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QuestForSense

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29. Take a look in the mirror

Sun Sep 8, 2013, 01:35 AM

Sep 2013

Your accusation applies to you as well. And not just you, either. There's really no way to know for certain which, if any, of the 'facts' any of us read are true or accurate, as much as we might want to 'believe' them. If we're going to swallow only facts that comport with our beliefs, we're going to swallow a lot of disinfo, too, since most of us are already too full of it to discern much of a difference.

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Syrian Observatory for Human Rights “shocked” by White House count [View all] Catherina Sep 2013 OP

Kerry simply added all the numbers together from the different accounts. David__77 Sep 2013 #1

My first laugh of the day. Thanks n/t Catherina Sep 2013 #2

He probably used the same formula that was used in Vietnam to count Viet Cong dead dflprincess Sep 2013 #7

I remember those counts Madam Mossfern Sep 2013 #35

Kerry has no idea what he's talking about. marew Sep 2013 #11

Yep. jsr Sep 2013 #14

you'll believe any bullshit as long as it fits your narrative. Amazing how a small number of DU'ers KittyWampus Sep 2013 #17

I'm proud to be among the vast majority that oppose the proposed war... David__77 Sep 2013 #21

what does that have to do with pushing bullshit as the truth? KittyWampus Sep 2013 #30

Well *I* believe that secret classified evidence is the best kind of evidence! delrem Sep 2013 #23

Take a look in the mirror QuestForSense Sep 2013 #29

Perhaps you can address the information and ideas without personal attacks against DUers. nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2013 #32

Charming- something to laugh about? lumpy Sep 2013 #26

No, it is really quite sad of him. David__77 Sep 2013 #27

Not even remotely funny. joshcryer Sep 2013 #33

Kerry's "1,429," is most definitely a numbers game. David__77 Sep 2013 #34

MSF said 355 dead at just their hospitals. joshcryer Sep 2013 #36

I'm not talking about magnitude, but precision. David__77 Sep 2013 #37

This bothers me a lot because the figures from different sources are way off Harmony Blue Sep 2013 #3

Truth no longer matters when the USA is starting yet another war. Coyotl Sep 2013 #4

You've got that right! nt marew Sep 2013 #12

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #5

You're welcome. We really need to stop this thing. I hope we have the power to n/t Catherina Sep 2013 #6

I believe we do, Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #8

Congress is the People's Representative? Who knew? When are they going to start representing us? RC Sep 2013 #19

As soon as all that money gets out of the way, Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #20

As reported by TIME... Waiting For Everyman Sep 2013 #9

This is a group aligned with the rebels and accuse Assad of the attacks. Still, from ProSense Sep 2013 #10

I posted reports from two other groups below- one of which is from the hospital in Ghouta. KittyWampus Sep 2013 #16

Saw it, and posted it here: ProSense Sep 2013 #22

I wouldn't let any of these quibbles stop a good old fashioned US bombing. delrem Sep 2013 #24

K & R Raksha Sep 2013 #13

And here are two reports from 2 other organizations that comport with 1000+ casualties: KittyWampus Sep 2013 #15

Is death by nerve toxin differentiated there? cthulu2016 Sep 2013 #18

also, with nerve agents there would be illness associated with the caregivers nashville_brook Sep 2013 #31

Who to believe regarding the no. of deaths from that attack. Two different Syrian lumpy Sep 2013 #25

The Observatory's numbers have got to be too low. Barack_America Sep 2013 #28