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Showing Original Post only (View all)Please explain this to me about Paris. [View all]
On Nov 12 a double suicide bomb in Beirut killed at least 43 and wounded more than 200 in the worst attack to strike the city in years.
There was no "We stand with Lebanon". No "We love you Beirut". No 24 hour CNN coverage. No extensive NYTimes coverage.
Is it only European lives that matter? Do Arab lives matter? Do Muslim lives matter?
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The bombings in lebanon were against lebanese people who are aligned with Hezbollah
Warren Stupidity
Nov 2015
#1
Suicide bombing in the ME seems like an everyday occurrence. Every week at least.
RiverLover
Nov 2015
#2
The recent ice truck bomb in Iraq that murdered 120 Shiites, was covered extensively.
grossproffit
Nov 2015
#19
the one that specifically targeted people associated with Hezbollah made it not worth
geek tragedy
Nov 2015
#24
Peshawar school massacre, Gumsuri kidnappings, Kano bombing, Borno Massacre, Westgate attack...
grossproffit
Nov 2015
#9
Did you start any threads expressing horror, outrage or solidarity, after the Beirut bombing?
Nye Bevan
Nov 2015
#12
Bullshit, you know the point they are making. Quit being cute. The news coverage is totally....
Logical
Nov 2015
#22
A few days ago they blew up a Russian airliner killing over 200 people. There was no
B Calm
Nov 2015
#15
Maybe a different mindset? Russia -i.e. Putin- does not think much of sympathy.
randome
Nov 2015
#27
When do we see American or EU Muslims gathering to express solidarity with Muslims being stoned,
snagglepuss
Nov 2015
#16