[Naspino]

Iraq was able to down 196 missiles from minister if misinformation

I'm shocked and awed by the lack of truth in these people -- not just Iraqi Misinformation Minister -- but in what seems to be ALL arabs and Afghans included. They wouldn't know honesty if it slapped them in the face. Not to generalize though.

[Eala]

I'm shocked and awed by the lack of truth in these people -- not just Iraqi Misinformation Minister -- but in what seems to be ALL arabs and Afghans included. They wouldn't know honesty if it slapped them in the face. Not to generalize though.

Actually, you are quite correct in your generalization. There was an excellent book published about 30 years ago, "The Arab Mind," by arabist Raphael Patai. It covers this (in a nutshell: they have a different concept of truth) and many other fascinating aspects of the Arab way of thinking, which is so different from Western.

I highly recommend this book!

[My back yard]

Shaaw, what about our own media?

[RobbyS]

They have to save face. The king of Jordan said that during the 1967 war, Nassar lied to him repeatedly even though this brought the king's forces into harm's way. Even to an Arab ally--especially to an Arab ally--he could not admit that his air force had been taken out.