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...their credit, the Bush administration has managed to take the world lead on this issue, but to be the first one there when everyone is late does not merit any extraordinary distinction. The administration has contributed the most emergency food aid of any country through the USAID program, while Colin Powell was one of the first world leaders to visit the region and declare it genocide. However, that was only five weeks ago—this has been occurring since last August. The most frustrating thing about the administration’s hesitance is not its lagging pace, but that...
More important, however, Al-Jazeera’s critics must understand that media and media consumers have a symbiotic relationship. When U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell demands that Al-Jazeera be more fair to America in its coverage of the Iraq war, he might as well demand that the entire Arab world treat the United States more fairly. Media reflect the society they are born from—the society that they serve. You can’t change the underlying assumptions of a media outlet without changing the underlying assumptions of its consumers. To make Al-Jazeera kinder...
...although ignorant of their actual meaning. Anyone who challenges such a policy, who takes another faith seriously, will probably suffer grave consequences. Until such attitudes change, the voice of Muslim moderates will always be curtailed, and Islam will continue to be a vehicle for uninformed hatred of the West. Colin Sowden Abergavenny, England...
...COLIN POWELL, Secretary of State, in a speech in Atlanta after last week's presidential debate...
...although ignorant of their actual meaning. Anyone who challenges such a policy, who takes another faith seriously, will probably suffer grave consequences. Until such attitudes change, the voice of Muslim moderates will always be curtailed, and Islam will continue to be a vehicle for uninformed hatred of the West. Colin Sowden Abergavenny, Wales There has been a total failure by European nations and the U.S. in addressing the menace of Islamic fundamentalism. Radical clerics who, according to the standards of the Western world, are not sufficiently educated or well versed in using sophisticated tools have managed to outsmart the world...