What was most sickening about the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995 was the fact that Timothy McVeigh and his thug pal Terry Nicols parked their Ryder truck full of 5,000 pounds of explosives in front of the Alfred P. Murrah federal building in sight of an operational day care. 19 children lost their lives that morning.
Today’s Israeli bombing of a refuge camp in Qana in South Lebanon early this morning that killed over 50 people, more than 30 of them children, has the same sickening feeling. Terms that come to mind: Callous. Heinous. Thuggery. Blood-thirsty. Senseless.
The picture I have posted here is of a two-year old victim, wearing shorts and a tank-top very similar to those worn by my 20 month old son. He's covered in the gray powder of the blast. Kevin Sites, who took the picture, commented on how the child's clenched jaws and teeth were most visible.
Today, Israel lost all their credibility. Their decision to suspend aerial attacks against Lebanon for 48 hours appears farcical. There is no sincere condolences or offerings to determine the cause of the travesty. Rather, this seems merely a ruse to let the heat from anger's fire subside, the shortest delay of time feasible to the gluttonous warmongers before they can get back to the mission of re-shaping the Middle East.
If Israel, the Unites States, and Britain were serious about peace, they would shut down operations now, seek forgiveness, and show at least an ounce of remorse by getting themselves seated at the Peace table first. The sooner, the better.
Articles I have read about this tragedy:
Kevin Sites, "Killings at Qana"
Chicago Tribune, "Israeli attack all the talk in DC"
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