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Emotional overload....

The carnage in Lebanon has left me at a total loss for words and struggling against depression the past several days.

It's not just the ruthless, deliberate targeting which has left more than 750 Lebanese dead, most of them civilians (versus 18 Israeli civilian casualties) but the utter lack of remorse on the part of US and Israeli leaders.

We may have a ceasefire by the end of the week (!) according to Secretary of State "We Haven't Killed Enough Arabs Yet" Condi Rice. Her boss, President "Moment of Opportunity for Broader Change in the Region" Bush as of this morning still refused to call for a cease-fire, opting instead to support a watered-down UN resolution calling for Hezbollah to lay down arms (nothing about Israel!) and allow an international peace-keeping force in to help the Lebanese Army.

If a just God exists, which I seriously doubt, there will be a special place in hell for Rice, Bush, Cheney and their aiders and abetters.

In the meantime, I took a sick day today, went to see an escapist film and hung out with a friend. Let capitalism and investment banking struggle on without me temporarily.