by Michael Smith (Veshengro)
Is it once again that terror, the supposed threat of terror and fake terror, that is going to be used to restrict freedoms in Germany, and soon other EU member states?
The CDU considers that, in view of the danger of terrorism the freedoms of the press and of journalists should be curtailed. Thus journalists shall in future not longer be permitted to write and report about potential target.
Reason given by German parliamentarians as to why this is a necessary step, in their view, is, they claim, that if the media would report about possible targets this could be an inducement to terrorist to attack just such a given target.
One but needs to hear the garbage arguments that those proposing such anti-media measures are banding about to realize that it has absolutely nothing to do with what they say but all to do with wanting to curb the freedoms of the media to report what needs reporting.
First of all why would any terrorist even think of attacking a possible target that has been mentioned in the press and other media? People will be on heightened alert and be much more vigilant. Therefore it would be counterproductive to do so. A terrorist wants unsuspecting targets in order to cause mass casualties not a place where people are aware of the possibility of an (imminent) attack.
We need but to listen and read the arguments by those – and I will call them thus – fascist politicians to realize what they are up to and it has absolutely nothing to do with protecting the public.
And the same is also true in other countries of Europe were terrorism has been used to curtail the freedoms of the public and the media.
© 2010
