Playing the piano while Beirut burns
July 28th, 2006 by ktula
Condi Rice decided to play the piano at the annual ASEAN dinner, instead of the normal playful skits because “given [the current] world events, a lighthearted ski wouldn’t be appropriate.” She was quoted as saying that the piano piece would fit her “serious mood” at the dinner.
It will be “a reflective piece,” she said. “It’s a serious time.”
Oh, how thoughtful of her to be playing “a reflective piece” by Brahms because, as she said, “it’s a serious time.” Given the deaths and destructions being rained down by Israel on Lebanon, i find it extremely inappropriate for Condi to even attend the ASEAN annual meeting, not to mention playing the piano there.
Being the representative of the chief armament provider for Israel’s military, all Ms Rice has to do in order to force the Israeli to immediately stop their murderous bombing across Lebanon is to threaten to suspend the shipment of weapons. But instead, “I say to the Lebanese people, no one wants to see the spilling of Lebanese blood,” Ms. Rice said. “But I also don’t want to see the spilling of Lebanese blood three months from now because we allowed the situation to go back to the status quo ante.” I have a word of advice for her. Why not stop the spilling of Lebanese blood right now and in the meantime, work on a solution so that there won’t be any spilling of Lebanese blood in future? Do Lebanese civilians have to continue to spill their blood because the temporary solution might not last more than three months? If a dam is leaking water, shouldn’t a short-term plug be used to stop the leak while a more permanent solution is being worked on?
While Condi plays, Beirut burns.
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