Under the radar?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="radar">radar</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="slipped">slipped</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="radar">radar</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="go">go</span> “<span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="radar">radar</span>” <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="undetected">undetected</span>, <span word="unnoticed">unnoticed</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="drawing">drawing</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="slipped">slipped</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="radar">radar</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>” <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="news">news</span>-<span word="worthy">worthy</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span>. <span word="Either">Either</span> <span word="organizers">organizers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> “<span word="great">great</span> <span word="events">events</span>” <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> (<span word="send">send</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="newsletters">newsletters</span>, <span word="etc">etc</span>.) <span word="before">before</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="messages">messages</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="deliberately">deliberately</span> <span word="ignored">ignored</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="deliberately">deliberately</span> <span word="ignored">ignored</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="happened">happened</span>. <span word="One">One</span>, <span word="news">news</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="two">two</span>, <span word="news">news</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="biased">biased</span> – <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="extensive">extensive</span> <span word="coverage">coverage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Democrat">Democrat</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="election">election</span>. <span word="Vice">Vice</span> <span word="versa">versa</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Democrat">Democrat</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="quote">quote</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="uttered">uttered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span>.</p><p><span word="Whatever">Whatever</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span>, “<span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="radar">radar</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="radar">radar</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="device">device</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="monitor">monitor</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="airplane">airplane</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="radar">radar</span> (<span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="monitoring">monitoring</span> <span word="screen">screen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blinking">blinking</span> <span word="dot">dot</span>) <span word="once">once</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airspace">airspace</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="radar">radar</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="radar">radar</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="monitor">monitor</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="objects">objects</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="altitude">altitude</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="escape">escape</span> <span word="radar">radar</span> <span word="detection">detection</span>.</p>
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