American Arrogance: a small example

[Gar W. Lipow]

The Monday, Aug 19 issue of My local rag (it hardly deserves the word
"newspaper") reprinted an article from the LA Times article "Bombing
leave Kenyans asking; Why here?" Like most LA Times articles, the last
two paragraphs contained the story which should have led. These
paragraphs in full say:

	From the moment the gigantic bomb exploded in a parking lane behind
the U.S. Embassy, there have been two disasters playing out in
Nairobi: one behind the iron fences of the embassy building and the
other in the chaotic streets of the capital

	[All caps added by me] RESCUE EFFORTS, CONDUCTED SEVERAL YARDS APART,
HAVE BEEN SEPARATED BY ARMED U.S. SOLDIERS. KENYAN POLICE HAVE NOT
BEEN ALLOWED TO SET FOOT ON EMBASSY PROPERTY. MANY OF THE EMBASSY'S
INJURED WERE FLOWN TO HOSPITALS IN SOUTH AFRICA, THE BEST ON THE
CONTINENT, WHILE ORDINARY KENYANS COMPETED FOR BEEDS IN CROWDED
NAIROBI HOSPITALS.