H1N1 - Is it full of pork?

You would have to be an idiot not to question whether or not this whole swine flu thing is overblown. Every year hundreds of people die world wide of the 'regular' flu and the media pays no attention. Now that we have been exposed to a 'more lethal' 2010 edition of the flu the hype is high. I understand that there may be underlying health conditions that aid in the death of the 'regular flu' victims, but in some cases I am sure that is the same for H1N1 victims. So why is it that everytime someone dies from the swine flu it is breaking news? Is the media looking for a story? It makes me wonder, if the good ol' U.S. of A. was in the middle of attacking a country in the hunt for weapons of mass destruction would the media still be all over H1N1?