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yurbud

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7. it's plausible deniability censorship

Reply to enough (Reply #4)

Wed Jul 23, 2014, 11:52 AM

Jul 2014

"We didn't censor anything--the damning information is still there."

But instead, they just give it an ambiguous, dull title, and bury the most provocative part, which is theoretically the opposite of what newspapers are supposed to do.

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NY TIMES: Israel bombs building where it urged Palestinians to take shelter [View all] yurbud Jul 2014 OP

That "senior Israeli military official" is a war criminal. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2014 #1

Yes, war crimes. HooptieWagon Jul 2014 #3

that's horrible samsingh Jul 2014 #2

Thank you for giving the proper headline to this story. The actual story in the times buries enough Jul 2014 #4

somebody on Reddit bird-dogged it. yurbud Jul 2014 #5

it's plausible deniability censorship yurbud Jul 2014 #7

another example, G_j Jul 2014 #9

Troubling, if true. conservaphobe Jul 2014 #6

with a lot of Americans, I think he gets a pass because he speaks good English yurbud Jul 2014 #13

I don't know if this is the same building n2doc Jul 2014 #8

The Nazis did that to the Russians in Stalingrad AgingAmerican Jul 2014 #10

Basically, by historical standards the top Israeli government official and IDF are war criminals. n kelliekat44 Jul 2014 #11

The UN Human Rights Commissioner said so today malaise Jul 2014 #17

Oh yes there is a way around this. It's called the RW-GOP in our Congress. AIPAC owns them. kelliekat44 Jul 2014 #20

what kind of goddamn bigtree Jul 2014 #12

Remember Folks..... Chasstev365 Jul 2014 #14

IDF leaders = war criminals blackspade Jul 2014 #15

I worry the willful disregard for human life libodem Jul 2014 #16

There should be an investigation on this one alone, urging people to take shelter in location and... uponit7771 Jul 2014 #18

Questions about tactics? countryjake Jul 2014 #19