Friday, January 26th, 2007
Perceptions vs. reality in the Middle East
by Warren
Our media portrays the Middle East as a volatile, dangerous place, and there’s no doubt there’s a grain of truth to that, particularly Lebanon and the bloodbath known as Baghdad. But what we don’t see is a resurgence in tourism in Afghanistan, and the fact that the Iranian people are actually a pretty friendly bunch, who’ll only start hating America once we start dropping bombs on them.