it could have been any country

it was israel this time, but it could have been the u.s. or korea or india or somalia or northern ireland or the congo or as i said, anywhere. it doesn't have to be with a bomb. it can be with a machete or a single gun. when will this stop? children, children are being killed. innocents. why can't we concentrate on feeding the hungry? on education? on caring for one another? why care more about a border than a human being?

Israel suspends air strikes after 52 killed in Lebanon


by Stephen Collinson Sun Jul 30, 7:18 PM ET
Israel agreed to temporarily halt air strikes in south Lebanon a day after 52 people were killed, many of them sleeping children, when Israeli warplanes bombarded the Lebanese village of Qana, triggering global outrage and warnings of retribution for alleged "war crimes".
The 48-hour halt to aerial activity was announced by an aide to US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, whose latest Middle East mission was thrown into turmoil by the attack.
"Israel has agreed to a 48-hour suspension of aerial activity in south Lebanon" pending an investigation into the Qana attack, spokesman Adam Ereli told reporters just after midnight following talks between Rice and top Israeli officials.
The halt is effective immediately, and Israel will also coordinate with the United Nations on a 24-hour period of "safe passage" for civilians who wish to leave the area, Ereli said.
Police said 52 villagers, including 30 children, were killed in the pre-dawn air raid Sunday which left homes in ruins and villagers trapped under the rubble. Bahia Hariri, an MP for southern Lebanon, said 15 of the children were disabled.
It was the bloodiest attack since Israel launched its war on the Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah following the capture of two soldiers on July 12.............