Frost Over the World - US image and World Cup - 02 Nov 07

Sir David talks to Colleen Graffy, assistant US secretary of state, about America's global image post 9/11 and the US government's attempts to improve it, and talks to David Davies, executive director of the Football Association, about what new rules for bidding to host the World Cup mean for the sport.

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[wiskawind]

That is right, we need more propaganda in OUR news; this administration hasn't fed the American people enough lies and bull$hit yet! Bush & Co have hijacked Christianity, and tortured human beings in the name of OUR God! Impeach Bush & Co and put on trial for WAR CRIMES against the American people and against humanity! That would improve America's reputation in the eyes of the world!

[msgg81]

image tarnished because of bad decisions made

[VENwilder]

I met Her on Monday and it was amasing... She is wonderful, intelligent and clever... best wishes

[XiaoGui17]

Indeed, Buddhists are perceived as victims and Muslims as threats, even though Muslims are subjected to the same degree of oppression, and even some Buddhists get aggressive when backed up against a wall. It's all about who's being attacked and who's doing the attacking.

I'm relatively safe as an American Buddhist, and lucky to be living in a city like Austin.

[bernajurema]

Aljazeera, you should interview Brazilian sports journalist Juca Kfouri. He can explain very well why Brazilian stadiums are in such a poor condition.

[XiaoGui17]

Maybe a nice way for America to improve its image would be for America to improve its act. Stop torture and stop religious persecution (on both the governmental and individual level). And yes, I am an American.

[Slidje]

almost all the aljazeera videos have poor/low/soft sound

[maximos79]

She is living in her dreams she still feel that America should control the World and she want a good image wake up!!!!!

[petergoesonair]

"American leadership"? What a joke"

Please forgive the extension, American leadership.What a nightmare!Time to wake up and end this Empire that will not be named and abolish it, peacefully.Keep your troops home! Make reparations to the ordinary villagers who have lost their homes and loved ones.Resign Ms Colleen Graffy don't sell this madness, the world will not buy it.You may find buyers in the US but too many countries have felt your love and prefer to live without your kiss of death.

[petergoesonair]

"That would improve America's reputation in the eyes of the world!" May be over night, good luck with that. I think you're going to need a lot of luck.

[petergoesonair]

Colleen Graffy, assistant US secretary of state,for heavens sake stop your troops committing atrocities. Stop your troops from insulting Islam and Muhammad peace be upon him in Iraq. It's not good for US image. It's very counter-productive unless you're trying to maintain an eternal military occupation of Iraq? Are you? Are you building bases there? Are you telling the American people this, or do you think you can take them for a ride? It seems you can.

[petergoesonair]

Colleen Graffy, assistant US secretary of state,We are not on the same planet. Please to be a force for good close down all your arm manufacturers. Put all the CEOs and senior management into custody and sentence them to physical and mental labour for fixing all the infrastructure around the planet you (the US) have destroyed or harmed. The same sentence

for your national political and corporate leadership. Don't worry about rule of law, you don't e.g. extra-rendition