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*Originally posted by Changez_like: *
Arab people are saying almost same thing about American/British media.
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I know they are and that's understandable. Nightline is the best and most round coverage I've seen so far.
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*Originally posted by Ohioguy: *
Al-Jazeera, the portal to pictures of executed UK and US soldiers, does not have an inalienable right to coverage of private institutions.
Freedom of Speech does not mean freedom from consequences of your speech....
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That I agree with Ohioguy totally.
<~~~ Speculating.
I wonder if its just because east and west is so different? I think it is. And in a way I think seeing the graphic pictures is necessary to understand the total barbaric ugliness of war.
We in American aren't really used to our neighbors children having their heads blown off. I don't recall experiencing seeing such graphic death from either side during the 1st Gulf War. Could be that Aljazeera is teaching us a valuable lesson. A lesson we didn't expect to learn or see.
I have such mixed emotions about this topic.
One thing I'm sure of is that barring Al Jezerra from the NYSE is not making any friends and I think makes us laughable, even though the intention was probobly meant patriotically. It makes us laughable in the eyes of that great ancient culture.
Think about those Pow's. In a way their families have hope that they will make it home someday. Even if they are whereabouts unknown.