Tale of Two Blackouts -

Tale of Two Blackouts - David's Medienkritik posts about the double-standard in German left-wing newsmag Spiegel in reporting two power outages.

One was in the US:

The dazed world power was plunged into chaos by the largest blackout in the super power's history: Cities in the dark, planes on the ground, and a nation marching single-file like geese through the darkness. The land of limitless opportunity was shut off by a couple of exploded fuses. A world power between perception and reality - SPIEGEL TV with observations from a country whose lights have gone out."

One was in Italy:

France rejects responsibility for the blackout. In Italy, the power went out in the early hours of the morning this Sunday, affecting more people than the blackout in the USA [my emphasis]. In all likelihood, storms knocked out two major power lines connecting France and Italy. The search for a scapegoat has begun."

As David notes "The blackout in the USA proves the weakness of the American nation. The blackout in Italy proves the weakness of two major power lines."

Posted by Mitch at September 28, 2003 07:50 PM