I... don't know if I can trust those ratings, or any other ratings. I will not go as far as to claim those numbers are "engineered", but I do believe that if someone has a genuine interest in something that Lybia has to offer, then Lybia is going to get trashed, even if the approval ratings are sky high.
I have learned not to blindly trust all the news I read, but rather to remember them, let time pass, and at some point, I'll put two and two together, eventually.
For instance, at the beginning at this conflict I was wandering just why is France so ... impetuous. And so bent on getting involved in all this.
A few days later, one tabloid stated that France is using this conflict to promote its jet fighters.
I'm not saying that's true. I'm just saying I'll keep that in mind.
Back to the subject at hand.
Another news I read said that Muammar Ghaddafi was rather open to commerce with the rest of the worlds (especially America) despite his frequent rants... hm. Better make that "discourses".
That, and the fact that I haven't really seen Libia in the news prior to this... nonsense...
I think there's your rating increase.
*shrug*
As for North Korea... well, they're rather brash and lately they have been brandishing their weapons a lot.
I have seen at least four documentaries about North Korea lately... and they weren't exactly favorable.
And well... ho-hum... how should I put this without sounding offensive?
North Korea has a brighter shade of red. That's been known to upset certain nations.