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HooptieWagon

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9. Israel lying has gone over the top.

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Sun Aug 3, 2014, 08:03 AM

Aug 2014

Suicide bomber tale is pure fabrication, and not even a believeable lie. IDF did a massive air and artillery strike on the soldier's captors, killing him in the process. Israel censored NY Times story.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025329904

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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