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To all the women in my life…

Happy International Women’s Day.

Women’s Day has moved through many incarnations, from a world socialist event to a UN sponsored day. While many of the hot-button immoral political ideologies espoused by ‘international organizations’ would put people of faith outside such a celebration, it is important to remember that mutual love and respect are tenets of our faith. Human dignity applies to all. It is also important to remember that this movement was founded to specifically address issues of peace.

May the women of the world come together once again to espouse and work for human dignity and peace.

Current Events, Perspective, Political

John McCain got it right – the first time

John McCain, who I supported when he ran against George Bush, stated that American lives have been wasted in Iraq. He’s right, absolutely, dead, right.

Unfortunately, any gravitas he had back in-the-day is gone, and I no longer support him. He’s become a washed out shadow of what he was.

On the David Letterman show he said:

“[Americans] are very frustrated, and they have every right to be. We’ve wasted a lot of our most precious treasure, which is American lives, over there.”

…and, for a brief moment, the former John McCain was back.

I my estimation wasting is the burning and destruction of something precious for no purpose, or for a purpose of little value. We have wasted our nations youth and treasure on the adventures of a President and administration who are at best misguided, at worst deranged, and in actuality criminal.

Of course Mr. McCain has subsequently backpedaled because saying ‘wasted‘ is a sin (see: McCain says he misspoke in saying U.S. lives ‘wasted’ from CNN). Mr. Obama said the same thing and had his head handed to him as well.

We have to tout their sacrifice. That’s the only proper word. Sacrifice we feel so strongly about that we cut VA funding and place our permanently injured and handicapped sacrificial lambs in places like Walter Reed. To wit from Fox News: Top Army General Relieved of Command at Walter Reed Army Medical Center

WASHINGTON —” A top Army commander was relieved of his command at Walter Reed Army Medical Center on Thursday after senior officials said they lost trust and confidence in his leadership abilities to address injured soldier care at military medical facilities.

Army Maj. Gen. George W. Weightman leaves his post as two-star general of the North Atlantic Regional Medical Command and Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

In a brief announcement, the Army said service leaders had “lost trust and confidence” in Weightman’s leadership abilities “to address needed solutions for soldier outpatient care” at Walter Reed.

The change comes on the same day that an independent panel reviewing allegations of poor quality-of-life conditions at two military medical facilities treating soldiers injured in Iraq and Afghanistan plans to meet for the first time…

They are coming back severely handicapped, insane, or sick. We aren’t seeing it that much because those folks are all housed out of the public eye. When they do appear on the street, and they will be out, on the street, we’ll echo the words of Mrs. McGrath:

All foreign wars I do proclaim
Between Don John and the King of Spain
And by herrins I’ll make them rue the time
That they swept the legs from a child of mine.

The ending lyrics from Mrs. McGrath most recently performed by Bruce Springsteen in We Shall Overcome – The Seeger Sessions.

God help us.

Current Events, Media, Perspective, Political

dem Bones

The hand of the Lord was upon me, and brought me forth in the spirit of the Lord: and set me down in the midst of a plain that was full of bones. And he led me about through them on every side: now they were very many upon the face of the plain, and they were exceeding dry. And he said to me: Son of man, dost thou think these bones shall live? And I answered: O Lord God, thou knowest. And he said to me: Prophesy concerning these bones; and say to them: Ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. Thus saith the Lord God to these bones: Behold, I will send spirit into you, and you shall live.

“Spirit”… That is, soul, life, and breath.

And I will lay sinews upon you, and will cause flesh to grow over you, and will cover you with skin: and I will give you spirit and you shall live, and you shall know that I am the Lord. And I prophesied as he had commanded me: and as I prophesied there was a noise, and behold a commotion: and the bones came together, each one to its joint. And I saw, and behold the sinews, and the flesh came up upon them: and the skin was stretched out over them, but there was no spirit in them. And he said to me: Prophesy to the spirit, prophesy, O son of man, and say to the spirit: Thus saith the Lord God: Come, spirit, from the four winds, and blow upon these slain, and let them live again. And I prophesied as he had commanded me: and the spirit came into them, and they lived: and they stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.

