What is the world opinion about today's events?

[Kramerman]

Real quick, as i have to go, does anybody know the response to today's occurances throughout the world, but particularly the middle eastern countries? I was just curious how those masses, who have been burning US flags and effigies of Bush and Blair have responded to the pictures and clips or Iraqis dancing in the streets, praising Bush and Blair, and wavinf american flags...

Has biased reports and such kept them in the largely in the dark? Or are they quite knowledgable? Are they still violently protesting? Or have they calmed down, at least for the time being?

Be back later... discuss...

[Sandman]

They're despondent.

[Ned]

al jazeera is broadcasting the events without too much bias. This in itself is a major event.

[Nubclear]

Re: What is the world opinion about today's events?

Originally posted by Kramerman
responded to the pictures and clips or Iraqis dancing in the streets, praising Bush and Blair, and wavinf american flags...

Even us Russians knew Pravada wasn't showing the full story

I'm curious, has the US showed anything about the Iraqi children who have to be buried on the outskirts of the city (who btw were killed by US bombs)? Or the mother who lost her son in a bombing?

Or the family who was left without a home? Or those who in Iraq whom are asking "What have you done to our country"?

Young children are so eager to believe everything they see......But little do they know.....

[Sava]

I somewhat agree with Tassadar... while the whole situation IMO is a success, the US media is selectively reporting the good news, while omitting the bad.

[MichaeltheGreat]

CNN has a bit about Chalabi complaining about Garner et al still being in Kuwait and about delays in getting humanitarian aid, water services, police, etc.

Local news in México had pieces from BBC, Abu Dhabi, CNN-LA, etc.

Local news in San Diego has had a mix of both, but more of an emphasis locally is always with what the Marines are doing, since so many of them are from this area.

There have been pieces about Ali Abbas and other Iraqis, and also about the friends and families of some of the young Marine KIAs from the area.

[Ned]

Re: Re: What is the world opinion about today's events?

Originally posted by Tassadar5000


Even us Russians knew Pravada wasn't showing the full story

I'm curious, has the US showed anything about the Iraqi children who have to be buried on the outskirts of the city (who btw were killed by US bombs)? Or the mother who lost her son in a bombing?

Or the family who was left without a home? Or those who in Iraq whom are asking "What have you done to our country"?

Young children are so eager to believe everything they see......But little do they know.....

No, we have seen wounded Iraqi soldiers being given first aid in the field. We have see wounded Iraqi children being given medical attention by US troops. We have also seen pictures of Iraqi civilians in the hospital after errant weapons have landed on or near them, blaiming the US, without evidence, for firing the weapons deliberately into civilian neighborhoods.

All Americans care about harming civilians. It simply is unfair to repeatly charge that we deliberately bombed civilian areas. We did not - except when we went after Saddam.

When such a thing did happen in the Vietnam war, we put those concerned on trial.

The American people would crucify president Bush, Tommy Franks or anyone else who was responsible ordering a deliberate attack on civilians for terror purposes.

[Ming]

Originally posted by Sava
I somewhat agree with Tassadar... while the whole situation IMO is a success, the US media is selectively reporting the good news, while omitting the bad.

I've been watching CNN... they've shown the problems with infrastructure, and the lack of food and water...

They've shown the shots of civilians in hospitals, with their families grieving for them... And that their aren't enough doctors or supplies...

They've put on interviews where the locals are saying that the US isn't doing enough to get supplies into the cities...

They've done interviews with the Arab Media... letting them state their positions on the US targeting the Arab Media....

They continue to publish the numbers of civilian casualities and injured as provided by the enemy....

WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT...

You must be thinking about Fox News...

[Imran Siddiqui]

Sava doesn't know what he is talking about.

And Tassadar is so into his anti-Americanism, he'd rather make up stuff about American news than actually find out the truth.

Same old, same old .

[Ming]

Re: Re: What is the world opinion about today's events?

Originally posted by Tassadar5000
I'm curious, has the US showed anything about the Iraqi children who have to be buried on the outskirts of the city (who btw were killed by US bombs)? Or the mother who lost her son in a bombing?

Yep... CNN did a feature on it which included the story as it appeared in Arab Media...

Or the family who was left without a home? Or those who in Iraq whom are asking "What have you done to our country"?

Many stories on these subjects... they have been trying very hard to cover the same stories the Arab Media are covering... whether it's showing grieving families or all the wounded in understaffed hospitals...

Young children are so eager to believe everything they see......But little do they know.....

Some of us at least see for ourselves instead of assuming that the worst like you have.

[Nubclear]

Re: Re: Re: What is the world opinion about today's events?

And Tassadar is so into his anti-Americanism, he'd rather make up stuff about American news than actually find out the truth.

Despite repeatedly saying I love America, you can't seem to comprehend it, can you?

Yep... CNN did a feature on it which included the story as it appeared in Arab Media...

Really? I guess I missed it......Thats a good thing

Many stories on these subjects...

Ya know, I guess I'm missing a lot, because I haven't seen THIS either. All I see is an interview with a general here, some pro-american propaganda there, a few shots of Baghdad, Americans being killed......

I really haven't seen the other side of the story on CNN, but I guess that means I have to watch further.

You must be thinking about Fox News...

Are you actually speaking bad of FOX NEWS?!

[Six Thousand Year Old Man]

The world, if it's smart, is waiting to see what Iraq looks like in 2 years. If it's a democracy and a beacon of light in ME, great.

OTOH, if even 1% of Iraqis are deeply resentful, and plan to fly bombs into major US landmarks, not great.

Otherwise...

[Kramerman]

Originally posted by Sava
I somewhat agree with Tassadar... while the whole situation IMO is a success, the US media is selectively reporting the good news, while omitting the bad.

Ive heard lots of bad stuff listening to NPR... they've done a few segments on the rioting and humanitarian problems in both Basra and Baghdad, and also have talked extensively on the over-taxed hospital systems.

[Kramerman]

Young children are so eager to believe everything they see......But little do they know.....

what are you talking about?

[Kramerman]

Ned/sandman are the only ones who has lightly touched on my question... does anyone know any more detail of the Muslim, especially arab muslim, response to the Iraqis praising the coalition attacks?