> It's also unfair that coverage of the attack get such intense > media coverage globally (which creates great sympathy), while > many more people die each year all around the world from > similar events (and no one blinks an eyelid). All of the
While certainly terrorism exists around the world, don't tell me that there have been events of this magnitude. Certainly America has had a lot fewer terrorist attacks compared to other countries, but can you point out an event on the scale of what happaned on 911? > world leaders are compelled to 'assist' and offer > 'condolences' otherwise they risk their very economies and > 'way of life'. Take what Colin Powell said in an press Err... I must have missed the point where we _demanded_ help of other countries. > conference. He said that this has become the 'benchmark' for > measuring another countries 'co-operation'. How is it fair > that in the world one country can lose thousands of people > from a terrorist attack and the world doesn't blink, but if > it's america everyone (in the > world) has to stand to attention, offer condonenses and offer > support? And if a country chooses not to comment or offer > support, they risk great economic and political isolation. So what? If you ask for help from a friend and the friend doesn't help, you have every right to stop being friendly with that person. It's not "unfair", rather, it's simple give and take. Like I said, we aren't _forcing_ anyone to do anything, but what is wrong with saying, "Hey, we need your help, and if you don't help out, you probably shouldn't expect help from us in the future." > Doesn't this imply to the world that america and it's > citizens stand on a different platform from the rest of us? > That in some way, they are more important than the rest of > us? Sure, the media is also responsible, (for example, it was > barely news that a car bomb that exploded in Kashmir killed > 35 people the other day. If that happened in america it would > be huge news). You can't honestly be surprised that the American media would focus on an American terrorist attack. I'm sure the Israeli(sp?) media spends a lot more time on Palenstian(sp) attacks then other news agencies. I'm sure you hear a lot more about the IRA in Ireland than you do in France. -RC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
