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To: tejek who wrote (236361)	6/8/2005 5:06:47 PM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572095

The actual suicide bombers are a minority. However, the suicide bombers and the culture of violence is honored in the Middle East. Why do you think Al-Jazeera and the other popular Arab networks broadcast all blood and gore 24 by 7? Do you think it is because they are trying to repulse their audience? No, it's because they know that they are catering to a culture that sees violence every day and that this culture feeds on violence. Al-Jazeera is a mirror for the culture. Look at CNN and the BBC. Those news sources are probably the most unbiased large networks in the U.S. and U.K. In most news stories that are not op/ed, they deliberately try to get both sides of the story. And you won't see them showing and gruesome amount of blood and gore either. Very distinctly different than Al-Jazeera or ANN. Once again, this is no accident. CNN and the BBC are governed by the rules of law in their own countries and by the prevaling morals of the cultures they cater too. They are a mirror for the societies they serve. And that's why I am very worried. The internet and tv has made it very possible to get info out like never before. Very one sided info is getting out and the US ends up looking very bad. Even if the Iraqi war ends tomorrow, it will take decades for the US to overcome its negative image in the US. You hit the nail on the head with this comment. I keep quoting Thomas Friedman, because he has 30 years of experience in the ME and is known to be fairly unbiased. But here goes again. Friedman says that the Internet is a means to make people smarter a heck of a lot faster. It is also a way to make people dumber a whole lot faster. People can zero in on questionable news sources that simply confirm their own beliefs, which reinforces their lack of understanding of what really is going on. This is exactly what is happening in the ME. They are forcefed propaganda in every media possible. Their hatred of us is understandable given the environment and culture they live in. Americans made a very big mistake electing the likes of Bush and we will pay dearly for that mistake. Yes, they did and we are already paying dearly for Bush's mistakes. Lucky for Americans, we get to vote for a new President in 2008. Palestinians and ME Arabs don't get that kind of relief. No wonder they have so much pent up rage. Can you imagine American liberals having to live the rest of their lives under a President like Bush with no hope of emmigration? You'd go stark raving mad, maybe even resort to violence. The right stimulus is that they are getting attacked, maimed and killed. That would be the right stimulus for anyone whether they were from the ME, Asia or the West. Agreed, which is why the Israelis are so brutal in return. Atrocities inflicted beget more atrocity in return, and very often leads to ongoing escalations in atrocity levels. That describes the ME perfectly. But no one side is any more innocent than the other.