Comments on: On the Ground in Gaza: University Bombed, UN Staffers Amongst the Dead http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/28/on-the-ground-in-gaza/ Firedoglake weblog Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:29:31 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: annie http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/28/on-the-ground-in-gaza/#comment-1775205 annie Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:09:50 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/28/on-the-ground-in-gaza/#comment-1775205 <p>it is so hard for me to even post. the tragedy.</p> <p>thank you siun</p> it is so hard for me to even post. the tragedy.

thank you siun

]]> By: MidnightWalker http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/28/on-the-ground-in-gaza/#comment-1774858 MidnightWalker Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:41:00 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/28/on-the-ground-in-gaza/#comment-1774858 <p>But wait! This woman said there were no civilian casualties!</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZd3vR6Kzk" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZd3vR6Kzk</a></p> But wait! This woman said there were no civilian casualties!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZd3vR6Kzk

]]> By: Legion303 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/28/on-the-ground-in-gaza/#comment-1774712 Legion303 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 08:49:18 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/28/on-the-ground-in-gaza/#comment-1774712 <p>Gosh, it was mighty big of Israel to let a few medical supplies trickle in to the people they’re killing.</p> <p>Actions speak louder than words, and right now all I’m hearing in the way of words is “they started it!” What I’m seeing in the way of actions is that Israel won’t allow medical supplies into Gaza, won’t allow foreign journalists into Gaza to report independently, and are destroying schools. I had no strong opinion of the conflict one way or another until these actions swayed me into thinking that Israel needs to grow the fuck up and realize “he started it!” doesn’t even work for preschool kids.</p> Gosh, it was mighty big of Israel to let a few medical supplies trickle in to the people they’re killing.

Actions speak louder than words, and right now all I’m hearing in the way of words is “they started it!” What I’m seeing in the way of actions is that Israel won’t allow medical supplies into Gaza, won’t allow foreign journalists into Gaza to report independently, and are destroying schools. I had no strong opinion of the conflict one way or another until these actions swayed me into thinking that Israel needs to grow the fuck up and realize “he started it!” doesn’t even work for preschool kids.

]]> By: openhope http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/28/on-the-ground-in-gaza/#comment-1774642 openhope Mon, 29 Dec 2008 05:15:14 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/28/on-the-ground-in-gaza/#comment-1774642 <p>We watched Bill Moyers program last night on religion.What a heart break to be reminded that the Christian,Jewish,Islamic,Buddist people all quote the same basic simple truths; Love,tolerance,compassion,empathy,peacekeeping,non-judgement,honoring the poor as God’s chosen,etc. All religions have these basic principles in their holy books.<br /> What do humans hear? Kill for God, rape for empire, grab your neighbors land in God’s name…….<br /> I’m an aetheist, raised by people thrown out of their churches for loving each other. My heart can not be broken by this betrayal of God’s message.<br /> My heart can be broken by my friends apathy to the horrific politics of our United States.</p> We watched Bill Moyers program last night on religion.What a heart break to be reminded that the Christian,Jewish,Islamic,Buddist people all quote the same basic simple truths; Love,tolerance,compassion,empathy,peacekeeping,non-judgement,honoring the poor as God’s chosen,etc. All religions have these basic principles in their holy books.
What do humans hear? Kill for God, rape for empire, grab your neighbors land in God’s name…….
I’m an aetheist, raised by people thrown out of their churches for loving each other. My heart can not be broken by this betrayal of God’s message.
My heart can be broken by my friends apathy to the horrific politics of our United States.

]]> By: dejadejavu http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/28/on-the-ground-in-gaza/#comment-1774615 dejadejavu Mon, 29 Dec 2008 04:53:41 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/28/on-the-ground-in-gaza/#comment-1774615 <p>Several years ago I watched a few minutes of one of those evangelical talk shows and two coiffed blondes with too much jewelry were discussing the biblical borders of the land God gave to Israel. This really angered me as I thought that this was a case of relying on the bible for foreign policy. But this is what is really happening.<br /> Israel believes that the Palestinians are trespassing on their god-given land. Christians share the same belief that the creator of the universe gave the land to the Jews. All American presidents since WWII have been Christian and the next one is also a Christian, with a Jewish Chief of Staff. The Palestinians don’t have a prayer.</p> Several years ago I watched a few minutes of one of those evangelical talk shows and two coiffed blondes with too much jewelry were discussing the biblical borders of the land God gave to Israel. This really angered me as I thought that this was a case of relying on the bible for foreign policy. But this is what is really happening.
Israel believes that the Palestinians are trespassing on their god-given land. Christians share the same belief that the creator of the universe gave the land to the Jews. All American presidents since WWII have been Christian and the next one is also a Christian, with a Jewish Chief of Staff. The Palestinians don’t have a prayer.

]]> By: bluebutterfly http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/28/on-the-ground-in-gaza/#comment-1774613 bluebutterfly Mon, 29 Dec 2008 04:52:19 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/28/on-the-ground-in-gaza/#comment-1774613 <p>A bit of a surprise and I wanted others to be aware of the name for future </p> <p>reference. I don’t intimidate easily. Now, I won’t be shocked when it</p> <p>happens next time. It likely will because quitting is not in my nature and </p> <p>certainly not when told to.</p> <p>Yes, it is better to be noticed and read. To make people think is one of</p> <p>our prime goals. How else to educate people..MSM sure isn’t going to.</p> A bit of a surprise and I wanted others to be aware of the name for future

reference. I don’t intimidate easily. Now, I won’t be shocked when it

happens next time. It likely will because quitting is not in my nature and

certainly not when told to.

Yes, it is better to be noticed and read. To make people think is one of

our prime goals. How else to educate people..MSM sure isn’t going to.

]]> By: DrDick http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/28/on-the-ground-in-gaza/#comment-1774608 DrDick Mon, 29 Dec 2008 04:48:00 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/28/on-the-ground-in-gaza/#comment-1774608 <p>Not in anyway suggesting how you should feel about anything. Just observing that <em>nothing</em> I said in that statement was meant to be taken seriously.</p> Not in anyway suggesting how you should feel about anything. Just observing that nothing I said in that statement was meant to be taken seriously.

]]> By: openhope http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/28/on-the-ground-in-gaza/#comment-1774607 openhope Mon, 29 Dec 2008 04:47:17 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/28/on-the-ground-in-gaza/#comment-1774607 <p>This is the true Bush legacy unleashed. Violence, for the sake of politics.Violence for the sake of gain. Violence, for the sake of religious purity.<br /> In human history…same as it ever was. But crueler,more despotic, and possibly the end of the Great American Experiment.</p> This is the true Bush legacy unleashed. Violence, for the sake of politics.Violence for the sake of gain. Violence, for the sake of religious purity.
In human history…same as it ever was. But crueler,more despotic, and possibly the end of the Great American Experiment.

]]> By: selise http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/28/on-the-ground-in-gaza/#comment-1774604 selise Mon, 29 Dec 2008 04:43:13 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/28/on-the-ground-in-gaza/#comment-1774604 <p>dude, it was a only a request. no need to instruct me on what is an acceptable amount of seriousness.</p> dude, it was a only a request. no need to instruct me on what is an acceptable amount of seriousness.

]]> By: Monty http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/28/on-the-ground-in-gaza/#comment-1774593 Monty Mon, 29 Dec 2008 04:37:46 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/28/on-the-ground-in-gaza/#comment-1774593 <p>er, response</p> er, response

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