ALA as the Well-Meaning Hippy

The ALA distributed this item, decrying possible destruction of artifacts and libraries in the Gaza Strip recently.

One thing about technology is it has made us more aware of what is really going on in the rest of the world, but it has also overloaded us with information. How many people will see this resolution? Can it have any impact? It's not like here in the US where the ACLU will hop to our defense and suddenly file a lawsuit.

On the other hand, I like being associated with an organization that stands up for what it believes in--that clearly states the First Amendment is inviolate and you can take your Patriot Act and put it where the sun don't shine, and that even takes a possibly Quixotic stand against the destruction of history and knowledge.