Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Good Thing I Didn't Buy The Expensive Dress


From the front page of today's paper:

"MOHAMMAD ORDER
CELEBRATIONS CANCELLED

His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has ordered the cancellation of all New Year celebrations in Dubai today as an act of solidarity with the Palestinian people.

In support of the Palestinians in Gaza, who are enduring all kinds of killing, destruction and displacement by the Israeli military machinery, Shaikh Mohammad instructed all concerned authorities in Dubai to put this order in place and take necessary procedures to circulate the decision to all concerned parties."

Wow.

2 comments:

Allison said...

Holy Smoke! So what will happen if you open a bottle of champagne in the privacy of your own home? I'm guessing you are not actually aligning yourselves with the Palestinian people on this one, but when in Rome....

ivyspice said...

I'm aligning myself with civilians all over the world who are caught in the middle of war zones. After the last eight years, I've abandoned any idea that individual citizens are responsible for the bloodthirsty actions of their elected representatives and deserve to suffer the consequences thereof. All I bave to say to the God of Abraham is: dayenu, dayenu, for all you've given to me and mine...and why did you create such a shortage of peace and comfort in the Universe that you can't do the same for them and theirs?

Here's to security, love, and toy cars and kitchens for all the children of the world.