Some Arab Newspapers Play Down or Ignore Beheading of American

[papau]

What I noticed was the AP not reporting on the Saudi comment about "legimate resistance to US occupation was to be expected" - implying this was "legitimate". So why does the US Media censor itself to keep the Saudi image "clean"?

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGA05CTG5UD.html

Some Arab Newspapers Play Down or Ignore Beheading of American

By Zeina Karam Associated Press Writer
Published: May 12, 2004

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Arab media reacted cautiously Wednesday to the videotaped beheading of an American civilian by Islamic militants in Iraq, with some newspapers conspicuously playing it down or even ignoring it.

The biggest pan-Arab satellite television channels broadcast an edited version of the gruesome video, not showing the actual killing of Nick Berg, 26, of West Chester, Pa., a Philadelphia suburb. The businessman was abducted in April.

In one of the most explicit displays, Kuwait's Al-Siyassah daily ran a photo of a masked militant holding up Berg's severed head. <snip>

<snip>Most Lebanese newspapers, such as the left-wing As-Safir, published the report and a photograph of Berg sitting in front of the militants. As-Safir ran the headline: "Al-Zarqawi slaughters an American to avenge Iraqi prisoners."

In many Arab newspapers, the beheading received less display than the news of America's imposing sanctions on Syria and the killing of six Israeli soldiers in Gaza City.

[jmcgowanjm]

1. Because US doesn't want its people to understand

The news of America's imposing sanctions on Syria and the killing of six Israeli soldiers in Gaza City.

And the above was the Big News in the Region.

[papau]

3. The Saudi comment made the BBC morning news - but the US media

is ignoring it.

[soleft]

2. The cycle goes on

"We were winning international sympathy because of what happened at Abu Ghraib, but they come and waste it all," said Abdullah Sahar, a Kuwait University political scientist, said of the Islamic militants responsible.

9/11, international sympathy for US. Bush and invasion of Iraq - international outrage.

Bush and invasion of Iraq - international sympathy for victims of occupation. Murder of Nick Berg - international outrage.

And so it goes.

[jmcgowanjm]

6. Nick Berg was so fortunate for the CIA/DOD

Almost like it was timed to get Taguba off
the lead.

""After the torture and vile acts by the American army,
President Bush goes out and congratulates Rumsfeld. It's
just incredible. I am in total shock," said the editor of
the influential Algerian national daily al-Watan. "

[jmcgowanjm]

4. And oil at $40/bbl

Watch inventory announcement w/in
the hour.

World population will have to adjust to lesser food supplies
by a reduction in population. Pimentel and Pimentel (1996)
state: ... the nations of the world must develop a plan to
reduce the global population from near 6 billion to about
2 billion. If humans do not control their numbers, nature
will." Because stopping and then turning around the freight
train of population growth can only be done gradually, this
is a project which should be started now (Cohen, 1995). If
it is not done, famine on a large scale is likely to ensue.

http://www.oilcrash.com/petroleum.htm

Everthing will be done to keep the
status quo. Everything.

[ixion]

5. exactly... maintain the status quo

because as soon as that goes, all hell breaks loose. As long as the sheeple are warm and well fed, they will see nothing, hear nothing.

[Tellurian]

9. from your link:

Oil Crash.com

"Kennedy (1993) summarizes both concern and hope for the future:

What is clear is that as the Cold War fades away, we face not a "new world order" but a troubled and fractured planet, whose problems deserve the serious attention of politicians and publics alike... The pace and complexity of the forces for change are enormous and daunting; yet it still may be possible for intelligent men and women to lead their societies through the complex task of preparing for the century ahead. If these challenges are not met, however, humankind will have only itself to blame for the troubles and disasters that could be lying ahead (p. 349)."

from the last line:

"humankind will have only itself to blame for the troubles and disasters that could be lying ahead (p. 349)."

Bush will try to blame humankind.

But humankind won't let him.

[Doctor Smith]

7. We are rather arrogant aren't we?

U.S. papers mostly play down or ignore the killing of Iraqis. The U.S. government has a policy of not even counting them. To the U.S., they don't even rise to the importance of a statistic.

[frankieT]

8. absolutely right -eom-