http://www.fair.org/blog/2009/07/12/the-gulf-between-africa-and-the-west/ The national media watch group Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:23:23 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://www.fair.org/blog/2009/07/12/the-gulf-between-africa-and-the-west/comment-page-1/#comment-6921 Not everything democratic revolves around Washington | Antony Loewenstein Sat, 18 Jul 2009 19:09:45 +0000 http://www.fair.org/blog/?p=10870#comment-6921 [...] Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) reminds us that writers of the US corporate media like to remind people of the uniqueness of the US: In a News Analysis piece (7/11/09), New York Times reporter Adam Nossiter attempts to illustrate the difference between some African countries and more enlightened nations, writing: [...] [...] Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) reminds us that writers of the US corporate media like to remind people of the uniqueness of the US: In a News Analysis piece (7/11/09), New York Times reporter Adam Nossiter attempts to illustrate the difference between some African countries and more enlightened nations, writing: [...]

]]> http://www.fair.org/blog/2009/07/12/the-gulf-between-africa-and-the-west/comment-page-1/#comment-6892 Mike Brislen Sat, 18 Jul 2009 13:30:30 +0000 http://www.fair.org/blog/?p=10870#comment-6892 The problem with the 'West' and 'Africa' when it comes to these sort of issues concerning various understandings of human rights continues to rest with the history between the two. Africa's experience of the West has been conquest, colonialism and capture (into slavery). In each of these cases, the West advertised its 'product' as a benefit for primitive, unfit, inhuman, etc., Africans. Why should any African trust the West's newest mantra about human rights that is being used to intrude once more into African affairs under the guise of Western superiority? The problem with the 'West' and 'Africa' when it comes to these sort of issues concerning various understandings of human rights continues to rest with the history between the two. Africa's experience of the West has been conquest, colonialism and capture (into slavery). In each of these cases, the West advertised its 'product' as a benefit for primitive, unfit, inhuman, etc., Africans. Why should any African trust the West's newest mantra about human rights that is being used to intrude once more into African affairs under the guise of Western superiority?

]]> http://www.fair.org/blog/2009/07/12/the-gulf-between-africa-and-the-west/comment-page-1/#comment-6827 Frank Walter Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:17:08 +0000 http://www.fair.org/blog/?p=10870#comment-6827 America should pursue international war criminals regardless of the rock under which they hide! It would be a good idea for us to start with our own in house offenders here: george bush, dick cheney, alberto gonzales, rummy, rice, powell, wolfowitz, perle, et al.! Before we go to Africa or Europe or Asia to imprison their miscreants, we should incarcerate our own criminals! America should pursue international war criminals regardless of the rock under which they hide! It would be a good idea for us to start with our own in house offenders here: george bush, dick cheney, alberto gonzales, rummy, rice, powell, wolfowitz, perle, et al.! Before we go to Africa or Europe or Asia to imprison their miscreants, we should incarcerate our own criminals!

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