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1. Israel can prevent civilian deaths.

During the course of the past twelve days, Israeli air strikeshave killedover 1000Palestinians—mostly civilians.

Israelsaysthe deaths are a result of Hamas using ordinary Palestinians as human shields, and the gruesome toll has been met with a shrug.

It’s an issue thathas come upduring past operations in Gaza.

Back in 2009, during Operation Cast Lead, the president of the United Nations General Assembly Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann,condemnedIsrael for violating international law in Gaza by targeting civilians.

Brockmanncalledthe offensive “a war against a helpless defenceless and imprisoned people.”

“Theviolationsof international law inherent in the Gaza assault have been well documented,” he added, listing collective punishment, disproportionate military force [and]attacks on civilian targets, including homes, mosques, universities, schools.”

Israel doesn’t have to fire at the civilian targets, it’s a choice that they make. Hamas rockets are broadlyineffectiveanyway—given Israel’s comprehensive network of bomb shelters. Just three civilians in Israel have been killed so far.

Noting the Israeli military’s “long record of unlawful airstrikes with high civilian casualties”, Human Rights Watch Middle East director Sarah Leah Whitsoncommentedthat Israel “would never accept an argument that any Israeli home of an Israel Defense Force member would be a valid military target.”

IDF spokesperson Peter Lerner also couldn’t provide any evidence of houses being used to command in control rocket attacks, when directlyqueriedby reporters.

2. The three Israeli teenswere killed immediately after being kidnapped.

Investigative journalist Max Blumenthal recently revealed that the Israeli governmentknewthatthe three missing Israeli teens, whowere abductedin June from Hebron in the West Bank, were murdered almost as soon as they were kidnapped. However, this was not revealed to the public, and insteadthe search forthe missing teenagers unleashed to a brutal crackdown on the West Bank.

Blumenthal says that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used outrage around the kidnapping to whip up enough support to justify the aggressive military campaign that has ensued.

3. Gaza is basically an open-air prison.

The economic blockade of Gaz

Except that there are not trying to build a bomb. Do you yourself a favor and read The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Iran and the Bomb.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_the_War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%93present)

http://www.stopwar.org.uk/

http://north-west-news.whereilive.com.au/news/story/anti-afghanistan-war-protest/

http://www.studentsforademocraticsociety.org/?q=node/196

You generalized on the people against war as if it were a monolithic group. You tried to put a partisan spin on it. I clarified that the majority of war protesters (ergo, the ones that count) weren't against the war in Afghanistan. You were called on your rhetorical stupidity.

And what do you do in response? Plaster a bunch of anti-war links, easily obtained by googling "anti war afghanistan". There, give yourself a pat in the back with your illustrious demonstration of 7th grade argumentative skills.

Quoting a bunch of links a valid point does not make. A little bit more of education and non-partisan honesty, and a little less of koolaid will help you see the difference.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_the_War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%93present)

http://www.stopwar.org.uk/

http://north-west-news.whereilive.com.au/news/story/anti-afghanistan-war-protest/

http://www.studentsforademocraticsociety.org/?q=node/196

But then I thought a bit, Blair's head is stuck so far up Bush's ass that he would find some way of supporting his war mongering buddy.

March this Saturday in London: http://www.stopwar.org.uk/March18.htm .

Please mod this up. Today's a very special day - we need to show the American electorate that Bush does not enjoy the support of decent British people.

Assemble 2pm at Malet Street, Central London (nearest tubes: Goodge Street, Russell Square and Euston/Euston Sq). March to Trafalgar Square where a statue of George Bush will be pulled down. This event will continue until 7pm to allow for people coming from work.
Route: Malet St - Russell Square - Southampton Row - Kingsway - Aldwych - Waterloo Bridge - York Road - Westminster Bridge - Parliament Square - Whitehall - Trafalgar Square.
If there is only one STOP BU$H event that you can make - this is the one.

for more info visit http://www.stopwar.org.uk/

If you can't make it... participate in the Virtual March - organised by OurWorldOurSay

Please mod this up. Today's a very special day - we need to show the American electorate that Bush does not enjoy the support of decent British people.

