"You're in the line of fire (wish there was another way)"

[djm4_lj]

From BBC News:

World 'backs Lebanon offensive'

Israel says diplomats' decision not to call for a halt to its Lebanon offensive at a Middle East summit has given it the green light to continue.

"We received yesterday at the Rome conference permission from the world... to continue the operation," Justice Minister Haim Ramon said.

...

He said that in order to prevent casualties amongst Israeli soldiers battling Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon, villages should be flattened by the Israeli air force [my italics] before ground troops move in.

He added that Israel had given the civilians of southern Lebanon ample time to quit the area and therefore anyone still remaining there can be considered Hezbollah supporters.

"All those now in south Lebanon are terrorists who are related in some way to Hezbollah," Mr Ramon said.

I'm not sure I feel up to commenting, except that I'm currently rather unhappy at sharing a planet with Haim Ramon.

Comments

[jhg.livejournal.com]

I'm very glad we don't have a 'Minister of Justice' here.


J

[sashajwolf.livejournal.com]

ample time to quit the area

"... except we've already blown up the roads - oops!"

and therefore anyone still remaining there can be considered Hezbollah supporters

And if they aren't now, they will be by the time the Israelis are done with them. Even when I get too worn out to be angry about the immorality of it all, the stupidity still gets to me.