(From Middle East Online.

American complicity in war crimes....

WASHINGTON, July 21 — The Bush administration is rushing a delivery of precision-guided bombs to Israel, which requested the expedited shipment last week after beginning its air campaign against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, American officials said Friday.

The decision to quickly ship the weapons to Israel was made with relatively little debate within the Bush administration, the officials said. Its disclosure threatens to anger Arab governments and others because of the appearance that the United States is actively aiding the Israeli bombing campaign in a way that could be compared to Iran’s efforts to arm and resupply Hezbollah.

The "appearance" that the United States is actively aiding the Israeli bombing campaign?

Say again?! The US is aiding the Israeli bombing campaign. Always has aided Israel in its wars against the Palestinians. And, I'm tempted to say based on the steadily rightward shift of US politics, always will. With weapons, tactical support, vetoes in the UN Security Council, diplomatic relations, PR, and billions of dollars in aid.

So, when the next strike occurs on American soil, will Bush and his supporters claim it's because the terrorists "hate freedom and democracy"?

I marched again today through Dublin's city centre in a demonstration organised by the Socialist Youth to "Stop the Bombing Now!" Our numbers were small but we were there, a sign that not everyone believes in going about with business as usual while innocent civilians are blown apart with American-made bombs and missiles, brutally losing their lives, limbs, livelihoods, homes, livestock, pets, books, EVERYTHING!

I am appalled that so many are standing by doing nothing as this travesty is carried out.

According to the rest of the pathetic story, Secretary of State Condie Rice is going to jet over to the region soon. She can't make unseemly haste, you see, as the Israelis need time to complete their slaughter.

I've lived in Israel. I believe in Israel's right to exist. But the horrific death and destruction the Jewish state is perpetrating in Lebanon and Gaza are nauseating in their utter lack of morality.