I understand that it is easier to relate to individuals in countries where the language is English and their culture is similar to ours but it is not impossible to relate to people who don't speak our language and don't share our culture. It's about exposure, if the media in the west exposed us...
That does kind of suggest that some lives are worth more than others though, a concept that doesn't sit too well with me.
What it really comes downto is what the Joker says to Two Face in the Dark Knight. A death in Iran or Iraq "Is all just a part of the plan," something we'd expect, whereas...