This isn�t Policy; its barbarism

This isn�t Policy; its barbarism:

"05/17/06 'Information Clearing House' -- -- Politics is a murky business which rarely presents clear moral choices. That's what makes the humanitarian crisis in Palestine so exceptional; there is no gray-area whatsoever. The withholding of food, medical supplies and resources is manifestly immoral, and those who support that policy, even by their silence, are participating in a grave injustice.

Dov Weinglass, advisor to Israeli Prime Minister Olmert, stated, 'The idea is to put the Palestinians on a diet, but not to make them die of hunger.'

Weinglass' comments reflect the cynicism and virulent racism which underscores the current crisis. Would he be equally unmoved if Jews were suffering from economic strangulation or are his feelings limited to (what Noam Chomsky calls) the 'unpeople'?

America has used this heinous strategy before; most recently in Iraq where10 years of sanctions led to the deaths of an estimated 500,000 Iraqis. Now they've shifted the policy to Palestine where millions of innocent women and children are being targeted to destabilize the government.

How does this square with Bush's recurrent proclamations on human rights and freedom?

Collective punishment is banned under the Geneva Conventions, but that hasn't deterred Israel or the United States from executing their plan. International law is only applied to Muslim countries that are involved in the peaceful development of nuclear technology (Iran) or who operate independently of Washington and Tel Aviv (Iran, Syria). "