Beirut ER: Time’s Running Out

Setrakian make a point well taken. This is a humanitarian issue that rises above politics. If the hospitals run out of energy, the humanitarian situation will become very grave indeed.

It is crucial that the American public read and hear stories like this on the national news programs. There is a humantarian crisis exploding in the middle east and help is urgently needed. Are we as a people ever going to learn from the mistakes

this should be on air!

We really must push our government to halt the war against Lebanese civilians–or Hezbollah will be stronger than ever and Lebanon will dissolve into another guerilla battlefield.

Lara, this is yet another heart wrenching story but most neccessary never the less. I love the way you make it clear that it is not about taking sides merely very important information.
Well done!
Houri

A very timely and important article that demonstrates how American-based programs in Lebanon are being affected harshly by the harsh and disproportionate Israeli blockade.
To let a hospital shut down would be a humanitarian disaster and would create even more hatred toward the Israelis in the battered country. Imagine another baby dying because the power went out and the incubator shut down. Imagine the lights going out at the most important moment as an innocent person receives an organ transplant.
I believe this story should receive more widespread coverage in the American media to show how areas outside of the southern parts of Lebanon are also being “hit” by this war. Sometimes you don’t need a bomb to cause damage to innocent civilians. All it takes is letting “the lights go out”.

We need to bring this to congress. We can’t let something like this occur to thousands of innocent people. Beg to help!

As I’ve watched the coverage of the situation in Lebanon, I’ve been wondering how the hospitals and other healthcare facilities have been dealing with injured. Thank you ABC for this informative article.

This is a big problem and truly is a story that needs the medias attention.

This is a crucial issue that needs immediate media coverage. This is a big price that the innocent people will pay and it would be inhumane if we as a society sit back and let this happen. As the Reverend Michael L Randle states, “The greatest sin is hatred. The greatest fear is death. The greatest hope is for peace and freedom, and that is the greatest fight.” Thank you ABC for bringing this vital issue to our attention and I pray that this will receive the widespread attention that it deserves.

I’m so glad stories like these are finally getting the attention they deserve — keep it up ABC!

With the horrendous news coming from the South, we tend to forget that hospitals like AUH provide essential services to those in need during times of crises. AUH has seen and done so much for the Lebanese people in the past. Airing this piece may help raise the awareness of US officials about the gravity of the situation. Get the fuel to AUH!
Nayla

When will the world realize that human life is equal everywhere? Superpowers seem to find no problem in letting the crisis go on for weeks….Are the “civilians” of Lebanon any less human than the civilians of the superpower nations?

The story of the tragedy of Lebanon has to be repeated as often as possible in order to make people put pressure on our government and on world governments to force Israel to stop this senseless attach.

I do not know how long it is going to take for all to recognize the impact of the war. Mostly lebanese children and women have been suffering. Help is needed now. There is “no wait for a solution first”, when the tragedy is mushroomimg by the seconds.Stop the hostilities on both sides now.

During the entire Lebanese civil war of 15 years, which featured dozens of militias, armies and other national, regional and international players, the American University Hospital was NEVER this close to the abyss ! Everyone understood that this was a lifeline for the entire country. It is absolutely crucial for this story to air now, so that no one is given the opportunity to later say “I didn’t know”.

The American University of Beirut Medical Center that assists all kinds of people without any discrimination is in desperate need for our assistance during this time of crisis. This would be a great shame for humanity if we let it down. Please Help!!!

The American University of Beirut (AUB) and its hospital are a shining beacon and the best example of of U.S.-Lebanese friendship and cooperation nurtured for a century and a half. While the hospital and its doctors aim to save lives regardless of politics, the insensitivity of current U.S. policy in the conflict is destroying what thousands of American and Lebanese citizens have built for so long. How so wrong and tragic to sacrifice not only lives but bridges of friendships that have endured for centuries.

This is something everyone should know about, so we can do something about it. No matter what “side” one is on, we can all agree that humanitarian aid to Lebanon must get through. Preventable catastrophes should be prevented!

It is time for the warring factions to stop using innocent civilians as pawns in their fruitless fighting. Sooner or later this war will end. The question is how many innocent people are going to die in the meantime.

This is inhumane and unjust…its children that need aid the most..let the oil through

Thank you for bringing attention to the magnitude of the Israeli destruction of Lebanon. The AUB is not a stronghold of Hezbollah, yet Israel’s blockade of Lebanon is treating it as such. Unfortunately, this is happening in other areas of the country as well. We, the United States of America, need to ensure the safety and health of the Lebanese population, most of whom are not Hezbollah fighters.

I always thought prominent institutions like the AUH would have their own “unofficial” channels of maintaining their supplies in medicine and in fuel in times of war.
Their appeal for help reveals a really critical situtation, indicative of much worse conditions less visible medical centers and relief NGOs are going through.
This inhumane blockade has to stop!!!

I’ve worked at the American University Hospital for several years. It is one of the biggest and busiest hospitals in Lebanon, treating patients from all over the country. Thousands of people will suffer, and many will die if this tragedy is allowed to happen.

This is the kind of humanitarian issue that the world needs to know about, so that aid can reach those who desperately need it. Please publicize this story.

ABC NEWS: Please tell the world about this. If it isn’t worth a couple of cameras, than I don’t know what is. Americans need to be more concerned with their role in this world and this very conflict. It’s much more important than Mel Gibson!

Please give air time to this important story of humanitarian crisis. Innocent civilians are suffering and we can prevent it simply by covering the story and providing monitoring for fuel delivery to American University Hospital.

Lara, you have done a great job touching upon an issue which could have easily slipped through the cracks and I am glad that you didn’t let it.
I am glad you have brought this up and that it’s reaching so many of us.

As an American nurse with the good fortune to have visited the AUB Medical Center, I hope that this story is widely covered – the courage and commitment of nurses and other health care workers in times of crisis and tragedy are some of the brightest moments in our lives. I hope that international pressure will keep their doors open, and help humanitarian relief efforts reach the people who need it.

Instead of continuously covering what Rice and Bush are falling short of accomplishing, a cease fire, this is what your news should be covering the real effect on the ground of the crisis. I hope that you find as important to cover as much as we do.

Is there any doubt that such information is newsworthy and should be published? Do not let an ugly history erpoeat itself. First they came for…

What an important issue that should not be ignored. Hope ABC will air this article.

This story needs to be told … it is imperative that the information regarding dwindling fuel supplies, as well as medication supplies gets out.

No question, AUB is a beacon of hope, and it is nothing but wrong to risk their ability to continue helping the people of Lebanon.

This story deserves EXTENSIVE coverage, on various networks and outlets, and the administration would do well to persuade Israel to make this exception to the blockade.

This is horrible. Innocent civilians should not be made to suffer like this. What do hospital patients in Beirut have to do with the militia??? This is ludicrous and someone must declare it to the world.

Which topic could be more important than this one?

What does this prove to the world? Who is the terrorist in this? Who are the criminals in this?
Stop the “CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY”.
Make this story public. Let the world know! AUH should not stop functioning.

This issue is crucial! Can Israel for once put their act where their mouth is and actually demonstrate that they care about avoiding civilian casualties?

Will the hospital’s frozen embryos impact their situation at all? President Bush said not one red federal penny would be used to destroy frozen embryos. Now who just approved a rush shipment of bombs?

One of the reasons the Arabs of Lebanon are the friendliest to the Americans is the presence of AUB and its Hospital in Beirut. Incapacitating either one is turning that friendliness into hatred. Is that what Israel is trying to do? Turning the Lebanese against the U.S.?
This story definitely needs to be aired.

Israel is totally wrong for cutting the electricy grid for hospitals and other public safety areas and bombing the areas that where deemed safe. It seems to me that no matter what Israel says it’s hard to believe what they say is true. They are hitting “soft” targets and then turn around and say they are sorry. Sorry is cheap – words are cheap. This is not coming from the heart of a nation that really cares. I just hope that AUB will be able to gain support from any group to help the wounded,ill and others that need medical help. Because as long as the politians are doing nothing but talking and beefing up their military assets the situation is going to get worst before it gets better. Somebody needs to do something to get the help that is needed, this area the UN blue hats and red crescent or the Red Cross or all could work together help save more human lives, which is worth a lot more than an individual(s) governments that are doing nothing but killing and maiming inocent people.

I can’t believe basic human rights- humanitarian aid- is denied- If AUB is not recognized and looked after?? this world is seeing the end
By the way…. what is the meaning of “Pursuit of happiness”??
Thanks MS. Setrakian for reporting – if there ar normal ears to hear you.

I hope the light doesn’t go off. For if even one life is lost for this stupid reason, it will haunt all those who could have saved them by their best efforts.

ABC NEWS: tell the world the truth and stop being afraid of internal politics! innocent people are going to die because media structures like yourselves don’t intervene.
Show the world that ABC NEWS makes the difference….

ABC NEWS: tell the world the truth and stop being afraid of internal politics! innocent people are going to die because media structures like yourselves don’t intervene.
Show the world that ABC NEWS makes the difference….

The hospital at the American University of Beirut (AUH) is the heart of medical services in Beirut. For it to shutdown is like the heart of a person shutting down. Can we afford making a decision of not informing the world know about the situation it’s facing? You can make a difference elevating pain, and saving lives, let the world know.

It will be a disservice to people who care about the world humanity if you don’t air such critical event. Saving human lives from naked agression IS what people need to know.

Please cover this story. Indeed the AUH is a great example of an excellent medical facility that is capapble and willing to help everyone in these bitter days. Pls help it so it can help more, especially to all the wounded and displaced. God Bless

This is a travesty! I hope this gets wider coverage. The war’s purpose is NOT to punish the ailing.

This issue must be told. Hospitals have a scred mission and when armies violate that they are committing even greater atrocities. Oil must be given to AUH and all hospitals for it to continue its mission of curing all the injured, sick and in need.

One of my patients was evacuated from Lebanon after his dialysis was delayed by 3 days. He told me patients are dying even with the lights on…I can’t immagine how the world community has remained this silent!!!
Dr.Cortas’s proposal takes all the exuses out of the Israeli argument…
Please run this story on prime time…

I think that this a fantastic idea. It is important for the rest of the world to get a first hand look at the humanitarian crisis in Beirut. The AUB Hospital is the perfect setting

As a graduate of AUB and a volunteer at the AUB Medical Center during the worst of the Lebanese civil war, I know the services that the Medical Center provides for everyone in Lebanon. Please do not allow this tragedy to take place by not airing this piece of tragic, heartbreaking news.

It is one thing to proclaim a war on terror, and quite another to blockade and destroy the infrastructure of a whole country. AUB hospital is going to be one of the many institutions rendered useless if it is not supplied. Wreaking further havoc on the lives of all the Lebanese who have stayed in Lebanon, either because they have nowhere else to go, or because they do not have the means to leave. Inhumane acts under the auspices of the US government will reap what they sow.

You have the ability to change things and save precious lives.

collective punishment of civilians is deplorable as a war tactic. It is in fact a war crime.
I hope this story gets out before it’s too late and innocent people die victims of loss of electricity at AUH. Talk about terrorising the masses. Democratic terrorism at its best.

Will someone please do something to help these poor patients in the hospital? Please, please report this story!

To prevent hospitals from relieving pain and suffering of their patients through embargoing fuel and medicine ought to be a criminal act if it is not one already.

Thank you for reporting this story. The situation in Lebanon is disastrous. Millions of people who have nothing to do with Hizbollah are suffering because of this war. Please continue reporting like this. There is far too little of it in our media.

I hope for the best but fear the worst for Lebanon. Please continue covering this story in the interest of humanity. AUB is the last hope for many thousands in a conflict not of their choosing.

This humanitarian message needs to get out to the public and humanitarian efforts have to be supported. Fuel and medicine are a must.
With a heavey heart.

I can’t believe this humanitarian story hasn’t yet been aired in the mainstream news! The world needs to know how simple non-political acts (like allowing fuel delivery to an AMERICAN HOSPITAL) can help innocent civilians. It is the right and decent thing to do!

I hope the world wakes up before humanity across the globe takes a dark turn. Words are not enough, pictures are not enough, and lives are not enough. Wake up Washington there enough hypocrisy when it comes to your global principles and policies.

thanks ABC for reporting on this important and overlooked crisis. keep up the good work.

Too many innocent civilians and CHILDREN are dying! It’s bad enough they are dying in their own homes, at least help the ones who have barely made have a chance to live and be treated at the hospital!! Put the shoe on the other foot for a moment! I’m sure if it were you or your children in this hospital, you’d appreciate any help others can provide.

this needs to be broadcast, and widely. it shows the consequences of war that we might never even imagine otherwise. in new york, a power outage in a residential area makes the front page. let’s at least do the same for this humanitarian disaster.

As a physician, I can not understand why a hospital, in the midst of a war, is being forced to shut its doors. Ironically, it is the oil again! The same oil that led to wars in this region is now the one commodity AUH needs to treat patients. I hope we all get to see this report on the network, so those of us with SUVs might feel some responsibility and help keep a hospital open during a war!

