-Caveat Lector- On Mon, 3 Sep 2001, Steve Wingate wrote: >One has to wonder if the unusual activity of sharks has anything to do with the >tests of the new underwater communications system based on low frequency >acoustic waves. --SW) IS it actually 'unusual'? Note the following paragraph, buried deep down in the article: >``IT'S A HEADLINE...'' > >Although the number of shark attacks and fatalities has been down this year >compared to past years, the attacks have drawn widespread media >coverage this summer following the dramatic rescue of an 8-year-old boy in >Florida in July. So it would seem that if anything is 'unusual', it is the fact that the amount of shark attacks this year is LESS than normal, but for some reason are being REPORTED about more than normally is done... So one has to wonder if there is an agenda here -- why the media feeding frenzy far more than seems to be warranted, if shark attacks and fatalities are actually LESS this year than in past years? Why didn't the media tell us about all these attacks and fatalaties in prior years? Why is it that this year is 'the summer of the shark attacks', when the REALITY is that the number of attacks and fatalities is less than in other years and hence would seem to be something that is deliberately being blown out of proportion this year.... Why? Is there some reason someone would like to keep the number of people frequenting the beaches on the eastern seaboard down? >Heading into the Labor Day weekend, the International Shark Attack File at >the University of Florida had recorded only one death from a shark attack, in >Brazil, compared to an average of eight per year in recent years. > >Worldwide, 48 attacks had been recorded, with 37 of those reported in the >United States and 28 of those in Florida. That compares to 84 recorded >worldwide last year, including 53 in the United States and 37 of those in >Florida. So here we have the actual numbers, clearly demonstrating that if there is anything unusual going on with the sharks themselves, it is the FACT that attacks and fatalities are actually far LESS this year than in past years....but you would never know that from the majority of the mainstream media coverage, which has been hysterically trumpeting each shark attack as if its a sign of impending Armegeddon... >But the spate of highly publicized attacks has left beachgoers nervous, and >sparked a frenzy of sorts among media outlets covering the story. The media is the REAL shark pack on a feeding frenzy... June ======================================================================= Check out Alternative Kite Radio at http://www.altkiteradio.trancetechno.com Alternative Kite Radio (low-bandwidth) Alternative Kite Radio (high-bandwidth) Alternative Kite Summer Beachparty Radio (it's always summer somewhere) Alternative Kite Holiday Radio (everyday's a holiday) ======================================================================= <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
