Will Americans Join Iraqis, Lebanese, Palestinians as Neocon Victims?
By Paul Craig Roberts What explains the indifference of the Bush administration to the slaughter of civilians in Iraq, Lebanon, and Gaza? As of the morning of July 19, Israeli bombardments of Lebanese civilian residential districts and public infrastructure have murdered 300 Lebanese, wounded 1,000, and displaced 500,000. The Lebanese prime minister said that Israels attack has caused “unimaginable losses” and that his government will seek compensation from Israel. In Gaza Israel has murdered scores of Palestinian civilians in the past few days. In Iraq the civilian daily death toll has risen above 100. These dead are not Hezbollah militia. They are not Hamas militia. They are not al Qaeda or Sunni insurgents. They are civilians. Frustrated by Hezbollah, Israel is lashing out at hapless civilians, knowing that the US will protect Israel from UN Security Council condemnation. Frustrated by Sunni insurgents, the US has instigated sectarian strife. Bush has stonewalled the UN, our Europea
