kjr63, I don't doubt you feel indignant about Israel's attack on Gaza, as I do. If so, please say so in a comment, don't use the ratings system to express your opinion.

The purpose of this selection of news items in the Salon is not to show approval of what is written. It is to give a cross-section of media reports and commentary for ETers to comment on in their turn. When you troll-rate the comments, you troll-rate the person who has worked to provide a look at what the media are saying.

Please read the section of the New User Guide on ratings and how to use them.