[rextorres]

I am not sure what statistics you guys are quoting but 3-4x as many Palistinian have been killed than Israelis and more Palistinian civilians have been killed than Israeli.

The symantics in the American media are appalling. Everytime an Israeli dies it's a massacre and everytime a Palistinian dies it's collateral damage. Any Palistinian who defends his city is a gunman Israeli invaders are soldiers. Illegally occupied areas are called settlements. etc., etc.

If some israeli occupier came into my country and displaced me and some israeli tanks came into my city even though I was minding my own business I definitely would pick up a gun and fight back.

If my son were "accidently" killed as collateral damage I would probably be angry enough to exact revenge on the people of the state that supported that government.

The Palistinians are simply doing what a lot of you have stated in this forum that the Iraqis should be doing - "fighting back against an oppressive regime". Someone even quoted Patrick Henry if I recall correctly.

[ March 19, 2003, 23:10: Message edited by: rextorres ]