If the violence in Iraq is mostly due to domestic rivalry, why were 70% of the 1,666 roadside bombs planted in July - the highest monthly total of the occupation - directed against the USAmerican occupation forces? see

Do you feel safer when passenger screening at airports is reinforced?

When even bottled water, lotions and medication is confiscated?

Is it worth the delays and lost baggage (over 20,000 items by Britsh Airways in the recent screenings)?

Do you think that terrorists are devoid of imagination?

Why restrict strict security screenings to the airports? Why not commuter trains, which could be arguably justified after the July 11th Mumbai train bombings?

Israeli and US ties

Did you know...

• Israel is second (behind the US) in the number of companies traded on Wall Street, having recently surpassed Canada (see) ;
• In 2004, the fluctuations in Israeli stock market and the Nasdaq had a correlation of 87% (see);
• Warren Buffett bought 80% of Iscar, an Israeli company that produces blades and other industrial equipment, a $4 billion dollar investment (see)
  
• The US has given $108 billion dollars in aid to Israel since 1949, an average of 2.6 bn/year since 2000 (see)
  

death toll

Since July 12th:

~1,000 Lebanese dead (mostly civilians)
1/4 of Lebanese forced to abandon their homes
Lebanese infrastructure destroyed
100 Israeli soldiers and 40 civilians dead (see)

Was it worth it?