Many Americans are now asking if winning the “War on Terrorism” requires sacrificing the benefits of freedom, thereby echoing a religious warning, “What profit a man, if he gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his own soul”.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,737060,00.html

Women and Children First
While men wage war and debate the terms for peace, women and children, the innocent victims, wait patiently for their decisions. Little is made of their sufferings, or the long-term aspects of their ordeal, except as justification for another war and another round of negotiations. Allocation of blame becomes more important than alleviation of pain.

While world leaders discuss the details of a peace plan for Israelis and Palestinians, it might be useful to listen to some of the women and children.

Starhawk, an American Jewish woman and a former member of a kibbutz, the collective farms that laid the foundation for the modern State of Israel, tells a personal story of some recent experiences.

“The Boy Who Kissed The Soldier” can be found at:
http://www.starhawk.org/activism/activism-writings/boykissedsoldier.html