Excellent story. Blockades affect the most vulnerable people in society — children, the elderly, and people who are ill. It is a form of prolonged torture.

This is outrageous! This is the hospital i was born in. to think that many children won’t have the chance to be born and others will die as their breath their first breath is simply not a proposition any american should be kept in the dark about. If they still want to stick by their own convictions then at least they can’t hide behind the ignorance excuse… then at least they can really assess the morality or their norm and value system. If there is any shred of authenticity left in journalism in america this story would be provided to the american public and not only hidden in a blog as to aleviate a personal guilt but yet not doing any sort of real effect… Provide your people with NEWS, it is their right to know the facts! and not a nighly propaganda show… It is possible… take a look at other developped coutries— canada… not wounder the canadian public has a different perspective…

You have to do a story on this. Nobody is talking about what Israel is doing to Lebanon. They have Lebanon on its knees already, what more do they want? This war is not getting enough coverage, and nobody’s even calling it a war. Is it a “conflict” when the Lebanese people don’t fight back, or is it a massacre?

THIS NEEDS TO BE ON AIR NOW! THE LEBENESE PEOPLE NEED THE WORLD TO SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THEM, THEY NEED OUR HELP AND THE AMERICAN PUBLIC SHOULD NOT ONLY BE TOLD ISRAEL’S SIDE OF THE STORY. AIR THIS STORY A.S.A.P AND LETS GET THESE PEOPLE SOME REAL HELP BEFORE ITS TO LATE.

Please4, I urge you to do wahtever Please, I urge you to do whatever can to rectify this horrible situation. and please broadcast the news in am accurate,timely, and complete fashion. Show both sides and provide the facts–Not just from an American News racist point of view.

I think this issue should be air!! it is an important issue not at all political!
Hope abc is going to do that soon!

The Lebanese people should have relized that there was going to be trouble as they watched the Hezbolah stockpile these weapons in their homes and mosk. I feel sorry for the innocent civilians and children. The hezbolah are war criminals. To hide behind innocent civilians is a WAR CRIME does anyone realize this? How about all the innocent Israeli citizens who have endored these attacks for years. Stop crying people it is time to rid the world of these terrorists. Yes it is a shame that it is happening in Lebanon but where are all these comments when Israel is being attacked? Where were all these voices when the terrorist attacked New York City? Hey, does anyone remember 9-11? Wake up people. When these idiots stop bombing Israel, Israel will stop fighting BACK!

Beirut desperately needs your help America! Please air this story!

If America doesn’t remember why and what AUB stands for then all hope is lost for that area.I lived half my life in Lebanon and AUB was the only shining spot that ever let one keep believing in the future of the country and it’s people;it was what made me look forward to in America ;with welcoming arms and it’s none judgmental way it accepted everyone equally,the hospital was and is one of the best in the area,it was considered a beacon of prestige even in the american hospitals here.I have my Aunt who is still in Beirut who worked her entire life at the hospital and then at the university Bustani Hall.since then (1973) AUB/hospital has paid very high prices for their neutrality ;I thought those days were over,in 2002 when things were looking so wonderful again…please air this segment on the monestrosities of israel against the lebanese civillians,How much more are they willing and wanting to destroy the fragile existence of this beautiful country??govermental Terrerorizm indeed and all in the name of democracy…I am ashamed of haveing become an American ,is this what democracy is all about??
give me back my beautiful country you selfish monsters.

What a serious concern and so crucial to remind our leaders to pay attention to the severe humanitarian crises of this conflict. Thank you for bringing this issue to the fore-front.

Very important for the world to see this new aspect of Lebanon’s suffering! Please air this… the hospitalized people need to be heard and saved.

It am disgusted that this is actually happening…. Stop talking; stop negotiating; & actually do something that matters…. We need fuel. Get it there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

this is insane. no one should cut a fuel supply. let the government moniter it. people need hospitals to run

Put this story on the air RIGHT NOW before it is too late, this is an emergency

The first thing that journalists learn in school is that we are doing a public service to the people. It is the duty and responsibility of journalists to keep the best interest of the public in mind at all times. That being said, if ABC aired a story that brought this to light, it would be seen by millions and hopefully help these innocent people that are being harmed. It’s not a matter of supporting Israel or Lebanon, it’s about helping people and doing the right thing.

Please help these people. Once again innocent people are victims of uncertainty.

There is no excuse. This story needs to air. NOW.

Thank you ABC for bringing this to the wider publics attention, it may just be that a way can be found to save some suffering through your reporting.

This is very important indeed. In Germany there is not enough coverage of this problem at all. I would certainly appreciate it, if this would get aired and spread around the world. Hopefully the Israelis will let the fuel through.

I believe this is a very important story to be covered for the sake of saving the humanity in lebanon.

I believe that more than enough words have already been said but sadly not nearly enough actions have been taken… So I have too things to ask of those who have the power to change things:
1- STOP SPEAKING about the situation in Lebanon, seriously, not even one word, as if nothing is happening.
2- START ACTING to stop the massacre that’s taking place in Lebanon as if it’s the only thing happening in the world.
N.B:!!! TIME IS RUNNING OUT !!!

How tragic. Yet another example of the tide of suffering that lies behind the figures of dead and wounded.

Does HUMANS Have really RIGHTS!! At least the Right to live???
Hospitals out of electricity and medical supplies!! Hospitals are being bombed and completely destroyed. Ambulances of the Red Cross, Civilian’s cars, houses, motorcycles, Trucks with food supplies. All we beg for is to reflect what is happening for the sake of the innocent CHILDREN that are loosing their lives.

Not only fuel but also milk to babies, everything is stopped by the Israelis and nothing is reaching land. I live in Beirut and we will soon have no more fuel for cars no more milk for kids (in some parts of the south this already happened)Sometimes we feel here that we are alone in this world, no one is hearing us, and u are still asking if u should publish this article???

Hospitals are the cure & hope of support for the injured and painful people through all Lebanon, so its so hard and criminal act to harm this institute, by decreasing the fuel in it… so plz all take this in consideration, and let all the people know that, and help us in this catastroph.. in this disaster, with all ur heart…

Whatever our colour or creed,
can we really condone the closing down of hospitals through lack of essential supplies? I think not.
Please add my name to all who want to ease the suffering of those who can no longer help themselves.
ABC, thank you for what you are doing but I beg you not to do half a job. Have the integrity to make this situation known to everyone involved in this catastrophe and to shame politicians into showing some humanity to this broken country.

the international community should be alerted to this. this is a great report, keep up the good work.

surely this is a story worth the attention and the support of the public? these are sad times!

Please, keep reporting on this.

thank you abc. this needs to get out!
enough with the madness already…
this is beyond politics and the agendas of a couple of puppets…

I cannot believe the world lets this happen without loosing sleep on it. This is just inhumane and insane to let innocent people die. the UN needs to step up and force Israel to allow hummanitarian aid and basic supplies to go to the region.

This should definitely be on air. You can not inflict a full blockade on a whole country under the excuse that fuel might be used by some Hezbollah fighters. This is unhumane and unacceptable.

Somehting should be done. Quick….

Please, this is the type of story that needs to be told.

this is crazy!!! international public opinion must be aware of what lebanese reality is.
Didnt bush admistration learn any lesson from irak? This is not the right way wantingto resolve a guerilla once and for all! israelis bombs are creating an unprecedent humanitarian crisis in the middle east, which in return will enhance terrorism!!!
human stupidity seems to have no limit indeed.
Help the hospitals…its a basic human right!

This is a story that must be told. The American University of Beirut and its hospital is one of the few remaining examples of the friendship and warm relations between the US and Lebanon that have existed for many years. The loss of this connection between the two countries may be irreparable, and symbolic of US ignorance and apathy about a region and people critical to its own interests.

It is bad enough that people have to go through hell in Lebanon… Please support their cause by at least giving them the reassurance that they can access decent medical facilities if they need them…

This story should definitly go on air, many lives are on the line here.

It is every person’s basic right to obtain medical attention. What is happening in Lebanon is against human rights and the Geneva conventions. Hundreds of people are unable to reach hospitals and are dying on the roads due to the completely destroyed streets and bridges. Others are being bombed while trying to escape. It would really be sad if those who manage to reach a hospital after hours of walking,driving….. are told that they can’t get medical help. No matter what your race, colour, religion; we are all humans. What is happening in Lebanon is inhuman.

This story needs to be told and quickly,time is running out, this is when journalism should make a difference, I hope ABC’s morals are not swayed by any political pressure. You would help allow for fuel to be brought in Lebanon

This should be dealt with immediately for the sake of those who dont have voice and those who are reaching out to us with their last breath fro mercy…we should give them more than that..

Thanks ABC news for bringing up this issue of the American University Hospital. This is an example of the price that the people in the middle east has to pay for the NEW middle east that the Bush administration is promising.

Spread the word…

Post the truth for once…don’t stand silent while injustice is happening right under your noses!

Don’t wait till it’s too late to do the right thing. ABC should air this important story now to get maximum coverage and impact to help influence this situation positively.

the only thing that this war seems to acheive is more and more civilian casualties. Without AUH facilities this number will tremendessly increase. it is everyone’s moral duty to try and stop that from happening . The solution exists and there is no excuse not to allow red cross supervision of oil distribution taking place.

Isn’t it about time the world came to it’s senses? Hospitals in Lebanon soon will not have any electricity or fuel to run. More sick and injured will die because of this. Help the doctors to do what they need to do…save lives …we need to ACT NOW!!!

These are the types of human-interest stories that need to make the US news, because they avoid the finger-pointing tendency in which so many issues get mired. Please let the US public be aware of the lack of humanity involved while its government passively gives Israel’s strategy the green light to continue imposing collective punishment on the Lebanese people. Unless, that is, we believe that AUB is also harboring Hezbollah…
This is an opportunity for justice that can inspire more to move toward peace. Thanks for shedding the light.

It is time for the people to know the truth.

Please air this story “now”. In a week’s time it’s going to be too late…

A human life is devine. Allow it to be…just be.

Please air this. Oil is urgently needed in Lebanon. We are hearing stories of people not even able to reach the hospitals due the lack of oil.

please do something-anything-to help the people in lebanon…save the lives of those who have managed to survive…don’t stand there and watch while they die..

I think it is about time someone stand up to Condi and Bush and undo the siege that has been implemented over Beirut. Children, sick, elderly, civilians are all dying because of american double standards.
I wonder if someone was doing this to israeli citizens what the reaction would be.

AUB was always a haven of neutrality when it came to patients. How can we allow this it to shut down? Never did this happen in the previous conflicts (and the 20th century). Shouldn’t we have improved in the 21st century? Apparently not; let’s get our act together and get the necessary fuel in for that purpose and others similar

The idea that we would just allow this to happen is mortifying. This is a chance to make a positive difference in the world, without thinking about how it may benifit us. The death toll around the world is much too high and to continue to add to it frivilously because of petty spats is inexcusable. One of the comments above hits the nail on the head, if this were happening in the US or in a nation where oil or resources that we desired were abundant, the problem would have already been addressed. Please give this the media attention it deserves.

How can the world look the other way while the butchering carries on? Have we lost our basics, our respect for other humans? Fight like men face to face, but leave the women, children and the old people alone… Stop being cowards and hiding behind other people if/when you want to kill “the enemy”!

This is only a small example of what is actually going on in Lebanon….The west does not get the actual facts…A hospital in Bekaa area was destroyed at night and it was full…God help Lebanon and its people!

This is a humanitarian issue that rises above the battle going on. The Israeli government needs to recognize the suffering it is causing innocent people and do something about it. I dont think that sick people in hospital are also part of Hezbollah as they claim everyone is.

This information must be told to the rest of the world, Lebanon is facing a humanitarian disaster and the people there need all the support they can get from the rest of the world. Hundreds have died so far (till date 850 people) and 2,000+ people are injured. We need to at least help the ones who have made it to the hospitals for a chance to live. As Nisrene said if it were your children, you would appreciate any help others can provide.

come on people!! where is humainty? where are simple values?
where is the conscience of the world?
LET AID IN – LET FUEL IN.

Please help stop the destruction and massacre.

There is a thin that separates us humans from mere beasts. This line has been crossed more than once in the past 21days. I hope that the world won’t standby and watch American University of Beirut Hospital patients slowly dissappear into the night.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations in 1948 and ratified by the United States, outlines the human rights that all individuals deserve. These include “medical care and necessary social services”.
People must know about this situation. The hospital should be able to operate all the time; we are dealing with a humanitarian disaster!!

What is worse is the news that government hospitals in the south, close to Sida, Tyr and Qana, have fuel for one more day at best case. There are most of the injured and destruction and we are failing to make sure hospitals have fuel to run to help those in need. Ashamed of being part of the human race!

This is a very important story. Please air this, we cannot forget the human victims of war.

