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Which war were you watching? News coverage of the invasion of Iraq reveals the gap in perception between America and the rest of the world.(framed!)
The American media's portrayal of the routing of Saddam Hussein as a great military victory and a step toward world peace is almost incomprehensible outside of the U.S., for the rest of us were watching a very different war. Here in Granada, I regularly watch the Spanish, French, and British television news, and then occasionally look at the CNN and New York Times webpages. It is often hard to believe they are covering the same events, and the gap between American and global perceptions of this war will certainly have significant repercussions for some time to come.
In the eyes of non-American media, it took the world's most powerful and wealthiest nation months ...
- "Why does the butcher Saddam Hussein have so many friends in Canada?".
- Magazine article from: Canadian Dimension Hughes, Lesley November 1, 2002 700+ words
...embargo. Central Americans, frequently described in the American media as terrorists, remember the Pentagon's approach to foreign...that Canada is harbouring so many friends of the butcher Saddam Hussein. The problem is that Canada is harbouring so many friends...
- The Long View.(imagined interiew with Bill Clinton and Saddam Hussein)(Brief...
- Magazine article from: National Review Long, Rob July 15, 2002 700+ words
...king: "Tampa Bay! You're on with Saddam Hussein! What's your question?" caller...wanted to know if Mr. Hussein -- " saddam hussein: "Please, call me Saddam." caller...You're an American now, right?" saddam hussein: "Right. And proud of it." larry...
- Was Justice Done in the Trial of Saddam Hussein?(Thinking Politically)(The...
- Magazine article from: Synthesis/Regeneration Quigley, John January 1, 2009 700+ words
The Trial of Saddam Hussein, by Abdul-Haq Al-Ani. Atlanta...58-4 (paper) The Trial of Saddam Hussein is an account by an Iraqi lawyer...proceedings that led to the execution of Saddam Hussein in Iraq. Although an opponent...
- Sizeable Minorities Still Believe Saddam Hussein Had Strong Links to Al Qaeda,...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire December 29, 2005 700+ words
...of U.S. adults believe that Saddam Hussein had "strong links to Al Qaeda...percent (22%) of adults believe that Saddam Hussein "helped plan and support the hijackers...For example: -- Those who think Saddam Hussein had strong links to Al Qaeda have fallen...
- Saddam Hussein Suspected of Assassinating Defectors
- Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered February 24, 1996 700+ words
...of the deaths yesterday in Iraq of Saddam Hussein's two sons-in-law who returned...defectors, both sons-in-law of Saddam Hussein, were killed in an assault on their...despite tough U.N. trade sanctions, Saddam Hussein's grip on power in Iraq may be stronger...
- Americans Feel Saddam Hussein Will Not Cooperate with Weapons Inspectors;...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire December 5, 2002 700+ words
...American public does not think that Saddam Hussein will cooperate fully with the weapons...Americans do not think it is likely that Saddam Hussein will cooperate fully with the weapons...led military attack on Iraq if Saddam Hussein makes it difficult for the weapons...
- Thinking the unthinkable: solving the problem of Saddam Hussein for good.(Panel...
- Magazine article from: Middle East Policy Kazemzadeh, Masoud June 1, 1998 700+ words
...years, since the devastating defeat of Saddam Hussein's military in Desert Storm, a cat...territorial integrity is inviolable; that Saddam Hussein is prepared to abide by the terms of...surveillance and sanctions regime; and that Saddam Hussein is vulnerable to a coup. Policy ...
- On the Right.(Saddam Hussein's likely connection with terrorism)(this and other...
- Magazine article from: National Review Buckley Jr., William F. November 19, 2001 700+ words
...United States should strike out against Saddam Hussein. On this matter he is adamant, insisting...have in hand concrete evidence that Saddam Hussein was involved in the September 11 massacre...Mylroie's book, Study of Revenge: Saddam Hussein's Unfinished War Against America...
Source: HighBeam Research, Which war were you watching? News coverage of the invasion of Iraq...