And he said to me: Son of man: All these bones are the house of Israel: they say: Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost, and we are cut off. Therefore prophesy, and say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold I will open your graves, and will bring you out of your sepulchres, O my people: and will bring you into the land of Israel. And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall have opened your sepulchres, and shall have brought you out of your graves, O my people: And shall have put my spirit in you, and you shall live, and I shall make you rest upon your own land: and you shall know that I the Lord have spoken, and done it, saith the Lord God:

In case you haven’t heard, James Cameron (director of “Titanic,” “Aliens,” and “The Terminator.”) has become a biblical scholar, archaeologist, and refuter of the Christian faith. He produced The Discovery Channel’s up-coming Lenten PR blast, “The Lost Tomb of Jesus.” The program argues that ten small caskets that were used to store bones, discovered in a suburb of Jerusalem in 1980, may have contained the bones of Jesus and his family.

The Discovery Channel’s paid researchers say the study of ancient DNA (yes, they actually have a cheek swab from Jesus, and I think they got a blood sample from the cross and/or the Shroud or Turin), the old-world language of Aramaic, archeology, and other evidence lends credible (public relations stunt) support to the fact that these remains belong to Jesus and his family, but also that Jesus and Mary Magdalene (also known as Mariamena) were married and had a child named Judah (all believed to be the remains found in the tomb).

A nay-sayer, an actual biblical scholar who was interviewed in the documentary, says the film’s hypothesis holds little weight, but Cameron says his evidence is based on sound statistics. Oh yes, add statistician to the list above, and maybe potential Nobel Prize winner.

Christian Newswire in Ten Reasons Why The Jesus Tomb Claim is Bogus states:

“Unfortunately, this is a story full of holes, conjectures and problems,” said Dr. Ben Witherington, author of What Have They Done With Jesus? and New Testament professor at Asbury Theological Seminary. “It will make good TV and involves a bad critical reading of history. Basically, this is old news with a new interpretation. We have known about this tomb since it was discovered in 1980. There are all sorts of reasons to see this as much ado about nothing much.”

Witherington and other leading biblical scholars and archaeologists say there are at least 10 reasons why the “Jesus Tomb” claim is completely bogus:

  1. There is no DNA evidence that this is the historical Jesus of Nazareth
  2. The statistical analysis is untrustworthy
  3. The name “Jesus” was a popular name in the first century, appearing in 98 other tombs and on 21 other ossuaries
  4. There is no historical evidence that Jesus was ever married or had a child
  5. The earliest followers of Jesus never called him “Jesus, son of Joseph”
  6. It is highly unlikely that Joseph, who died earlier in Galilee, was buried in Jerusalem, since the historical record connects him only to Nazareth or Bethlehem
  7. The Talipot tomb and ossuaries are such that they would have belonged to a rich family, which does not match the historical record for Jesus
  8. Fourth-century church historian Eusebius makes quite clear that the body of James, the brother of Jesus, was buried alone near the temple mount and that his tomb was visited in the early centuries, making very unlikely that the Talipot tomb was Jesus’ “family tomb”
  9. The two Mary ossuaries do not mention anyone from Migdal, but simply has the name Mary, one of the most common of all ancient Jewish female names
  10. By all ancient accounts, the tomb of Jesus was empty, making it highly unlikely that it was moved to another tomb, decayed for one year’s time, and then the bones put in an ossuary

“In light of all the incredible number of problems with the recent claim that Jesus’ grave has been found, the time-honored, multi-faceted evidence for the bodily resurrection of Jesus is more convincing than ever,” said Dr. Gary Habermas, an expert on the resurrection of Jesus and author of The Case for the Resurrection. “Even the early opponents of the Christian message acknowledged that Jesus’ tomb was empty. And the evidence for Jesus’ bodily resurrection appearances has never been refuted.”

As with the hoax over the bones of St. James, skepticism is in order on the part of the larger public.

People of faith are not fooled of course. We’ve come to expect such things and have vast experience of them over the past 2,000+ years. Faith trumps Hollywood directors who have been relegated to the backwaters of the Discovery Channel.

For those interested, Mr. Cameron will soon be raising funds by selling relics of Yeshua Ben Yosef at your local Discovery Channel Store. I may stop by the one in Crossgates Mall to pre-order my ‘Bones of Jesus’ play set.

