Ted
02-28-2003, 02:00 AM
Gin,<br><br>I don't necessarily disagree with you but I just wanted to add a different perspective. I have family and friends that live overseas (in countries that are staunch supporters of the United States) and they've told me on numerous occasions that the news reported in their countries regarding America's dealings with the rest of the world are often very different from (and less favorable than) what we see in the news here. The popular view in those countries is that the U.S. is often arrogant and meddlesome in the affairs of the rest of the world and that we take it upon ourselves to "lay down the law" so to speak, thereby overstepping our bounds. In contrast, the news in this country gives one the impression that the U.S. can do no wrong. Please don't get me wrong: This doesn't reflect my personal view. I approve of our foreign policy and I have little doubt that the praise for our involvemnet in foreign affairs greatly outweighs the criticism. Much of the world looks to us for leadership and support. I'm just pointing out that since our allies have no vested interest in bashing the U.S., we can assume that their news agencies are for the most part unbiased in such matters and that just MAYBE, a lot of what we see and hear in this country is a tad sugar coated. I'm not saying we should lose faith in the integrity of our media. I'm just saying that even in this country, we need to be selective in the sources from which we get our information. :)