Well, the ball tournament was everything that it should have been, and everything that I expected. Drunkeness, yelling, and general mayhem ensued, which can only mean good times, and a great cultural experience for ana, cause, yes, in small town alberta, that is culture.
In other news, we're heading out today to go trekking in the mountains for a few days, and then back this weekend to spend it relaxing etc before ana has to go already back to bs. as.
I'm considering moving out of here after 6 months, cause i want a place where I can have a pet, and my landlady is allergic to all things with fur....though she hasn't reacted to me yet, so that's a good sign.
It seems as though the rescue efforts of canadians are going more smoothly now. Canada had the most people out of any country to rescue, and there are likely thousands more to come. We had upwards of 40,000, whereas the states and britain were in the mid-20000.
I had written stephen harper last week to ask him to justify his response to the situation in the middle east, and though he hasn't yet written me back, i did get an email from his staffers...an actual written email..not just general email that would get sent to anyone who writes the prime minister....and they assured me he had read over the email...whether this is true or not remains to be seen.
In regards to my last post, I would like to make something very clear to everyone. I am not a racist or anti-semite. Maybe my word usage was wrong, but my intentions were very clear. I think that it is wrong for one country to bomb another country as Israel has done in Lebanon. The response was too strong, and too many innocent people have been affected.
I am not condoning in any way Hezbollah. I know that they are the ones who sparked this conflict, and have, over the years, inflicted terror upon the state of Israel along its northern borders. I can only imagine what it would be like to live in constant fear of missiles.
But, I cannot be convinced that this bombing of Lebanon was the best plan, and i'm sure i'm not alone. I know that they dropped leaflets telling citizens to leave, giving them advanced warning. However, what if the citizens can't leave, either because the roads are bombed out, they are too poor, or certain family members are immobile? What if they don't want to leave because it is their country, and no persons should have to vacate their houses so another country can potentially bomb them?
Family Bombed Trying to Escape
Kofi's response
CNN article on civilian children affected
UN Response
I think that, in the end, we would all like to see long term peace in the region, which may mean persuading Syriah and Iran to stop funding Hezbollah. In this respect, let it be heard that I agree with Tony Blair and Condi Rice. But, I don't think that the bombing should continue. It's too big a risk to civilians on both sides...a temporary ceasefire may be the answer, followed by a UN buffer zone along the border to allow the Lebanese government to reign in control of those parts of the country that were lost to Hezbollah.
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