But consider the courage of the brave 200 of Copenhagen - the weather was cold and damp, but they didn't let that stop them. This is the sort of stuff that inspires the AP reporters of this world.

In fact, years from now ballads will be sung in honor of the Copenhagen 200, and millions will claim they were there.

http://www.kurdmedia.com/news.asp?id=7194

Kurdish Media has a note on the Mosul protest too, but I'd say the "blogs only" statement is still essentially correct. You're not going to see mainstream reports that conflict with the angle of their G8 coverage - Iraq bad - Africa - global warming. (Or any other time, for that matter).

But doesn't the AP have stringers in Mosul? Are they all with the terrorists?

Don't these Iraqis know that terrorism is okay since it is "supposedly" against western imperialism? Where did they go to school?

Copenhagen 200?!? Sounds like a NASCAR race.

Hmm... 200? Must be a short-track.

See, they;re more patriotic because there are fewer of them.

200? I've been to Portugese weddings with more bridesmaids than that.

I think they only run Saabs and Volvos in that race...

What can you expect from a city named after a brand of chewin' tobacco?

Where did it take the most courage to demonstrate? No one will want to kill demonstrators in Denmark, but in Iraq it could get you killed by the "people who aren't in Iraq," al Qaeda. The news judgment probably reflects on whether the media thinks a demonstration will help or hurt the President of the US.

Don't dump on the Danes. President Bush went to Denmark to thank them for sending troops to Iraq and Afghanistan to serve with us. Save disdain for the French, please. And the Belgians. Obviously.

Glad to read that someone is demonstrating againist the terrorist. It took alot of guts to demonstrate in Mosul.

Just for reference, I checked and Mosul has a similar population of about 1.7 Million. So the comparison is pretty direct.

Thousands protest Bush visit to Denmark
Xinhua, China - 4 hours ago
STOCKHOLM, July 6 (Xinhuanet) -- Thousands of Danish demonstrators gathered outside the US Embassy in Copenhagen on Wednesday to protest a visit by President ...
Hmmmm... pump up the volume, pump up the volume...

Curious Skeptic, where did you find that data?

Google picked up the "thousands" comment from Xinhua and ran it as a headline......

Andrew - S'nuff said.

From the Copenhagen Post:

"Protestors used President Bush's visit to demonstrate their displeasure with US foreign policy by marching through Copenhagen's streets Tuesday evening.

About 150 protestors dressed in black gathered at Christianshavns Torv and continued through the city with banners declaring 'Death to Imperialism. Death to Bush'." (Protestors take to the streets, 07/06/05.)

Luckily it didn't end in the same way as the riots in Gothenburg in 2001...

All the Best,

Martin Lindeskog - American in spirit.
Gothenburg, Sweden.

to get to the zen of the matter, one must think like a typical AP hack... hmmm, do I cover a meaningless demonstration from a bar in Copenhagen, or do I follow in Ernie Pyle's footsteps and risk life and limb covering real news in Mosul?

The sons and daughters of Ernie Pyle are embedded in Iraq. The sons and daughters of Peter Arnett are covering meaningless demonstrations in Copenhagen from the Hotel D'Angleterre's bar.