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Thursday, July 27, 2006

If the Words Below Do Not Break Your Heart, You Don't Have One

12:00 PM

No matter which side you place yourself on in the Israel versus Hezbollah tragegy, the words below, spoken by Prime Minister Fouad Siniora of Lebanon, in "a cry of despair" after the cease-fire talks in Rome stalled principally due to American intransigence regarding the future of Hezbollah, as reported in The New York Times, must break your heart. It should also make you wonder why Bush and Company are basically saying to Israel: We've got your back. Kill as many Hezbollah as you can as quickly as you can, but do it thoroughly; you have the time.

Below is only a snippet of an article you need to read in The New York Times:

"Is the value of human life less in Lebanon than that of citizens elsewhere?" he asked. "Are we children of a lesser god? Is an Israeli teardrop worth more than a drop of Lebanese blood?"

Accusing Israel of "barbaric destruction," he vowed to seek justice, announcing that Lebanon would begin legal proceedings for war reparations.

Continue reading at The New York Times.

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2 Comments:

Lebanon is extremely unlucky. In China's eyes, a dead Chinese UN observer is more valuable than one hundred Lebanese lives. And in Australia, a dead Australian who was fighting with the Israeli Army has made the frontpage. People are tribal, if it ain't one of us then it don't matter.

By Xiao Zhu, at 4:32 PM

Dear Xiao Zhu,

Yes, well you certainly have nailed this point to the wall. Your observation is of course dead on-target--no pun intended.

Deaths in the act of war are very much like individual national politics: It's all local.

Thank you for dropping in and taking the time to leave a comment.

Sincerely,

Joseph

By Joseph, at 11:54 PM

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