Loose Democracy
May 19, 2004

The surprising effects of apology

Blackfive runs an email from a Marine colonel in Iraq that talks about the surprisingly positive effects of Bush's apology for the prisoner abuse. Excerpt:

"Why does Arab media fail at self criticism and why can't Arab human rights NGOs pressure Arab governments the way their counterparts do in America?", asked the host of satellite news channel al-Arabiy's (one of the harshest critics of the United States) "Spotlight" news program. The follow up commentary was even more astounding, given the source...

[Thanks to Salon's RightHook for the link.]

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