Oct 22, 2006 00:18
A comparison between the US and UK Media...
CNN .com
top story:
Attacks target holiday market
Attacks on a crowded market in Mahmoudiya, Iraq, today, killed at least 11 people, the U.S. military said. Attacks elsewhere killed more civilians and three U.S. Marines.
secondary stories:
Crowd watches as parachutist plunges
Residents warned: John Mark Karr lives here
Man asks: Anybody know who I am?
bbc.com
top story:
US 'arrogant and stupid' in Iraq
A senior US state department official tells al-Jazeera TV the US has shown "arrogance and stupidity" in Iraq.
secondary stories:
Panama to vote on expanded canal
Bulgarians vote for a president
Putin firm on EU energy charter
People wonder why American's are stupid. Its probably got a little to do with the way the media dumbs down things, reports on unimportant stories, and has a total lack of coverage for anything international that doesn't involve americans getting killed.