Arya
True objectivity is a rarety, especially in media. Example: chat forums, NPR (national public Radio), etc. I remember having covered this in English class in HS: a project where we evaluate news local news reports, and conclude that they often back a certain political stance.
I don't know who else to quote on terrorism except professor Cunningham who has written several books on the matter. You were right, I mixed the facts up a bit, the corrections (taken out of my notebooks) are as follows:
South Asia ranks #1 in the most LETHAL forms of terrorism
Latin America ranks #1 in the most FREQUENT amounts of Terrorism.
However we focus on the mid-east now in our media, mainly suicide bombings. However the largest number of suicide-bombings is in Sri Lanka.

That's right out of my notes, sorry about the earlier mix-up


PS I will edit my orriginal post by putting parenthesis next to cited facts about where I heard the info from.

Well, the house of representitives passed by a vote of 296-133 this afternoon a resolution authorizing the use of force in Iraq.

It looks like war is now more inevitable than ever.

Bad Idea. If we go after Hussein he will release any wepons he does have. If he doesn't have what we think he does then we are the jackasses. We need to be discreet. War should be last solution. Diplomacy works wonders. Let France and Britain handle Iraq. Bush wants war because people said his father failed by not removing Saddam Husein. This is a war of personal pride not ideals. Do not confuse nationalism with patriotism or vengence with justice.

If he doesn't have wmd, I'm sure the CIA will plant something.

bump...a little lost here.

How is North Korea tying into this? Or, is it at all?

there is really no connection, per say. other then both are called bad people by Bush. the "AXis of Evil."

Most people are prob. cofused why there is arm build up in Iraq where they are cooperating with the inspector and denied having WMD, whereas N. Korea recently ejected the inspectors and admitted to having WMD and is in line to create more.

BTW, I've been to N. Korea, and it's the weirdest country ever. I was there with an english guy and he decided to roam around pyongyang on his rollerblade. Most people in the street look confused cause they have never seen a rollerblade. Plus when we visited a museum, we had to boy whenever we saw a picture of either the father or the son.

I'm confused with this too. I think N. Korea doesn't have anything to do with the situation in Iraq. (Although I could be wrong.. someone correct me if I am)

From what I understand, N. Korea signed an agreement w/ the U.S. (and maybe other countries??? :confused: ) in 1994. I think the agreement was basically they were going to not produce nuclear weapons in exchange for programs and things like that for their country which might have been funded chiefly by the U.S. They have announced that they wanted to back out of the agreement recently and that is what is scary. In October North Korea revealed to the United States that it has a secret and active nuclear weapons program begun years after it promised to never again to pursue such a course.

From CNN.com: "North Korea, which the CIA believes already has enough fissile material for one or two bombs, is poised to extract enough plutonium from the spent fuel to produce four to eight more within a matter of months. It is unknown whether North Korea has ever actually constructed a nuclear weapon.

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also from CNN.com : "The regime boasts a standing army of 1 million troops--the world's fourth largest--with an estimated 4.7 million more in reserve. It also keeps a massive store of artillery shells and hundreds of Scud missiles that it could load with biological and chemical agents and rain down on South Korea and the 37,000 U.S. troops stationed there. Some U.S. military officials believe that a conventional exchange with North Korea could result in as many as 1 million South Korean casualties."

I couldn't find a tie to Iraq, but I could be wrong. I think the N. Korea issue is about the breech of the agreement.

1. N. Korea is part of the axis of evil as Arya said.
2. N. Korea has decided once again to dishonor its treaty. Most people believe that they are using it as a bargaining chip to get more aid.
3. N. Korea is a rogue state shipping missile technology worldwide. Some of it is believed to be in Iraq. It has nothing to do with some joint N. Korean and Iraqi declaration but a profit motive even at the expense of global safety.

-Rudey

Well children, according to behind the scenses, Rummysfuld, we can fight a war on at least 2, count my fingures, 2 Fronts!

It has been Sadammit Huassane, and N Korea who is and has been working on Nucleaur Power/weaponry!

Just what the hell does a little "Pissant Country" like N Korea need that for?

What the hell is CNN?

I do read and watch many things beside, you damn deginerates!:)

CNN and all of the rest of the Media love the sensation of the baddddd,, that makes news! Just look at what it is doing to Greek Orgs!

Look, read, think!

All I think about is "Our Govt." decided to cut our Military Back and Make it a Civilian Military!!

Okay, how many men/women are going to be leaving Families/Jobs! ?

Well, not to worry about jobs, there are plenty of people looking for jobs to work in because they are laid off or down sized!

Right now, WE are getting into a Real World Of SHIT, and I do not apologize for that word!

If you do not like my words, then you can kiss my ASS!