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Laelth

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72. Given that you are not the author of the OP ...

Mon Aug 4, 2014, 05:42 PM

Aug 2014

... it's difficult for me to take seriously your claim to know, authoritatively, what the thread is about.

That said, President Clinton may or may not have spoken the truth, and, as this thread demonstrates, a good number of liberals are interested in that question.

-Laelth

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Bill Clinton Slams Hamas For Using International Money To Dig Tunnels; And Store Rockets In Schools [View all] Nye Bevan Aug 2014 OP

That seems like an inappropriate topic for a funeral... FarPoint Aug 2014 #1

Church of Ireland (Anglican) not Reform or Catholic. happyslug Aug 2014 #45

I too hale from Pittsburgh... FarPoint Aug 2014 #66

Letting us know what he really cares about. nt bemildred Aug 2014 #2

Palestinians should be held to account for the aid they receive. JDPriestly Aug 2014 #77

Like the fortune Arafat amassed madville Aug 2014 #81

You too, huh? nt bemildred Aug 2014 #96

But he's OK with Israel using our tax money to blow up children? hobbit709 Aug 2014 #3

Here's what he said about that oberliner Aug 2014 #4

Like the ones playing soccer on the beach. hobbit709 Aug 2014 #5

Israel claims those kids were hit by a Hamas rocket that fell short of Israel oberliner Aug 2014 #6

Yes, there were eye witness accounts including the MSNBC reporter who watched that horror happen Larkspur Aug 2014 #7

Thank you for that info oberliner Aug 2014 #46

That's what they said about the UNRWA school hit on July 25 before they realized how ridiculous it Chathamization Aug 2014 #44

Appreciate the info oberliner Aug 2014 #47

A rocket, fired at Israel, fell short ON THE BEACH? Maedhros Aug 2014 #52

A "misfire" is what they claimed actually oberliner Aug 2014 #55

Exactly, Sir: You Understand The Hamas Strategy Perfectly The Magistrate Aug 2014 #8

+1. nt bemildred Aug 2014 #17

Disinformation is a key tool for asymmetric warfare. riqster Aug 2014 #57

He knows damn well 60% of the people in Israel will never support a peace agreement. I am through kelliekat44 Aug 2014 #35

Bill Clinton is beginning to sound like he is becoming unhinged. lumpy Aug 2014 #62

Now Pres. Clinton is becoming insane? IronGate Aug 2014 #63

I'm pretty sure Iamthetruth Aug 2014 #99

Ugh. Speaking at a memorial for Richard Mellon Scaife. A well known liberal and...oh, wait. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2014 #9

And this has what to do with this thread? IronGate Aug 2014 #24

I disagree. Laelth Aug 2014 #31

This thread isn't about the late Mr. Scaife, IronGate Aug 2014 #38

Given that you are not the author of the OP ... Laelth Aug 2014 #72

Uh-huh. What about the far more deadly terror organization the IDF? Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2014 #50

Again, this is about Pres. Clinton ripping into the terror org Hamas for stealing international aid IronGate Aug 2014 #51

Or, kissing up to the mass murderer Netanyahu. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2014 #60

No, it's about Pres. Clinton telling the truth. nt. IronGate Aug 2014 #61

As UNWRA has made clear intaglio Aug 2014 #10

Where is your info from? And then explain the videos made by Hamas itself of the tunnels: WinkyDink Aug 2014 #14

Where do these tunnel run? intaglio Aug 2014 #21

You were proved wrong and then lash out with IronGate Aug 2014 #27

He was not proven wrong a bunch of videos which have nothing to with UNRWA schools were posted azurnoir Aug 2014 #86

Haaretz is a center-left publication... tritsofme Aug 2014 #30

And the jury results are in.... aikoaiko Aug 2014 #40

Lashing out because you've been leftynyc Aug 2014 #42

It sounds pretty "Jew-ey" though tritsofme Aug 2014 #49

Some run from Gaza to Israel. There is no need to go under the border if they are for storage. hack89 Aug 2014 #94

explain exactly what those video's have to with UNRWA schools? azurnoir Aug 2014 #83

The tunnels used for moving goods are in Egypt, IronGate Aug 2014 #26

Israel had knowledge of the cross border (Israel-Gaza) tunnels for literally years azurnoir Aug 2014 #84

I'm sure former President William Jefferson Clinton is simply a know-nothing. WinkyDink Aug 2014 #11