For those interested (like the media should be…) here are a few folks who actually know what they are talking about (also from Christian Newswire):

Dr. Paul Maier, Bible scholar and author of more than 15 books including The Da Vinci Code —“ Fact or Fiction?, More Than a Skeleton and Josephus —“ The Essential Works. Professor of Ancient History, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Telephone: (269) 387-4816

Joe Zias, Thirty years professional experience in the field of Medical/Physical anthropology; Over 80 articles in peer reviewed medical and scientific journals; Science and Archeology Group at Hebrew University. Former senior curator of Archeology and Anthropology at the Israel Antiquities Authority for which he was responsible for the curation of the antiquities stored in the Israel Antiquities Authority, ranging from the Pre-historic periods up to the 18th Century AD. These objects, numbering over 75,000, included the Dead Sea Scrolls, pre-historic human skeletal remains as well as artifacts from the regions premier archaeological sites such as Jericho, Megiddo, and Gezer.
Telephone: 972-2-588-2811 Hebrew University (from United States first dial 011)

Dr. Amos Kloner, Officially oversaw the work at the tomb in 1980 and has published detailed findings on its contents. Professor, Department of Land of Israel Studies, Bar-Ilan University, Jerusalem, Israel
Telephone: 972-3-531-7283 (from United States first dial 011)

…and in conclusion:

Dem bones, dem bones gon-na walk a-roun’
Dem bones, dem bones gon-na walk a-roun’
Dem bones, dem bones gonna walk aroun’
Oh hear the word of the Lord

Poland - Polish - Polonia, Political

Thaddeus Kościuszko and Black History Month

Thaddeus Kościuszko, the Polish engineering genius whose special skills helped George Washington win America’s War of Independence, became part of this year’s Black History Month observances.

At ceremonies held at the Presbyterian Church of St. Albans, the Polish American Congress presented a reproduction of General Kościuszko’s last will and testament to the United for Progress Democratic Club of Queens, New York.

Kosciuszko and Black History Month

Shown above are: (left to right) Chet Szarejko who heads the Political Activities Committee of the Downstate N.Y. Division of the Polish American Congress; Essie Lowry, president of the Progress Club who holds the copy of Kosciuszko’s will; Henry Murphy, member of the club’s board and master of ceremonies; and Frank Milewski, president of the N.Y. Congress.

Before Kościuszko left the United States in 1798, he directed the executor of his will, Thomas Jefferson, to distribute all his property he was leaving behind for ‘purchasing’ black slaves and “giving them liberty in my name.”

In describing Kościuszko, Jefferson stated, “he is as pure a son of Liberty as I have ever known and of that liberty which is to go to all and not to the few or rich alone.”

The PAC’s Milewski was a guest speaker at the Black History Month commemoration. “Kościuszko is an example of the true Polish spirit,” he said.

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Miscellaneous

Just getting caught-up.

The snow

Being a native Buffalonian, I can say that the great storm that hit Albany was a biggie. Not insurmountable, but big.

In a way, I was glad to see it. It makes the winter seem normal. Now everyone can relax and forget about global warming, at least until the Atlantic Ocean borders on Dutchess County.

I got to work Wednesday morning without much of a problem. I commented to my secretary that it was just like driving on Sunday morning – the roads were empty.

Getting back home was not much of a problem either, except for the fact that the swell guys who plow our lots plowed everyone in. I used a garbage pail someone kindly left in the lot to dig out. A little diggin’, a little rockin’, no problem. I passed the pail on to the drivers next to me.

One person in a pickup with a plow just kept driving through the lot. I guess he expected people to hold up $20 bills. I gave him something better, a prayer.

When I got home I had quite the climb, just to get in my driveway. I’m 6’2″ and the snow at the end of the driveway was up to my shoulders.

After dinner I got to the task of snow blowing. Found out that I only had one tank of gas in the snow blower. That took care of half the driveway. I took a quick run over to the local Mobil for a fill-up, got back, and finished the job. A beer, some Smokehouse Almonds, and a little American Idol and all was well…

Tim Hardaway to blog for John Edwards?

Basketball retiree Tim Hardaway went on a tirade against homosexuals today (see Hardaway Banished for Anti-Gay Tirade), confusing these folks homosexuality with their humanity, basically saying I hate their homosexuality therefore I hate them.

