Sanity outbreak among Palistinians

[Robert Harris]

This is hard to believe, given history of these fools. First time I've ever seen a story with a headline like this: Palestinians outraged by recruiting of children for attacks against Israelis

(02-29) 10:44 PST NABLUS, West Bank (AP) --

They were young, perhaps the youngest ever to try an armed attack against Israelis, and they were ready to die.

The arrest of three boys ages 12, 13 and 15, accused of trying to slip into Israel with homemade guns, sparked horror among their families and concern by Palestinian officials that militant groups have gone too far in their choice of recruits.

"That's absolutely unacceptable," said Palestinian Cabinet Minister Saeb Erekat. "Our children should have hope and a future and should not be suicide bombers. We want them to be doctors and engineers."

Israeli forces arrested the three Palestinian youths from the village of Tubas, near Nablus, on Thursday as they tried to cross a checkpoint, Israeli police spokesman Gil Kleiman said.


The parents are outraged, too. Hooray -- maybe more of them will come to their senses.

More at: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/02/29/international1344EST0535.DTL

[ethics]

Bob, they were outraged in a similar way about a year ago, when two boy DID blow themselves up and they were like 12 and 13.

As you can see, the outrage lasts a little than a half moon.

[cdw]

Besides, they aren't exactly saying the whole idea is wrong, just that these guys were too young to be involved.

[Robert Harris]

Ask any mentsl health worker. When a patient has been completely whacked out and irrational they rarely snap back to normal all at once. Take what you can and hope the patient continues to improve.