Posted on 20/08/03
Why aren't we shocked?
What does it take to become a major news story in the summer of Arnold and Kobe, Ben and Jen?A lot, as a group of young Filipino soldiers discovered recently. On July 27, 300 soldiers rigged a giant Manila shopping mall with C-4 explosives, accused one of Washington's closest allies of blowing up its own buildings to attract U.S. military dollars -- and still barely managed to make the international news.
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