Tuesday, April 20, 2004
Al-Sadr: Australians are kidnapping targets - SpecialsWarOnIraq - www.smh.com.au
This sort of reporting as initiated by the ABC and transmitted by SMH annoys me. The implication in the headline is that Sadr spontaneously made threats against Australians. I wonder how people will react to it. I suspect it might make some people scared for our people and support withdrawal, but I dont think that promoting a sense of fear is ever a good thing, no matter what the purpose.
Yes, it is probably true that Australians because of 'our' military involvement are more likely to be a target, but to suggest as this headline does that they have been singled out by Sadr is fear mongering.
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This sort of reporting as initiated by the ABC and transmitted by SMH annoys me. The implication in the headline is that Sadr spontaneously made threats against Australians. I wonder how people will react to it. I suspect it might make some people scared for our people and support withdrawal, but I dont think that promoting a sense of fear is ever a good thing, no matter what the purpose.
Yes, it is probably true that Australians because of 'our' military involvement are more likely to be a target, but to suggest as this headline does that they have been singled out by Sadr is fear mongering.
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