Mr. Hardaway may receive inquiries from Presidential candidate John Edwards. He needs a new blogger because his team of anti-Catholic bloggers quit (see Second John Edwards Staffer Resigns Over Attacking Catholics on Abortion).

I can see John Edwards saying the following of Mr. Hardaway, can’t you?

The tone and the sentiment of some of Amanda Marcotte’s and Melissa McEwan’s posts [Mr. Hardaway’s statements] personally offended me. It’s not how I talk to people, and it’s not how I expect the people who work for me to talk to people. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but that kind of intolerant language will not be permitted from anyone on my campaign, whether it’s intended as satire, humor, or anything else. But I also believe in giving everyone a fair shake.

Fair shake – but only for protected hate speech.

The Apostle Paul and Computers

Check out The Apostle Paul and Computers from blogger Richard Brown in Cornwall, UK.

Some pretty fair humor. I like items 5 & 6 the best:

6. Book boat tickets using Priceline.com.
5. E-mail pictures of Peter eating pork to the gang back in Jerusalem.

Current Events, Political

When in doubt throw gasoline on the fire

From Al Jazeera: Israeli dig sparks protests

Israeli excavation work near a compound in Jerusalem that houses al-Aqsa mosque has sparked protests by Palestinians and condemnation from the Jordanian king.

King Abdullah says the dig is a “flagrant violation” of a 1994 peace treaty which recognises Jordan’s “historic role” in overseeing maintenance at Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem.

Israeli assurances that the dig would not harm Islam’s third holiest site did little to stifle the anger as 11 Palestinians were arrested and crowds threw stones at Israeli soldiers in Bethlehem.

Ismail Haniya, the Palestinian prime minister, said Israel was out to cause “direct harm” to al-Aqsa.

He said: “I appeal to all our Palestinian people to be united and to rise up together to protect al-Aqsa and the holy sites on the blessed land of Palestine.”

…

Tzipi Livni, the Israeli foreign minister, said: “The activities being carried out do not harm … and will not harm any of the holy places.”

She accused Israel’s enemies of exploiting “every opportunity to stir the most radical emotions”…

Uh, yeah, like digging near the mosque wouldn’t do that.

Where exactly do Israelis think they live? I think that they imagine they are in some remote mountaintop country or on the moon, completely separated from their neighbors, by millions of miles. That’s about the only thing that could excuse this type of behavior.

Lord have mercy on us all. Lord, draw all men unto Thee.

Current Events, Perspective, Political

Just in case you were bored

Kidnapped:

From the AP via the Boston Herald: U.S. behind kidnapping of diplomat, Iran claims

BAGHDAD – Iran is blaming the United States for the abduction Sunday of an Iranian diplomat by men wearing Iraqi Army uniforms.

The kidnapping of Jalal Sharafi threatens to escalate the tense standoff between Iran and the United States – and could become a major diplomatic crisis for Iraq’s Shiite-dominated government.

U.S. authorities deny any role in the disappearance of Sharafi, a second secretary at the Iranian embassy. The United States has accused Iran of supporting both Sunni insurgents and Shiite militias that run abduction operations.

The kidnapping occurred when uniformed gunmen blocked Sharafi’s car, forced him into a vehicle and sped away. Iraqi police then opened fire, disabling a second vehicle, arresting the four gunmen inside and taking them to a police station.

The next day, Iraqis in uniform appeared at the station, showed government badges and demanded the four suspects.

The authorities complied and the men disappeared. Spokesmen for both the Interior Ministry and the Defense Ministry, which together control Iraqi security forces, said they had no idea where the suspects went.

Shiite lawmakers said they believed Sharafi was detained in an operation carried out by the Iraqi Special Operations Command, an elite unit under the direct supervision of the U.S. military…

Just ticking up the tensions until someone snaps – then BOOM!!! (sound of a low yield nuclear weapon exploding)

More bodies:

From the NY Times: Military Wants More Civilians to Help in Iraq

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 —” Senior military officers, including members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, have told President Bush and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates that the new Iraq strategy could fail unless more civilian agencies step forward quickly to carry out plans for reconstruction and political development.

