British journalist Robert Fisk maintains this is the question we never fully confronted after 9/11. If we had, maybe the Islamic and Arab world wouldn’t almost universally mistrust the U.S. Of course, so do other cultures and countries, as opposition to the Bush administration grows worldwide.
Thanks to blogger GOTV for highlighting what might be an enlightening discussion airing this Saturday and Monday on the MHz channel. See here for local listings. It’s called The Angry World: International News Coverage in America.