Isn’t enough enough, help out the the people who need dire amenities to succeed through this terrible situation. Life is precious on all accounts, don’t let there be a reason to cut life short.

AUB hospital is providing care to the sick and suffering people of Lebanon. This is a humanitarian issue and all should be done to make sure the hospital continues to function.

It is always the duty of the strong to protect the weak. You are strong and healthy, full of life. My people are weak and sick and dying. Please help them.

Innocent people are dying on the streets and in their houses, and cars; and now innocent people are going to die in the HOSPITAL because there is no FUEL!!! We need to stop this, we need to fix it; the world needs to know!

The world needs to know just how desperate the situation in Lebanon has become. Keep spreading the word.

It is with great pain and sorrow when I hear or read or see on TV situations like the one above…I feel helpless at the mistakes and the blunders that are being made. It is hard for me to take sides and I do not intend to, but this situation must be changed — and fast…a hospital is for healing, not just for suffering and dying.

I could not believe that in the name of “Freedom”… oh excuse me the right word is “Free doom” the world is ignoring all the suffering and agony of the Lebanese people.
I HOPE THERE IS SOME SYMPATHY LEFT IN THE MINDS AND HEARTS OF THE WESTERN PEOPLE TO STOP THIS TRAGEDY.

Stop this insanity, and show the truth ABC, Its our women,children and elderly dying. I think they are worth a few mins on Prime Time.

To not allow help to reach the hospital is unconscionable.

I hope that Mr. Bush, “the protector of the world against terrorism”, listens to this issue and reacts.

Please air this. This is one story deserving to be told–for the good of Libnan.

Please give some air time to this important story. Certainly, the Red Cross or the UN could monitor delivery of medical supplies and oil to civilians.

This is a very important issue and needs more coverage! People need to be made aware what is going on.

Mr. Bush, is the American University of Beirut Medical Center a hizbullah property as well? or your strategy now :who is left and not killed by Israeli Fire should die from lack of healthcare?

Where is the media to cover such disasters? I feel disappointed to hear and see on TV what is happening in Lebanon which is constantly reminds me of my country Iraq. War, weapons and killing innocent children and people it’s not an answer to the problem, if you really want an answer then you need to clear your heart and mind and to remember that there will always be a power above all it’s the power of Allah.
We want peace for the sake of the children who have no idea of why they are injured or killed?
We want peace that is coming from deep of your heart. We want you to stop killing innocent people we want you to stop taking lands that does not belong to you. That is the peace that we are after, aren’t you???

I am glad to finally read a story that highlights the struggle for everyday people in Lebanon. The story deserves air time ,not only for the sick, but for all the people who were unable to evacuate who may need medical care. This is an AMERICAN hospital!!!

unUnited nations, please do something or disperse.

A hospital is not a terrain of war. No matter where it is, it needs to serve its purpose of providing care and healing. Don’t let such a great institution fall in the hands of Hezbollah by allowing them to be the saviors of the Lebanese people. Help Israel provide the fuel, by pushing away the Hezbollah and protecting the hospital.

This is an important story about the conflict. It shows the struggle civilians have during war. I’d like to see more on this topic.

war has not be choosen by people who are living it. Let them live free, and at least be treated at the hospital. Thanks for difusion.

Get this story out!

please air this story

please help those innocents please

Please air this information, we all need to hear it and extend aid.

I hope ABC news does a piece about AUH, the fuel (and food) shortage, and the pain happening in Lebanon.
This is not the time for the media’s hidden agenda. This is the time to expose grass root truths.

Well here in the united states there was shortage of electricity for 1000 house in daytime causing no sevear problems, and the cnn put 1hr or coverage for the issue. while a the biggest hospital in lebanon is going to be closed due to power shortage and no one cares??? what a ****** up world

It is critical that this story be told. Please air it. The civilians of Lebanon are running out of time.

This war is not only killing the civilians, it is also forbidding the treatment of the injured. ABC please air this article and let the world know!

This is a VERY important matter and Israel needs to put their arrogance aside and let this fuel reach the hospitals. I managed to evacuate from Lebanon the third week of July and the situation there is awful…much worse than our biased news networks would have us believe. Please keep pressing this matter so that the innocent in Lebanon can get the humanitarian aid they need. PLEASE!

Do a daily story! Tens of thousands of AUB Alumni in the the United States and the Middle East support this hospital! It is America’s best face in Lebanon, the Islamic and Arab worlds.

There are more than 3,000 wounded civilians and thousands more with chronic diseases who are relying on hospitals like the American University to stay alive. It would be a massacre to allow these hospitals to shut down.
Please make our voices heard.

thank you for this report about AUB med center. it should be aired immediately! the general public in the US might want to consider the grave consequences of this war’s inhumane tactics. And it’s not CNN that will help in this..

Once this HOSPITAL saved my life ,God gave me his bless in this hospital so lets work togther & spred his blessing too,so please help now to save others life,

AUB and AUH were started by American missionaries who had a peaceful, educational vision in their minds…The American people owe it to them to look after this foundation and should step in to help AUB and AUH by demanding for an immediate ceasefire on humanitarian grounds for aid to reach AUH…

Please air this episode.

It is difficult to believe that we have allowed basic health care in a war torn area to get to this point. And worse, this is the first time I have even heard two words about it. I am hoping you will give this news story some air time on public television to aid the sick and dying in Lebanon.

Too many innocent civilians, especially children, are dying BY THE MINUTE! Please air this story and waken nations to the cruelty of this!

I beg everyone with a voice to raise it against the inhumane and collective punishment of Lebanon. Please raise your voices and make them heard across the world. Pick up the phone and call the congressmen.

US media must highlight this crisis in Lebanon which may well result in the closing of the American University Hospital and esssential health services for the people of Lebanon. A Cease Fire followed by compensation for the injured and families who have lost loved ones and a rebuilding of devestated properties is urgent.

This is a massive humanitarian emergency that could be significantly alleviated through increased media attention, awareness, and donations. Please put this story on the air.

The loss of life in any war is atrocious, but inadvertantly denying medical support for wounded civilians is appalling, and quite franky, inhumane. These stories need to be reported. What does it say about us as a people that we stand by silent and ignorant, doing nothing to assist those who need assistance. These stories need to be reported. We can not make good decisions without all of the facts on any situation.

it is a shame to put thousands of lives in danger,it is like you are killing innocent people who were lucky enough to escape from death during the war!!!!
american congress should know about this issue especially that the AUH is one of their affiliation in lebanon, they HAVE to protect it!!!

Oh Israel….How could you not see the destruction you are causing to an entire country… the innocent civilians, children, elderly & sick…Do you think there will be security after this operation…. ABC please bring this report in every possible way to the entire world before it is too late….

This story needs to be brought to the attention of the average American citizen. We need to know that while there are unintended consequence and victims in any war, there ARE things we can do to save people. Don’t we have a duty to do what we can? It begins with telling the truth about the impacts of this war!

Please air this story, people are dying, what’s happening is a shame. How can the world let this happen, shame on Israel, shame on America, shame …

Seems to only hurt the civilians. I am not sure what the intent of the Israeli blockade is. Hezbollah needs to go, but Israel may have created even more enemies by hurting civilians.

Seems to only hurt the civilians. I am not sure what the intent of the Israeli blockade is. Hezbollah needs to go, but Israel may have created even more enemies by hurting civilians.

Thank you for this very important report. I agree that this is a humanitarian emergency–politics aside! Please air this story and continue to report on the situation. Isn’t there something else we American citizens can do?

they need our help

This story, along with stories about what Red Cross volunteers are going through on a day to day basis would help the public understand the tremendous impact this war is having on the civilians. Beyond the dead, there is a humanitarian crisis created by the 1 million+ displaced and all those who are injured and may have no other support other than institutions such as the AUH. The public needs to see that by creating these blockades, we are creating an outcome exactly opposite to what the alleged intent from this war is: getting rid of Hezbollah. The above story shows that what is happening is actually reinforcing Hezbollah’s situation by making them a glorified savior. Unfortunately.

If the AUH (AUB Hospital) becomes inoperative then the US government has literatlly slapped itself in the face. AUB and AUH are one of the main reasons many Beirutis and Lebanese look kindly upon the US, despite everythig else they do – not to mention the human toll. AUB Alumni around the world are donating to AUH, and all could be lost if it’s forced to shut down because of the israeli embargo. This must go on air.

Please air the report.

please put this story on the air!!

Please air this story so that innocent lives can be spared .

Please put politics aside and help save innocent lives.

Please allow this to be aired.

I wonder if the US would have the same attitude if it was an Israeli hospital facing the same conditions???

ABC you have the power to make a difference here. Get this story broadcasted globally, get it onto the international wires and help prevent another tragedy from striking the Middle East.

For goodness sake, PLEASE BROADCAST THIS ON THE AIR. Americans, for better or worse, get more of their news in image by now than in print; the blocade is a dimension to the suffering that people need to be aware of in order to fully appreciate the present — and potential — scale of damage from this crazy escalating situation. Many thanks.

What is happening in Lebanon is outright war, with the same consequences as all wars–women & children & elderly are always the victims. The news needs to tell this story!

I’m just wondering: are the Lebanese people human beings or not? Are they as human as other people in the western countries?If they are, why the international community do not really care? where are the human rights activits and associations? what’s the role of the UN? Can someone clarify to me please? I’m very confused

ABC, please, make the information go as wide across the USA as possible, you have such a responsability in this situation, you must do something to stop this blocus that is against a whole country, not those supposedly targeted by Israel…

Readers across the world needs to see this article…and act.. the world cant continue to remain silent to such inhuman activities…Please save the innocent people of Lebanon

I am graduate of the AUB MC , I know that it needs all the support to help the injured people. Blocking the fuel will directly affect the life of hospitalized patients and the injured people coming everyday to the ER. If this continues then no doubt that israel is killing the the lebanese population, will, and freedom. This issue should be aired otherwise you will be a partner in the ongoing killing.

Please spread the word, hospitals should keep running, it is a humanitarian issue.

This hospital saved my life once. It is a shining example of American democracy’s benefits in the region. We cannot let it go down!!

the u.s. should allow the passage of medical aid into lebanon and assist a.u.h/a.u.b in this crisis. i can’t imagine what the sick are going through, especially those who need constant care, like a relative of mine who needs monthly blood transfusions and other complicated procedures because he suffers from thalassemia beta major, aka mediteranean anemia.

I hope ABC can air this story .. it would do good to give media support to humanitarian issues in lebanon ..

It’s crazy that no help is getting through! Spread the word! Its human lives that can be saved!

Please air this story. Its important information that the public knows this.
Thank you.

The need to support Lebanese Hospitals really is a burning issue.

This needs to be aired. The blockade needs to end now. Are they really going to let the hospital run out of power? I hope not. The sooner this is fixed, the sooner the doctors can focus on SAVING LIVES instead of this. The doctors did not ask to be put in this situation, but they are responding to it with without reservation. Please do not make it harder than it already is.

If The American University of Beirut Medical Center will be closed it won’t be just due to Israel blockade but because of the world’s neglect. We all will have our responsibility for that. This story should recieve the widest publicity. The media should stop searching for ‘hot topics’ and cover the stories that can influence real people’s lives.

What can be more obvious? Of course, this hospital needs to keep its doors open. Cutting off its source of energy would only FUEL the anger and frustration of even the most generous of citizens.

This story needs to be aired, people need to know about this! Maybe then Lebanon will get the support it needs to help those innocent lifes

I can’t believe this is not being reported in the US! We have the right to know what’s going on and are disgusted by some news agencies’ lack of fair and full coverage!
Whatever happened to the truth?!

there is an urgent need to support lebanon in any possible way, so plz if u can help do it

Please please please…there are children with cancer treated in these hospital facilities. Have they not suffered enough? Urging for an ABC report on this story and hopefully some aid to the hospital.

ABC don’t turn your back on us- we don’t deserve this!

I think that the issue surrounding the AUB Medical Center certainly deserves more attention. Moreover, the public certainly stands to benefit from learning more about how humanitarian assistance is delivered in the midst of conflicts. This is a scenario that unfortunately is the case in many parts of the world in addition to Lebanon, and I am curious about the ability of aid organizations to get resources to innocent civilians and not belligerant parties. Thank you.

Please run this story in as many formats as possible. This humanitarian issue goes beyond politics and is one that needs immediate attention.

Please air this story and help stop this madness. The sick in Lebanon should not have to pay with their lives because of politics!

this should not be happening. It is your DUTY to report this!!!!!

From a balanced and humane point of view, this story needs to be aired.

Please, we must make this information known to the public. This is an incredibly dire situation for the Lebanese people and it is absolutely crucial for the American public to hear about this terribly upsetting situation. We must get help to AUB as soon as possible. The world cannot stand by in silence.

