[Pern]

I'll post the next parts as they become availiable.

[grumpster-dumpster]

"But people and governments on every continent see Americans' attitude as a part of the problem, as a sign that they are not trying to understand the rest of the world."

...and your point is???

[IronJack]

"We know you. You don't know us,"

Uh huh. With the remarkable information-gathering ability of American technology, a bunch of backward hankie-heads is better informed about OUR culture than we are about theirs. With mass media controlled strictly by their governments, with illiteracy in the high double digits, with Stone Age technology and religious bigotry pervasive in their society, their view of us is realistic, while ours is ill informed.

Sure, Achmed. Have another smoke.

[Timesink]

Interesting article, but it doesn't change the basic fact that we no longer care what the rest of the world thinks. The American public doesn't care, nor does the White House. The Administration has largely written off the whole of Europe, Canada, and a number of other nations as irrelevant. They offer nothing but hate and demands that we act just like them, so we've done the logical thing: We've closed the door and turned up the stereo so we can't hear them bloviating outside.

[abclily]

Where is the Irish fireman from NY? His statement about his royal Irish a$$ is a fit answer to jealous European and Arab whiners. The US is the greatest, because its citizens have the freedom to think and develop. We have our self-assured attitude, because we have the freedom to think and develop. The rest of the world needs to follow our example, instead of trying to tear us down.

[woofer]

European allies are fuming over America's decisions to abandon treaties on global warming, arms control, and an international war crimes court, as well as to protect American products with new tariffs on foreign goods.

Abandoning treaties....sorry, ain't buy it. The constitution requires that the Senate can only ratify treaties, the President can approve, but even his signature on the document does not make it the law of the land.

So let's see if any of the emphasized were ever ratified by the U.S. Senate:

Global Warming: I suppose this article is referring to the Kyoto Protocol. Vice President Gore sat in on the final discussions in Japan. He personally approved of it, I believe Clintoon did sign onto it with the stated qualification that even so, it would never pass in the Senate (Down in flames 99-0).

Arms Control: Still not specific, but obviously means the SALT Treaty we had with the Soviet Union (A form of government that ruled over much of the land mass of Asia). As this treaty was ratified and existed between two countries, one of which does not exist anymore, it isn't enforceable. It would take the two signing parties to tangle, but there is now only one. Treaties exist between governments, not between one government, a non-existing government and uninvolved opinions.

International War Crimes Court: Not aware that there is such an entity. I am aware of the International Criminal Court, but it is hardly the same thing. Comparing the ICC the a War Crime Court is comparing apples to oranges. The ICC will look at any complaint from any faction, and as I understand the mandate it has, take action if it sees merit to the allegation for whatever reasons, but only if the country/government hosting the alleged criminal doesn't try and convict the person or group. The reasons given for removing the signature of the United States from the originating document was that the laws the ICC was set up to enforce were unwritten, conceptually blurry at best and subject to change at any point in time by the whim of individuals not elected, but appointed, to do so.

So, all this caterwauling to me seems to be the extension of the jealousy of nations, peoples of less advanced societies, and the just plain ignorant to lambaste the US at every turn. They are getting quite good at manipulating media and distorting the perception of world views. But, if you were to ask even the most bellicose critic of the US where in the world would he prefer to live and raise his family, the answer would be almost unanimous "in America".

Jealousy, just stoopid jealousy. Blame us for holding theirselves back developementally, yet rejecting the basic principles that allowed the United States to become the moral and industrial powerhouse that it is.

[adversarial]

Emad Adeeb, an Egyptian television and newspaper journalist....

Surveys in Arab nations...

Outside a dilapidated housing project in Giza, a bustling suburb of Cairo, Mohammed Attia, 27, recalls...

In the Muslim world...

...said Najam Sethi, chief editor of the Daily Times in Lahore, Pakistan

well at least he quoted reasonable unbiased people to prepare this article

(/sarcasm)

[Captain Shady]

They shout anti-American slogans and burn old glory all over the world. Yet they come over her by the multitudes.Whats up with that ?

[monday]

"Surveys in Arab nations show that increasing numbers of people there believe that Israel, not Osama bin Laden, spearheaded the Sept. 11 attacks, even though his terrorist network has effectively claimed responsibility. "

We cannot reason with people retarded enough to belive such nonsence. Arabs as a people are the stupidest on the face of the planet.

Sorry to any individual Arabs reading this, but even you must admit that this is true.

[monday]

"They say the United States preaches free trade but protects its own products and makes trade difficult with the poor countries that would benefit most."

This is true. Our leaders have embarrassed us in this respect. If the economy goes into the toilet, the Bush administration will be partially responsible due to the idiotic tarrifs and farm subsidies.

It is ironic, but tarrifs like this hurt our economy much more than others. It is a self inflicted injury.

[aimhigh]

This is one of the dumbest articles I've read in a long time. All inuendo, with little substance. Then to support the inuendo, the authors quote Eqyptions - from a country where the government burns Chnristian churches, outlaws freedom of speech, gives the death penalty to convert to another religion, etc. I'm beginning to think Gannet has been taken over by some 1960's hippies.