Laurent wrote: > The sad truth is that human life doesn't have the same value depending on > location. Simple arithmetics: in order to get media attention 5 American lives = > 500,000 Tibetans = 50,000 Kurds = 1 Palestinian = 100,000 Tutsis. > These numbers are just an example but you get the idea.
After thinking about it last night I basically came to the same sorry conclusion. They didn't get the attention and payoff they craved until they hit the big cheese, so to speak. > Who's to blame: Short attention spans? Journalists? Violent movies? All of > the above? That's a good list for starters. Most people in the world are self-absorbed until it comes to their neighborhood. But even knowing it is happening in some place other than your own country and being concerned - what can be done? Intervening is seen by many as just as wrong as looking the other way. Damned either way to some extent. At least now the whole world is more aware and focused on the problem. At least intelligence is being given more of a priority and being shared and some countries are working together to thwart new plots and arrest the plotters. A little late, but it's a start. Kakki
