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Webby · 05-19-2007, 02:32 AM

Agree... it is sad that people get terminated by "honor killings" and this case is no less disgusting.

However, there are around 5000 "honor killings" each year - spread over many countries and this has been happening for centuries without much comment from news media.

At the same time, around 4,500 children under the age of five are dying in Iraq alone every month from hunger and disease - I never noticed the "feature" on the media covering their plight. Wonder why??

Prior to that time there were 6,000 - 7,000 children dying every month in Iraq due to .. wait for it.. that old word "sanctions". I never noticed the "feature" on the media covering their plight? Wonder why??

At the same time as the "sanctions" were happening. there was a note in the media that the old friend of the US (someone called Hussein) was baking babies in ovens in the desert which was subsequently admitted as being a total fabrication - much like the WMD fairly tales. It is strange that any government can make up tales of others abusing kids while ignoring the 6000-7000/month deaths which they themselves were instrumental in causing.

To keep our outrage and concern for the 5000 "honor deaths" internationally in proportion and stick to only Iraq, there has been an increase of 150% in child mortality rates since 1990. In 2005 alone about 122000 Iraqi children died before the age of five, about half of them perishing during their first month of life, due in part to the levels of depleted uranium kindly donated by the US in their advance of freedom and democracy. I never noticed the "feature" on the media covering their plight? Wonder why??

Catching glimpses of a "honor killing" in an elected US enemy region and whines of "how terrible" and "evil" these people are - pales into total insignificance in relation to the damage caused by US "wars" in that region.

I never noticed a "feature" on the media covering the extent of this damage? Wonder why??

PS And the above is only of children - and takes no account of either trauma, deaths and maiming of adults in that region. Reality seems very far away when we sit in "western world" and look on.

05-19-2007, 02:32 AM
Webby Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Far far away - as possible Posts: 14,956	Agree... it is sad that people get terminated by "honor killings" and this case is no less disgusting. However, there are around 5000 "honor killings" each year - spread over many countries and this has been happening for centuries without much comment from news media. At the same time, around 4,500 children under the age of five are dying in Iraq alone every month from hunger and disease - I never noticed the "feature" on the media covering their plight. Wonder why?? Prior to that time there were 6,000 - 7,000 children dying every month in Iraq due to .. wait for it.. that old word "sanctions". I never noticed the "feature" on the media covering their plight? Wonder why?? At the same time as the "sanctions" were happening. there was a note in the media that the old friend of the US (someone called Hussein) was baking babies in ovens in the desert which was subsequently admitted as being a total fabrication - much like the WMD fairly tales. It is strange that any government can make up tales of others abusing kids while ignoring the 6000-7000/month deaths which they themselves were instrumental in causing. To keep our outrage and concern for the 5000 "honor deaths" internationally in proportion and stick to only Iraq, there has been an increase of 150% in child mortality rates since 1990. In 2005 alone about 122000 Iraqi children died before the age of five, about half of them perishing during their first month of life, due in part to the levels of depleted uranium kindly donated by the US in their advance of freedom and democracy. I never noticed the "feature" on the media covering their plight? Wonder why?? Catching glimpses of a "honor killing" in an elected US enemy region and whines of "how terrible" and "evil" these people are - pales into total insignificance in relation to the damage caused by US "wars" in that region. I never noticed a "feature" on the media covering the extent of this damage? Wonder why?? PS And the above is only of children - and takes no account of either trauma, deaths and maiming of adults in that region. Reality seems very far away when we sit in "western world" and look on. __________________ XXX TLD's - Another mosquito to swat.