[icernet] First World account

[Arul Selvan]

Tempting as it has been to rubbish the zealous embeds, damning truths 
about the very mixed fortunes of the coalition attack have come from 
them. They reported the "friendly fire" incidents, and the downing of 
the Apache helicopter. Much more has come from websites, but then there 
is such a difference in the reach of the two media. This will be a 
much-chronicled conflict by the time it is done, and it will bear out a 
few truths. Double standards. Now that term is not recognised in the 
lexicon that official America uses, it is not uttered on CNN, but is 
muttered, strictly under breath, by BBC anchors. We can all recognise 
them, but reporting this war is like reporting the aftermath of 9/11. 
The sensitivities that matter are American.

Source:
http://hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mag/stories/2003033000030300.htm