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"Special Relationship" Between the U.S. & U.K.

The oft-cited "Special Relationship" that exists between the United States and the United Kingdom infers an ideological common bond, a cultural cohesiveness, and a political partnership that is supposed to transcend petty misunderstandings and trans-Atlantic misperceptions. In reality, nothing could be farther from the truth. As allies, the US and the UK have made every effort in recent years to stand together on international issues. And yet, these efforts have been frustrated less by public servants than by the masses of private citizens that perceive international affairs very differently. Consequently, it should hardly be surprising that Americans and Britons tend to diverge ideologically, politically, even culturally, when processing international events and drawing conclusions about them. In recent months, many developments around the world have produced such an effect. For the purposes of this discussion, the Israeli fence and the recent decision by Ariel Sharon's government to pursue a course of unilateral separation from Palestine will be explored, with special attention given to the ways different news sources convey the same "facts".

First, however, a more general discussion of the media will be prudent. As is often the case, media coverage is responsible for the varying perceptions that Americans and Britons develop and maintain over the years. Indeed, singular events in far-off regions of the world are seldom covered in the same way by separate news media outlets. Similarly, what is covered is as relevant as how that coverage may or may not present a given incident to the public. National interest, historical trends, demographics, and profit all taint the manner in which news agencies function around the world, and there is no reason that one should expect to find the pages of American newspapers peppered with the same stories that are found in the pages printed by their British counterparts. Moreover, ...

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