Fateful Triangle

”Limited War” in Lebanon879feel that the theft of soil, just like all of Israel’s aggressions againstLebanon and its more than 20-year occupation of the country will mostlikely go unpunished,” the Egyptian press reported, and “observersbelieve that even if the Security Council issued a condemnation, the USwould most likely veto it,” as in the past. Meanwhile attacks on Lebanoncontinued. As the end of 1998 approached, Israeli warplanes attackedeastern Lebanon with rockets, “reportedly killing a woman and her sixchildren,” injuring her husband and another child. The Israeli military“expressed regret,” attributing the killings to a “malfunction.” No pretextwas offered. As is the norm, a few lines sufficed, unlike any counterpartwith “worthy victims.” 36Classics in Politics: The Fateful TriangleNoam Chomsky