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Tuesday, January 6, 2009 12:00 AM

The Israel rules

America's support of the Gaza attack proves once again that our mythical image of Israel has blinded us to its faults -- a myopia with devastating consequences for both countries.

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  • Tuesday, January 6, 2009 08:28 PM

    great article! Thank you so much, Kamiya

    I'm so, so grateful that someone has written with sense and compassion for the plight of the Palestinians. I've been so distraught with grief and rage, not only over the massacre that Israel's carrying out, but at just how f*cking sanguine everyone in the media seems to be about insane military attacks that should never have been dreamt of, let alone allowed. I guess the victims are just a bit too dark and muslim to be considered as fully paid-up members of the human race.

    Israel's actions are unforgiveable. I just wish the world would take off its blinkers and see the truth. I've long been frustrated and bewildered over the impunity with which Israel's allowed to behave like fascists, and Kamiya has spelled out so clearly the reasons behind it and also the implications. I just wish this article would be published in the British press, who are currently letting the Israelis get away with murder. And that effing poodle and war criminal Tony Bliar is now -! the Middle East peace envoy!! Oy ye! And appears on the BBC spouting a heap of trite BS.

    Ah, who is there to trust anymore? All the gods have fallen on their arses. Maybe organised world-wide anarchy is the answer.

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