Why is it?

While browsing the world wide web I came across a Los Angeles Times article that gave insight into the minds of Persians and their take on the Arab protests and unrest.

Mozhgan Faraji, a 33-year-old Iranian journalist was interviewed and subsequently brought up a good point.

"Why on Earth are the Western powers not interested int he unrest in Yemen and Bahrain?" she told the Times. "Are human rights in Yemen and Bahrain not as important as in Libya? Perhaps the Western countries are worried about the emerging revolutionary brand of Shiite in the region. But honestly, I am happy that the crazy leader of Libya is oing to be toppled."

This made me wonder, why are we paying greater attention to Libya than to other revolting nations? Are we paying too much attention to Moammar Kadafi and his overwhelmingly wanted dismissal from power?

Other Iranians interviewed agreed on one key statement: Kadafi has to go.

Some, like 48-year old Dokhi Sofi felt that the protests were a result of Western interference.

"I think Great Britain and the U.S. administration are behind the unrest in the region," she said. "They did the same with us 32 years ago and now the pro-U.S. and pro- U.K. are emerging in Bahrain, Yemen and Libya. So the next regimes in these countries will be sort of Islamic. Like the Islamic Republic of Yemen or Bahrain."

These two views of the uprisings has me wondering how media is portraying the Western world in their publications. Is Iran printing anti-western articles purposely to fuel the hatred some Iranians already have for us or were these ideas created on their own?