Collateral Damage

The only difference between "collateral damage" and "terrorism" seems to be the nationality of the person pushing the button.

It seems to be okay to kill people and blow up their homes as part of "collateral damage" just as long as it happens somewhere in the developing world or in a country which cannot fight back. I'd like to see the same thing happen in a so called "civilized" nation. I'd also like to see a Western city being told "...Get out now because we are going to blow up the city with tanks, helicopters and planes to flush out the terrorists. But don't worry, we'll pay you to fix it once we are done..."

The BBC published graphic photos of the bombing at Qana, including a picture of two dead children being carried away. This is the first time I've seen such kind of pictures being published. The pictures didn't exactly make it to the headline story, but its a start. Maybe if they keep publishing these kinds of photos (Lebanon as well as Iraq), people might start seeing some sense.

Tofu

As much as I hate SUVs, there is this ad which really made me smile...

There's this guy at the supermarket checkout buying some Tofu... He looks at the guy behind him, whose groceries consists of a whole pile of ribs, steak, etc (packets of red meat)... He feels really embarassed at buying the Tofu... So he goes out and buys a Hummer... The ad finishes off with the statement "Restore Your Manhood"...

I know this ad wont be too well received by all the vegetarians out there... But thats probably why it made me smile....