[Marxism] "Hello, madam, were about to tear your home down"

[Lüko Willms]

On Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:16:49 -0300, Nestor Gorojovsky wrote:

> I dont know if this is true. A Spanish blog informs that, according to 
> IDF sources, their attitude is so humanitarian that they "phone" those 
> who live at the houses they are about to blast. One would think that the 
> listing includes some red-painted lines, which is where "terrorists" 
> live. "Yes, dont call this phone at Appartment 503, theyre terrorists".
> 
> Anyone can check this monstruosity?

  Yes, it is true, and the Israeli military spokespeople cite this as a particular 
sign of their humanity and effort to avoid civilian casualties. 

  I even heard someone from Gaza mentioning that they or a neighbour got a 
phone call from the Israeli military that they should better leave their house 
since this house or the one standing next to it would be bombed because 
some Hamas leader or activist would live there. 

  This does certainly not apply to all destructions the Israeli military does 
cause. 

  This also highlights that the telephone network in the Gaza strip is still part 
of the Israeli telephone network. 

  Today, large parts of this communication network in the Gaza strip do not 
work anymore, and whoever needs electrical power for a telephone would not 
be able to use it anyway. Most people in Gaza are without electricity now. 

  This is especially hard for hospitals who need electrical power for many 
uses. The Shifa hospital, the largest one in the Gaza strip, is cut of from 
power and continues to operate with the emergency generators which are 
meant to only bridge short interruptions of electrical power supply from the 
network, but not continuous running for now more than 48 hours. They also 
need diesel to function, and that is more and more scarce, too. The israeli 
military has destroyed a large, if not _the_ largest storage facility for diesel 
and other fuels .


Comradely yours, 
Lüko Willms
Frankfurt, Germany
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