York attorney general has asked Governor Cuomo to sign an executive order putting his office in charge of investigating such deaths.

"A common thread in many of these cases is the belief of the victim's family and others that the investigation of the death, and the decision whether to prosecute, have been improperly and unfairly influenced by the close working relationship between the county district attorney and the police officers he or she works with and depends on every day," the statement continued.

Mr Schneiderman said he had no doubt that the "overwhelming majority" of local prosecutors are "conscientious about our ethical duty to see that justice is done in every case" but said it was a matter of public confidence.

Also on Monday, US Attorney General Eric Holder announced new guidelines banning law enforcement from racial profiling - the use by police of race as a factor in their decisions.

The protocol, which updates a previous version of the guidelines, will require federal agencies to provide training and collect data on profiling complaints.

The mother of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, who was shot and killed on 22 November by a Cleveland, Ohio, police officer, spoke publicly for the first time on Monday.

Samaria Rice said her son, Tamir, was a "bright child" with a "promising future" who helped out at school.

Rice, who was holding a toy gun, was shot twice and later died in hospital.

Police had responded to an emergency call about someone with a gun near a playground. CCTV video of the area released by police shows Tamir was shot within seconds of a police vehicle stopping nearby.

A lawyer for the family was "very distrustful" of local authorities' ability to bring charges against police. Ms Rice said she would like to see the officer convicted for her son's death.

Protests against police killings continued on Sunday, although a peaceful march from Berkeley towards neighbouring Oakland turned violent during the evening.

Some started vandalising local businesses, smashing shop windows, lobbing bottles and setting dustbins on fire.

One person was hit with a hammer in Berkeley trying to stop another protestor vandalising a shop.

In Oakland, demonstrators flooded a highway, throwing rocks at police who responded with tear gas.

Protesters on the highway at Oakland tried to set a patrol vehicle on fire, according to the California Highway police.

Five people were arrested in connection with the demonstrations and two officers were injured.

 

[TemplarKormac]

This isn't the Texas Chainsaw Massacre honey.

The concealment of torture records was perpetrated by the Obama administration as well as Bush's. Objectivity is something you are incapable of.

 

[Carla_Danger]

Real news without bias and opinion ... Was that back when a runner came up from the docks and proclaimed a boat had arrived?

.

You are young. I remember when there was plenty of news that was just reporting what happened, not telling us what to think about it, not using connotative language, not propaganda, etc. Your idea that real news is relagated to a long ago, distant past is a misconception based on your ignorance of history and your thinking what we see in news reporting today is what the reality has always been.

I don't like being told how to think and feel about news stories.

 

[Esmeralda]

Washington (CNN) -- Russia unexpectedly flew military aircraft into the Baltic Sea region on both Saturday and Sunday, in an action closely monitored by U.S. and NATO intelligence, a U.S. official confirmed to CNN.

About a dozen Russian aircraft including bombers, and refueling aircraft flew off Kaliningrad in the Baltic Sea on Saturday. NATO aircraft as well as aircraft from Sweden and Finland monitored the Russian flights, the official said.

Then on Sunday, the Russians again flew about a dozen aircraft including bombers and transport planes on the same route. The U.S. official noted there have been similar large flights in the past, but it's not been seen in this manner over a two day period. The U.S. and NATO are still assessing what message Moscow may be trying to send, but overall "it's a Putin show of force," the US official said.

"This was a large incursion," said Col. Steven Warren, Pentagon spokesman. The Russian aircraft remained in international airspace but did enter an aircraft identification zone at one point.

On Saturday, prior to the second round of flights, Pentagon press secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby issued a statement saying, the Saturday flights were "significant." Kirby said the Saturday flight was larger than what they've seen before but not considered threatening. "The overflight is doing nothing to ease tensions. But while it is bigger than what we've seen, it is not raising alarm bells in NATO," Kirby said.

 

[boedicca]

This is one of those threads in which the OP proves the opposition's point. So keep on keepin' on, you sad moron.

 

[Carla_Danger]

This isn't the Texas Chainsaw Massacre honey.

The concealment of torture records was perpetrated by the Obama administration as well as Bush's. Objectivity is something you are incapable of.

Of course that is completely false.

 

[TemplarKormac]

This isn't the Texas Chainsaw Massacre honey.

The concealment of torture records was perpetrated by the Obama administration as well as Bush's. Objectivity is something you are incapable of.

Of course that is completely false.

Can you prove it? Or will you cite me a leftist website like you did in your OP?

 

[Derideo_Te]

This isn't the Texas Chainsaw Massacre honey.

The concealment of torture records was perpetrated by the Obama administration as well as Bush's. Objectivity is something you are incapable of.

