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Flame

Some examples of outrage and the people's right to know.

Remember Scott Ritter? Remember this?

[Time] You've spoke about having seen the children's prisons in Iraq. Can you describe what you saw there?

[Ritter] The prison in question is at the General Security Services headquarters, which was inspected by my team in Jan. 1998. It appeared to be a prison for children — toddlers up to pre-adolescents — whose only crime was to be the offspring of those who have spoken out politically against the regime of Saddam Hussein. It was a horrific scene. Actually I'm not going to describe what I saw there because what I saw was so horrible that it can be used by those who would want to promote war with Iraq, and right now I'm waging peace.

Remember CNN?

Remember this?

Whether or not one expresses outrage seems to depend in some cases on circumstances.

This doesn't even count the many other atrocities of Saddam's regime that were received by the media with disinterest, and by the currently "outraged" Arab street with total indifference.

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