This is the ugly side of war that most American citizens do not see on the news. The American University of Beirut provides the best education for so many Lebanese citizens and all Arabs living in the Middle East. It must survive and continue to promote an essential link between East and West.
Sue Jones

Innocent people do not deserve to suffer. If Israel’s true goal is to eliminate Hezbullah, then there should be no reason for them to block fuel imports. Help the Lebanese people. Please.

We need to help the people of Lebanon, especially the sick and innocent. Please make sure the rest of the world is aware of what the blocking of the resources will entailed. YOU can help by reporting the TRUTH.

For Jesus Christ’s sake… I don’t know if there’s anything we can do….
If anybody can help this, influence it, do anything, please God do so.

Please report this story, the world deserves to know and innocent people deserve to be saved.

This is an important story. Please air it.

Please air this article, so more may know of the impending humanitarian disaster occurring under our noses!

Why is it that the sick, weak and innocent always seem to suffer the most for government bureaucracy and interests? Aren’t ALL governments supposed to protect these people??

help……anyone help!!!

I cannot believe that this is still happening in 2006. At least I hope that ABC can air this story so people around the world will help if they can.

If the Lebanese people can not heal there sick,elderly and new born because of the Israeli bolckade, then who will? If America is fighting for freedom, democracy and human rights, then shouldnt America remove the blocakde that Israel imposed on Lebanon? How many innocent deaths must we have before this great nation (USA) finally relizes that too many innocent people have died?

This is a very important issue pertaining to the civilians caught in the middle of the fighting. Please do all you can to get the word out about this story. It needs more coverage.

This is tragic, something needs to be done. Report this story, what else needs to happen for people to do something.

the world should know what ‘collective punishment’ means. unfortunately non-combatants (on both sides) are always the ones to suffer while politicans ‘negoitate’. it’s frustrating !!

what if you were them? ‘them’ who suddenly realize they have no more control on their own lives, on their beloved ones, on their home? Give them the energy they need to live, they will be grateful to you. It is time to try it, it is the best reward.

This tragedy has gone on for too long, Lebanon is being intentionally and deliberately destroyed and innocent people killed and the world has closed their eyes and ears. Yes, there is a lot of talk but no one is doing anyting to stop the genoside. PLEASE HELP

I don’t believe in these relief efforts anymore… the world has gone heartless… You absolutely need to change that!!!

STOP THE MADNESS!

What is going on? stop terrorising children and sick people. to deprive a hospital from electricity is the most vicious and cruel thing anybody can think of.. please wake up and act, think how you would feel if you or someone in your family was in thst hospital, that is turning into a nightmare..

I think this story ought to be highlighted in the media!

This story should be aired NOW! The world needs to know about the looming humanitarian crisis which even the best doctors and hospital in Lebanon will not be able to stop.
How many times does the western world have to “learn” the same lessons again and again: Bosnia, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan… All mourn with crocodile tears after attrocities are perpetrated, but do little to stop them when they can. Act NOW! Your HUMANITY is calling you! Whichever nationality you are from!

It will be a big disaster if the Lebanese hospitals do not get fuel soon. We need help from all the world.

This story and all other stories about the suffering of the Lebanese people should get much more media coverage. The world needs to see how irrational and inhumane it is to put the Lebanese people as a whole through immensely rough times, not to mention the random bomdings of civilian locations.

Yes, please air this! The world needs to see a first hand account of the tragedies unfolding in Lebanon.

Thank you for writing this. Please air.

Why isn’t this on the news???
People need to hear about this issue, and about all of the innocent people that will die because there is no fuel.

I cannot believe that politicians in the USA & UK, who are supposed to be human beings, would tolerate such an atrocious act of barbaric and deliberate obliteration of basic human needs & rights. People all over the world must rise against this injustice and put an end to Lebanon’s suffering at the hands of the Israeli army!

“Without the Medical Center, more refugees would likely get their healthcare from Hezbollah’s grassroots aid efforts.”
Good point – far from the usual simplistic views here in the west. Bombings could (or do) generate more Hezbollah partisans. If they don’t do it for humanitarian reasons, Israel should at least think of letting some supply through as a strategic move. One more miscalculation…
Where are the UN? They could make sure this oil goes to the right people and more generally stop the killing of innocents.
ABC and other, please talk about what really matters.
Good luck to all of you in the Middle East… Arabs and Israelis.
Mad leaders, manipulative religions… it’s a sad world we’re living in.

This story should be on air and should be the first question asked by journalists to U.S politicians. What a shame!

Now! we need your help from the outsie world. these children cannot be left astray…they have suffered enough. i walk past this hospital at least one time every day.
salam

I think this issue should be sorted out immediatly because alot of people’s lives are depending on it and it will be inhumaine to ignore it!
Thanx

Crimes against humanity cannot be overlooked. This all must stop.

Thank you for helping the world with its Darwin theories.
Thank you for starting this great scientific movement in Lebanon.
All these civilians in hospitals are sucking away the energy and supplies from the rest of the city.
It is even better that there is no differentiation between children and the elderly; they should all have the same start on this race.
Survival of the fittest is correct and everyone who can’t handle it should die!
Thank you for racial and genetic cleansing.
Survival of the fittest is the law of the land.
The weak should be culled!
Thank you world for accepting this
When this is done we can get rid of the poor in India, the starving in Africa, the homeless in South America.
They should all die
Thank you
Survival of the fittest is the way it should be no matter what future potential we are destroying!
Die lazy poor underprivileged humans!
Long lives the upper class!
The only bad thing with all our “advancements” is that we can no longer feel the blood drip down our swords as we do it.

Great Article Lara. It brings to light that not only are civilians suffering and caught in the middle on the streets of Lebanon but in hospitals. Hospitals are supposed to be a place of tranquility where the sick get help, but now the sick will lay there – are laying there and waiting…. Waiting for a political solution to the humanitarian crisis!

air this now

Is it too much to hope that Israel, which is constantly telling the world what a “civilised” country it is, would abide by international law and not punish civilians and the sick?

This story should be on air and should be the first question asked by journalists to U.S politicians. What a shame!

PLEASE AIR THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE HOSPITAL CRISES HAPPEN, HUMAN LIFE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANYTHING ELSE. THANK YOU

This story needs to be told. Stripping away all political, ethnic, or religious differences, these are human lives on the line, and their medical needs must be met. Thank you.

This is ridiculous. I hope ABC uses its clout to spread the word about what is happening, especially with the hospitals–perhaps then something will actually get done to help.

enough is enough please think about humanity air this story as soon as possiple please.people already dying on the streets everywhere in lebanon let make sure not in hospitals too…………

This humanitarian story deserves to be aired on abc news. Human life is more important than anything else. If the superpowers of the world decided to participate in these crimes, the journalists as well as the media should keep their conscious. Thank you.

How can it get there ? Please wake up and find a solution !

Blocking fuel to hospitals, as well as, any other humanitarian aid in unconscionable. Please get this on the air as soon as possible. People need to see this and they need to react.

If the U.S. government had pushed for intervention from the start, the people of the American University hospital of Beirut as well as hundreds of thousands of other HUMAN LIVES, wouldn’t be in danger. The world’s only superpower can make a stand and save many lives.

Please air this.

Please run this story. Perhaps there is someone who will listen and who will take compassion on those who are caring for the sick in the hospital in American University of Beirut Medical Center. It is a small humanitarian action of good faith that could be made to spare the lives of possible innocent victims.

In the name of all children and injured in this world, don’t turn your back. Please air this story.
God bless the children.

This is a humanitarian plea, air it.

this is a critical issue!!! this report needs to air ASAP to have an effect on policies and lives in beirut!!!

HELP

ABC News: Please give a lot of attention to this article, and broadcast it on TV if possible. People lives and especially wounded and sick ones are in danger. Even in the greatest wars, institutions should be provided with the needed fuel, food and other resources to help needy people. The Lebanese people count on you ABC news, so that all the world here our voice.
Thank you.

…one certain continuous outcome of this ‘civilian’ blockade is the increasing rate at which the ‘Hezbollah’ fever is spreading. Soon enough, we will all replace words & pictures with guns & rockets…I wander if the international community is that short sighted??

This is really unethical and unacceptable, if AUH runs out of electricity, this will be a true disaster! Please HELP!

Is this the kind of freedom President Bush is talking about for the new MiddleEast? What a shame.

this is becoming an extreme necessity. something has to be done to prevent this humanitarian catastrophy.

Let there be light!
At the hospital and at the end of this dark tunnel.

Please air this information as soon as possible. My two sons were both born at AUB in the 60′s and 70′s and I would hate for it to close. Nancy Scudder

The media cannot spin this in any way thats why they chose not to air it. These people have lost touch with their humanity, plain and simple.

AUB Medical Center, where thousands of innocent people are treated to have a better and a longer life, is running out of fuel and it will be in complete darkness very soon. The hope of healing and surviving will wane very fast. Newborns, children, elderlies, boys and girls are all in need for your help. Please do something about it.

Words of anguish won’t help. Put the heat to your political connections until our foreign service people use their leverage where it counts.

The AUB medical center provides medical care to hundreds of patients. These innocent people don’t deserve to pay the price of war. They are all civilians and the majority of them are children or elders. Please help them survive.

The article should definitely by aired all over the world !

Enough Israel!! I doubt that Israel’s objective is to destroy Hezbollah. Even if Hezbollah had made a mistake by firing up the region when ordered by his masters in Iran, Israel is taking advantage and bombing all of Lebanese infrastructure and civilians.
***If Israel beleives that it is a legal country, i.e. has the right to exist, then it must abide with the miimum of human rights laws. They must allow these fuel tankers if they need to start proving to the world that they have the right to exist/cooexist***
Thanks.

please take this matter into consideration. Lebanese people are suffering .Imagine us living in fear and in darkness, especially the kids who should not bare this .we have human rights too…

This needs to be given top priority and asap before it is too late

It is really shocking how international law is not respected by Israel and even more shocking is the reaction of the “civilized world”.
Stop the killing now.

I want to say that God will not leave all those needy people no matter if this story was aired or not…. But airing it will help God a little so I hope you do it or one day He will ask you: “Why did you ignore being active?” and you will blush and put your head down… Then you shall be juged

Nobody ever wins a war ! Only the gruelling memories of the war remains. Political issue may be sorted out any time, but a LIFE LOST ONCE CANNOT BE RECOVERED. PLEASE HAVE SOME MERCY ON THE ILL & NEW BORNS

It is a shame to think that you need all these posts to air something that is related to saving human lives.
What would it take for the world to look in the direction of the middles east? More bodies turning up due to things we can do something about today to prevent this from happening?
Air it now and air it fast…

What we have lost so far is beyond belief and imagination. Before it gets even worse, please try to put an end to it.

It is really very urgent
Thanks in advance for the coverage.

we ask GOD always to help us,
and to help lebanon,

Help lebanese people, just to stay alive !!!

Children have nothing to do in politics. SAVE THEM

I still can not believe how the sick, not to mention the eldery, and those kids suffering from cancer could be left to die. Are we looking for another human crisis? It is a shame that in this century, people’s concerns can still be reduced to a tank of fuel and a bag of bread and one drop of water…

i can’t imagine some one over looking that issue,imagine it is your kid in that hospital what would u do . Playing and disrespecting someones attachment in life is against all religions in the world . i think those people are even worse than satan himself .

Please put this story on air.

Help us save the people of Lebanon. We are all Gods children.

This is the true story of a people being slaughtered under the sight of the so called civilized world…This message is to all the free poeple of US and Europe….Help these Humans……they are Humans please beleive me!!

we hear that american tv viewers are not receiving comprehensive coverage of damage wrought to civilians and medical services in lebanon by israeli attack. this reflects poorly on the reputation of us media. let’s have more balance! supposing this was happening to israelis, what an outcry there would be.

Whoever you are, wherever you are, you can help…
Please help the old, child, infant and poor that is injured to be able to get treatment.. Donate to help..
Lebanon need your help.
Thank you and God bless you

Most important to be aired ASAP (before it’s too late!!!)

It is a disgrace to have the global community looking into the shortage of the Lebanese people, and doing nothing yet. Lebanon is not at war with Israel, Hizboullah is! We need electricity, fuel, gazoline, medicines, blood, and alot of money to save us from this disastrous agony, a plan played by few people! it is a shame!

This tragedy must stop now! Pls make something to stop those crazy people who decided to destroy our country!!
thanks

Peace is this word for real….
help us to save lives.

Lots of people are counting on the AUBMC services and the fuel is essential for the basic activity especially in operating rooms. We need it urgently.

