A giant step backward

MANIFESTO

Needless to say, I've always been a bit skeptical regarding the US's slavish devotion to Israel, and yesterday's unwarranted attack on an aid flotilla destined for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip makes me wonder how BO and the rest of the apologists (one of whom, unfortunately, happens to be one of my senators) will try to spin it.

To be sure, it'll be difficult to spin this positively, for, as Glenn Greenwald notes,

It hardly seemed possible for Israel—after its brutal devastation of Gaza and its ongoing blockade—to engage in more heinous and repugnant crimes. But by attacking a flotilla in international waters carrying humanitarian aid, and slaughtering at least 10 people, Israel has managed to do exactly that. If Israel's goal were to provoke as much disgust and contempt for it as possible, it's hard to imagine how it could be doing a better job.