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Probably the most disturbing headline slogan I have seen lately -- again and again, especially on Indymedia -- is: 'No massacre, that's why the UN mission was canceled.' It is true that Human Rights Watch and, I believe, Amnesty International have set the terms: 'Massacre, no; war crimes yes.' And, of course, in the interest of journalistic brevity, the headline is often trimmed to 'Massacre, no.' That's what the BBC says, anyway. What does 'no massacre' mean? It means (more or less): only some 50 bodies have been found, not at all 500 -- as was originally claimed. Massacre does not apply to how horrible the deaths were, or how pointless, or how premeditated, or how evil; it applies to SIZE -- and, in this case, the size isn't there (as far as anyone will find out in the near future, anyway). That leaves us with: War crimes. 'Just war crimes.' Or: 'Just the usual war crimes.' Israel, as we all know, has demonstrated limitless occasions of such guilt. Bulldozers burying civilians, human shields, orders to 'put a bullet through each window,' preventing ambulances from rescuing civilians, AND SO ON, all of it 'every day stuff.' Everyday war crimes. But: No massacre. That's different, that's unacceptable. We like our massacres in slow motion -- spread out over decades. Then it's 'just' war crimes. And that's ... well, the US and Israel tell us that's OK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barry Stoller http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ProletarianNews --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9617B Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
