JackBerstein said...

JackBerstein at 05:08 PM JST - 18th July

Or as Noam Chomsky recounts the events: '*IDF kidnapping of civilians on June 24, Hamas capture of a soldier the next day, then the huge U.S.-Israeli escalation of attacks on Gaza... then the kidnapping of soldiers by Hezbollah, then the U.S.-Israeli destruction of most of Lebanon, justified by the pretense…

Posted in Hezbollah prisoners freed in exchange for dead Israeli soldiers at 05:08 PM JST - 18th July
JackBerstein at 03:48 PM JST - 18th July

Let me rephrase that: I agree that most of the world's media, but not its people, sympathize with Israel.

Posted in Hezbollah prisoners freed in exchange for dead Israeli soldiers at 03:48 PM JST - 18th July
JackBerstein at 03:37 PM JST - 18th July

USNin I agree that most of the world's media sympathize with Israel, but not its people, not anymore.

Posted in Hezbollah prisoners freed in exchange for dead Israeli soldiers at 03:37 PM JST - 18th July
JackBerstein at 03:01 PM JST - 18th July

Oh, if you consider the over 1000 Lebanese civilians, including many children, that were killed by the Israelis in response to the capture of these two soldiers, the Lebanese are the ones that got ripped off. Why is the world's media focusing on the funeral of these to IDF guys.

Posted in Hezbollah prisoners freed in exchange for dead Israeli soldiers at 03:01 PM JST - 18th July
JackBerstein at 04:46 PM JST - 17th July

We didn't create this mess, but by golly we're dealing with it.

If by "we" you mean the US, you are so wrong. The US certainly did cause this mess (with some help), and you're not dealing with it very well.

Posted in Car bomb kills 15 in Iraq at 04:46 PM JST - 17th July