Cost of Life VI

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childThe conflict in the Middle East has been on for more than 26 days, and the tolls are disproportionately higher on the Lebanese side, surprised, don’t be, that is how wars are, nothing fair about it. According to casualty counts by popular media, Lebanon has 10 times more death from this illegal, unjust and inhumane occupation by Israel, with death tally exceeding more than a thousand, and I am talking only about civilians. So with simple arithmetic and my pragmatic view of this world, I compute the life of a Lebanese to be 10 times cheaper than that of an Israeli. What about Hezbollah you may ask? According to our respected media, they don’t count.

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  1. 1. Me | August 11, 2006 #

    Occupation? The only occupants who actually force themselves on the poor Lebanese, are Hezbollah.

    You know what they say; in love and war you can lose your glory. Hopefully, Hezbollah will lose it’s horrible glory and people will understand just how awful this terror organization is.

    It’s really easy for outsiders to side with the obvious underdog, but if you’re a smart, aware person, you will know each conflict has two sides, and both sides REALLY DO suffer.

    As for the cost of life; human life is equal everywhere, no matter what. An Israeli soldier’s moter aches the death of ger son just like a Hezbollah activist’s father.
    Let me ask you though; if the terror attack on the British airplanes did happen yesterday, would complain about your respected media not counting the dead terrorist in the death toll?

  1. 2. hso | August 11, 2006 #

    Hezbollah are the occupiers? They are Lebanese for god sake, it’s like saying the English are occupying Britain.

    Watch this video to refresh your memory on Middle East history/geography.
    http://news.sky.com/skynews/video/videoplayer/0,,31200-galloway_060806,00.html

    I know both parties suffer, my contention is who is suffering most between the two and how it plays out in terms of “cost� (of life). Don’t give me this baloney that all human beings are same and all lives are valued equally, just in the past 4 weeks we had 1000 Lebanese civilians killed and only 100 Israeli soldiers, not so equal after all.

    Yes, I will have issues if the media did not count the lives of the bombers in the death toll, an objective press would not judge if the person killed is terrorist or otherwise, it is not the function of news agencies, individuals who read objective news (not by broadcast corporations with an agenda) should form opinions.

  1. 3. datho | August 11, 2006 #

    Me: How dare you associate Hezbollah with terrorist organizations. It is their land the Israelies have crossed and occupied. If you knew anything about Middle East history, you’d know that Hezbollah are respected by Lebanon and other Muslim nations. So… no, it’s not just the outsiders as you’ve stated who support Hezbollah. Start watching more news programs than just network and CNN.

  1. 4. Adrian MacNair | August 12, 2006 #

    We could argue fault until the eradication of the human species. The point is that when children begin winding up in body bags on both sides, the grown-ups need to change things for the benefit of mankind. All the excuses in the world cannot bring back dead infants.

  1. 5. hso | August 12, 2006 #

    Welcome back Adrian!

  1. 6. Me | September 5, 2006 #

    Oh please.
    Your comments only prove you have no idea what you’re talking about. Really an honestly.
    I LIVE in the Middle East, so trust me, I’ve seen enough and heard enough from outsiders blinded by their instinct to protect the underdogs. I don’t need to watch CNN, I live it all, unlike righteous you.

    You’re unable to separate Hezbollah, the terrorists - not only again Israel and the western world but also against their own people - and the Lebanese citizens, who are the only real underdogs in this story.

    Wasn’t Hitler a part of his country, as well? Didn’t he hurt the citizens of his country? It’s one and the same.

    And please- talk to any enlightened, non-fanatic Lebanese person (that’s most of them) and they’ll tell you they wish they could remove Hezbollah from their country. Their taking over parts of it for terrorist practices, threatening and frightening the lives of those who won’t do what they say and take lives (sounds like Hitler’s guys, doesn’t it?).

    You’re all blind, and it’s frightening to discover parts of the western world are accepting Hezbolla’s acts.
    You better hope it doesn’t get back at you on exploding planes, or exploding train stations or comes crashing into huge buildings in your almighty countries.

  1. 7. hso | September 5, 2006 #

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