Assemble 2pm at Malet Street, Central London (nearest tubes: Goodge Street, Russell Square and Euston/Euston Sq). March to Trafalgar Square where a statue of George Bush will be pulled down. This event will continue until 7pm to allow for people coming from work.
Route: Malet St - Russell Square - Southampton Row - Kingsway - Aldwych - Waterloo Bridge - York Road - Westminster Bridge - Parliament Square - Whitehall - Trafalgar Square.
If there is only one STOP BU$H event that you can make - this is the one.

for more info visit http://www.stopwar.org.uk/

If you can't make it... participate in the Virtual March - organised by OurWorldOurSay

Assemble 2pm at Malet Street, Central London (nearest tubes: Goodge Street, Russell Square and Euston/Euston Sq). March to Trafalgar Square where a statue of George Bush will be pulled down. This event will continue until 7pm to allow for people coming from work.
Route: Malet St - Russell Square - Southampton Row - Kingsway - Aldwych - Waterloo Bridge - York Road - Westminster Bridge - Parliament Square - Whitehall - Trafalgar Square.
If there is only one STOP BU$H event that you can make - this is the one.

for more info visit http://www.stopwar.org.uk/

If you can't make it... participate in the Virtual March - organised by OurWorldOurSay

Assemble 2pm at Malet Street, Central London (nearest tubes: Goodge Street, Russell Square and Euston/Euston Sq). March to Trafalgar Square where a statue of George Bush will be pulled down. This event will continue until 7pm to allow for people coming from work.
Route: Malet St - Russell Square - Southampton Row - Kingsway - Aldwych - Waterloo Bridge - York Road - Westminster Bridge - Parliament Square - Whitehall - Trafalgar Square.
If there is only one STOP BU$H event that you can make - this is the one.

for more info visit http://www.stopwar.org.uk/

If you can't make it... participate in the Virtual March - organised by OurWorldOurSay

Assemble 2pm at Malet Street, Central London (nearest tubes: Goodge Street, Russell Square and Euston/Euston Sq). March to Trafalgar Square where a statue of George Bush will be pulled down. This event will continue until 7pm to allow for people coming from work.
Route: Malet St - Russell Square - Southampton Row - Kingsway - Aldwych - Waterloo Bridge - York Road - Westminster Bridge - Parliament Square - Whitehall - Trafalgar Square.
If there is only one STOP BU$H event that you can make - this is the one.

for more info visit http://www.stopwar.org.uk/

If you can't make it... participate in the Virtual March - organised by OurWorldOurSay

Assemble 2pm at Malet Street, Central London (nearest tubes: Goodge Street, Russell Square and Euston/Euston Sq). March to Trafalgar Square where a statue of George Bush will be pulled down. This event will continue until 7pm to allow for people coming from work.
Route: Malet St - Russell Square - Southampton Row - Kingsway - Aldwych - Waterloo Bridge - York Road - Westminster Bridge - Parliament Square - Whitehall - Trafalgar Square.
If there is only one STOP BU$H event that you can make - this is the one.

for more info visit http://www.stopwar.org.uk/

If you can't make it... participate in the Virtual March - organised by OurWorldOurSay

Assemble 2pm at Malet Street, Central London (nearest tubes: Goodge Street, Russell Square and Euston/Euston Sq). March to Trafalgar Square where a statue of George Bush will be pulled down. This event will continue until 7pm to allow for people coming from work.
Route: Malet St - Russell Square - Southampton Row - Kingsway - Aldwych - Waterloo Bridge - York Road - Westminster Bridge - Parliament Square - Whitehall - Trafalgar Square.
If there is only one STOP BU$H event that you can make - this is the one.

for more info visit http://www.stopwar.org.uk/

If you can't make it... participate in the Virtual March - organised by OurWorldOurSay

Assemble 2pm at Malet Street, Central London (nearest tubes: Goodge Street, Russell Square and Euston/Euston Sq). March to Trafalgar Square where a statue of George Bush will be pulled down. This event will continue until 7pm to allow for people coming from work.
Route: Malet St - Russell Square - Southampton Row - Kingsway - Aldwych - Waterloo Bridge - York Road - Westminster Bridge - Parliament Square - Whitehall - Trafalgar Square.
If there is only one STOP BU$H event that you can make - this is the one.

for more info visit http://www.stopwar.org.uk/

If you can't make it... participate in the Virtual March - organised by OurWorldOurSay

Assemble 2pm at Malet Street, Central London (nearest tubes: Goodge Street, Russell Square and Euston/Euston Sq). March to Trafalgar Square where a statue of George Bush will be pulled down. This event will continue until 7pm to allow for people coming from work.
Route: Malet St - Russell Square - Southampton Row - Kingsway - Aldwych - Waterloo Bridge - York Road - Westminster Bridge - Parliament Square - Whitehall - Trafalgar Square.
If there is only one STOP BU$H event that you can make - this is the one.

for more info visit http://www.stopwar.org.uk/

If you can't make it... participate in the Virtual March - organised by OurWorldOurSay

As has been said, that would be nearly impossible. However, with a big enough projector, you can project your message onto their wall, as the Stop the War Coalition did.

Oh and if you see Blair, call him a murderous decietful conman. And that Ali will see him this saturday.

Ali

And no, whining on /. does not count.

I'll be HERE . You dont have to take action as direct as that but voting does not count for shit. If something your government does pisses you off, say so!

Ali