Pls stop this tragedy! It is not allowed anymore to let these crazy people decide to destroy our country. You have to stop them.

please AUBMC Is the greatest institution in Lebanon and it have a huge role in preserving lives and helping children’s especially in these hard days you, I have two kids were born at AUBMC and it have a special space in the heart of each Lebanese citizen, please keep it up and running as it is the only hope we have in our beloved country

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It’s to be hoped that if ABC air this story it might cause some pressure to be put on the Israeli government to let UN or Red Cross fuel aid get through.

we are also owners of a hospital Al-Janoub Hospital in Saida-South of lebanon- and we are facing the same problems and feel so bad with you. please try to help us as all the hospitals in beirut because we are really in need for help. thank you

This article needs to be read widely, we need more articles like this one…

please AUBMC Is the greatest institution in Lebanon and it have a huge role in preserving lives and helping children’s especially in these hard days you, I have two kids were born at AUBMC and it have a special space in the heart of each Lebanese citizen, please keep it up and running as it is the only hope we have in our beloved country

The Children of Lebanon are pleading to your good selves, to do your part in helping them, even if u do not agree with their Goverment policies, they are appealing to your kind hearts to help them show the American people and the world what is been done to them in the name of PEACE. They are been Killed every day, and those who are still alive, are left with no future, thanx to the American Bombs that are supplied to ISRAEL to help them get rid of Hizbolla.
Lets Give in for a min, Hizbolla was there aim, does that justify killing over 300 children? is it justified to demolish our infrastructure that we spent years and years building, to give our children a better future?
Please take a min and examine the situation, i would ask u to check the Arabic news channels, just to see the real distrubtion.
Please help our voice reach to the world, to help us stand up again on our feet, and build up our country once more.
PLEASE HELP…. WE TRUST IN YOU

Please air ASAP for the world to know…

Inform your people so they can make an assessment on the cuurent situation in Lebanon and decide for themselves.

I pray to God to soften the hearts of whoever has the power to STOP the war on Lebanon and ACT NOW to help in saving the lives of innocent people under siege. How can it be the whole civilized world is standing still after more than three weeks of bombarding civilians.
Let us pray!

lives are at stake. We have enough people dying in Lebanon! Help!

This story should be on the air and should be the first question asked by journalists and media to U.S president &politicians. Such a shame that this still happens nowdays!!! Enough is enough of barbaric acts of Israel!

Why wait for more people to suffer and die before you air the story. Thanks a million

All what’s happening is inadmissable, people can die and nobody is saying anything, this article should be aired as soon as possible to avoid the crisis!!! Thank you

why do we have to wait for crisis to happen before we do anything? you have a moral obligation to be be proactive and try to prevent such a disaster by at least letting the world know about it.

Sick people, mothers, kids have got nothing to do with war. AUB was & will always be there to supports them. So there is no reason why should not it have the necessary minimum!!!

The world needs to see how bad things have got in Lebanon. This article can help portray the disperation of the situation.

The American University of Beirut Medical Center is the largest hospital in Lebanon and it’s serving a wide range of the Lebanese community with excellence. The hospital is in shortage of fuel, an essential factor required for any hospital to perform.
I have always heard about the so-called American values and morals concerning human rights. If these values are really sincere, please help us deliver this request through your channel ASAP.

The cease fire should stop immediately and a we need the whole world support to save Lebanon from a catastrophe. It started with Qana and other slaughters and now it is touching the whole Lebanese existence.
Please provide all kinds of help to save our Lebanon!

Evil is the absence of empathy.
ABC, show your humanity..

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The American University of Beirut’s (AUB)Medical Center needs help securing fuel reserves in order to have electricity (life support systems depend on it).
Kindly write an article about it in case it can allow supplies to get through.
Thanks
Nicolas

The whole world needs to hear this…please, it has to go on air, its the only way we can save some lives!!! How can patients in a hospital die because of a cruel blockade?!!?! How dehumanizing is this? It is imperative that we do something!!!Thank you very much

Please help the sick and injured in Lebanon! Report on the AUB story!

It’s pure tragedy here in Lebanon.People are being killed.Others are without food, medication, water or electricity.ABC help our hospitals by supplying fuel in order to save a good place for the sick.

sure it should be on air

Innocent civilians and childrean are dieing . PLEASE MAKE TRY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR THEM BY GOING ON AIR WITH THIS STORY.
It is your job to save innocent babies.

Please make a news report on this. We are talking about an hospital here that helps millions of injuries and sick people. Try ur best too to help us.

Fuel! Foood! Non Food! and Peace! is needed

This is getting too sad and too serious. What are people waiting for?

THIS SHOULD BE AIRED!!!!!

Please, if freedom of speech is still alive, let the world know about this crisis and that it affects innocent people living in the midst of this disaster and chaos. If the world can come to the aid of people suffering from natural disasters, surely we can aid those who are suffering at the hands of other men! Isn’t this the true definition of humanity?

Please get the information that will allow people to distinguish between the concept of self-defense vs. all out “ho holds barred” war on the part of Israel with its US backing. We only are feeding the hands of Hezbollah with this policy, not weakening it.

Please show NOW

This is a humanitarian issue that must be taken seriously. Human lives are at stake and we are all to blame if nothing is done to save those lives. We have the power of media…LET’S USE IT! Please air this story as soon as possible!

I believe another unnammable carnage could be avoided here, would the right question be asked to the right people.
Please air this story, at all cost.
Regards,
dom

This is outrageous! How can the US watch what’s happening in Lebanon and still justify Israel’s actions? Now the American University Hospital, the biggest in the country, is about to lose its power and add to the Lebanese civilian targets of Israel hundreds of innocent sick, injured, and new-born Lebanese. Please put an end to this atrocity. Act now before this human catastrohpy gets any more intolerable -if that is even possible.

electricity is barely available in the American University of Beirut Medical Center so please post this story now or we will never watch ABC news again

i don’t think that such a story needs a global support to be broadcast on air,if you do care about lebanon as we hear,well lebanon children and injured people needs your help…..

What more should be said to ask for an helping action!? the story itself talks alone!!
Help in all the bossible ways!!
Help! Help! Help! before it’s too late!!

Its not an issue for a nationality, its a human cause and everybody is concerned. if blood doesnt have any meaning anymore, if their military victories is to win over bodies of kids and woman, at least let us save who is still breathing.

This is one of those stories that is simply not visible to those just catching up on the news once or twice a day. ABC, please give this story its rightful place so that more of the world can see some of the effects on the people of Lebanon. I am trying to keep the faith that people can push for a response even when governments remain unfeeling.

What can i say when Lebanon was concidered to be “The Hospital Of The Middle East” ? Our civilians deserve to live with honour as much as anyone else on this planet. So please help us at least help those wounded and sick. That’s the least we ask of u. Thank u.

If this has not been aired yet, you should air it ASAP. Americans need to see the human costs of this tragedy and some of the ways in which the US can help improve the situation.

Please help stop the war in Lebanon in any means you can; it is already hell there.

Please solve the Fuel crise especially for the hospitals.Sick people have enough worries about their health, let us minimize their fearness and worries.
Please help all the Hospital in lebanon……

We all feel the suffering when people are dieing from uncurable diseases such as Cancer and AIDS. We look at them during their last moments and we cannot do anything to help. It is God’s will.
Imagine the same is happening to new born who have no disease or to other patient with curable diseases that needs attention and time to cure along with the support of biomedical machines. We look at them at their last moment and we think this is the will of Israel.

such a situation in tel aviv, paris or new york, wouldn’t have been bared more than 48h

Help the Children and new born, stop the bloody war

Please air this story on prime time. The international community needs to have the opportunity to see and speak out against this insane travesty on the most vulnerable. Denying fuel to a hospital is not an act of self defense, it is a scar on the collective face of humanity.

This is a very critical issue and it should get much more attention than it is being given (if any) right now. PLEASE AIR IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!

please allow fuel to be in the country so that we can help our elderly and sick people

Pleas cover this story as soon and as extensively as possible. Do not let an institution as great as AUB down.
Help now!

Need to show the world the nightmare the Lebanese civilians are going through.

It is one thing to fight against terrorism, another to condemn the sick and the helpless. This must stop. Pressure must be made to allow fuel into the country! Enough is enough.

There is absolutely no rationale for crippling an institution whose sole aim of existence is to provide medical services to civilians, no matter how desperate “warlords” may be…It is emperative that such a center remain fully functional, especially in a time like this…the situation of the AUB Medical Center should be acknowledged globally in an attempt to support its functionality.

Report this NOW.
We cannot remain silent to such inhuman activities…

I personally suffered from a Breast Cancer last year and i travelled to the the AUH to perform the surgery and the post surgical treatment for almost 2 months ,i can’t imagine that the place which saved my life and of course other thousands’life deserve what is going on now,something must be done ,our donations and prayers aren’t enough.Regardless the war victims there are a lot of routine sick people, what will happen if the raditherapy machine will stop ??what will happen if the operation room is not performing any more to save the people from life threatening diseases?i wish if some israelis imagine that they r in that situation ,how will they react and feel ?!

we need everyone help !

plz help this country, there is a humanitary crises goin on, people sleeping in gardens or on the roads, no food, no electricity, and now no fuel. without it the whole country will be stopped and many lives will be in danger, plz help

this cannot go on! how can you even live knowing that you have caused the unnecessary death and suffering of so many? aren’t diseases and natural disasters already harvesting enough lives?! where is your sense of civilisation and evolution in this crisis?

This is purely humanitarian issue accordingly it deserve to be widespread

Unbelievable, but unfortunately very true. It is the American people’s right to know what is happening in this ugly conflict.This article illustrates one aspect of the tragedy.

Imagine your wife or mother are giving birth at this or your father or brother are in the OR.This is the case in Lebanese hospitals. No Fuel, no life support. This story should be made public.

This story should be aired NOW! People all over the world needs to know about the looming humanitarian crisis which even the best doctors and hospital in Lebanon will not be able to stop.

Please spread the news and let the rest of the World know – innocent civilian’s lives are at stake! Do your journalistic duty and report the truth please!

AUB medical center is very important for saving lives .please everyone work on attaining fuel and the requirements as soon aS POSSIBLE

This should be publicized worldwide. Regardless of anything else, there is a humanitarian crisis about to happen in Lebanon and everything should be done to prevent it.

Please do give this story more coverage, especially on the air

Save Lebanon

On air ASAP please!! Pleople need to know what is going on!

Please give this story the on-air attention it deserves.

This is unbelievable, civilians are dying, specially kids and elderly, for what? What’s their crime? Please report everything, the truth needs to be told.

Dear ABC,
I am in total depression listening to the horror stories about to come true due to Israeli destruction to electrical plants causing many injured innocent civilians to be without fresh, clean water, food and electricity.
This is not about terror anymore, this is all about inhumane behavior. It is totally unacceptable for humans lives to be put in this position. Please help those oil tankers to get through the Israeli blockades so that these poor people can get the help that they need as soon as possible.

All we ask is a normal life,
STOP WAR, STOP KILLING INNOCENT LIVES,
WE ARE HUMAN NOT ANIMALS

The issue of human lives, destruction of town and infrastructure combined with shortage of food fuel and basic necessities is also complicated by the environmental disaster causeg by the Israel’s war on Lebanon. This aggression must stop.

This should be seen by everyone; since it is supposed to be a war against Hezbollah not the helpless and sick not to mention civilian casualties. Electricity is the source of life to them, hope they would be given this chance.

we are talking about lives here,We need ur help urgently . is there no more humanity on earth? hundreds are dying every day in Lebanon and there’s more than one million homeless and no one has put an end yet but soon it’ll be worst have some dignity help us we are humans to, don’t u think?

This is awful; it is a tragedy that is happening right now, and that is preventable if the political will exists to stop the violence and provide the Lebanese with the material resources that they so desperately need.

Definitely yes.

PLease help to stop the violence

The people have a right to know. That is the essence of media. Public opinion does make a difference.

ABC News great post for bringing this to peoples attention. Please push this story onwards to bring it into the public eye.

There are 2 types of murders: direct and indirect. Everyone who can do anything for these people and does not is only commitiing an indirect murder.

It is essential that fuel is provided to enable innocent victims of the war on Lebanon to receive treatment,
Dr Quinton Deeley MBBS MRCPsych

This is an example of one of the hospitals in lebanon !!! it’s American yeah it needs to think about because it’s from the most important hospitals in lebanon .. but you should also think about other hospitals because they carry the same responsabilities and maybe more especialy the hospitals at south that is already being empty from fuel….
if they din’t feel that they should pass the fuel to lebanon let them pass it to the israelian Tanks in order to destroy more hospitals and kills more civilians and children … I think the logic of democracy and justice is being killed …

It has been three days since this newsworthy article was posted. Where is the update? Why hasn’t this been televised? Where is the U.S. humanitarian aide? We should all be sympathetic to the needs of all people or is this just because we can’t take over the country and take their oil?

Please air this story immediately, being silent is like sharing this criminal act, please AIR this or you will be part of killing these innocent people. GOD bless you Lara

Please bring this humanitarian crisis to the world’s attention. I am sure everybody would want to help (just like they have in worldwide natural disasters) and stop this disaster from happening.

