The world at war

There is both good news and bad news from Lebanon. The good news is a truce that, if it holds, will stem the violence and allow people in southern Lebanon and northern Israel to return to some normalcy. The bad news is that the claims by Hezbollah, Israel and the United States, the apportionment of blame and the poisonous atmosphere make it likely that the truce will be short-lived.

As this tragedy has unfolded (here is a sad story about the son of the great Israeli novelist and peace activist David Grossman), we have been allowed to forget that we are fighting a seemingly endless war in Iraq, one in which bad news seems to be the only news.

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Author: hankkalet

Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet