Comments on: WikiLeaks Kicks American Media’s Butt

By: Hari

Hari — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 10:46:42 +0000

Thank you. On this particularly issue I do not think that the media in India fared any better (because India is not directly involved). There was the usual finger pointing at Pakistan and the “we told you so” at the United States. But I think that the Indian media is much more vibrant and dynamic compared to the United States.

By: Ram

Ram — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 03:24:30 +0000

Goog blog; echoes my sentiment about US media. I wish you had discussed the dynamics of 3-way relationship between US, Pakistan and India after the leaks, as most of your blogs are about India today. By the way, how did the Indian media fare on this matter compared to their US counterparts?

By: Hari

Hari — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:42:52 +0000

You are correct. American media (and the most part Americans themselves) do not want to see the ground realities of the wars. They just want to see the end result. This is what happens to rich countries that can conduct two wars at the same time and still go on without any impact on their day to day lives.

By: Hari

Hari — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:38:11 +0000

Thank you for the suggestion. I will first try to set the CAPTCHA severity to “low” and see how it works. If not I will use a filter.

By: Bhagwad Jal Park

Bhagwad Jal Park — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:45:28 +0000

By the way dude, it’ll be really nice if you remove the “captcha”! It makes it tough to comment. I use a spam filter that cuts out 99% of the spam – perhaps a similar solution will work for you?

By: Bhagwad Jal Park

Bhagwad Jal Park — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:44:24 +0000

I’ve noticed that American news channels don’t usually give importance to the ground realities regarding the Afghan situation. They only focus on how many US soldiers are dying.

This time however, I’m actually surprised to the the New York Times analyze this info and draw deductions – they don’t normally do that.

The American public and media are more focussed on Iran and N. Korea – not Afghanistan. It’s a bit silly actually since it’ll be nothing but suicide for either of those countries to even load a nuke, let alone detonate one…