Monday, June 8, 2009

Horses to be blown up in attack on Israel

Violent attacks on Israel are all too common but an attack attempted today strikes a new low.

A group of gunmen in Gaza tried to infiltrate Israel this morning.  Not only were they armed and covered in explosive devices, but they also booby trapped a group of 5 horses.  

They planned to detonate the devices on the horses at a fence, run across into Israel and kidnap soldiers.  Israel thwarted the attack.  But – this is the first time we are seeing animals used like this.  

Somehow the use of animals in this way strikes a chord. Killing people is wrong; killed animals this way is just twisted.
James Morton
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6 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is sick and cruel.

Anonymous said...

It's bad enough when only side is resorting to killing animals, it's worse when it's both sides doing it to advance their agenda. See here and here and here.

Anonymous said...

Poor, innocent creatures. Their misfortune was being born in the "promised land".

Anonymous said...

Gene, you do not understand. Settlers killed those donkeys and goats in self-defence. Those donkeys and goats were making threatening noises and had arms. Sorry they had no arms, legs only – Israelis can make mistakes, can’t they?

Stephen Downes said...

The U.S. military is using dolphins. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2005/sep/25/usa.theobserver

Doesn't seem much different to me.

Anonymous said...

Downes, Israelis are God's chosen people. Damn Americans are not. So it is not the same thing.