"Is it reasonable that everyone who asks justice should do justice?"

Alright,
It has been a fair bit since my last post. Plenty of things, both personal and wordly have been happening that have been really occupying my time.

The Crisis in the middle East has been going on for many weeks now, both the Lebanon action, and the action in Gaza. Gaza seems to be the forgotten war, much like Afghanistan is, to the US.
For a while, there seemed like there was a little glimmer of hope that Gilad Shalit would be returned, but it turned out to be a flaw in a translation.
As for Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev, nothing has been heard. The rockets continue to fall into Haifa and surrounding areas, and Israel continues to try and strike back. It is very difficult, though, as it is not an army that they are fighting, rather a geurilla group, that hides amoungst the innocent, and further, strike the innocent.
There is still a fear that the worst has yet to come, but many continue to show their solidarity with Israel. Many that had pre-planned trips to move to Israel- even to the North where the shelling is occuring- are not cancelling their trips.
Much bloodshed is occuring, and a solution is needed. But a cease fire that will last on the terms of the terrorists is no way to live.
There is a solution to this, Hizbullah, lay down your weapons and allow the leader of Lebanon to estabolish full authority of the country.
Why do so many, on both sides, have to get cought up in this?
No one asked for this. Hizbullah crossed the border and kidnappeed the soldiers, what did they expect.
In the example of Gilad Shalit Hamas was asking for about 1,000 prisoners to be released, for him. In 2000, three Israeli soldiers were killed and dragged into Lebanon along with a businessman, by Hezbollah. They acquiesced to the demands by the terrorists then, and what did it get them? And Israel has even been leading in the peace process by withdrawing.

The UN has always been a tad- how do you say- BIAS- against Israel, though. Namely, since the six day war. In 2001, Israel was handed five condemnations, out of a total of nine. The others were received by Belarus, Cuba, North Korea, and Turkmenistan.
Special Sessions of the UN’s General Assembly, are rarely called, the Virtual Jewish Library notes, not even in the case of the Chinese invasion of Tibet, was one called. Nor was one called when Syria occupied Lebanon. The UN General Assembly, throughout the last 15 years, "ha[s] only been called to condemn Israel" (JVL)
In 1975, the UN had a resolution called "Zionism equals Racism". In ‘91, the resolution was rescinded, but 25 Member States voted against its repeal and 19 abstained (JVL).

Condoleeza Rice is now doing the shuttle diplomacy. I have to admit, I am less then impressed with how the US has been handling this crisis thus far, but then again, it is sad that the world ridicules the US, then looks to them to solve great issues.
Bill Clinton was an incredible leader in when it came to how to handle the mid-East issues.
I hope that it can be solved with an agreement that works for both sides to end the blood shed. Ultimately, I hope for Hizbullah to be disarmed. They are well integrated into many aspects of society. Not just through might, but through health care, and through education and others. So it isn't so simple. But when they crossed over the border to kidnap soldiers and simultaneously fired rockets into Israel, that was a first strike.

Sorry if this went on a bit like rambling.

Moving on to other things that have happened in the last little while, because news did go on these past few weeks. Bush vetoed a stem cell research bill that would allow the use of embryos.

Yes, one of the largest, other stories, was how Bush's (how Stephen Colbert would say) veto-ginity was lost this past week. Yes, with a backdrop of little children known as the "snowflake" children, Bush made his stance known. He will veto the bill to advance stem cell research, because he considers the practice that involves destroying human embryos, murder.

Now, Sen. Brownback actually held up photos of embryos and had arrows pointing to JFK, Martin Luther King, Jr. and such, to try and say that if you destroyed embryos you might... Well, then again, you could destroy the next Hitler or Ahmadinejad, so really, that doesn't work. Honestly, hypothetical and circumstantial bullshit isn't going to cut it.
Though it is very much, based on theory, at this point, embryonic stem cell research could hold a key to finding a cure to some of the most harmful and degenerative diseases, to helping to cure paralysis. "The legislation [that Bush vetoed] would lift prohibitions on federal funds for research on new stem-cell lines that Bush imposed in 2001. It would allow tax dollars to fund research on lines developed from unused embryos that fertility clinics could otherwise destroy." Explains the Murcury News (MercuryNews.com)
Another reason Bush is not supporting embryonic stem cell research, is the Snowflake children, themselves. They were all adopted as abandoned embryos, thus rendering the use of them, immoral, as it would prevent them a chance for life.
So the question becomes, would you stop a potential life, to save another? I think potential is the key, and another, is a plural.

WEll, there are two issues, at least. It is a start.
I haven't blogged in well, I was informed it's almost been three weeks, and well, that is just unacceptable.
More things have been going on, but time is running short.
Tah tah for now.