Laughing stock

Where is the Iraqi army? Where is Bush? Christians continue to be persecuted openly and without any help from any quarter. It's time you people make a stand and write to the relevant embassies in your countries and make your concerns as a fellow Christian known loud and clear. This cannot continue. http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/20/iraq.main/index.html

And don't make yourself a laughing stock, Miss Rice - go live in Gaza and Mosul before you tell us that!!! http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7681000.stm Meanwhile "Dead Man Walking" Sister Prejean was "disinvited" from a keynote speech because of her stance against the govt.'s war in the Middle East. http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0823-08.htm

And as expected, anti-Catholic feelings are being expressed by some quarters here in Israel - the latest is the photo of Pope Benedict superimposed on a swastika. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7679934.stm

And a little good news - Pope Shenouda is getting better. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/08/middle_east_enl_1224513889/html/1.stm