XPost: alt.religion.islam, soc.culture.iraq, soc.culture.german   
   XPost: soc.culture.french   
   From: sigmund@nospam.net   
      
   Count 1 wrote:   
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   >   
   > BTW - can you dismiss the article on its merits rather than attacking   
   > 'none'? Is it reasonable to assume that Germans have a different view of   
   > this conflict than Americans based largely on the rumblings of the German   
   > media?  And has the German media been concerned with portraying a balanced   
   > view?   
   >   
      
   This is easily done. First and foremost, the article does cite the   
   generic source, but does not provide links or titles or authors of the   
   articles. Guess what, this would allow us to retrieve the articles they   
   are talking about. They say that somewhere in the ftd there are certain   
   assertions and translate them in a tone and manner that i have never   
   seen in the ftd (of which i am regular reader). This leads me to the   
   conclusion that they are citing out of context.   
      
   There is indeed a slant in most german papers towards criticizing the   
   invasion of iraq, and certainly the tenor is "we told you", but you   
   know.. we did. And btw you are not handling this at the top of your   
   ability, which is not surprising, given the leadership you elected (or   
   didnt). Arnie wouldnt do better, either.   
      
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