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[DanaC]

Umm...I was listening to and watching the news reports of the massacres in Rwanda pretty much as they were happening. There was lots of news coverage.


[eta] Just saw on tonight's news an estimated 40 people have been massacred by government troops in Syria.

[Fair&Balanced]

Originally Posted by DanaC

Umm...I was listening to and watching the news reports of the massacres in Rwanda pretty much as they were happening. There was lots of news coverage.


[eta] Just saw on tonight's news an estimated 40 people have been massacred by government troops in Syria.

Syria continues to spiral downward and a soft EU-sponsored draft resolution at the UN this week that simply condemned the actions of the government was opposed by Russia and China before even coming to a vote.

I dont know a reasonable way to prevent further violence unless Russia or Iran pressures Assad.

[ZenGum]

Originally Posted by DanaC

Umm...I was listening to and watching the news reports of the massacres in Rwanda pretty much as they were happening. There was lots of news coverage.

Me too. Lots of it.
Maybe it depends on which news sources people were watching. And if you think your news sources weren't reporting Rwanda properly, maybe you should broaden your news sources.

[eta] Just saw on tonight's news an estimated 40 people have been massacred by government troops in Syria.

Tha's just today right? Because I see running totals in the several hundreds, maybe over a thousand, for the total in the recent troubles, for Syria alone.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by DanaC

Umm...I was listening to and watching the news reports of the massacres in Rwanda pretty much as they were happening. There was lots of news coverage.


[eta] Just saw on tonight's news an estimated 40 people have been massacred by government troops in Syria.

And what did you read about the follow on massacres in the Congo? Did that make the news too?

[DanaC]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

And what did you read about the follow on massacres in the Congo? Did that make the news too?

Of course it made the news. I didn't 'read' a great deal about it, but I listened to an awful lot of radio news and investigative journalism. The BBC World service runs through the night. I listen to it when I can't sleep, have done for years and years. It's how I know what's going on in the world.

I listened to the reports of the two presidents (Rwanda and Burundi) being killed whne their helicopter ws shot down. I listened (and watched on tv) as the violence grew. I also listened to the reports that followed, as the violence spread into the Congo. Just like I listened to the ongoing tragedy of Afghanistan, with the women of that country being brutalised and effectively enslaved, whilst the world did nothing, for years. And the unfolding horror of Darfur and the brutality of the Janjaweed.

Not much of note happens in the world without a mention on the BBC World Service. Not much happens without a mention on TV news. Very little happens without coverage in the Guardian and The Times.

I don;t know what news service you are watching, but seriously, this stuff should all be there.