Re: Mostly Praise for the Response to the Quake

On May 18, 7:30=A0am, Jim Walsh <jimNOwalsSPA...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Earthquakes and other natural disasters are a-political; they strike
> regardless.
>
> Unlike Burma, where the leader****p committed crimes against humanity,
the =
CCP
> did most of the right things. The key correct decision was not to hide
the=

> facts (a common failing in previous cases: i.e., SARs.) Allowing the
Chine=
se
> media the re****t the news live was a huge breakthrough. The second
correct=

> decision was for the leader****p to rush massive resources to the scene.
>
> (Sadly, the CCP was unwilling to accept foreign experts -- like the dog
te=
ams
> from Japan -- early enough so they could save lives.)
>
> Undoubtedly, the Chinese media could have been more aggressive (the
habit =
of
> following the Party Line is hard to break). For example, some buildings
th=
at
> should have survived the quake collapsed as a result of poor
construction =
and
> the Chinese media could have investigated such things to learn if
negligen=
ce
> or dishonesty or both were involved.


> --
> Love, Jim
> (I often delete parts of the previous post and I often remove excessive
> crossposts.)
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Why compare China response with Burma ? Why not compare China response
with Katrina ?