Two teenagers, shouting "Allahu Akbar," threw homemade explosives at anti-Muslim protesters near the mayor of New York City's residence. Thankfully, the bombs didn't explode as intended, and the two were arrested and charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and providing material support to terrorists. Reporters and law enforcement quickly found that the two had very publicly supported ISIS and had carried out the act of terrorism in the Islamic terrorist group's name.
That kind of tidy, to-the-point framing, apparently, was lost on the legacy media this week. Rather than report the obvious facts, outlets tied themselves in knots to muddy the waters about what had been thrown, and by whom. NBC News called the IEDs merely "suspicious devices" thrown "during [an] anti-Islam rally." CBS reported that "suspicious devices ignited during protests near Manhattan's Gracie Mansion." The New York Times published an all-timer of a headline, "Smoking Jars of Metal and Fuses Thrown at Protest Near Mayor's House."
"Can jeff explain how a handmade hand grenade is a WMD
#7 | Posted by truthhurts"
Here you go:
18 U.S.C. 2332a
(2) the term "weapon of mass destruction" means:
(A) any destructive device as defined in section 921 of this title; [...]
18 U.S.C. 921
(4) The term "destructive device" means"
(A) any explosive, incendiary, or poison gas"
(i) bomb,
(ii) grenade [...]
www.schneier.com
And BellRinger is spot on with the title: "Why do media consistently obfuscate terrorist attacks." The media made it sound like the attack was against Muslims, even though it was perpetrated by Muslims against others.
As posted here on The Retort by one of our Jihadist-in-residence posters, misleading title and all:
2 in Custody After anti-Islam Protest outside NYC Mayor's Residence
The anti-Islam protest was led by right-wing influencer Jake Lang. Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife are safe, his press secretary said.
Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 10:32 PM | 42 COMMENTS | permalink
And a photograph of the grenade to help TruthHurts understand why a grenade is a WMD. Those nuts and bolts are shrapnel, intended to kill many.
Two ISIS Supporters Charged with Attempting to Detonate Explosive Devices During Protests Outside Gracie Mansion
justice.gov
So we agree they are using WMDs in Iran. Good.
#18 | Posted by REDIAL
The weapons being used would be WMD under the USC criminal (civilian) code cited in #19. Those aren't the same definitions used for armed conflict, though. You can read more about it and the varying meanings here:
Weapon of mass destruction: Criminal (civilian) definition
en.wikipedia.org
Weapon of mass destruction: Military Definition
en.wikipedia.org
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