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re: More on the U.N. post bombing-a questionable source

Andrew — 7/31/2006 2:35:05 AM (archived)

The author of the Ottawa Citizen piece, Mr Joel Kom was a â€œ2002 summer student with the Communications Bureau of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Tradeâ€- (quote from http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/canada-magazine/issue17/17t2-en.asp)
and is listed in the Ottawa Citizen as an INTERN?
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/internships/index.html

The article was more of an editorial comment than detached reportage.
With no disrespect to Mr Kom, who may be a fine young man, these are hardly the credentials of a seasoned commentator.

Regardless of where Hezbollah was, or what they were doing, the UN presistently asked the Isreali military to desist. This was rejected and four brave and decent soldiers were killed. This was reckless at best, and in many opinions a criminal act. The Israeli military disgraced itself and no amount of rhetoric or cheap debating tricks can alter this.

Accepting this is not to give support to Hezbollah who are we all agree despicable;it is to give honour to the UN observers.

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The tall story we Europeans now tell ourselves - gbaikie - 7/30/2006 12:02:44 PM
- re: Qana - Raoul - 7/30/2006 6:15:29 PM
  - Isreal says the building was collapsed several hours AFTER their strike. - Scott Evil - 7/31/2006 1:31:16 PM
    - re: Here's a link - Scott Evil - 7/31/2006 1:38:35 PM
      - I'm still putting that in the "wait and see" category. - Tom Brosz - 7/31/2006 4:55:17 PM
  - re: Qana - Daniel - 7/31/2006 10:46:14 AM
  - The shame, and the blame, belong with the Hezbollah religious fascists - sz - 7/30/2006 11:20:31 PM
    - re: The Hezbollah - Raoul - 7/31/2006 5:50:48 AM
      - They also get credit for helping to get rid of Israel's prior occupation. - alcaray - 7/31/2006 3:47:25 PM
      - re: The mafia and Al Capone were once very popular in the USA - Scott Evil - 7/31/2006 1:33:05 PM
      - The popularity of religious lunatics merely underscores the scope of the problem (n/t) - sz - 7/31/2006 12:11:29 PM
        
        You're correct. George Walker Bush, for example. (n/t) - Bowser - 7/31/2006 8:44:53 PM
      - And Mussolini made the trains run on time. - Lee - 7/31/2006 5:58:48 AM
    - Understandable, and basic, misunderstanding. - Bowser - 7/31/2006 1:53:30 AM
      - "justifies the ethnic cleansing Israel is doing" - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/31/2006 6:35:23 AM
      - The Israelis have used nukes? When? (n/t) - Lee - 7/31/2006 2:23:08 AM
        
        That was a long thoughtful post. Wanna say something relevant? (n/t) - Bowser - 7/31/2006 4:12:07 AM
        
        You said it...just wanted an example. (n/t) - Lee - 7/31/2006 6:00:04 AM
        
        You can't do it, can you. Ya got no substance. - Bowser - 7/31/2006 6:23:25 AM
        
        gee, for a moment I thought that was an apartment block in Haifa - Daniel - 7/31/2006 10:49:25 AM
        
        gee, for a moment I thought that was an apartment block in Haifa - Daniel - 7/31/2006 10:49:22 AM
        
        Good luck finding a picture of that in the media. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 7/31/2006 5:11:24 PM
        
        Seriously. Posted on Flame. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 7/31/2006 6:16:47 PM
- Anyone who can excuse Israel will LOVE the war in Iraq. (n/t) - Bowser - 7/30/2006 5:35:50 PM
  - Screw Iraq---look for the first showing of the sequel....The War in Iran.. - Publius - 7/31/2006 9:02:56 PM
- Israel news agency's defense - Daniel - 7/30/2006 1:55:23 PM
  - 56 people in one house killed....does this sound odd to anyone else? - Lee - 7/30/2006 10:16:00 PM
    - "Hezbollah probably forced these people into the house and began firing rockets from outside - - - " - Bowser - 7/31/2006 1:59:30 AM
      - These are the same people... - Lee - 7/31/2006 2:19:55 AM
        
        fair point (n/t) - Daniel - 7/31/2006 10:33:33 AM
        
        actually, probably not - Daniel - 7/31/2006 12:08:43 PM
  - IDF response on Qana - Tom Brosz - 7/30/2006 9:59:08 PM
    - And one more piece of preliminary information - Tom Brosz - 7/30/2006 10:32:47 PM
  - re: Israel news agency's defense - gbaikie - 7/30/2006 8:43:52 PM
  - Hezbollah and the PR war. - Tom Brosz - 7/30/2006 6:48:21 PM
    - The media does the same thing about casualties in Afghanistan - Lee - 7/31/2006 12:16:57 AM
    - More on the U.N. post bombing - Tom Brosz - 7/30/2006 6:51:19 PM
      - re: More on the U.N. post bombing-a questionable source - Andrew - 7/31/2006 2:35:05 AM
        
        re: source - Tom Brosz - 7/31/2006 8:18:50 AM
        
        re: source â€œUN under fire; what happened at patrol base Khiyam?â€ - Andrew - 7/31/2006 3:26:24 PM

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