Hand Over the Remote, George... Tony?

So, a 48-hour cease-fire effectively puts the Israel-Lebanon Conflict in the "Pause" mode. Well, actually, the Israelis are using that little "STEP" button to advance a "frame at a time." It's almost as if the mainstream media is telling us "War is Entertainment." Don't know about you, but I'm sick of hearing about 4 Americans being killed by a car-bomb in Iraq every morning and evening newscast. Some (like NY Times columnist Frank Rich) suggest the flare-up in the Middle East gets rid of that sinking yucky feeling we get when we see or hear news of the War in Iraq, that it gives the news a bit of freshness and could maybe grow legs and keep going... No one in Lebanon is happy about what's happened there. At least the citizens are getting a little breathing room along with a warning or two! The country has been brought to its knees: this is like the US finding out Osama Bin Laden is hiding out in Montreal so we carpet-bomb Quebec province to make sure we get him. A few civilian casualties? Bah! All for the greater good!

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July 30, 2006. At least 54 civilians died in Qana, most of them are children. The death toll rose to approximately 750 civilians in a result of the continuous Israeli aggression on Lebanon. More than 800,000 displaced, 200,000 have left the country, 3 airports bombed, 62 bridges distroyed, 5,000 homes damaged.

Call for an immediate cease fire to stop the Israeli massacres against Lebanese civilians.
Human Life First Campaign

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