ATLANTA - The home of former Atlanta Mayor and United States Ambassador to the United Nations Andrew Young was destroyed after being hit by a series of long-range missiles last night, the result of an unprecedented joint punitive miliarty attack by Israel and Hezbollah in retaliation for Young's comments that Jews and Arabs operating "mom and pop" stores have overcharged and sold "stale bread, bad meat and wilted vegetables" to blacks. Young's comments were reported in a Los Angeles newspaper on Thursday. At the time of the attacks, Young reportedly was not home. He was said to be visiting with actor Mel Gibson at Gibson's Malibu home.
President Bush issued a carefully worded statement "commending both Israel and Hezbollah for this display of cooperation and harmony," but asking that "the next time they feel the urge to be harmonious, to please choose targets outside of the United States."
