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edgineered

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4. Could it be that when the soldier knew

Reply to Liberal_in_LA (Reply #1)

Sun Aug 3, 2014, 03:51 AM

Aug 2014

his death was imminent he tricked the terrorist. Maybe created some doubt in the mind of the terrorist about how much more dead the soldier could be if he was blown up by a suicide bomber instead of merely being shot with the rifle?

Faux could play that scenario from many angles.

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Israeli Military: Soldier Killed By Suicide Bomber {{{really?}}} [View all] Purveyor Aug 2014 OP

what do you think happened? Liberal_in_LA Aug 2014 #1

Earlier reports are the poor lad died in a israeli airstrike but can understand the cya Purveyor Aug 2014 #2

earlier report from Hamas onenote Aug 2014 #10

Oh and the israeli gov't is nothing but a bastion of 'truth'... Purveyor Aug 2014 #11

So if both lie, why do you believe one over the other? onenote Aug 2014 #16

I never claimed to believe either. Just following the reports and eventually Purveyor Aug 2014 #21

Could it be that when the soldier knew edgineered Aug 2014 #4

Here's a DU thread on it... TeeYiYi Aug 2014 #5

thx Liberal_in_LA Aug 2014 #6

Dubious source there oberliner Aug 2014 #12

Here's what BBC reported notadmblnd Aug 2014 #3

Wow. No wonder there wasn't a body flamingdem Aug 2014 #7

There is so much that doesn't make sense about a suicide bomber I can't even begin. nt kelliekat44 Aug 2014 #8

Please begin. Hamas hasn't denied it. onenote Aug 2014 #19

Israel lying has gone over the top. HooptieWagon Aug 2014 #9

Richard Silverstein is definitely not a reliable source oberliner Aug 2014 #13

From Ha'aretz oberliner Aug 2014 #14

wait, wait, wait... renegade000 Aug 2014 #15

"For reals this time. We're not lying. I swear." Iggo Aug 2014 #17

What happened to the kidnap story? Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2014 #18

"Soldier died in Battle' 2banon Aug 2014 #20