Our selective regrets & selective protests
I was scanning Facebook the other day and stopped dead at a couple of links shared by my younger brother Barrister Zawad. One of the links he’d posted read “No one weeps”. With my curiosity piqued I began reading what was one heart wrenching news report after the other. Seeking revenge on the Islamic States recent attacks in Nice, French air forces have launched an assault on Syria. A confirmed source describes that the attack was carried out on the city of Manbiz in Syria where more than a 100 men and women were killed. People, who were unsuspecting of the attack and simply innocent casualties, or collateral damage if you will. An unconfirmed source reported that the death toll was in fact over 300. In a similar incident carried out on the city of Nineveh in Syria just a few days ago, French air forces this time managed to blow up a school into oblivion, killing all 36 children inside. A small but gut-wrenching report of the attack can be found in The Was...