Moral constipation

by Zorb

Posted to Poetry and Politics on 2002-08-21 11:04:00

In the name of innocent lives wasted, the (accidentally but
nevertheless justifiably killed bystenders), I condemn those licensed murderers and demand that those responsible be brought to justice. Anyone who supports such action will
suffer the consequences.Let us remember Nazis do not belong to one race and nation but they commit their monstrocities in the name of you and me.Sharon, Arafat, Saddam,Milosovich,
Hitler,Bush are of the same yolk in my eyes, they will be equally condemned by history.

Israeli commander: Airstrike on Gaza was morally correct

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s air force commander said in an interview published Wednesday that a July airstrike that killed 14 bystanders, in addition to its target, a senior Hamas military leader, was morally correct.

Nine of those killed were children.

Maj. Gen. Dan Halutz told the Israeli Haaretz newspaper that it was “militarily and morally” proper to drop a one-ton bomb on Salah Shehadeh’s home in a crowded Gaza neighborhood despite the risk of injuring other civilians.

Israel was harshly condemned for the attack, including by the United States, its closest ally.

Halutz told the newspaper that he was angered by criticism of the attack. He said it was legitimate to strike a terrorist even if innocent people also were killed.

Shehadeh was the leader of the Hamas military wing which has carried out scores of attacks on Israeli civilians, including suicide bombings.

“I have no doubt about it,” Halutz was quoted as saying. “Against a man who committed or is positively known to have the planning in hand for ‘mega-terror,’ my answer is categorically yes.”

Halutz rejected criticism of the army’s use of a powerful bomb to kill Shehadeh, saying that if it had used a half-ton bomb it would have had to drop two because one could have missed the target.

“The decision-making process was correct, balanced and careful. The problem was with the information, the information changed,” Halutz said, referring to the army’s claim that it was not aware so many civilians lived in Shehadeh’s neighborhood.

“As for the changing intelligence information, those who wait for 100% certainty in every case, will apparently never move,” he added


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