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COL Mustard

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28. Words matter

Reply to sarisataka (Reply #4)

Fri Nov 10, 2023, 06:38 PM

Nov 2023

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Fighting in Gaza has taken a very bad turn [View all] RainWalker Nov 2023 OP

Horrific pictures coming out of Gaza right now. Oopsie Daisy Nov 2023 #1

Innocent people are caught in between RainWalker Nov 2023 #2

Does claudette Nov 2023 #54

Ty I was going to post that. Cha Nov 2023 #38

Visegrad 24 is a very problematic RW source of info (I have seen it posted many times here) Celerity Nov 2023 #48

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2023 #59

Their skin is brown so everyone will stand and watch. onecaliberal Nov 2023 #3

You expect what, US intervention on the ground to stop the IDF? maxsolomon Nov 2023 #8

The IDF attacks are not random.. Hamas stockpiles agingdem Nov 2023 #36

Stand, watch and make excuses malaise Nov 2023 #9

We keep hearing that Palestinians are also Semitic sarisataka Nov 2023 #11

and fund n/t leftstreet Nov 2023 #15

Calling the person killed a martyr tells me all i need to know sarisataka Nov 2023 #4

Words matter COL Mustard Nov 2023 #28

The language here is biased - "martyrs" "occupation" etc Arazi Nov 2023 #5

I think that's perhaps a cultural difference? RainWalker Nov 2023 #6

No. Martyr means someone who "sacrifices their life" for their cause. Not innocent bystanders. LeftInTX Nov 2023 #27

Gaza is occupied malaise Nov 2023 #10

It always was claudette Nov 2023 #56

If that criminal defendant has his way malaise Nov 2023 #63

Yes Pesky Horrific Facts from Cha Nov 2023 #40

No Surprise T_A Nov 2023 #7

The Palestine Red Crescent in Gaza is run by Hamas. madaboutharry Nov 2023 #12

I was going to say the same: PCIntern Nov 2023 #13

Hmm it seems they are part of the Red Cross RainWalker Nov 2023 #14

They are not to be likened to the Red Cross as we understand the Red Cross in the U.S. madaboutharry Nov 2023 #16

Sorry but I'm going to disagree RainWalker Nov 2023 #17

You are free to believe whatever fits your narrative. madaboutharry Nov 2023 #20

Ok well thanks for the reply RainWalker Nov 2023 #22

Save your sanity, the answer is always the same. Butterflylady Nov 2023 #78

I'm beginning to learn that RainWalker Nov 2023 #79

Please tell that to Cindy McCain whose Foundation is currently working with Red Crescent in Nanjeanne Nov 2023 #24

Cindy McCain is working with the Egyptian Red Crescent, not the Palestinian Red Cresent. lapucelle Nov 2023 #68

I know. As I said I don't believe Red Crescent Palestine is being run by Hamas. I can't speak to their Nanjeanne Nov 2023 #74

So since the UN has functioning groups in Gaza moniss Nov 2023 #52

Good propaganda contains a veneer of authenticity and truth. keopeli Nov 2023 #25

Well it seems Cindy McCain is working with them RainWalker Nov 2023 #35

Cindy McCain is not working with the Palestinian Red Cresent. She is working with the Egyptian Red Crescent. lapucelle Nov 2023 #69

See here and thanks for the reply RainWalker Nov 2023 #71

Cindy McCain is working with the Egyptian Red Crescent, not the Palestinian Red Crescent. lapucelle Nov 2023 #72

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is apolitical and doesn't take sides in conflicts. lapucelle Nov 2023 #37

And your source for your diatribe is what? Is it from an organization that we flashman13 Nov 2023 #43

What language is that translated from? lapucelle Nov 2023 #30

That is simply not true. And so easily disproved why would you say something so false? Nanjeanne Nov 2023 #21

Cindy McCain is working with the Egyptian Red Crescent, not the Palestinian Red Crescent. lapucelle Nov 2023 #70

I know. This was about the Red Crescent Palestine organization being Hamas run. I disagree. Nanjeanne Nov 2023 #73

Yes and I don't believe the Palestinian RC is run by Hamas. Their communications manager may get a reprimand Nanjeanne Nov 2023 #75

The point is that Cindy McCain is not working with the Palestinian Red Crescent, lapucelle Nov 2023 #76

+ 1 BannonsLiver Nov 2023 #26

Dear Lord claudette Nov 2023 #55

That probably means Hamas fighters are there making some sort of stand Warpy Nov 2023 #18

Any information that is unfavorable to Israel comes from Hamas. I thought you all knew that. Chainfire Nov 2023 #19

Are you serious? One can support Israel's right to exist AND critique AND call for change of direction n/t KatK Nov 2023 #29

No KatK, I am in full agreement with you; it was sarcasm. Chainfire Nov 2023 #31

The opposite seems to be true as well. keopeli Nov 2023 #33

Thanks for your kind reply, Chainfire KatK Nov 2023 #57

That was a very sweet reply. Thank you, you have made my day! Chainfire Nov 2023 #65

Al-Quds Barracks. nt LexVegas Nov 2023 #23

Is the hospital itself... Think. Again. Nov 2023 #32

Don't think so... Happy Hoosier Nov 2023 #39

Imagine Cindy McCain who is now the Exec Dir of World Food Programme not knowing she is Nanjeanne Nov 2023 #34

Jose Andres MorbidButterflyTat Nov 2023 #42

Yes he's trying very hard. I've supported his org for years. But I must say I had no idea what Cindy McCain was Nanjeanne Nov 2023 #50

I would imagine that there are many people unaware that they are being used by Hamas. lapucelle Nov 2023 #45

Well I certainly didn't get the impression from her interview that she was fooled into thinking she Nanjeanne Nov 2023 #51

I didn't mean Cindy McCain. Besides, she met with the Egyptian Red Crescent lapucelle Nov 2023 #67

When Hamas uses hospitals as bases of operations, this is what happens NickB79 Nov 2023 #41

Every organization in Gaza Mountainguy Nov 2023 #44

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I don't understand the so-called liberals TexasDem69 Nov 2023 #47

Tedros - IDF keeps bombing hospitals womanofthehills Nov 2023 #58

This is the same kind of horrific brutality that russia imposes on Ukraine. These are war crimes...period! PortTack Nov 2023 #61

This Red Crescent? Ace Rothstein Nov 2023 #49

This message was self-deleted by its author dalton99a Nov 2023 #60

Holy Shit. Maru Kitteh Nov 2023 #62

I don't have a twitter account so I can't... Think. Again. Nov 2023 #64

It is a weapon that the "medic" grabs and hands to another terrorist. Ace Rothstein Nov 2023 #66

There's a small lightweight weapon in the reddish bag?... Think. Again. Nov 2023 #77

It was reported that claudette Nov 2023 #53