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In reply to the discussion: Sec. of State Blinken has seen no evidence that Hamas was in the AP building Israel bombed. [View all]
stopdiggin
(15,527 posts)22. latest in Yahoo News
The latest: "The Secretary was referring only to what he personally had seen. As he made clear, any such information would be provided to others in the administration, not directly to the secretary of State," a senior State Department official told Axios.
Why it matters: Israel has said the presence of a Hamas military intelligence office justified an airstrike that destroyed the 12-story building on Saturday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told CBS News' "Face the Nation" Sunday that Israeli intelligence had shared proof with the U.S.
“Shortly after the strike we did request additional details regarding the justification for it,” Blinken said at a press conference in Denmark Monday, later adding he has "not seen any information provided.”
Blinken said he "will leave it to others to characterize if any information has been shared and our assessment of that information."
Why it matters: Israel has said the presence of a Hamas military intelligence office justified an airstrike that destroyed the 12-story building on Saturday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told CBS News' "Face the Nation" Sunday that Israeli intelligence had shared proof with the U.S.
“Shortly after the strike we did request additional details regarding the justification for it,” Blinken said at a press conference in Denmark Monday, later adding he has "not seen any information provided.”
Blinken said he "will leave it to others to characterize if any information has been shared and our assessment of that information."
Little bit of do-si-do and some fancy footwork ....
There's some deliberate smoke being blown ....
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Sec. of State Blinken has seen no evidence that Hamas was in the AP building Israel bombed. [View all]
pnwmom
May 2021
OP
If Trump was still in office it wouldn't matter cuz the christofascists have to have Israel
Thomas Hurt
May 2021
#1
Totally off mark. What it means is that Israel provided the information and Blinken has not seen it.
Beastly Boy
May 2021
#6
I agree. It doesn't mean there is or isn't, it is just that he hasn't seen it. He is currently in
JohnSJ
May 2021
#8
Why wouldn't he have looked at it? It makes no sense, since he said he asked for evidence,
pnwmom
May 2021
#10
Obviously, at least according to the article, the SoS knows of the information being provided.
Beastly Boy
May 2021
#19
No, he said "IF" there is evidence he hasn't seen it. He didn't say there was evidence. n/t
pnwmom
May 2021
#27
A more accurate header would be:"Blinken has not seen evidence provided by Israel that Hamas was in
Beastly Boy
May 2021
#9
He doesn't indicate that Israel provided any evidence. If they had, the Secretary of State
pnwmom
May 2021
#11
How would you interpret "But he said that he personally has "not seen any information provided."?
Beastly Boy
May 2021
#15
The "and" is part of the clause that BEGINS with "if." "If" modifies the whole clause, including
pnwmom
May 2021
#42
It doesn't say that. The lack of seen evidence isn't proof that evidence exists.
pnwmom
May 2021
#24