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Old 01-16-2009, 11:06 AM
 
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Sometimes we forget that death toll numbers are actually people with families. Children being bombed while praying is NOT OK in my book.

Democracy Now! | Palestinian Astrophysicist in U.S. Recounts How His 11 Year-Old Son Died When Israeli Warplanes Bombed His Family's House
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Old 01-16-2009, 02:59 PM
 
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Sometimes we forget that death toll numbers are actually people with families. Children being bombed while praying is NOT OK in my book.

Democracy Now! | Palestinian Astrophysicist in U.S. Recounts How His 11 Year-Old Son Died When Israeli Warplanes Bombed His Family's House
Then I guess that little boys leaders need to make better decisions. Hate it for him, but his leaders are idiots.

Israel is not responsible for those deaths...Hamas is.
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Old 01-16-2009, 03:24 PM
 
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Actually, Isreal isn't the bad guy in this. Sometimes they are right.
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Old 01-16-2009, 03:27 PM
 
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you could be right. he might be, but if you shoot 3000 missiles at him 1st--- this does not make you prince charming. your human shield policy in gaza is well documented for the world community to see.
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Old 01-16-2009, 03:29 PM
 
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you could be right. he might be, but if you shoot 3000 missiles at him 1st--- this does not make you prince charming. your human shield policy in gaza is well documented for the world community to see.
As is Israel's policy of wholescale slaughter of civilians
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Old 01-16-2009, 03:31 PM
 
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It is always sad if innocent people die but when terrorists use humans as a shiled because they are cowards them self and affraid to see the 72 "virgins" by hidding behind civilians...you will get civilians dead...because Israel can't wait and do nothing back...They waited long enough.

As long as the Palastinians aren't speaking out against the terrorist group of Hamas, nothing will change!
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Old 01-16-2009, 03:40 PM
 
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As is Israel's policy of wholescale slaughter of civilians
The only policy Israel has is survival. Firing rockets into an another country is an act of war. After enduring seven years of the rocket attacks, where no amount of pleading, cease fires or peace initiatives have stopped the attacks, it was time to fight back.

Read the Powell doctrine: "When a nation is engaging in war, every resource and tool should be used to achieve decisive force against the enemy, minimizing casualties and ending the conflict quickly by forcing the weaker force to capitulate. This is well in line with Western military strategy dating at least from Carl von Clausewitz's On War."

The only question in anybody's mind should be "why did they wait so long?".

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Old 01-16-2009, 03:42 PM
 
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"hear this story on democracynow, then tell me Isreal isn't the bad guy"

Stupid question - of course Israel is the bad guy ! The baddest of them all
Now I have a question - don't you ever get tired?
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Old 01-16-2009, 03:51 PM
 
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The phrase "terrorists use civilians as human shields" is such a load of crud. Where do you expect people (terrorists) to live? Gaza ain't that big so, duh, they live in the same concentration camp hell hole that the rest of the Gazans live in. You can say that dumb phrase all you want, but it isn't the truth and when more than a thousand people get slaughtered, and their humanitarian relief food gets burned to the ground by using illegal weapons then something doesn't sit right in my gut and like I've said before, The Israelis are repeating their own sorry history, only this time being the aggressor, while the whole world watches and waits for the US to do something about it.

Gain a new perspective people. The rest of the world understands how criminal Isreal is behaving, but their hands are tied. Has it ever crossed your minds that maybe WE are wrong, and the rest of the world is right? Or do you prefer to live up to the "arrogant, idiot American" stereotype?
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Old 01-16-2009, 03:56 PM
 
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"hear this story on democracynow, then tell me Isreal isn't the bad guy"

Stupid question - of course Israel is the bad guy ! The baddest of them all
Now I have a question - don't you ever get tired?
Do I get tired? Yes, I get tired of endless occupation of my people, slaughtering of civilians, having my tax dollars go to a government that commits war crimes and doesn't even think twice about it. Y'know, everyone has to have an issue, some people are obsessed with movie stars or acquiring wealth, I guess mine is speaking up for fairness and what's right. Sorry if the truth makes you uncomfortable.
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