>From: Bryan Atinsky <bryan at alt-info.org>
>Reply-To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
>To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
>Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] Amnesty Report: Hezbollah War Crimes
>Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 14:40:36 +0200
>
>I was vocally against this war from the beginning, and agree
>wholeheartedly Israel cynically used the capture of two of 'its'
>soldiers as a pretense to wage all out war against the people of Lebanon.
>
>But I don't think there is a contradiction between being adamantly
>against what Israel has done (and is doing) and at the same time, making
>sure that we are clear about the events that occurred ...
I think being opposed to "what Israel has done (and is doing)" far outweighs the importance of being "clear about the events that occurred." Let's leave the latter to the historians. After all, e.g., the attack on Pearl Harbor happened 65 years ago, and it's still not clear who knew what, when -- whether it was a genuine surprise attack or Washington knew it would happen and failed to alert local commanders.
Carl