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In its 16th day of this Middle-East conflict, global and local leaders who started this war, directly or indirectly (thro' the proxy war behind the real war) are doing what they are best at. They are speaking and showing their concern for a better world. In between around 400 Lebanese Civilians, 130 Palestinian Civilians and 18 Israeli Civilians died in the fight of the self-righteous rights.
Following is a list of often stated statements by our global (and local) leaders in these 16 days; and heard by the people who suffered, and continue to suffer expecting a ceasefire along with rest of us. These statements, along with their obvious meanings are given below:
What they say .................................... What they mean
'We are concerned...'......................................'Let the killing go on'
'We regret the killings of civilians...'....................'We'll kill more civilians'
'Birth-pangs of a new middle-east...'....................'Pains of a Disgusting rape'
'Birth-pangs of a new middle-east...'....................'For a still born baby'
'Birth-pangs of a new middle-east...'...................'oh..err..a new-born eunuch of Bush-sustainability and terrorism'
'We want a sustainable peace...'....................'We will make the whole world look like present Lebanon, an unsustainable one with our Bush-democratization by destabilization. Middle-east would return to a sustainable peace when present Lebanon becomes the standard of peace for our world'.
'We will finish our job...'............................'We will kill more innocents'
'We'll enter the beyond Haifa stage'................'We'll escalate the war and we will kill more civilians'
'We won't accept a humiliating ceasefire...'..........'We prefer killing humanity than a ceasefire'
'Iran and Syria in the axis of evil'........................'Iran and Syria in Middle-East don't consider President Bush to be global president and Prime Minister Tony Blair to be global prime minister'.
'Hezbollah says they'll wipe off Israel...'..................'We don't say we'll wipe off Lebanon, we... er... rather do it'.
'Israel has a right to defend...'...............'Israel has a right to kill innocent civilians'
And what the rest of the world say..............................
It is very difficult for those who love truth to live in this world, and yet we must live in it. We see what needs to be done to create a better world, but we have no power to do it. Those who do have the power do not love truth because it interferes with their ambitions. They are sleepwalking through life thinking that they are awake, and so they are blind to real life. This is not going to change overnight and may get much worse before it gets better. But it will get better! What we can do is to put the truth first in our lives, and refuse to compromise our principles. We can stop allowing others' disapproval to silence us, and we can use every opportunity to educate those who are ignorant. The one true way we can change the world is to change ourselves, and express that change in the world. Peace to all.
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Regina Carpenter (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 38 comments)
on Friday, July 28, 2006 at 8:36:30 AM
