tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post110106393445550857..comments2024-03-22T06:05:36.544-04:00Comments on Kids Prefer Cheese: Shujaat: So Wrong That He's RightMungowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02340064320347875601noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-1101346948811514892004-11-24T20:42:00.000-05:002004-11-24T20:42:00.000-05:00“… their propaganda value in discrediting democrac...“… their propaganda value in discrediting democracies…”<br /><br />which democracies are you talking about? <br /><br />One that invaded another country for no apparent reason except a BIG LIE, and the other that continues to violate the basic rights of the Palestinians in flagrant breach of the principles of human rights, international humanitarian law, the Fourth Geneva Convention, and United Nations resolutions numbers 194, 242, 383 and 1397.<br /><br />Hallelujah DEMOCRACY!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-1101129244328025882004-11-22T08:14:00.000-05:002004-11-22T08:14:00.000-05:00What would 'brave' armed Palestinian resistance lo...What would 'brave' armed Palestinian resistance look like? They all dress up in uniforms with clearly identifiable markers and let the Israelis with their superior fire-power and weaponry just mow them down? Irregular combat has always been, and will always be, a strategic choice for the less powerful side. I seem to recall that it was pretty effective for the American colonialists.<br /><br />This is not a defense of suicide bombing, etc. But to ignore the power asymmetries in the region is starting off on the wrong foot. And it just ends up with ridiculous equivocations about the death of civilians--something that should never be dismissed or swept under the rug, no matter the circumstances.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com