[lit-ideas] Re: Myths of Iraq by Ralph Peters
- From: "Phil Enns" <phil.enns@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 12:26:49 -0500
Teemu Pyyluoma wrote:
"That war time reporting is inaccurate is a truism, and I don't see any
need to presume that inevitable inaccuracies reflect anything else than
the difficult conditions."
Perhaps, but then 'inaccuracy' lies in _all_ the reporting, including
the BBC. See the BBC on Jenin.
I have no sympathies for the Bush administration, but I can understand
their frustration. 'Electricity For An Extra Two Hours in Northwest
Iraq' or 'Central Iraq Polytechnic Holds Graduation' won't be a lead
story for any news organization outside of Iraq. If one was insisting
that things were getting worse in Iraq, surely the report of a massacre
wouldn't be sufficient. For example, what does the car bomb killing of
168 people give evidence of?
A friend of mine is director of an organization that has three members
being held hostage and another member recently killed, so I am well
aware of how dangerous Iraq is. (He has to force himself to answer his
cellphone because, as he did a week ago, he is afraid he will get a
message saying the body of another hostage was found.) Yet, and against
the opinion of my friend, I do think things are getting better in Iraq.
It seems to me that slowly the infrastructure for a new Iraqi society is
taking shape and while it may not be what the Bush administration
envisioned, it will be much better than what it was under Saddam. But I
don't know how one could prove it either way.
Sincerely,
Phil Enns
Toronto, ON
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