Different people have different abilities and different ambitions. They also differ in their abilities to match their abilities with their ambitions.

I’m sure if you asked Rachel whether she intended to kill herself that day, the answer would be “no” and that she risked herself in that game of “chicken” because she did not think the driver would do what he did.

You must also remember, Rachel’s death was – and continues to be – a major turning point for *many* people and, when you keep that in mind, her life was definitely not squandered.

Continue to speak the truth, share these truths with others. I remember one small but important thing I learned when I was growing up during the Viet Nam war. The politicians didn’t end that war; the people did. Remember when the Palestinian people broke through the barrier at the Rafah crossing? I think we can do this again. And when it happens, God willing the walls will start to fall all around Palestine.

And in this scenario the most heartbreaking thing of all is that the marine’s friends all pat him on the back and congratulate him. He is the good guy, and he has the right to defend himself.

The Zionist ideology is worse than Nazi ideology.

The western media has also effectively stifled any further commentary on the Goldstone Report and barely covered the result of the congressional vote to “condemn” it. By removing the question of war crimes out of the public eye, it effectively ends any public discourse on the subject. It may make it easier to get a seat at the next White House press conference, but it doesn’t do much for the promotion of truth and honesty in the news.