Tel-Chai Nation

Something tells me that her ex-hubby Tom Cruise would be less likely to do something as courageous as she's now doing, exactly why she's lucky to be divorced from him. Here's the news from the Boston Herald (Hat tip: Hot Air):

Yesterday, a full-page ad in the Los Angeles Times by an A-list of actors denounced the killing of innocents in Lebanon and Israel. They laid the blame exactly where it belongs.

La-la luminaries Nicole Kidman, Michael Douglas, Danny DeVito, Dennis Hopper, Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Don Johnson, James Woods, Kelly Preston, Patricia Heaton of "Everyone Loves Raymond," William Hurt and 73 others said they are "pained and devastated by the civilian casualties in Israel and Lebanon caused by terrorist actions initiated by terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah and Hamas."

The amount of logic and empathy on display, the willingness to break from prevailing views that Israel’s act of self-defense was "disproportionate" and that Hezbollah should be allowed to fire from within civilian populations, is astonishing.

I still, by and large, don’t give a damn what actors think. But in this case, the pigs have taken flight. I have a prediction. More of them will emerge. Actors who think it’s cool to oppose murderous terrorist groups and have the totally cool sophistication to appreciate some level of complexity in world affairs. Actors who have the ability to look past the immediate emotional impulse, buck the cocktail party clucking, and transcend superficiality. This is something different, and I’m interested.

Besides, Nicole Kidman is hot.

Yes she is. I wouldn't be surprised if her stand also has what to do with the outburst of violence the Lebanese Muslim gangs inflicted on Sydney and Brighton Le Sands last year. Hence, she's got a good reason to be angry at the Hezbollah, which sadly has its supporters in Australia as well, recalling the recent demonstrations in Perth.

With that said, it's a pity that the Melbourne Herald Sun (via Instapundit) chose to take an incredibly loathsome propaganda stance with the following sneak-ins:

NICOLE Kidman has made a public stand against terrorism.

The actress, joined by 84 other high-profile Hollywood stars, directors, studio bosses and media moguls, has taken out a powerfully-worded full page advertisement in today's Los Angeles Times newspaper.

It specifically targets "terrorist organisations" such as Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Palestine.

Whoops! Please, check your facts, buffoons. There is no "palestine", there's only Israel. Got it? And the terrorists organizations are REAL, I might add, so kindly knock it off with the quote-unquote denial tactic.

Hats off to Nicole and all Hollywooders who've shown courage to face the enemy!

Others admiring Kidman for her courage include Diana West, Wizbang, Power Line, The Buzz Blog, Old War Dogs, Webloggin, Sammenhold, Democracy Project, Independent Sources, Coalition of the Swilling, Urban Grounds, Bookworm Room, Annika's Journal.

Labels: Australia, islam, Israel, jihad, Lebanon, misogyny, racism, sexual violence, showbiz, terrorism, war on terror