One should always be aware of the prism through which "News" is delivered, (including the one on this blog). Journalism today is a mere shell of what is was a generation ago. The number of multi-national corporations that control 95% of the news we consume, can be counted on one hand. I don't pretend to be fully versed on global culture and politics, but it never ceases to amaze me the number of people who have strong opinions on global issues, yet avail themselves to no source of education on the subject in question.If one wants to gleen some cursory understanding of the realities in todays global political, economic and cultural issues, it's important to consult a variety of new sources. While none are without bias, I've found CNN's Christiane Amanpour to be a learned and vibrant conduit of information. She manages to illuminate a variety of complex subjects, while maintaining a strong sense of ethical journalistic integrity.
On Sunday, September 27th, Christiane's new international live news show "Amanpour." debuted. The program included live interviews with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, U.S. and NATO Commander Gen. Stanley McChrystal, and U.S. Special Envoy to Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke. The complexities of the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan are second only Palestine and Israel. The history of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan requires that we give the situation thoughtful and informed attention, before any decisions to either escalate, or deflate, our involvement there.
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