The front page of the Guardian today had a photo of a pro - Russian fighter by the debris of the plane, holding up a clearly identifiable child's cuddly toy. Whilst it can be said that this photo demonstrates the callous inhumanity of these men, posing for such a photo whilst bodies and body parts lay strewn around in the open, and is therefore a valid comment on the situation, I can't help but wonder if it would have been better to describe the scene just in words? I just imagined it being my dgs's favourite toy and how I would have felt in this situation. When someone close to me has died, I remember vividly how important the treatment of their possessions was immediately afterwards - a sort of grief displacement I suppose - I couldn't do anything more for them so I would look after their treasured possessions. And if one of their alleged killers had touched such a precious object ...
How do you acknowledge Easter.
Is there anyone who still thinks that Israel's actions in Gaza are justifiable?