Some massacres you may have missed

'Seventeen civilians who had taken shelter in a school died on Thursday after it was hit by shells.'

- mentioned in passing half way down a BBC report. Why so reticent? Because it happened in Sri Lanka.

'The army and the Tigers have blamed each other for the incident.'

Whoever it was, I suspect they may not have given a warning first. But who gives a monkey's, anyway? There's not much chance of blaming this one on the Israelis.

Oh yes, and then there's the Taliban. When they kill kids it's rarely accidental. But you can't be too fussy when you're resisting imperialism, can you?