by Miki » Wed 26 Jul 2006, 10:33:14
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'A')hh, the classic "abortion center response." Islamic terrorist attacks are happening all around the world almost on weekly if not daily basis it seems now.
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'B')ut if you happen to mention this blatant fact, the apologists will remind you that some nut job blew up an abortion clinic once in the US. As if to render null and void the recent terrorist attacks in India, Israel, Thailand, Russia, the UK, Spain, Bali, France, Australia, the US, Et Cetera...
It helps that your media makes a big fuss every time a Muslim engages in violence, while mentioning just a few instances of Western terrorism.
You just have to watch CNN for a free demonstration of that. They spend hours repeating that 30 people died in Israel (20 are soldiers), and dwelling on images of a few buldings that have been destroyed and a few civilians that were injured. On the other hand, they only *mention* the number of civilians that have died in Lebanon, which is 10 times the number killed in Israel. By just mentioning the casualities and not showing any images of the human suffering and the massive destruction of infrastructure in Lebanon, they are dehumanizing the content of the Lebanese news, helping Americans symphatize with the Israeli cause, while they view the damage in Lebanon as a "casualty" necessary for the "advancement of democracy" and the "war on terror".
*All* the instances of terrorism that you have ennumerated *together* did not result in the destruction of infrastructure and the slaughter of civilians that is taking place in Lebanon *as we speak*, and that has taken place
for decades in Palestine.
Just to give you an idea,
1-Over 30% of the Lebanese population has been converted into refugees in only two weeks.
2-The economy of the country has collapsed. It will take years to recover, if not decades.
3-The infrastructure destroyed *so far* has taken the country 30 years back in time, and we'll need 3 000 million dollars to reconstruct all the damaged areas.
4-On a per capita basis (this country has around 4 million people), the death toll has been the equivalent of a 9/11
*per day*. for the last two weeks, and counting.
And you have the guts to talk about Islamic terrorism??