Using Children as Bombs
Israel stopped another suicide bomber today – a 16-year-old Palestinian boy who reportedly had diminished intelligence: Yahoo Article
This is just disgusting. We’ve reached the point where the Palestinians are using CHILDREN (and apparently disabled children at that) to kill Israeli and Palestinians civilians.
If there’s any question of why the United States tends to support Israel in their conflict with Palestine, this should answer the question. Remember Megan Kanka? Amber Alerts? Americans love our children. There is very little that matches the fury of the populace against those who hurt or kill children. In Megan’s case, the people of Hamilton, NJ (where I live) bought her killer’s house and tore it down – putting a park in its place.
There is no way the Palestinians are going to improve public opinion by using children to do their dirty work, while their leaders stay safe in their hiding places.
This is today’s submission for the Outside the Beltway Traffic Jam.
Israel and Yassin
The other day, Israel killed the leader of Hamas – Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. They did it by destroying his car as he left a mosque in Gaza.
There has been much wailing and gnashing of teeth in Europe and the Middle East – mainly condemning Israel for the move. European leaders called it “unlawful”.
I beg to disagree.
Israel is in a war against terrorism. Yassin was the leader of a major terrorist group that has acknowledged responsibility for many terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians. Therefore, in my mind, Israel is justified in killing the leader of the enemy.
Let’s make it simpler: Israel targets terrorists, and sometimes kills civilians in the process. Hamas (and other Palestinian terrorist groups) targets civilians. It’s that simple.
Israel is also partly responsible for the situation, and they really need to work to find a way to live together in the same place. However, that doesn’t make Israel wrong in this case.
Zeyad gets it in his comments on the Iraqi reaction.
Outside the Beltway got it right yesterday as well.
Add Citizen Smash to the list of people who get it.
Neptunus Lex REALLY gets it, and adds a story about his daughter’s reaction to 9/11 that you must read.
A Monkey’s First Banana
Chief Wiggles posts a new story of his visit to a US elementary school to receive toys for kids in Iraq.
My favorite quote:
At one point, as I tried to help the students understand what it might feel like for the Iraqi children to get their very first toy, I asked the question, and the following response caused me to laugh with astonishment. In the Kindergarten class, Colonel Long’s own son responded by saying, “I am sure it would be like a monkey getting his very first banana?” How true.
If you haven’t ever checked out his site, or Operation Give, you really should. The Chief is an Army National Guard officer from Utah who started a charity while in Iraq to give toys and school supplies to Iraqi children.
Japan Finds the Easy Way
Vastly Important Notes points out that the Japanese have found a really good way to refer to screwdrivers. Click the link and take a look!
I have to wonder why somebody in the US never thought of this.
The World as a Blog
Just found this really neat site. The World as a Blog shows real-time blog entries on a map of the world. They pop up as their entry gets pinged on Weblogs.com.
With any luck, I’ll see this one pop up in a minute …..
Eulogy for a Cat
EG, the cat of a fellow blogger rhubarb, has died.
Please go here to offer your condolences.
EG lived to the ripe old age of 20, and therefore the loss was not unexpected. That doesn’t make it any less painful.
I’ll be hugging my cats a lot this evening.
First Solo
I solo’ed an airplane for the first time today!
For those who don’t know, this is a huge step for a student pilot, where your instructor signs your student license allowing you to fly alone for practice and eventually for things like required cross-country trips.
The story of the solo is at this page: My First Solo
This link takes you directly to the pictures: Pictures from Solo
Woo hoo!
Growing Old
I was just on the phone talking to my mother (to tell her about my solo flight below).
She called my younger brother on his birthday a week ago. She told him that he was making her feel old.
Brother: “Why?”
Mom: “Because I have a son who’s 32 years old.”
Brother: “I hate to tell you this, but I’m 33 years old.”
True story!
Al Sharpton on Gay Marriage
Now, I’m no fan of Al Sharpton. I watched on TV from college as his marchers torched Teaneck, NJ after a police shooting – just a few miles from my family home.
On the other hand, I am a supporter of gay rights and gay marriage.
Today, on CNN’s Crossfire program, Al Sharpton appeared. He was asked about gay marriage, and he made a strong statement. I struggled to write it down quickly, so I might be slightly wrong in the exact words that he used.
Al called the issue “a weapon of mass distraction”. He also said:
“The question is not who you go to bed with, it’s whether or not you have a job when you wake up.”
You go, Al.
Maybe this will look good on Outside the Beltway Traffic Jam.
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