August 02, 2006
JPost : Bloggers' Questions on Qana Spurring Official Inquiries
The Jerusalem Post reports that the Red Cross and the IDF, spurred largely by bloggers, are taking a closer look at exactly what happened at Qana:
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The IDF is looking into allegations raised over the past few days by several pro-Israel, Jewish and conservative Weblogs that Hizbullah may have staged aspects of the Kana tragedy on Sunday, in which some 60 Lebanese bodies were removed from a building that collapsed seven hours after being hit in an Israel Air Force strike.Fellow Munuvians get a specific shout out:The dead were mainly children, women and elderly people.
The International Committee of the Red Cross Mission in Israel said Tuesday that it would inform its Swiss headquarters about the allegations and seek to clarify the questions raised.
according to the antiliberal [Confederate] Yankee blog, "The child in the photo shows no signs of injuries - no blood, no disfigurement or crushing wounds consistent with a building collapse. The two men [carrying the child] show no signs of having been digging in rubble. Their clothes are unbelievably clean, especially the black fatigues that would so easily shown concrete dust."Previous:
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Here is a powerful and amazing statement on Al Jazeera television. The woman is Wafa Sultan, an Arab-American psychologist from Los Angeles. I would suggest watching it ASAP because I don't know how long the link will be active.
http://switch3.castup.net/cunet/gm.asp?ai=214&ar=1050wmv&ak=null
http://switch3.castup.net/cunet/gm.asp?ai=214&ar=1050wmv&ak=null
Posted by: osie at August 02, 2006 04:48 PM (DYfAe)
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If the Israelis confirm what we're all suspecting, then maybe they should broadcast it in Hezbollah TV.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/1DCBA43C-C892-4F02-8964-83BDA9081FC8.htm
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/1DCBA43C-C892-4F02-8964-83BDA9081FC8.htm
Posted by: Northern Cross at August 02, 2006 05:55 PM (mtrrA)
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I won't speculate on the condition of any bodies. I'm not a coroner, nor was I there, but I do have reservations due to the fact that there never seem to be any survivors, none, when they want to make a big deal of any particular situation.
So many lies have come of every skirmish, every confrontation, every bombing, that immediate suspicion becomes the norm. It's exasperating wondering how much truth there is to anything coming out of the Middle East.
So many lies have come of every skirmish, every confrontation, every bombing, that immediate suspicion becomes the norm. It's exasperating wondering how much truth there is to anything coming out of the Middle East.
Posted by: Oyster at August 02, 2006 06:41 PM (YudAC)
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Good.
The photos where obviously staged for maxium effect - but that's normal for the middle east, and not a crime, though it would get rescue workers fired in any decent country.
There are lots of questions surrounding the actual events, though. It's possible that all that happened is that there was a tragic accident; people being in the wrong place at the wrong time, and Hezbollah exploited that. (Even then, Hezbollah is at fault given their operations from within and around Qana.) It's possible that Hezbollah was far more complicit, one way or another.
But as Oyster points out, the important thing is don't believe the news coming out of southern Lebanon. At best it is distorted, at worst made up entirely.
(The "ambulance hit by an Israeli missile" story, on the other hand, is Fakey F. McFakepants.)
The photos where obviously staged for maxium effect - but that's normal for the middle east, and not a crime, though it would get rescue workers fired in any decent country.
There are lots of questions surrounding the actual events, though. It's possible that all that happened is that there was a tragic accident; people being in the wrong place at the wrong time, and Hezbollah exploited that. (Even then, Hezbollah is at fault given their operations from within and around Qana.) It's possible that Hezbollah was far more complicit, one way or another.
But as Oyster points out, the important thing is don't believe the news coming out of southern Lebanon. At best it is distorted, at worst made up entirely.
(The "ambulance hit by an Israeli missile" story, on the other hand, is Fakey F. McFakepants.)
Posted by: Pixy at August 02, 2006 09:17 PM (FRalS)
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At this point, I think there are a lot of questions.
In areas where local rescue workers and journalists are NOT on the payroll of international terrorists, we're more willing to accept tragic stories at face value, even with imcomplete information.
In areas where local rescue workers and journalists ARE on the payroll of international terrorists, they sure as hell better have their fuckin' story straight if they want me to buy it.
That's all I'm sayin'.
In areas where local rescue workers and journalists are NOT on the payroll of international terrorists, we're more willing to accept tragic stories at face value, even with imcomplete information.
In areas where local rescue workers and journalists ARE on the payroll of international terrorists, they sure as hell better have their fuckin' story straight if they want me to buy it.
That's all I'm sayin'.
Posted by: The All Seeing Eye at August 03, 2006 02:03 AM (I9YKk)
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