How Many Afghan Kids Need to Die to Make the News?

[Mr_Jefferson_24]

The number of Afghan boys gathering firewood killed by a March 1 U.S./NATO helicopter attack in Kunar Province: Nine.

The number of stories about the killing of the nine children on ABC, CBS or NBC morning or evening news shows (as of March 6): Two.

One was an 80-word report on NBC Nightly News (3/2/11), the other a brief ABC World News Sunday story (3/6/11) about Afghan president Hamid Karzai's "harsh words for the U.S." after the "mistaken killing of nine Afghan boys in an airstrike." . . . .

Source link: http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/03/08-4

[arthritisR_US]

1. silence for the innocent is always deafening and I have never understood it,

and it breaks my heart. :cry:

[Mr_Jefferson_24]

2. I don't understand it either...

...and it is heart breaking. :hug:

[leftstreet]

3. US policies aren't very pro-kid at home

The US M$M ignore the impoverished conditions of its own citizens, so it's no surprise

:cry: