After reading all the fluff in our media about the Israeli attack on the Freedom Flotilla I wonder where basic considerations of human values have vanished to. Issueing "regrets" over the loss of life (when we, the US, are in the killing business??) seems lame. Demanding "independent, unbiased and thorough" investigations has become such a meaningless gesture - we know where that leads to - see Warren Commission Report, 9/11 Commission Report, Goldstone Report, all the investigations into war crimes in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan - have they come up with the "truth", has anything happened afterwards? Other than more white-washing and/or disregarding them and calling them biased.
The people taking the supplies to Gaza, risking their lives in the process, are making a statement that our government refuses to make. Why? Because our President and our representatives want to be re-elected and spared the defamation by the Israeli lobby. When will we have leaders who put common decency and common sense above their vain, self-serving motivations? I am convinced that if President Obama would stand up and say very clearly that we do not tolerate such behavior, as demonstrated in the Israeli attack(s) -let's not forget Lebanon and Gaza!- and send some ships and planes to underline his remarks, his chances for re-election would soar!
Frankly, we should be more afraid of the Israeli nuclear arsenal than of the "maybe in five years" Iranian bomb, since the Israelis have demonstrated over and over that they are willing to attack whenever they feel threatened.
Common Sense? YES! Who reasons that way? Nobody, really, except a few voices in the desert ...
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