Few things to share…

It is not often that I get to view stuff that freaks me out. Usually I just steer clear of gory/ torture videos but I yesterday while browsing Digg, I came across the following video. And that left me totally speechless. Do watch, while there is no blood and gore (Alhumdulillah) but the tension of gun sound is unlike anything I have come across recently.

What amazes me the most is that these people are standing their ground against an aggressor who knows he holds all the cards. It is these UN Observer's bravery that will stay with me forever. So much to learn from such a small clip.

 

On another point, here is a snapshot of a 17 year old Bill Clinton meeting John F. Kennedy. I have always admired Clinton for his oratory skills if not for his Israeli support. Click on the picture to see Encarta’s extract on Bill Clinton in his younger years.

Review and re-review

I have been thinking of my last post quite a bit over the past few days and whenever I read it, I have to re-read it and then re-read it yet again. I must have read that post more than ten times at least I think.

I must admit, it does come across as a bit fake with all that talk of how I hope Israelis and Palestinians would think and realise the folly of their current actions. All the actions over the past few days seem to confirm that they are both none the wiser. If anything, the latest news is that there are rockets being fired from the Lebanon side as well.

I would like to remain positive. That there will be a stop to this bloodshed even if Israel has to be forced to withdraw from Gaza by the rest of the world. There was this very deep comment someone posted to one of the articles on Siege in Gaza which went to the effect that Israel is perpetrating the same crimes Jews suffered. How easy it is to forget the past when we get things our way. The very basics of human nature…