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To: Neocon who wrote (3539)2/10/2003 6:34:36 AM
From: zonder  Read Replies (3) of 15987
 
you must have seen stories in the Western press about young persons encouraged to become "martyrs" (human bombs), and therefore I do not understand the depth of your skepticism

I agree that there is "encouragement" of martyrdom in the form of its glorification. I happen to believe this is a very sick situation for a society to be in, but that is beside the point.

My objection is to fabrication of bizarre stories like Palestinian gunmen hiding behind children, who then unfortunately and accidentally get killed while Israelis are trying hard to aim behind them. As in, it is the fault of the heartless Palestinians that their children get killed, and not that of the Israeli army that kills them. As in, "See what animals Palestinians are, as opposed to the singularly civilized Israelis in this Middle Eastern sea of barbarians".

I see where you are coming from re "a small leap from encouraging suicide". However, I urge you to consider the considerable difference between praising martyrdom and literally using small children's bodies as shields while you are shooting from behind them. The difference is big enough to make the news around the planet if the latter ever takes place. As it is, nobody alleges this "gunmen shooting from behind children, causing poor Isralis to inadvertently kill them" except a few Israeli sources.

On a related note, I would actually be interested in talking with you on how a group of people come to a point where the sanctity of their own lives no longer matters as much as hurting the "enemy", if you like...
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