14-01-2009, 07:22 PM
(This post was last modified: 14-01-2009, 07:27 PM by David Healy.)
Peter Lemkin Wrote:There are now 1000+ dead and 4,500 wounded. Many of the dead - in fact most - are civilians by any definition! For a very intelligent and calm analysis of what led up to this listen or watch here: http://www.democracynow.org/2009/1/14/le...aim_israel
These are really sad times. The people of Gaza a suffering horribly - they can hide nor go nowhere. They are trapped/caged 'rats' surrounded - much as was the Warsaw Ghetto. It pains my heart to think that my fellow Jews who suffered in that way, can now turn around and inflict this on others......
Peter,
"in fact most"... (civilians) make up the dead. Facts being what they are, you haven't a clue if that accusation is correct. Your outrage is noted!
Insofar as you've brought up "body count" here's a few simple facts concerning a race that we know for sure faced extermination, all while the world did nothing (not even wringing their collective hands), NOTHING and that "world" knew what was going on.... your (as you say) race, Peter.
Fact: between 1936-45, 5.6 and 6.2 million Jews were literally erased, their ashes rose over and now mixed with the very soil you stand upon, European soil (a scene, never before seen displaying mans inhumanity to his fellow man). That'll never happen again, to the JEWS anyway!
And their battle to survive has not ceased...
How many countries is it again, in that geographical neighborhood, that are on the record wanting Israeli extinction and annihilation? Having demonstrated, spewed hate speeches on their streets calling for same...
The lid is still on, for the moment... Hezbollah, what say you?
All the Arab, Hamas, Hezbollah and Muslim pissing and moaning about this operation belies a simple, *reported* fact..... Hamas was/is stunned at the ferocity of this operation, they've been rocked back on their collective feet...
So it's time to get Hamas leaders to the table, for every day their rockets fly over the border, I expect this will continue.
Hamas can't rely on a President Obama to get Israel to back off. Obama won't tacitly endorse Hamas foolishness... going against its only ally in the immediate area
For the record: considering internet blogsters re: Gaza operation, some if not most photos posted on the net, I question nearly every image I've seen. With the exception of city (wide shots) perimeter and mainline press photos, such as those showing WP over Gaza locals...
Most street 'wounded', hospital room photos that I've seen, shot by unknown or not well known sources... most appear staged. Therefore 'all' the sources photos are questioned (happened more than once)...
I'm sure war crime accusations are mounting, the world court will deal with it when the time comes. For me, I'm glad the Iraelis don't have a Vlad the Impaler in their roles. I suspect one could find a few radical Muslim types that would relish that role, though...