The irony about the the current Israeli version of Spielberg's cinematic epic, is that the two kidnapped soldiers are more likely to be killed by Israel's indiscriminate air bombing of Lebanon than anything else. It would appear that in the currency exhange of human life, the life of an innocent Arab civilian blown to bits by a US-made satellite guided bomb is worth infinitely less than that of a non-Arab.
And on another note - it is curiously interesting to note that western news media avoid use of the term 'war' in articles about Lebanon, Iraq etc preferring the more neutral 'conflict' as a term of reference. (Terms like 'illegal occupation', 'invasion' and 'installation of pro-US puppet regime' are similarly avoided but that's another topic for another day). My dictionary defines 'War' as a state of armed conflict between two or more opposing groups, usually state sponsored. What is happening in Lebanon is war....nothing less. Israel destruction of Lebanon's infrastructure and the indiscriminate killing of hundreds of civilians is nothing short of war, and is a disproportionate and barbaric response to the kidnapping of two soldiers (note: Hezbollah targetted soldiers not civilians, with the aim of a prisoner swap for which previous precedents exist). There is nothing 'self-defence' about the Israeli response and they and their puppet masters, the US, risk further alienation in a world which is teetering on the brink of regional anarchy due to constant invasions and illegal occupations.