The complaints reflect fresh tensions between the Pentagon and the State Department over personnel demands that have fallen most heavily on the military. But they also draw on a deeper reservoir of concerns among officers who have warned that a military buildup alone cannot solve Iraq’s problems, and who now fear that the military will bear a disproportionate burden if Mr. Bush’s strategy falls short.

Among particular complaints, the officers cited a request from the office of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that military personnel temporarily fill more than one-third of 350 new State Department jobs in Iraq that are to be created under the new strategy…

Hey, sign me up, I have a death wish (Dear Government watchdogs – note that this is sarcasm. I have no desire to die in a place no U.S. soldier or civilian should be in in the first place.)

Let’s see all the neo-con and Evangelical supporters of Bush’s war head over to represent and evangelize.

NEXT!

From All Headline News: Pentagon Decides To Establish African Command

Washington, D.C. (AHN) – After a thorough review, the U.S. Department of Defense will establish an African Command, to oversee American military operations on the continent.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates spoke on Capitol Hill, saying, “The President has decided to stand-up a new unified, combatant command, Africa Command, to oversee security cooperation, building partnership capability, defense support to non-military missions, and, if directed, military operations on the African continent.”

We gotta send our war weary troops somewhere to let off steam once they’re done (done for, done in) in Iraq.

Useless resolutions:

From VOA: US Senate Divided on Approach to Iraq War Debate

A day after Senate Republicans blocked a nonbinding resolution expressing disagreement over President Bush’s decision to send more troops to Iraq, the Democratic-led Senate Tuesday remained deadlocked over the best way to move the bipartisan measure to the Senate floor for a vote. VOA’s Deborah Tate reports from Capitol Hill.

Although Senate Democrats and Republicans say they want to be able to vote on nonbinding resolutions on the Iraq war, an issue that will likely influence the 2008 presidential and congressional elections, they have not been able to agree on how best to do it.

Democrats still hope to reach agreement with Republicans on allowing a Senate vote on a resolution sponsored by Senator John Warner of Virginia, the top Republican on the Armed Services Committee, which expresses disagreement with President Bush’s decision to increase troop strength in Iraq.

But Republicans, who blocked the measure from coming to a vote Monday, are demanding that at least one other Republican-sponsored resolution be allowed to go to the floor for a Senate vote along with the Warner measure. That other resolution, sponsored by Senator Judd Gregg of New Hampshire, includes language saying Congress should not take any action that will endanger United States military forces in the field, including the elimination or reduction of funds…

We’re going to fight and haggle over meaningless resolutions, like Pilate washing his hands. If you’ve been elected to do something, doing something would be good; something in the traditional sense of something as in the concrete and real.

Christian Witness, Current Events, Political,

Deacon dustup

The commentary across blogs over the recent conflict in the R.C. Diocese of Buffalo goes on.

Michael Liccione of Sacramentum Vitae has a pretty balanced take on this issue in Buffaloed. He comments on the root causes of the frustration felt by that deacon in Buffalo and lays the charge squarely at the feet of negligent pastors and weak bishops.

Babsnc of Daily Kos goes the way of the rest of the ultra-liberal elite. If you’re in a church or a member of a church please shut-up (ok, no please was said or intended, just shut-up). Only Babsnc and friends have rights, people of faith have none, Churches have none. See House Rep. Criticized by Deacon /During memorial mass/ for Yes Vote on Stem Cell Research. It appears, unbeknown to me, that the Founding Fathers intended that free speech rights only apply to some. We’re all equal on the farm, some are just more equal than others.

The writer concludes by making a plea for decency – if only that plea were made on behalf of innocent children.

The Society and politics Blog sticks a pin in Babsnc argument in Deacon calls out CINO*. The other pertinent quote taken from a commentator at The Cafeteria is Closed is:

WE NEED MORE PRIESTS LIKE THIS DEACON!

Of course, those neo-con Catholics who frequent sites like Cafeteria should understand that that would mean giving up the celibate priesthood… ooops.

*CINO = Catholic in name only

Christian Witness, Current Events, Perspective, Political

Blair and Catholics

British Prime Minister Tony Blair will not grant an exemption from compliance with ‘gay’ rights laws for faith based organizations who provide about 30% of the adoption services in Britain, often dealing with the most difficult to place children. From Ekklesia UK: Blair confirms that Catholic adoption agencies will not be able to discriminate.