CHILDREN
CANCER
ELDERLY
SICK
WATER
FOOD
ELECTRECITY
MEDICAL MACHINES
LIFE
FAMILY
FRIENDS
COUNTRY
CHILDHOOD
PLEASE DO SOMETHING
PLEASE MAKE THEM STOP
IT IS AGONIZING TO WATCH THIS GO ON ENDLESSLY

WE NEED THIS TO REACH EVERYONE OUT THERE!!! THIS IS A HOSPITAL WE’RE TALKING ABOUT…WE NEED TO HELP SAVE THOSE LIVES!!!

Please run the story. Especially in America we need as many human faces of war as possible. Otherwise it becomes an abstract and too easily accepted and supported. We don’t always remember that these are real people, real hospitals, real families and real blood.

Do air this news. What is happening in Lebanon has to be known in the whole world!!

I totally agree.

Every person must help as much as they can. People must not look at the race or religion others belong to but only look at them as a brother or sister in humanity.God says be good and help others in all his holy books. So, please don’t let this happen to our fellow brothers and sisters in Lebanon.

This should be aired on TV ASAP
St Jude’s Children Hospital is the only Hospital in Lebanon treating newborns, and children with life threatening condition, cancer. ChemotherApy and radiotherapy are among the treatments that are offered at the American University of Beirut Medical Center.
Lebanon as a country and Hospitals within Lebanon are in desperate need of our help and attention to the current situation.
This is ethically unnaccpetable! There should be a supply of oil as well as medical supplies, water and food

To air or not to air… w air!!!
Is ABC waiting for hundreds of thousands of civilians to die before deciding to take action?
Is 900 dead civilians in 3 weeks not serious enough to be covered?
No. Don’t air it yet – it will be a foolish act…

This should be aired on TV ASAP
St Jude’s Children Hospital is the only Hospital in Lebanon treating newborns, and children with life threatening condition, cancer. ChemotherApy and radiotherapy are among the treatments that are offered at the American University of Beirut Medical Center.
Lebanon as a country and Hospitals within Lebanon are in desperate need of our help and attention to the current situation.
This is ethically unnaccpetable! There should be a supply of oil as well as medical supplies, water and food made to the Hospital.
I urge you to give this the widest possible coverage.
May God be with you all

Things are going worst in Lebanon and this is one of the main issues that the whole world should be aware of.May God helps them to figure out how’s the real terrorist in this planet!

please Help these people to get medical support, there is so many inocent people

STOP THE WAR NOW YOU SICK MINDS!!
and let the people live in peace.
An angry Lebanese.

How can we continue to allow this to happen? We need to inform as many people about this situation as possible!

I would like to see some OBJECTIVITY in the media coverage of this crisis. Please take a close look at who the real VICTIM is: the Lebanese people as a WHOLE especially the vulnerable…

What is happening in Lebanon is already a humanitarian crisis. The shortage of fuel in the hospitals will be a pure human catasrophl…. This story has to be told because civilians should not pay the price….

In all the messages above the “Humanitairian Issues” and “permission to bring in fuel” are the issues raised. This is of immediate need and support should be given by the entire world. The Lebanese People should stand up and convict Hezbollah to give up their arms and become a normal political party.

If ever there were a story that deserves media attention, this is it.

As usual the greatest casualties of this war are women, children and now the sick and injured, the most defenseless of all.
ALhtough I understand Israel’s right to defend itself, it does not have the right to cut off humanitarian aid to the innocent.
Please report on this aspect of the story to bring a balnced view of the situation to the American people.
Thank you

It’s stories like these that need full coverage. Humanitarian efforts need to step out and help the Lebanese. Please try to get this story out to the public. The more we send out this information, the more we can help being so far away from the tragic situation.

i think that you should air this issue so that people will know what we’re suffering from because of unconscience people, i really that airing this issue will help people in lebanon firstly by helping their hospitals
thanks anyway

Just for one minute in this whole tragic and unjust ordeal, let SOMEONE do something right, please address this concern. I used to work as a volunteer at St. Jude’s hopsital and the kids deserve all the attention, care and medicine in the world. Please, lets make sure it is afforded them

For visiting my friend Soraya and her big family last November in beirut… i just understand now the meaning of her words: ‘We live here with a permanent’Damocles sword’over our heads’. I did not belive that war could ever again start there, in a time of positive reconstruction. It is so sad. Thanks for helping this hospital to survive by transmitting the terrible subject.

How do we get this to air on national ABC newscasts? This is a grave situation, and all hospitals should be kept running at a time like this. This particluar one, with its deep ties to the United States, is even more likely to generate attention in the US if only this crisis were made known to the general public.

When will we ever reach the point where enough is enough? I do not support war. Never have. Never will. And if the Israelis were ever cut off like that, and left to let their people die in the hospitals because of lack or resources, I would be just as outraged!

Well like many people I think that wars are useless and as everyone can see only innocent people are dying. I don’t think that we only need a safe passage for oil tankers, we need this to end. Enough death…from both sides…this is not the way to solve problems…war only creates more problems…haven’t we suffered enough already?

The vicious attacks on Lebanon must stop immediately. I request you to run the story in order to help the hospital continue providing help and care for their patients.

media coverage is the only possibility
to force politicians to change their policy.
zoltán jókay

It is very important in a time like this to bring awareness to the suffering going on. It would be completely inhumane if the AUB hospital shuts down. This is a story that needs to be told and it is also a cry for help that needs to be heard. Please make sure the world knows so the innocent won’t have t get killed or suffer anymore.

This article was written on the 31st. This means there are 4 more days of fuel left. If the power goes off there, it will be a disaster. ABC news can help bring attention to this matter in the hope of resolving it.

In war, truth is the first casualty.
Aeschylus
Greek tragic dramatist (525 BC – 456 BC)
Once again…
We must do everything we can in our own way to promote peace in the Middle East and everywhere else. Let the voices be heard.

This is a war among military people, civilians must not be inflicted in any way and if they are which is always unavoidable in lost wars, we should be able to cater for them. So no blockade of any sort must be done in order to provide them the necessary and much need help!

If this story was in Israel or US, How would the World media react?

crule and rough, poor people, kids women elders are paying without a crime commited by them, all we can do is supporting them even with this little msg, with a pig hope to make a difference for them.
by keeping hope, you keep life.

Again, listen carefully – When the timing is just right, this may get more air time, not until then.
Why? Think about it. It will not make the media any money… This is the one thing that they focus on. Not truth, justice or anything else. Money is their creed, their oath (just like Enron…).
Never mind about the UN, they are just a front organization – determined to let the people of the world die in various ways.

AUB Medical Center needs help
The fuel in Lebanon is running out and American University of Beirut Medical
Center has only enough reserves to last a week. Seeing that electricity is
barely available, soon the elderly, new-born, injured and sick – including the
St Judes Cancer Children Center – will be in total darkness because of the
Israeli blockade on Lebanon.
No electricity means no more life support, no more medical machines,
no more ER, no more hospital communication and no more health system in Lebanon’s biggest
hospital.
I hope that you will air this story on tv so that hopefully allow for fuel to be brought into Lebanon solely for the hospitals.
they need help!

All this fighting is unnecessary. We are all brothers and sisters, regardless of race and religion. God gave us the intelligence to make decisions to enable us to live peacefully together, to cultivate tolerance for each other, and to respect our neighbors and their unique cultures. The AUMC is in need of the fuel, and Israel should accomodate safe passage! It is only humane.

Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strenght lies..

people in Lebanon are suffering enough from constant bombings, there’s no need that injured people and regular patients, namely kids & those who require constant tests & check up, suffer more…the patients’ fate is in your hand, so please help them!

What a horrifying situation. Nothing, nothing at all can justify cutting off the power supply to a hospital. The world needs to know what is happening and be outraged!!!!

Dear ABC,
From the bottom of my heart, I beg of you to help the innocent lebanese civilians.. I was a part of this madness as well, but luckily I got out safe. I’ve seen what’s going on down there. And all I can say is that no one deserves to live such an existence..
This is a political war, and it’s all the civilians who are paying the price. Is that fair?
My thoughts go to all the lebanese people, – may God be with you.

i dont think that the way justifies the means when killing yound and old sick people represents the means!

Not allowing fuel to enter Lebanon for hospitals and other humanitarian institutions is a “war crime” in the biggest sense of the word!! WAKE UP WORLD!!

Please get fuel to Lebanon, the sick need it. No more machines, no more lights in hospitals, etc..

abc staff had done great things over the years in all aspects of news and journalism. This should be no exception. Please use your cameras to broadcast the message for the need of food and fuel to AUB hospital in Beirut.

The story needs to be told, don’t let more people die.

Please get fuel to Lebanon, the hospitals need it.

By impeding a passage of fuel geared to provide aid, as in this case, it is ensured that there will be an echo of pain felt through generations which will end in grave consequences. The media should be covering such a significant story and bring it to the eyes of the world.

“The fuel in Lebanon is running out…No electricity means no more life support…”
We need HELP to keep AUB’s hospital running and assisting people. Please.

Not only is AUB medical center serving the most humanitarian of purposes and must be preserved, but, as well, AUB is a symbol of the positive influence of America in Lebanon. AUB should not be dimmed.

While much is being reported on the military actions on both sides and the politics that surround it, little is being said about the humanitarian crisis that is affecting the Lebanese civilians. The blockade on humanitarian aid to these innocent civilians is unjust and deserves media attention. Please help them!!!

Please Help!!!!!!

Dear ABC,
The whole world is playing blind, deaf & biased (including the UN) against our beautiful country & its friendly & hospitable people. Help Lebanon, our free democratic, outspoken country, be courageous be outspoken & be different.
Thanks to free honest press
Nada H.S.

Officials at AUB & AUH have already appealed to the State Dept who said, “not our problem” & refered them to the Dept of Defense who said that fuel for the hospital does not qualify as “essential humanitarian aid”. If keeping a hospital running is not humanitarian, then what is???

Please air this story on PRIME Time! – thanks

This story should be aired ASAP.

The media must make the American government, and all nations who seek peace and a swift end to the hostilities in Lebanon and Israel, aware of the desperate situation of the American University of Beirut’s Medical Center, and St. Jude’s Children’s Cancer Center. Fuel is desperately need there at once to prevent the end of medical care for the elderly, new-born, the injured, and the sick. St. Jude is traditionally the patron saint of desperate situations and hospitals. Please, encourage the world community to immediately intervene for these, the most helpless of Abraham’s people.

It seems to me
allowing/over-lookng and justifying
civilian casualties and ancillary targets in Lebanon because they are living in next to a “known Hezbollah”
operators/apartments/offices
is congruous to
saying it would be allright to blow up buildings all over Manhattan because illegal drug labs, drug dealers, drug distribution planners, and mafiosi live peppered thoughout…”and everyone has known this for years”
e.g.
~’ if the borough of Manhattan/America won’t get rid of these known badies in their midst than they have elected to side with them and are fair game to be blown up.’
Perhaps this is the result of buying into Bush’s sophmoric rhetoric: “If you’re not with us than you’re against us”.
It’s too bad he is ignorant of regional history. Blowing up the oldest democracy and capitalist business center in the region countermands his stated goal of trying to establish democracy in the Middle East!!

in a matter of days, lebanon will be totally isolate from the world… due to shortage in fuel.. even lack of fuel.. and the AUB Medical center and other hospitals as well are already running out of fuel.. so this means more catastrophes on the way.. a solution has to be found

i hope that it will take all these comments into consideration to take the side of the civilians which are completely defenseless, and to show what is truelly happening, because Lebanon cannot take it anymore!!!! we are all human beings and we all have a conscinece (at least i hope we diddn’t lose it yet) we must speak the truth and take the defese of the poor and those who are suffering in a way that we (people who live in countries where there is no war…at least for now) cannot even imagine, SOLIDARITY MUST PREVAIL whether we are christians, muslims , jewish, buddhist or atheist

Enough is enough, this crisis shouldn’t involve people who are too sick to fight for themselves

I would like more info on this story and mostly how we can help. As a loyal viewer of the ABC news I would be interested in this story as a feature prime time news item.

Thanks for posting this story — more people need to understand the horrific suffering undergone by thousands of innocent Lebanese in this conflict. Blockades of relief supplies and emergency fuel MUST BE LIFTED as they punish civilians, not perpetrators, and therefore breed more resentment and hatred.

Forget about allegiances, about the politics and the agendas. This is a humanitarian issue, nothing political about it. AUBMC serves without any regard to race, religion, political belonging or gender… it is a landmark of Lebanese excellence and has survived 15 years of war providing the best health care possible in the worse times imaginable, to standby and watch it be compelled to go out of business is apalling. Giving this the air time it deserves is the only kind of respectable journalism.

WE NEED HELP!
HOW EVIL CAN U BE TO IGNORE US!
AUH cannot last any longer.. SPREAD THE WORD!

May all mothers rise above this hell and say, “Enough!”
May ABC rise above its politics and say, “LOOK EVERYONE! Help is needed NOW.”

dear ABC :
we want to ask u for help to let fuel arrive to Lebanon.
Childrens,women, old people are dying and no one has no mercy and we are dealing with a no heart snake that is beating innocent people instead of dealing with meletaries !!
I hope you have eyes and u can see the blood wasted and that u can’t tolerate more people dying so if u want to help start by doing something useful to lebanon such as letting the chance to fuel that is running out of lebanon, arrive !!

