comment on the posting by guest RP

"Israel must now deal a blow of such magnitude to those who would destroy it as to leave no doubt that its earlier policy of acquiescence is over"

Well we know that Israel is the only nuclear armed state in the region with a growing arsenal of nuclear weapons.

It also has one of the most powerful armies in the world with all the sophisticated killimg machines it needs to pulverise its neighbours.

The assertion that the "world's diplomats are somehow soft on Israel is laughable.Israel has been armed to the teeth by the most powerful state on the planet for the past six decades.It is also well supported by Britain which helped Israel to acquire its nuclear weapons capability in the 1960s according to recent press reports in the UK.


Israel is the "model"state of imperialism.Created to police the Middle East and to keep its vast population quiet.It fits neatly into America's plans to control the region's oil reserves and the Suez Canal.

Since it was founded on stolen land it has invaded,bombed and terrorised both its neighbouring states and the Palestinians ,who somehow cling to the belief that they and not the Zionist-come -lately are the rightful owners of land .

Guest RP talks about"PROPORTIONALITY".We have seen the proportionality of the Israel war machine on our television screens during the past few weeks.The mass murder of civilians in Gaza and the Lebanon is a war crime ....we have seen the apartment blocks and cars destroyed,the houses and hospitals bombed and the attacks on the civilian population. And today it has been announced in the US media that Bush is sending precision bombs to further aid Israel attack the Lebanon.

What a carve up! What slaughter! Fee Palestine! Stop the Bombing of the Lebanon!
walt