Comments on: The narrative changes http://www.yourish.com/2007/08/22/3583 Cutting straight to the point Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:14:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Ed Hausman http://www.yourish.com/2007/08/22/3583/comment-page-1#comment-28063 Ed Hausman Thu, 23 Aug 2007 02:01:56 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/08/22/3583#comment-28063 Now Reuters, upgraded: Israeli missiles killed <i>five</i> Palestinian militants (two of whom were young boys) in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, as Palestinian officials were ratcheting up tensions two months after Hamas seized control of the territory, by continuing their daily rocket attacks on Israel. Now Reuters, upgraded:

Israeli missiles killed five Palestinian militants (two of whom were young boys) in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, as Palestinian officials were ratcheting up tensions two months after Hamas seized control of the territory, by continuing their daily rocket attacks on Israel.

]]> By: John M http://www.yourish.com/2007/08/22/3583/comment-page-1#comment-28057 John M Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:42:13 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/08/22/3583#comment-28057 The thing is that some people just refuse to acknowledge the concept of collateral damage. They consider the accidental death of a bystander during a military response to be morally no different than the terrorist act that provoked the response. It's morality based on slogans rather than tradition or thought, and there's probably no way to change their minds. The thing is that some people just refuse to acknowledge the concept of collateral damage. They consider the accidental death of a bystander during a military response to be morally no different than the terrorist act that provoked the response. It’s morality based on slogans rather than tradition or thought, and there’s probably no way to change their minds.

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