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oberliner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 06:49 PM Original message |
Israel is not attempting to commit genocide against the people of Lebanon |
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Scurrilous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
1. I have no problem... |
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Rufus T. Firefly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
2. So if someone has a hostage, |
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Taxloss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
3. Good job. |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
4. Yes, I'd agree with all of those. |
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Mandate My Ass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
5. They're not attempting it |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:02 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. You need to look up what genocide means. |
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Mandate My Ass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:04 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. you need to look up what Israel has done over decades |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:07 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. I *know * what Israel has done. |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 09:25 PM Response to Reply #12 |
59. Let's dispense with the word "genocide" |
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Erika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:06 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Killing of women and the children is genocide n/t |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:07 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. What? |
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Erika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:10 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. When you kill child bearing age women |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:15 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Ah. |
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Harper_is_Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:18 PM Response to Reply #16 |
25. Don't be willfully stupid. |
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tocqueville (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:18 PM Response to Reply #7 |
24. 600, maybe 1000 are still under the rubble |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:21 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. "Ethnic cleansing" has a better case, but I'm still dubious. |
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movonne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:30 PM Response to Reply #27 |
35. But look what they return to, polluted water,polluted earth, polluted |
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oberliner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:31 PM Response to Reply #24 |
38. say what you will about betar |
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tocqueville (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 08:28 PM Response to Reply #38 |
52. OK let see what Kadima stands for |
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oberliner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 09:42 PM Response to Reply #52 |
60. Kadima platform |
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tocqueville (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 10:05 PM Response to Reply #60 |
62. it depends where you put Israel boundaries |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 08:48 PM Response to Reply #7 |
57. Maybe they're just getting started |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
6. Interesting how the "truth" can be like an optical illusion..changing |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:06 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. No, it isn't. |
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qanda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:03 PM Response to Original message |
8. "Israel is not attempting to commit genocide against the people of Lebanon |
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IChing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:25 PM Response to Reply #8 |
31. Yes, but they are slowly fulfilling the neo-cons wet dreams |
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oberliner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
14. Glad to be able to find some common ground a lot of folks |
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mom cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:09 PM Response to Original message |
15. Just a note, The UN observor in Qana said that there were no Hezbolla |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:15 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. Then what do you think the Israelis were doing? |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:17 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. I think the Israelis want to kill Lebanese civilians |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:28 PM Response to Reply #23 |
34. Israel has pretty much liked Lebanon, in my understanding |
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A-Schwarzenegger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 10:34 PM Response to Reply #34 |
63. Maybe Israel likes Lebanon too much. |
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mom cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 09:20 PM Response to Reply #20 |
58. You are making assumptions about me that are not true. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-31-06 09:25 AM Response to Reply #58 |
70. Well, Israel has to be armed because of its small size |
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mom cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-31-06 03:40 PM Response to Reply #70 |
74. I agree that Bush has let this get out of hand. I think that he is |
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oberliner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:17 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. there were no UN personnel nearby at the time of the attack |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:34 PM Response to Reply #22 |
40. Sources |
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oberliner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:37 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Here is the source for my assertion of no UN personel in the area |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:39 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. That looks more convincing. |
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mom cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-01-06 12:27 PM Response to Reply #22 |
76. Check this out: |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
17. I've been seeing how concerned you've been and how careful |
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Harper_is_Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:14 PM Response to Original message |
18. Who said they were? What they are doing is destroying the country. |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:16 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Actually, some people further up the thread have. |
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Harper_is_Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:20 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. This is a flame thread, so it's expected. People are understandably |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:23 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Because we are and they are and if you choose not to know that |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:25 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Sigh. |
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Karmakaze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 08:46 PM Response to Reply #30 |
56. Hmm I was doubtful... |
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Harper_is_Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:27 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. Accusing "genocide" makes you appear like a wacko who |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:31 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. Yes. The problem here is how people think of me. |
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Harper_is_Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 08:33 PM Response to Reply #37 |
55. No, the problem is you make an obviously false claim |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:23 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Actually, I was impressed by how un-flamey the OP was |
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oberliner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:54 PM Response to Reply #26 |
44. I agree with you |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
32. genocide is a word. I'll leave the semantics for someone else |
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Minstrel Boy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:31 PM Response to Original message |
36. I'd just like to say |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:44 PM Response to Reply #36 |
43. I can't even read this thread. |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
39. Who gives a damn what you call it??????? |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:55 PM Response to Reply #39 |
46. It is very important |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 08:18 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. semantics don't cut it, it is what it is........... |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 08:32 PM Response to Reply #50 |
54. That has nothing to do with whether this is genocide or not |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:58 PM Response to Reply #39 |
48. I'd suggest |
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Loge23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
45. Really? They're doing a good job of it. |
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oberliner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:57 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. did you even read the post itself? |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
49. A voice of reason... thanks. nt |
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A-Schwarzenegger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 08:24 PM Response to Original message |
51. Whew! |
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Mr_Spock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-31-06 09:28 AM Response to Reply #51 |
71. lol |
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Ms. Clio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 08:29 PM Response to Original message |
53. no, it's not genocide, but it may be ethnic cleansing |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 10:04 PM Response to Reply #53 |
61. It is mass murder. |
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Benfea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 10:39 PM Response to Reply #61 |
64. Mass murder = genocide |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-31-06 06:10 AM Response to Reply #64 |
67. Any dictionary that says that is wrong. |
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Benfea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-31-06 08:23 PM Response to Reply #67 |
75. From the Compact Oxford English Dictionary: |
Ms. Clio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 10:40 PM Response to Reply #61 |
65. yes, I agree n/t |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-31-06 08:45 AM Response to Reply #53 |
69. I agree that "ethnic cleansing" is a better description.... |
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Ms. Clio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-31-06 10:29 AM Response to Reply #69 |
73. no, there isn't any excuse |
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Pale Blue Dot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-30-06 10:41 PM Response to Original message |
66. Define it whatever way you want, but most importantly, |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-31-06 08:14 AM Response to Original message |
68. No, they just want the water n/t |
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radwriter0555 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-31-06 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
72. Right, they're just slaughtering and killing them. |
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