IT IS SO SAD THAT THESE HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN IN ST.JUDE’S THAT ARE DYING OF CANCER HAVE TO SUFFER MORE THAN THEY ALREADY ARE BECAUSE ISRAEL WON’T LET FUEL BE SENT IN… THIS WHOLE SITUATION IS HEARTBREAKING!

ARE WE JUST SOME STATISTICS TO YOU?

what if it where your mother, father, sister, brother or son in that hospital, would the story be important enough to run!!!!

Enough! Put this on the air. The public needs to know what is happening and that it’s getting worse in Lebanon.

I add my voice to the many who request that this story be broadcast by ABC television.
No one should ignore this or other humanitarian trajedies. Failure to identify this suffering and to raise worls awareness of it is complicity in the horror.
“All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.” Edmund Burke.

PLEASE put this story on the air. How can we call ourselves human beings and not allow hospitals to run?

Saving human lives is everyones priority and these patiets should be given the right to be treated. Israel should allow the means for energy to pass through our borders enabling the hospital to function. This has nothing to do with arming hezbollah! Please run this story and show the ignorant public what is really going on!!

Well let people die! I guess that is Washington’s policy

Please do air this story. I think that many Americans have no idea of the magnitude of the humanitarian crisis being experienced in Lebanon.

Please air this story. This madness must stop.

This is cruel madness. If the world powers don’t act to stop this, I don’t know how they can live with themselves. God bless the wretched of the Earth.

ABC has a responsibility to begin reversing the tide of poor, one-sided American journalism by reporting more succinctly on the tragedy of the horror of avoidable everyday suffering and death.

please run the story – people need to have their eyes opened!

Please have some COMPASSION and do what we all know is right.

I’d like to learn more about this gravely important issue.

It is urgent to do something about this tragedy. Please put this story on air, it is important to rise awareness among the population.

what is wrong with the world? Lebanon is under siege, hundreds of ppl are dying and no one cares to listen.more innocent children and women are gonna die in the case of power blackouts in the American University Hospital and in other Hospitals..is this some plan to wipe out our country? attacking civilian villages, displacing the whole of south lebanon, and then cutting out the fuel? are people expected to walk from south Lebanon up north? are the injured by the israeili attacks supposed to die in hospitals because israel won’t allow fuel ships to come in? someone plz give me a reasonable explanation to that? how is that a war on terrorism or a war on hizbullah?

The only comment I have is that I hope for PEACE sooner than later.

I can not believe that in 2006 we still have such kind of situations where people are not allowed to get the Humanitarian helps. Do they think that they are fighting the terrorism. I think they are the only terrorists in this world.

Why WOULDN’T you air the story?

We call upon all the free people of the world, all the people who believe in the freedom of speech, existance and expression to immediately act to stop the suffering of the innocent Lebanese civilians.
Think for a second: What if you or your family had to live in such hard conditions?

Please air this story now – it will save lives

This is important and must be reported, and widely. Please world, pay attention!

We must all speak out about this terrible situation. Please tell the world what is truely happening in Lebannon. We need this story to be aired before it is too late.

Please air this story on television. Politics aside, fuel and any other resources must be allowed to reach the American University Hospital.
I am an alumnus of the American University and it is the most progressive, sophisticated educational and medical institution in the Middle East. It should not be barred from caring for the ill and injured. We’re counting on you ABC.

The war on Lebanon isn’t affecting Hizbolla’s infrastructure; the only thing that it is affecting is Lebanon’s infrastructure, specifically: Bridges, airports, electricity, fuel, water, and medical and humanitarian aid is not reaching areas that are desperately in need. This story should be posted courtesy of basic human decency.
Riwa

Please air this story on television. Politics aside, fuel and any other resources must be allowed to reach the American University Hospital.
I am an alumnus of the American University and it is the most progressive, sophisticated educational and medical institution in the Middle East. It should not be barred from caring for the ill and injured. We’re counting on you ABC.

I lived on the AUB campus in the early ’70s. My father was the campus and therefore the Hospital Chaplain. I implore ABC to broadcast this news. We have also been told from friends that Israel has hit many industries including a paper factory, bottled water factory, building supplies, medicinal supplies, among others. This random, senseless destruction has to end.

this story needs to be told. the blockade is exercising collective punishment on innocent lives. It must be told

Please help bring attention to the sick and elderly suffering in Beirut. Through no fault of there own, they are living in a nightmare. At the very least, pressure Israel to bring supplies to the hospital.

Please air this story on television
all the Lebanese are suffering.
AUH is the most prestigious hospital in the region this collective punishement should stop.

The world cannot turn its back on Lebanon. The humanitarian disaster that is only growing daily is dire and it is everyone’s responsibility to help in anyway they can.

With everything that is going on this conflict, stories like these are not being heard. This is a perfect example of how Israel’s war with Hizbollah is actually hurting the Lebanese. I do not understand why Israel has imposed a blockade on Lebanon which only hurts the Lebanese economy. This story should be aired so as to make it clear to Israel that their tactics are hitting the wrong target.

The media has the power to affect change. Silence is complicity. Humanity is waiting for you ABC.

Thank you for reporting on this issue. The American public needs to know about this.

Please give this story the attention it deserves in order to pave the way for humanitarian shipments of fuel and medical supplies to reach the American University Medical Centre as well as other hosptials in the region. Help stop the collective punishment of the Lebanese people.

What if captured Israeli solders need medical attention at the American University in Beirut. Wouldn’t it be a shame if they could not be cared for because of the Israeli oil blockade?

ENOUGH now, how many more children should suffer? How many more should loose their innocence under the ruble of their homes? How many life should be lost for the story to become news worthy?

This is a humanitarian issue that the world really should be made aware of, the better to assess the human cost and potential tragedy of deferring a ceasefire.

Please,all the world must know what´s hapenning in Lebanon and we need help!!!!We need peace and help,why others countries don`t help us?
Adriana

It’s something that should be expected because a hospital is the first place to be traumatized. We shouldn’t even be surprized to hear that Israel army broke into a hospital and took out some hostages. obviously the media is blocking out most of what’s going on, We are tired of only talking and making decisions that are not coming true. This human disaster should come to a descent end soon, because children are the one’s who is paying the price over there.. people who can’t help with contributions could at least pray for their sake.

as a news organization in the United States, you have a moral responsibility to report this story.

front page, front page, front page!!!!
don’t let the people on life support die.

I think this issue is very important and requires alot af attention. The past few weeks have incurred serious danger on Lebanese civilians and they should not have to suffer more than they already have…most losing homes and loved ones. This is a humanitarian issue and the lives of innocent people are in jeopardy. I hope that the crisis currently preventing the hospital from recieving its necessities to operate do not take the lives of these innocent, and already tainted people.
Please let the world bring love, peace, and relief to Lebanon!

This story should be told!!! Innocent lives are involved!!!

Please post this story and show the world that democracy and freedom of speech really do exist in America. What is happening in Lebanon is unmoral, unbelievable, and incomprehensible. Somebody needs to do something to let the world see what is actually happening without censorship! Please, in the name of humanity, air this story.

I think this should be the most notorious crime being perpertrated against the Lebanese civilians in modern history. The democratic world, as it calls itself, should feel ashamed for not doing much to end all of this. Please wake up and stand up to the values of human rights that you preach for.Help Lebanon

This story is reminiscent of U.S. sanctions against iraq. Will Israel now be directly responsible for creating another humanitarian crisis? For the sake of innocent patients, I hope ABC gives this story play.

To all the world…We want peace…we want to live!!!!

This war is an example of how people in power are able to destroy the lives of those in less favorable positions. However exerting power in this way is just an indication of weakness.
Alas for the thousands of people who will die during this time.

The latest news this morning continues to still scarier. Israel has bombed more bridges and electricity centers. What little electricity there was has diminished further, making the fuel situation for hospitals even more dramatic. The irony of the US policies: the pro-life movement in the US seems unaffected by this situation. Israel must be made to stop these massacres now.

We are in the 21rst century.Does the world still have to wait,talk and negotiate while witnessing suffering and humanitarian disasters.This is a call for help from an American Hospital in Beirut.Doesn’t anybody have a heart anymore?

stop the crimes; children have had it!

A fair war includes letting urgently needed supllies go in like fuel, food, fuel oil, medication… This shouldn’t be forgotten

Thank you for spreading this story

Amazing article! You should post more articles discussin the humanitarian crisis in lebanon instead of focusin on the politics.
This war has caused so many devastations and m not talkin about the material ones, but the humanitarian ones.
If AUB’s medical center is out of order, there would definetly be no more hope for Lebanon.
Please let everyone get aware of what lebanese people are goin through!
Give hope to the refugees, give hope to the kids, give hope to the st jude’s cancer center patients…
Dont let AUH go black …

everyone wake up, if you can do something, it is time.

Are these the principles of war??? attacking hospitals and putting them under siege .this is a message to all humanitarian societies.if nobody cares about lebanese people i should drag their attention that there are many foreigners and arabs in the AUBMC. please act fast at least for the fuel supply

Be faire in presenting the lebanese crises, these people deserve to live, not to kill.
ABC… It’s your job to wake the world up!!! Please take your resposibility before more innocents are lost.
Powercut means more killing as bad as bombings of civilians and the evacuating hundreds of thousands of Lebanese.Please do whatever it takes to stop further masacres.

Please let’s talk about this terrible
tragedy..unfortunately in this world nothing exist if you don’t watch it on TV..stop this massacre!
Mino -Italy

In light of all the injustice of this nasty war, let there be some light and justice. It is essential to help those sick children and elderly civilians gain back a chance to live. Let there be fuel…and do it fast!!

We shouldn’t be debating about whether this story should be aired or not, just like we shouldn’t have had to debate whether a ceasefire was needed or not, earlier on in this conflict. Please air this story in the hopes that a ceasefire will be followed through, and a viable solution to this maddness will come about.

ENOUGH — no matter who thinks what is right or wrong or who did what to whom —– this cant be right
Please — enough

We live in a world where we take two things for granted: energy and health care. These people will soon have neither. Together we can readdress the balance of power before hundreds of lives are needlessly lost. Time is short, our western resources aren’t.

For the sake of the innocent people .. Stop these barbarian acts .. Fuel is needed desperately .. Cease in fire as well ..
Let our voice be heard to all americans, countries, …
We need support ..
MOna

Pressure must be brought upon Israel to respect international law and refrain from hitting hospitals as well as civilian infrastructures. To block fuel supplies to a hospital is surely a war crime, for which I hope Isrtael will be held accountable eventually.

I have worked for decades as a hospital doctor, much of the time in small remote hospitals. It is terrible to be there when power and/or medical supplies are unavailable. May all people who can do anything to help Lebanon’s medical services please do so.

It saddens me that the he journalistic Hipporatheric oath on neutrality is so often overlooked in reporting on the Middle East. Time and time again we hear coverage humanizing one side, while the other is shere statistics. The casualties in this conflict all have the right to get their stories told.
ABC, please air this story so that the children & elderly in the hospitals can be given a chance to survive. They’ve suffered enough

Please ,air this story urgently

It is every human’s right to live a healthy normal life.

This sick war, run by a sick governement that was voted in by sick right wingers will take years to heal; This will increase hatred in this area for generations to come. More children will die, so far 300 child died in direct bombing! More to die by lack of power. Sick!

we only need peace all this should end now wath are all free people waiting for to help us stop all this criminal nonsense

stop this injustice! and help those innocent people!

AUB and later its Hospital are what made West Beirut the tolerant and non secular place it is and where understanding between communities radiated all over the country. Help is of paramount importance to AUB’s Hospital to enable it resume the noblest of services to ALL mankind.

Please, please air this story. Listen to these poignant pleas. Didn’t we see the tragic effects of the sanctions in Iraq, etc.? If more people know about this, perhaps more will voice their concerns to our leaders, who might then find the courage to take a stand against blockades that will surely lead to a humanitarian crisis.

This is a humanitarian issue that all the world should know about….
Air it asap please
thanks

Situation is getting worse everyday. Israel is punishing civilians for its military failure. Now, those lebanese who consider the US their close ally and friend are questioning everything. It is not surprising to see the israeli actions, but it is very surprising (not really) and interesting to watch the great friendship that US administration holds for Lebanese people and Government.

This should be on the air… it is important that people see it…

Please air this story and help these people… After all we are all God’s people and it is not up to any one country or persons to decide who lives or dies..HELP THEM NOW!!!!

SICK WOMEN AND CHILDREN NEED HELP AND IF THEY NEED FUEL FOR THE HOSPITAL TO OPERATE FUNCTIONALLY THEN PLEASE PROVIDE FOR THE BASIC NEED — EVERYONE IN THE WORLD HAS THIS RIGHT !!!!!

