This story had a lot play on the CBC this morning. They spoke to a Professor from the War College in Washington (author of a book called "Militant Islam in Southeast Asia", and one commentator who used the phrase "Islamic extremists" numerous times. They showed plenty of b-roll type footage of members of the organization that murdered this man. Non-white guys with guns, all of them. They didn't cover up the non-whiteness. Didn't even mention it. The only mention about Western governments being responsible was "we aren't doing enough to stop these people", which is "blaming the West", in a way.
It's the biggest story on the national news. The "we ignore violence perpetrated by non white people" angle hasn't come up at all. I guess because they aren't ignoring it.
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