gaza

First of all, I am very very sick, so sorry if posting is short/lapsed/foggy. Mono ftl.

I got an email from Codepink today, urging President Obama to visit Gaza. This picture was included in the email. It is a picture of a girl, with the headline "I am Gaza", and the subtext, "40% of about 900 Palestinians killed in Gaza are women and children."

Personally, I think the intended message in statements like that is, "40% of the people killed aren't even involved in this fight." (That's not 100% true, but that's another debate.) Still, it's just such an uncomfortable statement. "Women and children."