"All the people dying are civilians"

Two stories in one: Canadian troops on the ground rescue some of our citizens from Tyre in Southern Lebanon, while the rescued give us a glimpse as to what they left behind.

As bombs fell a few hundred metres away, several hundred refugees including the Canadians climbed into life rafts and were ferried to the Princesa Marissa anchored off shore. The ship did not even attempt to dock to stay clear of the blasts.

“It was 13 days of bombing – every day, night and day,” Adouy Ali of Montreal told reporters dockside in Cyprus. His pregnant wife and two children were with him.

“That’s why we’re tired, and the kids are tired too. The sentiment is very angry because everything is against the civilians. And the civilians – all the people dying are civilians -every day.” [CP – Canadians safe after dramatic rescue in violent southern city]

Meanwhile the U.S. refuses to push for a ceasefire, and Canada goose-stepping along to the same tune.