Tuesday, April 20, 2004
Honduras Withdraws!
...Latin-American Vagicil Sales Skyrocket
Honduras is yanking its 370 man contingent from Iraq, according to this report from the Reuters "news agency."
But note the way they frame the story in the lead paragraph:
In a blow to President Bush and his coalition partners in Iraq, Honduras followed Spain on Monday in announcing it will pull its troops out of the country.
Why the needless appendage "In a blow to President Bush?"
Does it really qualify as a 'blow?' After all, Spain was a lot more important. And there's no sign the other centroamericano countries are wavering in their commitment to finish out their present tours. So it's not like we really fear Honduras setting off a domino effect, here.
Why not whip out some negative capability here, take the intrusive reporter's analysis out of the news (the analysis was lousy, anyway), and get the flip out of the way of the story?
Here's another way:
Honduras is pulling its 370 troops out of Iraq, Honduran officials said Monday, citing rising levels of violence and political pressure following Spain's similar announcement over the weekend. Spain is currently providing the parent unit for the Honduran contingent, as well as several other Spanish speaking countries, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic.
Just the facts.
The 'blow to the Bush administration' sticks out like a thumb in the reader's eye.
So why the comment?
Oh, I forgot.
This is Reuters.
Splash, out
Jason
Honduras is yanking its 370 man contingent from Iraq, according to this report from the Reuters "news agency."
But note the way they frame the story in the lead paragraph:
In a blow to President Bush and his coalition partners in Iraq, Honduras followed Spain on Monday in announcing it will pull its troops out of the country.
Why the needless appendage "In a blow to President Bush?"
Does it really qualify as a 'blow?' After all, Spain was a lot more important. And there's no sign the other centroamericano countries are wavering in their commitment to finish out their present tours. So it's not like we really fear Honduras setting off a domino effect, here.
Why not whip out some negative capability here, take the intrusive reporter's analysis out of the news (the analysis was lousy, anyway), and get the flip out of the way of the story?
Here's another way:
Honduras is pulling its 370 troops out of Iraq, Honduran officials said Monday, citing rising levels of violence and political pressure following Spain's similar announcement over the weekend. Spain is currently providing the parent unit for the Honduran contingent, as well as several other Spanish speaking countries, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic.
Just the facts.
The 'blow to the Bush administration' sticks out like a thumb in the reader's eye.
So why the comment?
Oh, I forgot.
This is Reuters.
Splash, out
Jason
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