it's a cynical world. this is america, the news media is pitching their product to an american audience, so they tell stories about americans.
someone was on a news segment the other night talking about the disaster and they made a good point- 40,000 children die every day due to preventable causes. my comment is that generally you don't hear dick about that in the news because they aren't americans. >> BAGHDAD, Iraq - Coalition forces acting on a tip from an >> Iraqi detainee Wednesday rescued American hostage Roy >> Hallums from an isolated farm house south of Baghdad, a >> military statement said. An Iraqi also was rescued. > >> Hallums, 57, had been held since being kidnapped at >> gunpoint from his office in the Mansour district of >> Baghdad on Nov. 1. > >> "Hallums is in good condition and is receiving medical >> care," the military said. > >> http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/iraq/20050907-092 >> 0-iraq.html > >Good deal... > >I don't mean to sour the event by this, but damn... good old fashioned >American media... > >"Coalition Forces rescued Roy Hallums, 57, originally from Boise Idaho >from ... Roy has grey hair, a beard, a wife, two kids and a dog. Roy >is an electronics technician by trade and his hobbies include model >airplanes, HAM radio and bass fishing. His blood type is AB positive. >Oh, and they rescued an Iraqi." > > >s. isaac dealey 954.522.6080 >new epoch : isn't it time for a change? > >add features without fixtures with >the onTap open source framework > >http://www.fusiontap.com >http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:173244 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
