Absent heroes

: there’s only one thing missing from this BBC journalist’s view of the airborne relief effort in Pakistan- a mention of the US ‘copter contingent. The Pakistan military’s effort gains all the mentions, though numerically the US is a close second (as a matter of fact). The pictorial display is slightly better (giving the US a mention on page 2), though I do wonder how many helicpopters the French have contributed, to be given a similar mention to the US. For any worried about this, I of course applaud all efforts from all sides, and of course regret any failures to save those in danger; I just feel that the US has been deliberately frozen out by the Beeb (and that this is typical), and this is indicative of a news organisation driven by political considerations rather than reporting the facts of the matter.