U.S. Supporting Assassinations?

After yet another assassination of a Hamas leader, America still fails to condemn the murders. The EU condemned both assassinations as acts of "terrorism." While the U.S. went as far as blocking a UN Security Council Resolution condemning the attacks.

How is it that the US can condemn a suicide bomb (as it rightly should) but fail to condemn a missile attack on a wheelchair bound man on his return from evening prayers? Granted, Yassin was by no means a harmless man, but his assassination will only fuel more violence. Pres. Bush condemned the assassination of the Israeli Tourism Minister and called the act a "despicable act" and an example of why we need to fight terrorism. It's sad that we have so far removed ourselves from any hope of a peacemaking role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by taking such a blindly supportive role of Israel, instead of holding both sides to the same standards.

posted by Sarai @ 8:18 PM