A prayer for the Civilians (Warning: Graphic)

[liberalpragmatist]

At times like this, it's easy to get caught up in the politics of a conflict. Who shot first? Who is more responsible? Such questions are important ones to be sure (the latter, more so than the former). But it's important in a war that we remember the PEOPLE who are suffering; the Israelis, the Lebanese, and the Palestinians.

The Lebanese

Pictures of Dead Lebanese Children, killed by an Israeli airstrike







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The Israelis

Let's not forget the Israeli civilians who are being killed as well; it is true that thus far there are far more Lebanese civilian deaths (300+) than Israeli civilian deaths (10-20); but death isn't something that you can quantify for those who have lost a loved one. Have any of you seen yesterday's NBC report that captured the death of a Haifa man in front of his wife? It's quite searing, and very heartbreaking.

http://video.msn.com/v/us/msnbc.htm?g=95de679c-a7b3-4887-8b49-bdd2e87a3398&f=00&fg=email

PLEASE watch the video after seeing the photos. This madness needs to stop; governments and extremist/terrorist groups decide to take their people into war and it's the people who suffer.

[titoresque]

1. Yes a prayer

Many prayers. :cry:

[uppityperson]

2. a prayer (could you please put "graphic" in subject line?

thank you, a prayer for civilians of all sorts being killed