To all israelis, is hizbullah doing so much harm so that children who came 4 cancer relief die from electricity power failure?? is this the situation in kiryat shemona 4 exemple?

Please remember that this is a humanitarian issue, and that the hospital is American and that at a time when America’s image in the Middle East is a real mess, it would help to remind people that America is not only the Bush Administration, but sensitive human beings who want to rescue civilian victims of a terrible war.

This is an unacceptable situaion. If the hospital goes, civilians will have virtually no haven to retreat to, and death tolls will skyrocket. Please spread this story far and wide, so that something can be done to help.

Please we really need help! lebanon used to be east switzwerland & now we are distroyed.PLEASE people wake up do something for us STOP WAR ENOUGH BLOOD.

Have mercy on the innocent civilians… How many dead before we say, now it’s worth it to take action?

enlighten your people’s ignorance to the lebanese people’s plight, without bias! That is your duty after all!

I believe the issue is so crucial that no lobbying is required for ABC or other networks to take up the issue. It is their professional duty…!!

This is so horrible! PLEASE give this story the coverage it deserves. Save the life of those innocent people before it is too late.

My uncle died in 1976 because of the blocade on Beirut in the civil war, I do not wish that this should happen to anyone especially in a situation were hospitals are needed ro rescue civilians

Put this story on air.

This is a humanitarian issue of the utmost importance. Please be courageous enough to give it the widespread coverage it urgently needs.
“Now this bell tolling softly for another, says to me, Thou must die.”
-John Donne, “Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions”

Something needs to do be done about this! The rest of the world needs to help where our governments are failing…You cant let this hospital be cut off…its need to be broadcast everywhere

This story needs more attention , it is very important to go on air !!!

Words fail me…The American University Hospital is the heart of medical services in Lebanon.. pls help in not letting its lights go out….coverage from your part would be for the sake of humanity!

This is awful. Is there any kind of stopgap (doesn’t look like blockades are going down anytime soon…) that could get them some more fuel for now?

Why isn’t this on TV yet???

As many people as possible need to know what’s happening on the ground. People need to be informed to lobby against this madness. Human lives are precious, we must do everything we can to protect human life.Every human life is special, please spread the word so that lives can be saved.

I pray that there is enough sense and heart in people to put this on the air and help these people. They are no different than you and me.

very sad story.
this side of the story needs to get out to. Please air the story.

It is crucial to bring this issue to light. The world and media need to do something to stop these atrocities on Lebanese people.

As usual the people suffering the most in this war are the people who just want to continue living in peace. The people who are never harmed and suffer the least are those idiots sitting in their shelters giving orders to continue bombing. This is a story that must be covered so people dont forget the impact war has on everyday lives.

This story deserves a wider audience — please put it on the air.

To make so many civilians suffer as a result of these two militant groups wanting to kill each other is truly tragic on many levels. We must do everything possible to stop it immediately.

PLEASE run this story. The voices of innocent Lebanese civilians needs to be heard. Denying proper health care to people who are already suffering through a war is simply adding insult to injury.

Thank you

It is truly disheartening to see a hospital deprived of fuel while the world stands by and watches. We can look back less than one year to realize that a goverment that would not help it’s own people in their own country is hardly going to come to the aid of the sick and helpless in Beirut.

The only way to make the killing stop is when world opinion demands it. This will be possible only with the widest possible television coverage of this – and other – outrages.

What a disaster!! shame on all those that pretend to possess a shred of humanity still running in their veins for allowing this tragedy to happen under their watch!!! I plead to ABC to air the story on prime time so that we won’t give up on all American media channels in covering the story from the “other” side!!

It is only fair to show the world ugly face of the warin Lebanon.

What is happening in Lebanon is unbeleivable. I still can’t beleive what we are going through. I feel like i’m in a nightmare. Please, please, i’m litteraly begging to make it STOP!!!!

A fair assessment of the justice of any military action requires an understanding of the costs. The costs to the Lebanese people, in terms of infrastructure and the capacity to provide for basic needs (including health care) has to be widely known to the public. Otherwise, the court of public opinion–which puts pressure on governments to act–may reach a mistaken verdict.

Where is the Red Cross? And not just them, but the whole institutional support system that goes in to clean up the militaristic messes that nationalistic governments seem to thrive upon? This is the triad, right? Manufacturers of weaponry, users of weaponry, and those who do their best to clean up the horrid results. LET PEOPLE KNOW! There is enough suffering already.

Israel and USA are fighting terrorism by killing hundreds of innocents people, wounding thousands and destroying a whole country infrastructure, hospitals and agricultural lands by the alibi of fighting hezbollah in the same time Hizbollah is still intact wishing safety to all hezbollah members and fighters.

I am reading what has been posted with shock and dismay. What will it take to stop the Lebanese agony? another Qana?

We, the public, need to know this information. Please post the story.

What is the status of the hospital today? Have they lost power? Who benefits when the hospital is shut down? Who will care for civilians and their daily medical needs? What can be done to preserve the lives of the innocents in Beirut? Please continue coverage of these important events rather than only covering the bombings.

The humanity issue must not be overshawdowed by the political and military campaign that Israel is pushing forward with. This is unacceptable regardless of the outcome. ABC—Please use your power and strength to help the AUB and other similar institutions. Innocent people are counting on it.
Thanks.

When is this story going to be aired! please quick.

if this situation will not get us the support we so desperately need, I wonder what other inhumane action will..

Let’s save the hospital! and help the people of Lebanon and their families!!!!!

Please. This is getting out of hand. Air this story. People need to know. The world needs to know what the Israeli gov’t is doing not only to our country but to our people. This is all inhuman and this war should be declared illegal!! Air this story!!

AIR THIS STORY!!
This is another indirect war crime! We, as lebanese, refuse the double standards of this world!

If this was being done to Israel, it would be on the news every ten minutes. It’s time to show some public support to the people suffering. It’s time to demonstrate to Mr Bush that he is not in touch with the public sentiment, and that acts such as this only serve to breed more hatred towards Israel and the USA, and the cycle of violence will never end. We need peace, and if Bush is that incompetent, consult with President Clinton, he had a great policy in the Middle East.

We, the public, need to know this news. Please post it.

This is tragic and deserves the world’s attention. Please make a TV news program that covers the current conditions in Lebanese hospitals.

When are politicians going to learn that no-one wins in a war and the innocent suffer the most. A programme that covers the current situation in Lebanon is urgently needed

This is so tragic and the world needs to hear, and really LISTEN, to the humanitarian crisis that has been unfolding. So many people are suffering and now Lebanese civilians can’t even turn to hospitals for aid?

It is clear the attack on Lebanon is about destroying the country, its people and its infrastruture. Why else would Israel bomb milk manufacturing plants etc? The fuel shortage calamity facing the hospitals is another example. The world needs to hear more of this accurate reporting

Distroying the ability of American University of Beirut Medical Center and St. Jude’s Cancer Children Center to carry out its function, is like bitting off your nose to spite your face.
But then isn’t that what this administration seems hell bent on doing…i.e., the deficit, Global warming Treaty, Stem Cell Veto, ect, ect, ect.
Heart Breaking!!!!!!!

Congratulations ABC for developing and running this story. I now dare ABC and other networks to produce and highlight more stories on this struggle through the eyes of the civilians. This tiny nation suffers. It is a nation of both Christians and moderate Muslims. The Hezbollah do not control every aspect of this Republic. International efforts of humanitarian aid including the delivery of fuel are the very least Israel should allow through its blockade. Surely safeguards can be created to insure secure delivery. At a very minimum, hospitals should receive medicine and fuel for generators. I dare the major networks to develop more stories that show the plight of the average civilian.
Just a thought: If the above story is true with regard to Hezbollah civilian aid, Israel should reconsider its blockade and allow for basic civilian infrastructure to enter Lebanon. Does Israel really want the citizens of Lebanon seeking out aid from Hezbollah and thereby creating new sympathizers for their cause?

Why should innocent children -and adults- suffer for the whims of egocentric politicians of any side? The people of the free world must use peacful means to stop this and all war. Responsible reportage helps.
Aid supplies help.
Report, report, report!

“American University Medical Center is Lebanon’s biggest and most important hospital. But with the electric grid damaged and the current shortage of fuel, the lights could very well go out for the healthcare provider.”
ABC, this should be your opening story tonight. Do the right thing. Oh, and report more on the ongoing massacre in Sudan, too. It’s ‘only’ the biggest humanitarian crisis taking place right now. I could care less about what prejudicial comments Mel Gibson makes he’s drunk (the more disconcerting fact was that he was drunk and DRIVING, anyway).

no one ask the western democraty why lebanon have to pay for other
no one wil stop the israeli’s

It is very important that the world knows the drastic effects the Israeli bombardment and blockade are having, not only on the areas directly hit, but also to the country as a whole. The AUB Medical Centre is one of the most important medical institutions in the country, and if it runs out of fuel it will compound the devastation that is being visited on Lebanon.
Noura

ABC, please get this story on the air! The AUB hospital has always been a neutral, humanitarian ground where the Lebanese can go for medical treatment, even during times of war. The hospital MUST be allowed to operate to the best of its ability; people need to know this!

Shame on the world, shame on super powers, shame on UN, shame on everyone who can aid into sorting this issue and keeps quite. Help hope, help humanity, help us.

Time is not the only thing that’s running out. Our patience is wearing thin too. Especially since the most Israel is getting for the atrocities it is committing daily – including leaving hospitals in the dark – is a mild reprimand about exercising self-restraint.
Citizens of the world, please wake up and smell the true terrorism.

The notion “provide aid to women and chilren first” is very familiar in the west. Not only do we feel that we ought to follow the above moral ideology but we do follow it. Therefore we should do whatever we can to tell the world that Lebanon should be able to help their women and children, whether they are governed or not. Please educate the world AbcNews. The medium within your context is supposed to be unbiased and representative. Please make this public. Thank You…

With your voice you will be helping not only AUB hospital but others hospitals and institutions during this period!
Please help our country Lebanon or what is left of it.
Charly

This is too much! Israel is playing to hard without much of a result except complete destruction of Beirut and other cities. Israel has a right to protect themselves by terminating Hezbollah, however Tel Aviv has to take off the blockade and restore hospitales’ supplies using international peacemakers.

This is so tragic and the world needs to hear, and really LISTEN. Lebanese civilians can’t even turn to hospitals for aid?

Allthroughout history violence was the one and only thing that has undoubtedly proved having short-term solutions.
In the name of the 6 year old Maryam’s and the 3months old Joseph’s
save the hospitals..
save the hospitals..
save the hospitals

Save Lebanon!Save the people! Save the children!Save them all!complain to the North Atlantic governments – Especially Canada and the US – from wherever you are. Enough – Forget the nuanced sophistic responses. A Canadian for Justice.
“By far the most dangerous foe we have to fight is apathy – indifference from whatever cause, not from a lack of knowledge, but from carelessness, from absorption in other pursuits, from a contempt bred of self satisfaction. – WILLIAM OSLER”
Hamdoodle

I don’t know if there’s anything I can add to what all these people have already said – but this situation is appalling and the US needs to help humanitarian effort get into Lebanon, or situations like these will be on our heads.

Put this on the air. Now.

please save those innocent children… save our beloved lebanon…

The more publicity this has the better. We need to help in anyway we can, no matter what “side” you may be on.

The Children of the St Jude’s Children Hospital are already fighting their own battle and the current war is too much for them to handle…

AUH(American University Hospital) needs help….

This story requires greater coverage.

The AUB hospital should be placed under international auspices. Hezbollah has gathered support and strength by providing needed service like healthcare in So. Lebanon for years. Don’t let them fill the void in Beirut. A solution must be found to stop the bloodshed and bring the warring factions (including Iran and Syria) to the peace table.
Marie Ellen

This story must be shared throughout the world!

I hope to see a segment about this in a broadcast in the near future.

The world must take reponsibility. All injustice that we disregard will come back to haunt us all. Let us not build our bad karma but at least try to maintain a balance. Let us help the innocent in any way we can.

Shutting the AUB MC is killing people twice! We should all mobilise to get this on air and reach all the international community! We need their real humanitarian support.

The humanitarian issues and the human rights and every single international agreement to protect the civilians, the injured and the infrastructure of countries have been violated by the israeli’s. This is an insult to the whole world. In this case, it’s a direct insult to the AMericans themselves. You see the
American University of Beirut is considered to be an american terriory. So by ignoring their please they are insulting the americans themselves. I urge you to air this story, if not for the sake of the Lebanese children being killed every day, then for the sake of the American sovereignty and pride.

Please help covering this devastating situation… the blockade of medical needs, fuel, food, and necessities of lives for civilians in Lebanon is ever-increasing.

HELP

It is not acceptable that such a matter touches hospitals. The wounded and the sick should be of a higher priority than to broadcast each day “Rice” ‘s failures in the Middle East.