Oh come on now ...he knows about trade deals and Glass Steagall. L0oniX Aug 2014 #13

Oh, yes, now we attack Clinton! Very interesting turn of DU. WinkyDink Aug 2014 #15

It's to be expected. IronGate Aug 2014 #28

When politicians take bad stances on issues, they are open to criticism Maedhros Aug 2014 #53

So, what bad stance did Pres. Clinton take? nt. IronGate Aug 2014 #56

Oh, I get that (and I do it), but out of nowhere to post criticism on topics not under discussion? WinkyDink Aug 2014 #69

False dilemna. Maedhros Aug 2014 #70

Now? Where have you been? Union Scribe Aug 2014 #82

Hey Bill how about your rice subsidy that put Haiti farmers out of business... L0oniX Aug 2014 #12

Bill Clinton has long ago shown on whore side he is on. cpwm17 Aug 2014 #16

"whore side" LMFAO ...best typo evah! L0oniX Aug 2014 #18

Ha, you're right. cpwm17 Aug 2014 #22

F*ck Bill Clinton arikara Aug 2014 #36

Because building illegal settlements and enforcing de facto apartheid... Spider Jerusalem Aug 2014 #19

I agree, Spider Jerusalem. Uncle Joe Aug 2014 #37

You mean the settlements that Israel vacated in 2005 MrNJ Aug 2014 #39

About the removal of settlements... Maedhros Aug 2014 #54

exactly MrNJ Aug 2014 #58

You can obviously read, which means that you disingenously parsed the article. Maedhros Aug 2014 #59

the previous post was about settlements MrNJ Aug 2014 #68

I mean the settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem that Israel keeps expanding Spider Jerusalem Aug 2014 #75

Rockets are not being fired from WB MrNJ Aug 2014 #90

It's still Palestinian territory, no? Spider Jerusalem Aug 2014 #92

What a ridiculous stretch of an argument. MrNJ Aug 2014 #93

Not a ridiculous stretch of an argument, at all. Spider Jerusalem Aug 2014 #95

Sounds like Bill & Hill have decided to back Bibi to the hilt.� regnaD kciN Aug 2014 #76

Same reason US gave for blowing up mosques in Iraq. madfloridian Aug 2014 #20

You can't even see Bibi's lips move. Amazing! Orrex Aug 2014 #23

Almost sounds like an abuser treestar Aug 2014 #25

Vomit. Laelth Aug 2014 #29

Clinton is as entitled to his opinion as you are to yours leftynyc Aug 2014 #43

His opinion carries a lot more weight than mine. Laelth Aug 2014 #64

And most Democrats leftynyc Aug 2014 #67

Indeed. I do. Laelth Aug 2014 #71

I think he's pre-campaigning for his wife and choosing a rather inappropriate setting azurnoir Aug 2014 #85

He's the most popular politician in the country leftynyc Aug 2014 #88

the most popular politician who holds no office and has not in 13 1/2 years azurnoir Aug 2014 #89

Meaningless leftynyc Aug 2014 #91

as is Jimmy Carter however exactly what 'power' does Clinton hold? What has he accomplished azurnoir Aug 2014 #98

You may be right about his motives. Laelth Aug 2014 #97

Were there weapons stored in that aspirin factory, Bill? ForgoTheConsequence Aug 2014 #32

WTF? Clinton is speaking at the memorial service for Richard Mellon Scaife? hughee99 Aug 2014 #33

Anf his words are published of course sadoldgirl Aug 2014 #34

so he spews this mess at the Richard Mellon Scaife funeral? jesus christ. m-lekktor Aug 2014 #41

Bought and paid for. 4now Aug 2014 #48

About the first thing Bill Clinton did after he left the Presidency cpwm17 Aug 2014 #73

By whom? C'mon I know what you're thinking... nt alp227 Aug 2014 #74

I wonder how he would feel if we gave Gaza a missile defense system like we Grace Israel... B Calm Aug 2014 #65

the irony is bewildering... politicman Aug 2014 #78

Oh dear. Bill needs to drink more water. There is absolutely underthematrix Aug 2014 #79

He was complicit in the deaths of a lot more children, try half a million... countryjake Aug 2014 #87

Speaking at a memorial service for Tribune-Review owner Richard Mellon Scaife cpwm17 Aug 2014 #80