Food for thought:
If you have the basis to know about, but
refuse to recognize or acknowledge, the terrible acts your government, under
the current regime, is committing, in the Middle East and other parts of the world,
as well as within the U.S. itself…If you do recognize and acknowledge the
great harm your government is doing, but you do not act, in a meaningful way,
to oppose this … Then, yes, you are complicit in these crimes.
Some Recommended Reading on Israel’s Attack on Lebanon and the Bush Regime’s Support for War Crimes:
(These are compiled from various sources and viewpoints and do not necessarily reflect the viewpoint of World Can’t Wait
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Seymour Hersh: Watching Lebanon – Washington’s interests in Israel’s war Daily News From Lebanon: OpEds on Israel’s Attack:
Hizbullah, Zionism and the Ideology of late Imperial America by Jennifer Loewenstein The US Empire Makes Its Move To Take Over The Middle East by John Pilger THE U.S.-ISRAELI SLAUGHTER MUST STOP – NOW! by Revolution newspaper
The US Media’s “Special Relationship” by Remi Kanazi The Hollow Body: When Exactly Did the UN Lose |
Important Statements:
Statement from World Can’t Wait Steering Committee
War Crimes and Lebanon
A Statement by Tariq Ali, Noam Chomsky, Eduardo Galeano, Howard Zinn,
Ken Loach, John Berger & Arundhati Roy published in The Guardian
August 3, 2006.
Not In Our Name Statement of Conscience Against War & Repression, 2002
Stop the Slaughter in Lebanon, Israel and the Occupied Territories!
Ad published in the NY Times by Tikkun
Tens of Thousands Protest the US/Israel war on Lebanon in DC August 12
Click here for a report from the protest sponsored by International ANSWER.
Think the Democrats will stop the slaughter in Lebanon? Think again:
Senator Hilary
Clinton:
The unprovoked attacks on innocent Israelis and the killing and abduction of
Israeli soldiers by the terrorist groups Hamas and Hezbollah are dramatic
escalations of violence against Israel.
The United States must stand
by Israel
as she defends herself. No government can stand idly by when its citizens and
soldiers are attacked and abducted and when terrorist groups make incursions
into its territory.
These events demonstrate that Hamas’ ascent to power in the Palestinian
Authority, and Hezbollah’s participation in the Lebanese government, are
dangerous for the stability, not only of Israel, but of the entire region.
Hamas and Hezbollah must return the Israeli soldiers they abducted and cease their
attacks against Israel.
Israel’s right to exist, and exist in safety, must never be
put in question We must also continue to send a very clear message to Syria,
Iran and others to join in condemning these attacks and to exercise their
influence over Hamas and Hezbollah.
(http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/7/16/124045.shtml)
Ned Lamont:
At this critical time in the Middle East, I believe that when Israel’s security is threatened, the United States
must unambiguously stand with our ally to be sure that it is safe and secure.
On this principle, Americans are united.
….Unlike previous administrations – Republican and Democratic – President
Bush has embraced the wrong priorities in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
…Let’s be clear that Bush emphasized Iraq at the expense of an
Israeli-Palestinian peace settlement, and we are reaping the consequences. Just
think what the situation could have been if the United States had invested its
power, prestige, and resources in a peace settlement. Instead we chose a failed
war and stand virtually alone, paying a heavy price for a profoundly failed set
of decisions.
His proposal:
Lamont Policy: Change Priorities and Pursue a Peace
Settlement
All Americans want the kidnapped soldiers to be returned and this cycle of
violence to end, based on the principles of U.N.
Security Council Resolution 1559 of 2004, which calls for Hezbollah militias to
be disbanded and disarmed, with the government of Lebanon taking full control
of all of its territory. It is not for the United
States to dictate to Israel how it defends itself. Nor
is it my place to make tactical recommendations to the president. But I do have
some strategic suggestions about what our country should do moving forward.
(http://nedlamont.com/issues/627/situation-in-the-middle-east)
Dianne Feinstein at pro-Israel rally:
I am very proud to be here today to join with you as we
stand in support and solidarity with the state of Israel. The United States and Israel have been staunch allies now
for over 50 years. We share common values: freedom, democracy, the rule of law.
And time after time we have rallied to each other’s side in defense of our
values.
Let there be no doubt: Israel
was subjected to unprovoked, unjustified attacks from terrorists on both the
north and southern borders. Remember, it was Israel
that pulled out of Lebanon.
Remember, it was Israel that
pulled out of Gaza, that brought her people
out, that dismantled the synagogues, that moved out thousands of people from Gaza. And the result on
both the north and the south have been rocket attacks. Rocket attacks from Lebanon, and rocket attacks from Gaza. Members of Hamas,
that we, our country, designated a terrorist organization, penetrated a
sovereign Israeli border, killed two Israeli soldiers, kidnapped another. Hezbollah,
another designated terrorist organization, crossed Israel’s
border with Lebanon,
killed eight Israeli soldiers, and took two others hostage. Both of these
actions are clear acts of war. Hezbollah has possessed over 14,000 Iranian
and Syrian rockets before the conflict began, has launched over 1,500 rockets
into Israel, including 800 that have hit Israeli towns and communities. Since Israel withdrew from Gaza,
Hamas has fired over 1,000 rockets against Israel. And Israel has
responded, as any nation would, to violations of her sovereign border and to
unprovoked attacks against its cities and her people. Hezbollah, Damascus, Tehran could end this now
with the release all of Israeli soldiers and by stopping the rocket attacks on
Israeli communities.
I cannot help but ask, why do these sponsors of terrorism, why do not the
governments that harbor them step up and stop this crisis? Iran and Syria provide $100 million a year
it is estimated to Hezbollah. In addition to shipments of rockets, small arms,
cruise missiles and other munitions. And let us be clear about the
intentions of Hezbollah. Just last year, Hassan Nasrallah stated this, and I
quote: “Israel
is our enemy. This is an aggressive, illegal and illegitimate entity which has
no future in our land. Its destiny is manifested in our motto: Death to Israel.”
And Hamas, through its charter, pledges this: “Israel will exist and will continue
to exist until Islam obliterates it. Just as it has obliterated others before.
” Now these intentions make one thing abundantly clear: Israel is not fighting just to
protect its citizens. It is fighting to secure its borders, it is fighting for
its very existence. Because if Hezbollah and Hamas are able to attack and
attack and attack, one day, those borders will not be sovereign anymore. They
will deteriorate, they will disintegrate, and that’s what we must prevent from
happening.
But I also believe we must think of Israel’s long-term survival.
Yes, we would all like a ceasefire, a cessation of the violence. But that must
also come hand in hand with measures that will lead to the disarmament of
Hezbollah. The moderate Arab nations and the world’s leaders must stand up and
denounce these attacks.
(http://www.zombietime.com/solidarity_with_israel/)