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Israel Allowing Hezbollah To Kill Israeli Civilians
#5939923 - 08/07/06 05:44 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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http://suicidegirls.com/news/politics/17546/
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THOMAS RICKS: I think it will be. But I think civilian casualties are also part of the battlefield play for both sides here. One of the things that is going on, according to some U.S. military analysts, is that Israel purposely has left pockets of Hezbollah rockets in Lebanon, because as long as they're being rocketed, they can continue to have a sort of moral equivalency in their operations in Lebanon.
KURTZ: Hold on, you're suggesting that Israel has deliberately allowed Hezbollah to retain some of it's fire power, essentially for PR purposes, because having Israeli civilians killed helps them in the public relations war here?
RICKS: Yes, that's what military analysts have told me.
KURTZ: That's an extraordinary testament to the notion that having people on your own side killed actually works to your benefit in that nobody wants to see your own citizens killed but it works to your benefit in terms of the battle of perceptions here.
RICKS: Exactly. It helps you with the moral high ground problem, because you know your operations in Lebanon are going to be killing civilians as well.
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Re: Israel Allowing Hezbollah To Kill Israeli Civilians [Re: kotik]
#5939931 - 08/07/06 05:59 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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You left out the reply by the "editor" of the site about the above blurb:
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At least they are honest about it, I guess.
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Re: Israel Allowing Hezbollah To Kill Israeli Civilians [Re: Seuss]
#5940081 - 08/07/06 08:16 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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I'd argue that Fox, CNN, and all the others should have the same disclaimer.
p.s. that was a Washington Post interview, SuicideGirls doesn't have actual reporters, as most people would assume. But I'll state the obvious just in case.
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Re: Israel Allowing Hezbollah To Kill Israeli Civilians [Re: kotik]
#5940186 - 08/07/06 09:13 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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There's no evidence that shows tha Israel is doing what they are accused of.
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Re: Israel Allowing Hezbollah To Kill Israeli Civilians [Re: Redstorm]
#5940267 - 08/07/06 09:50 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Yes, and if they keep bombing television stations, banning Arab news in foreign countries and editing the news that other journalists submit, their won't be any of it either. Thats the way that the Judes work.
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Re: Israel Allowing Hezbollah To Kill Israeli Civilians [Re: xDuckYouSuckerx]
#5940279 - 08/07/06 09:56 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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> I'd argue that Fox, CNN, and all the others should have the same disclaimer.
That is what my "at least they are honest" comment was directed towards...
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Re: Israel Allowing Hezbollah To Kill Israeli Civilians [Re: Seuss]
#5941675 - 08/07/06 06:28 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Actually I was thinking about the same thing.... Seems like a good idea to keep the population scared and keep supporting the war.
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Re: Israel Allowing Hezbollah To Kill Israeli Civilians [Re: Redstorm]
#5941719 - 08/07/06 06:44 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Redstorm said: There's no evidence that shows tha Israel is doing what they are accused of.
One putrid bilgehole makes a completely unsubstantiated accusation of an utterly absurd nature and there is no shortage of buttheads clamoring "BBBBBBBut he works for the Washington Post." Even the asshole interviewing him was flabbergasted. We'll see where this ends up, if anywhere.
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Re: Israel Allowing Hezbollah To Kill Israeli Civilians [Re: zappaisgod]
#5942030 - 08/07/06 08:06 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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oh, ppppppplease
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Re: Israel Allowing Hezbollah To Kill Israeli Civilians [Re: kotik]
#5942331 - 08/07/06 09:28 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Of course they'd do that, its a simple, not too harsh way for the military to complete its goals. They're not stupid ya know: If only the Lebanese had civilian deaths the moral of this war would sink down the level of Iraq.
But who gives a shit? They're not us! We're fine here in the USA, if the people aren't smart enough to realise this tactic and get some answers then maybe the government has no reason to feel bad a few have to die for a much more worthy cause.
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Re: Israel Allowing Hezbollah To Kill Israeli Civilians [Re: beatnicknick]
#5943351 - 08/08/06 07:11 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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my neighbour/leb bro told me (in a kind of indifferently sort of way but we could possibly put that display of 'nonchalance' on his unthinking behalf,down to shock..maybe?)that he lost his fathers begat brothers begat cousins begat somethin along the 'afoaf' line sew tarrs peek
listening to music...what?
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Re: Israel Allowing Hezbollah To Kill Israeli Civilians [Re: beatnicknick]
#5945709 - 08/08/06 09:00 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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I personally don't believe it. Israel is fairly ardent when it comes to any Israeli life (even Israeli Arabs). They've unleashed sheer terror on the Palestinians in the past in response to attacks that only killed 2 or 3 Israelis. When Gilad Shalit (an 18 year old foot soldier) was kidnapped in July they threatened the Palestinians that the "sky would come down on them" if Shalit was harmed in any way.
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Re: Israel Allowing Hezbollah To Kill Israeli Civilians [Re: Basilides]
#5946881 - 08/09/06 09:48 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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The idiot seems to be backing away from his statement. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3288355,00.html
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The analysts didn't think it was a bad strategy, Ricks noted. Rather, they believed it would be a clever move on the part of Israel if it were true.
Later, however, Ricks attempted to distance himself from the statements. I have heard from a number of very knowledgeable and intelligent people that while such a strategy could be logical and even morally defensible, Ricks said, of course the Israeli public would never accept it.
He sounds like Mel Gibson after he sobered up
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Re: Israel Allowing Hezbollah To Kill Israeli Civilians [Re: zappaisgod]
#5946915 - 08/09/06 10:03 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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He sounds like he had a talking to by some people in charge.
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Re: Israel Allowing Hezbollah To Kill Israeli Civilians [Re: Hank, FTW]
#5947526 - 08/09/06 02:07 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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alpharedecho said: He sounds like he had a talking to by some people in charge.
Far more likely.
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Re: Israel Allowing Hezbollah To Kill Israeli Civilians [Re: RosettaStoned]
#5947658 - 08/09/06 02:52 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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What people in charge of what?
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