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Originally posted by Secret_Agent_Man
I'd say that the headline, and, I suspect, the article convey some of that horror. Stop yelling.

It is indeed a horrible tragedy. The pictures and video are horrifying, as you watch people (most of whom will die) getting torn away into huge waves. I will not soon forget the picture of the grandmother in her red sari wailing over the bodies of several grandchildren lying in a row.

But your outrage is misplaced. I'm not sure why you would find it strange or inappropriate that Americans would be interested in knowing how many of their countrymen died in the tragedy. (Or, as Bilmore said, might even want to check for specific names.) I don't think that such an interest is unusual or inappropriate - - or in any way diminishes the value of the dead foreigners.

P.S. The news media does indeed exist to cater to the concerns and interests of its predominant readership. If you look at most news sources, you will see loads more space devoted to local, regional, and national news than to international news. They know what pays the bills.

S_A_M

Are you suggesting that American readership could only possibly be interested in the lives of the Americans? I'll bet there are loads of people in the United States who have friends and relatives who actually live in the area.