>I can't tell about Brazil, but once again, I suspect the situation is similar as in Bolivia, or other Latin American countries.
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>The newspapers show a lot about the suffering of the war victims, especially civilians. Probably much more than you will see in the U.S.
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>So you see, people here do care about human suffering, but the emphasis is different from what you would probably prefer.
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>Well, that is the newspaper - I haven't seen any official declaration by Goni (1). I suspect he is more pro-U.S., but I am not sure.
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>One more detail, to show you that Bolivian's do care about suffering of others: On the central square of Cochabamba, you can every day see posters that expose the cruelty of the war, outrages about the "unjustified invastion" by the "yankees" (2) and Britons, and similar topics.
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>(1) Nickname of Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, the current president. Policital party: MNR (Movimiento Nacionalista Revolucionario).
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>(2) Used in S.A. as a nickname for people from the U.S.

Why not report on the torture and rape of these same civilians by Saddam? Once this war is over and Saddam is removed, these civilians will not be tortured and raped anymore. Had the U.S. and British done nothing, it would have continued until Saddam died, then probably under the reign of one of his sons. Where is the outrage in S.A. about that?