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DallasNE

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56. Explosion Was Too Powerful
Wed Oct 18, 2023, 08:19 PM
Oct 2023

For a misfired rocket. But, perhaps, a powerful secondary explosion took place. Still too early to call, in my view. Fog or war?

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Other team? ForgoTheConsequence Oct 2023 #1
Telling people to evacuate a hospital is still easier said than done IronLionZion Oct 2023 #6
And maybe don;t launch shotty rockets... Happy Hoosier Oct 2023 #8
Maybe Israel shouldn't be bombing medical sites FVZA_Colonel Oct 2023 #12
"bombing medical sites" Happy Hoosier Oct 2023 #14
Post removed Post removed Oct 2023 #15
Maybe those who are Blaming Isreael Should Cha Oct 2023 #50
The first casualty of war is TRUTH RocRizzo55 Oct 2023 #64
American armed forces refer to themselves as teams all the time. See below. Get a grip. spike jones Oct 2023 #7
Also, I think he intentionally did not want to use the term terrorist to not inflame the situation JohnSJ Oct 2023 #10
I have a grip. ForgoTheConsequence Oct 2023 #28
Compassion for Hamas? For their lies that inflame people? wnylib Oct 2023 #52
Some people won't be happy.... TheRealNorth Oct 2023 #32
Post removed Post removed Oct 2023 #2
One of those instances of awkward phrasing that comes with age. harumph Oct 2023 #3
NO. MorbidButterflyTat Oct 2023 #44
Israel has been known to lie Novara Oct 2023 #4
The U.S. has spy satellites. former9thward Oct 2023 #9
Or the US is lying FVZA_Colonel Oct 2023 #11
Genocide? The Palestinian population has almost doubled since 1990 Jose Garcia Oct 2023 #16
That word is recklessly used by some. The Hamas charter explicitly calls for the extermination JohnSJ Oct 2023 #18
No, it's not recklessly used, FVZA_Colonel Oct 2023 #21
No they haven't. But your bias is so much anti-Israeli, I suspect if neutral UN experts were able JohnSJ Oct 2023 #22
You are openly denying a genocide FVZA_Colonel Oct 2023 #23
You have just given yourself away. 1967 just happens to be when the Arab countries told the JohnSJ Oct 2023 #27
The 1988 document, not the revised 2017 document RocRizzo55 Oct 2023 #66
Ethnic cleansing is a genocide, and is exactly what has been done to the Palestinians FVZA_Colonel Oct 2023 #19
Gaza's population was 1.1 million in 2000. Now it is 2.1 million Jose Garcia Oct 2023 #26
Yes, at that rate it's going to take awhile...lol EX500rider Oct 2023 #38
But what Hamas vows isn't? Mz Pip Oct 2023 #41
1988 document, not the revised 2017 document RocRizzo55 Oct 2023 #67
What part of "Their population is growing" do you not understand? SlimJimmy Oct 2023 #42
You are totally wrong. I suggest you seek a deeper understanding of this horrible crime. Big Blue Marble Oct 2023 #55
I understand the concept of genocide quite well. SlimJimmy Oct 2023 #59
Then you contradict yourself . Big Blue Marble Oct 2023 #60
What I said. The last time I checked Israel wasn't kidnapping little kids, or SlimJimmy Oct 2023 #61
Check again. Big Blue Marble Oct 2023 #62
Hamas uses them as human shields and refuses to let them leave Gaza. SlimJimmy Oct 2023 #63
No they have not RocRizzo55 Oct 2023 #68
Are these the same kids you spoke of here prior to October 7th? SlimJimmy Oct 2023 #72
Fucking HAMAS wants to do it to Israel. Cha Oct 2023 #49
Of course it's doubled, the population of the world has doubled. Butterflylady Oct 2023 #53
You do not have to kill all everyone in a group to commit genocide. Big Blue Marble Oct 2023 #54
Are you calling Pres Biden a "Liar"? Cha Oct 2023 #47
You apparently have no clue what genocide really is. MarineCombatEngineer Oct 2023 #51
That is the information the President was using from our intelligence, not Israels. I suspect even JohnSJ Oct 2023 #17
And why should we trust American Intelligence? FVZA_Colonel Oct 2023 #20
and why should we believe Hamas and Islamic Jihad? JohnSJ Oct 2023 #24
What's your opinion on the Iraq War? FVZA_Colonel Oct 2023 #25
At the Risk, Sir, Of Breaking Your Sweet Summer Mind The Magistrate Oct 2023 #30
No I didn't. Do you think Israel has a right to exist? JohnSJ Oct 2023 #31
you didn't answer the question.. why should we believe Butchering HAMAS? Cha Oct 2023 #48
Well that shows how much Cha Oct 2023 #58
Photo of the blast site on BBC seem way to small for a IDF 500lb or 1000lb bomb EX500rider Oct 2023 #35
That is not a crater from a 500 lb bomb sarisataka Oct 2023 #36
Yesh I agree, looks more in the 50 to 100lb range of explosives. EX500rider Oct 2023 #37
Yes, there are still people blaming Israel sarisataka Oct 2023 #39
Biden is kissing Israel's ass? sarisataka Oct 2023 #33
Post removed Post removed Oct 2023 #69
Are you sure you are on the right site sarisataka Oct 2023 #70
NO MorbidButterflyTat Oct 2023 #45
DOD has been known to lie too. Beastly Boy Oct 2023 #46
Pres Joe Biden is NOT "kissing anyone's ass". Cha Oct 2023 #57
Post removed Post removed Oct 2023 #65
Your veil is thinner than Salome's sarisataka Oct 2023 #71
Seal Team Six. spike jones Oct 2023 #5
Not the same as calling the 'enemy' the other team, like it's a soccer match. HUAJIAO Oct 2023 #13
Very misleading headline. Pentagon data explicitly interpreted as Islamic Jihad targeting error. n/t TygrBright Oct 2023 #29
And the last I heard Islamic Jihad doesn't work for the IDF or comradebillyboy Oct 2023 #34
No, but IDF & US assets both listen in to their comms and watch from satellites EX500rider Oct 2023 #40
Glad to see everyone upset a hospital was damaged LiberaBlueDem Oct 2023 #43
Explosion Was Too Powerful DallasNE Oct 2023 #56
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