[Peace-discuss] RE: Darfur (and Gaza)

[Morton K. Brussel]

If only Weisel would apply that to his own Israeli government's  
actions against the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza!
He has become a complete hypocrite, and quoting him rings hollow.
--mkb


On Dec 6, 2006, at 1:54 PM, Scott Edwards wrote:

>
> "Sometimes, we must interfere. When human lives are endangered,  
> when human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders and  
> sensitivities become irrelevant. Wherever men and women are  
> persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views,  
> that place must--at that moment--become the center of the  
> universe." --Elie Wiesel
>
> -scott
>
>
>
>> Message: 3
>> Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2006 00:43:05 -0600
>> From: "C. G. Estabrook" <carl at newsfromneptune.com>
>> Subject: [Peace-discuss] Darfur (and Gaza)
>>
>> "Military intervention won’t stop the killing. Those who are  
>> clamouring
>> for troops to fight their way into Darfur are suffering from a  
>> salvation
>> delusion. It’s a simple reality that UN troops can’t stop an ongoing
>> war, and their record at protecting civilians is far from perfect.
>> Moreover, the idea of Bush and Blair acting as global moral arbiters
>> doesn’t travel well. The crisis in Darfur is political. It’s a civil
>> war, and like all wars it needs a political settlement..."
>>
>> Full article at
>> http://www.lrb.co.uk/v28/n23/waal01_.html
>>
>> "Since March 1 the New York Times has run seventy news stories on  
>> Darfur
>> (including sixteen pieces from wire services), fifteen editorials and
>> twenty-one signed columns, all but one by Nicholas Kristof. Darfur is
>> primarily a 'feel good' subject for people here who want to agonize
>> publicly about injustices in the world but who don't really want  
>> to do
>> anything about them...
>>
>> "Now, Gaza is an entirely different story. The American public as  
>> well
>> as the US government have a great deal of control over what is  
>> happening
>> there. And it is Israel, America's prime ally in the Middle East that
>> is, on a day-to-day basis, with America's full support, inflicting
>> appalling brutalities on a civilian population. To report in any  
>> detail
>> on what's going on in Gaza means accusing the United States of active
>> complicity in terrible crimes wrought by Israel, as it  
>> methodically lays
>> waste a society of 1.5 million Palestinians..."
>>
>> Full article at
>> http://counterpunch.org/cockburn12042006.html
>>
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>>
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