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Ray · 04-22-2008, 12:31 PM

Abu Gharaib was bad.

But how did the world know of it?

It it were Tibet, there would be a total curfew of news and only uncorroborated views with come out leading to speculation and debate as is out here.

Instead the Americans (and the Chinese hate US media) wrote reams over it and condemned it and did not brush it under the carpet with pious platitudes and lies.

They took it to the Congress and their legal system and heads rolled and it was in the public forum!

So, the transparency of the US cannot be matched.

Other democratic nations with free media are nearly as good as the US, but not that good.

And as far as China goes, it is not and with a pathetic record of being
"His Master's Voice". In fact, the Chinese media is the pits!

That is what is interesting.

Therefore, before we criticise the US, we must see how free are we compared to the US and then pontificate!!

04-22-2008, 12:31 PM	#23 (permalink)
Ray Postmaster General *Military Professional* Join Date: 08-20-03 Posts: 27,232 Country:	Abu Gharaib was bad. But how did the world know of it? It it were Tibet, there would be a total curfew of news and only uncorroborated views with come out leading to speculation and debate as is out here. Instead the Americans (and the Chinese hate US media) wrote reams over it and condemned it and did not brush it under the carpet with pious platitudes and lies. They took it to the Congress and their legal system and heads rolled and it was in the public forum! So, the transparency of the US cannot be matched. Other democratic nations with free media are nearly as good as the US, but not that good. And as far as China goes, it is not and with a pathetic record of being "His Master's Voice". In fact, the Chinese media is the pits! That is what is interesting. Therefore, before we criticise the US, we must see how free are we compared to the US and then pontificate!! __________________ "Some have learnt many Tricks of sly Evasion, Instead of Truth they use Equivocation, And eke it out with mental Reservation, Which is to good Men an Abomination." I don't have to attend every argument I'm invited to. HAKUNA MATATA Last edited by Ray : 04-22-2008 at 12:36 PM.