According to the article this is about the actual torture itself.

The U.S. has increased security of its facilities around the world ahead of the release Tuesday by the Senate of the executive summary of its report on the CIA's interrogation practices in the war on terrorism, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said today.

"The administration has for months been preparing for the release of this report. There are some indications that the release of this report could lead to a greater risk that is posed to U.S. facilities and individuals all around the world," Earnest said. "So the administration has taken the prudent step to ensure that the proper security precautions are in place at U.S. facilities around the globe."

He said the Senate Intelligence Committee had informed the White House that the executive summary will be released on Tuesday, adding that the White House supported the move.

"The president believes that on principle it's important to release that report so that people around the world, and people here at home, understand what exactly what transpired," he said.​

 

[The Rabbi]

U.S. Boosts Security At Facilities Ahead Of Torture Report's Release

The U.S. has increased security of its facilities around the world ahead of the release Tuesday by the Senate of the executive summary of its report on the CIA's interrogation practices in the war on terrorism, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said today.

"The administration has for months been preparing for the release of this report. There are some indications that the release of this report could lead to a greater risk that is posed to U.S. facilities and individuals all around the world," Earnest said. "So the administration has taken the prudent step to ensure that the proper security precautions are in place at U.S. facilities around the globe."

He said the Senate Intelligence Committee had informed the White House that the executive summary will be released on Tuesday, adding that the White House supported the move.

"The president believes that on principle it's important to release that report so that people around the world, and people here at home, understand what exactly what transpired," he said.

The Senate Intelligence Committee voted in April to release the 480-page executive summary of the report on the CIA's interrogation policies during the presidency of George W. Bush

It's worth noting here that many people are calling the document the Senate's report. It is, in fact, the executive summary of the full 6,200-page report.

Criticism began even before its details were made public.

Secretary of State John Kerry called Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif, chair of the Senate intelligence panel, last week on behalf of the White House, asking for a delay. NPR's Lauren Hodges reported there were fears in Congress the report would put "American personnel in danger overseas and incite further violence from extremists."

But lawmakers such as Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., said it was essential the executive summary was released.

"This report would never happen in North Korea or China or Russia," she told CBS on Monday. "But in the United States, we hold our government accountable. And, I think, that process is so important, so fundamental to our democracy, that it's essential that this report comes out."

Bush, speaking on CNN over the weekend, said he hadn't read the report, but called those in the CIA "patriots."

"And whatever the report says, if it diminishes their contributions to our country, it is way off base," he said. "And I knew the directors, I knew the deputy directors, you know, I knew a lot of the operators. These are good people, really good people and we're lucky as a nation to have them."

The New York Times reported that the former president's team "has decided to link arms with former intelligence officials and challenge its conclusions."

U.S. Boosts Security At Facilities Ahead Of Torture Report s Release The Two-Way NPR




It must be pretty bad if they're having to tighten security.

You failed.
The report is about US interrogation techniques.
The headline writer characterized it as "torture", which is a value judgement.
/fail.

 

[Carla_Danger]

This isn't the Texas Chainsaw Massacre honey.

The concealment of torture records was perpetrated by the Obama administration as well as Bush's. Objectivity is something you are incapable of.

Of course that is completely false.

Can you prove it? Or will you cite me a leftist website like you did in your OP?

You brought up the topic, lets see what you've got.

 

[Derideo_Te]

This is one of those threads in which the OP proves the opposition's point. So keep on keepin' on, you sad moron.

Care to elaborate on how you reached that conclusion?

 

[TemplarKormac]

This isn't the Texas Chainsaw Massacre honey.

The concealment of torture records was perpetrated by the Obama administration as well as Bush's. Objectivity is something you are incapable of.

Of course that is completely false.

Can you prove it? Or will you cite me a leftist website like you did in your OP?

You brought up the topic, lets see what you've got.

Actually you did.

I will defer to boedicca 's judgement on the matter. You prove more my point than you do yours. Your partisanship betrays you like the darkness betrays the light.

 

[Esmeralda]

This is one of those threads in which the OP proves the opposition's point. So keep on keepin' on, you sad moron.

You are fantasizing.

 

[boedicca]

This is one of those threads in which the OP proves the opposition's point. So keep on keepin' on, you sad moron.

Care to elaborate on how you reached that conclusion?

Just look at the assertion in #1 and her subsequent posts. It's laughable.

 

[boedicca]

This is one of those threads in which the OP proves the opposition's point. So keep on keepin' on, you sad moron.

You are fantasizing.

No. I feel very grounded in reality today.

 

[TemplarKormac]

And Derideo might as will be subscribing to the same stupidity you are, Carla. I feel sorry for the both of you.