The UK government has announced there will be no exemption from anti-discrimination laws for Catholic adoption agencies, but that they will get 21 months to prepare for change, which will make it illegal to discriminate against lesbian and gay people.

Prime Minister Tony Blair, himself a practicing Anglican married to a Catholic, called the outcome “a sensible compromise”. The Catholic Church in England and Wales said it was “deeply disappointed” that no exemption had been offered.

The 2006 Equality Act will face a vote in Parliament in February before coming into effect on 6 April 2007.

A spokesperson for the Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement told Ekklesia this evening that the decision looked like a —reasonable outcome overall—. Secular groups and the Liberal Democrats have said that the change period is too long.

It remains to be seen whether Catholic adoption agencies will eventually hand their service over to others in the voluntary sector. A similar thing has happened in the USA, after pressure from the Vatican.

Mr Blair commented: “There is no place in our society for discrimination. That’s why I support the right of gay couples to apply to adopt like any other couple. [This is why] there can be no exemptions for faith-based adoption agencies offering public funded services from regulations that prevent discrimination.”

No place for discrimination, except against people of faith, and faith based organizations, who abide by their Church’s teachings. See particularly Now, all our English liberties are becoming orphans by William Rees-Mogg in The Times:

The issue of the Roman Catholic adoption agencies, and their refusal to arrange adoptions for same-sex partnerships, I find altogether fascinating. It involves fundamental questions of liberty, of freedom of religion, of European law and of political philosophy. In our collapsing political society it may prove to be only one week’s wonder, but it is important to think it through.

Current Events, Political

Could be, maybe, we sorta think

The United States is criticizing Israel’s use of cluster bombs during its invasion of Lebanon last year, albeit grudgingly and couched in all sorts of ambiguous ‘well it kinda looks like’ language.

From the AP via The Guardian: Report cites possible misuse of U-S-made cluster bombs:

WASHINGTON (AP) – Israel probably misused American-made cluster bombs in civilian areas of Lebanon during the war against Hezbollah last summer, the State Department said Monday.

Department officials sent a preliminary report on the issue to Congress on Monday. By law, lawmakers must determine whether further investigation by the State Department is warranted.

The report represents an embarrassment to the United States and Israel, one of its closest allies. During last summer’s war, the U.S. was seen as letting Israel continue attacks inside Lebanon long after many other countries had demanded a halt to military action.

State Department spokesman Sean McCormack would not provide details of the report, which was classified.

But he told reporters the department had made a preliminary finding “that there may – likely could have been some violations” of the agreement by which Israel purchased the weapons from the U.S. He would not specify what those agreements were.

When Israel purchases cluster bombs and other lethal equipment from the United States, it must agree in writing to restrictions on their use.

The report, McCormack said, “is not a final judgment.” He declined to speculate on what action may be taken against Israel if a violation is confirmed.

The United Nations said last summer that unexploded cluster bombs – anti-personnel weapons that spray bomblets over a wide area – litter homes, gardens and highways in south Lebanon.

…

Danny Ayalon, the recently retired Israeli ambassador to Washington, said Israel had no choice but to use the munitions against villages. “This was a clear-cut case of self-defense, in order to stop incoming Katyusha rockets aimed at our own population centers, and it was done to areas that were likely to be abandoned by Lebanese civilians,” Ayalon said.

Yeah, about that. You see we have jets, laser guided bombs, sophisticated American weapons, tanks, a whole arsenal of vastly superior firepower (plus nuclear weapons). How dare you fire vintage unguided munitions at us. Oh, and sorry about grandma, grandpa, and your children and cousins who were on-site. Couldn’t have foreseen that.

But the New York-based Human Rights Watch said the report’s findings “should lead to an immediate cutoff of all U.S. cluster munitions sales to Israel.”

The U.N. Mine Action Coordination Center has said it is not illegal to use the cluster bombs against soldiers or enemy fighters, but the Geneva Conventions bar their use in civilian areas.

Frankly, I can’t believe the U.S. government is actually (well kind of) saying these things. I guess there was just too much civilian blood on the roads of southern Lebanon to ignore it.

Nothing against Israel’s right to exist, but I’ll up Human Rights Watch one better. The U.S. should extract itself from the Middle East, Iraq, Israel, the whole mess.

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