Then they came for the French, a day after they blew up the Lebanese, and few days after the Russians, and before that the Turks and the Kurds, and during all of that the Syrians and the Iraqis. As for the Palestinians, they are murdered in installments. Who's next? No one really knows.

We keep telling ourselves 'it's just a transition' and all will be okay once the dust is settled. But the Russians and the Americans and everyone else keep on bombing, each insisting that they are bombing the right people for the right reason, and on the ground everyone is shooting at whomever they deem the enemy, the terrorist, a designation that is often redefined.

Gulf money is pouring in, purchasing bombs and recruits, barrel bombs are dropped daily and body parts are swept at the end of the day as if autumn leaves, and media vultures can't wait for the next bomb to go off so that they could conveniently assign blame: the refugees, the black people, the brown people, the immigrants.

Yet few speak out to recognize our shared humanity and victimhood. No, don't always expect the initials Isis to offer an explanation for all that go wrong, even if they do claim responsibility. Those who orchestrated the war on Iraq and those feeding the war in Syria and arming Israel cannot claim innocence either. It's all one massive bloody puzzle and not one single piece can possibly give us clarity or guidance.

The bottom line, we either live in dignity together or continue to perish alone, warring tribes and grieve-stricken nations. It's not just the matter of bomb here and another there; our humanity, in fact the future of the human race is at stake.

Politiek analist Ramzy Baroud op facebook, 14 november 2015 rond 02:00 uur