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starroute

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37. And why do you see this as propaganda?
Thu Aug 7, 2014, 04:33 PM
Aug 2014

Troops in wartime have very rarely behaved as perfect gentlemen. It seems to me the default position would be to accept it as not only true but expectable.

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I don't believe this propaganda. nt Dreamer Tatum Aug 2014 #1
Some pictures here alsame Aug 2014 #2
You got me. No one other than an Israeli could have written that. Dreamer Tatum Aug 2014 #3
Wasn't trying to 'get you', only alsame Aug 2014 #7
Failing a DNA tgest and/or video and/or an admission Dreamer Tatum Aug 2014 #8
And why do you see this as propaganda? starroute Aug 2014 #37
The Best properganda has always been the truth happyslug Aug 2014 #47
I like the two photos of the 155 mm Howitzer shell, someone forgot to put in the fuse. happyslug Aug 2014 #48
Neither do they 4now Aug 2014 #6
They are just following their leaders example 4now Aug 2014 #4
Are we BDSing everyone that deserves it SnakeEyes Aug 2014 #52
Interesting leftynyc Aug 2014 #5
I agree cabot Aug 2014 #9
What a sad and odious dodge. JackRiddler Aug 2014 #12
Sigh leftynyc Aug 2014 #17
Dodging again. JackRiddler Aug 2014 #26
Must this spiral down to obnoxious attacks? George II Aug 2014 #46
I see no picture. n/t cpwm17 Aug 2014 #33
Do you see a link? JackRiddler Aug 2014 #41
"Unmitigated hate speech"? Example? George II Aug 2014 #45
Not really very suspicious. Spider Jerusalem Aug 2014 #18
But WHY leftynyc Aug 2014 #20
Most Israelis do not speak Arabic, in fact. Spider Jerusalem Aug 2014 #22
All the Israeli's I know leftynyc Aug 2014 #23
And none of the ones I know do. Spider Jerusalem Aug 2014 #25
So of course it makes perfect sense leftynyc Aug 2014 #29
When both are likely to share English as a second language? Yep. Spider Jerusalem Aug 2014 #32
Perhaps English was the soldiers first language sorta like Mark Regev's is azurnoir Aug 2014 #34
This is just how far SnakeEyes Aug 2014 #53
Sigh - I could just as easily say leftynyc Aug 2014 #61
So? JackRiddler Aug 2014 #27
One day you'll stop lying about what people write leftynyc Aug 2014 #30
You immediately sought to blame the victims JackRiddler Aug 2014 #40
It is the usual response -- like the hideous demonic meme that a people would want themselves to be The Stranger Aug 2014 #42
"hideous demonic" lol SnakeEyes Aug 2014 #54
Some of here are actually old enough SnakeEyes Aug 2014 #55
Those of us old enough (and who see through the fog) remember who supported Hamas' founding long The Stranger Aug 2014 #63
WRONG leftynyc Aug 2014 #60
I was ready to dismiss this accusation as non-sense, but your post makes sense. DRoseDARs Aug 2014 #49
There is nothing you won't excuse or deny on this topic. Marrah_G Aug 2014 #38
+1000 I'm not convinced wordpix Aug 2014 #44
Sounds like the phony crap that was said when bush's people moved into the White House... George II Aug 2014 #10
More Hamas lies, and in English for mass consumption seveneyes Aug 2014 #11
Doesn't surprise me, IDF are scum. ForgoTheConsequence Aug 2014 #13
are you calling the vast majority of Israelis "scumbags"? 0rganism Aug 2014 #58
It's not mandatory for Muslims and Christians. ForgoTheConsequence Aug 2014 #59
I was wondering what the talking point would be... JackRiddler Aug 2014 #14
Up is down, black is white. ForgoTheConsequence Aug 2014 #15
LOL @ the pathetic attempt at propaganda. MrNJ Aug 2014 #16
so it is not possible? MFM008 Aug 2014 #19
It's unbelievable and contradicts common sense and logic. MrNJ Aug 2014 #21
Quick! There's an asshole anti-Semite in Australia! JackRiddler Aug 2014 #28
does it really contradict common sense and logic? renegade000 Aug 2014 #31
So does shelling a UN school. ForgoTheConsequence Aug 2014 #36
You do know that American troops Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #39
this isn't anything unusual, check out Bourdain's show on israel west bank and gaza JI7 Aug 2014 #24
Same type of stuff was found after Operation Cast Lead-from Haaretz azurnoir Aug 2014 #35
It's self-defense feces! JoeyT Aug 2014 #43
You'd be surprised what people will do to avoid being shot at while also needing to take a dump. Calista241 Aug 2014 #50
Since time immemorial... JackRiddler Aug 2014 #51
"Hamas did it" Rapillion Aug 2014 #56
you should read whats written riverwalker Aug 2014 #57
Both sides are all screwed up. none of this will be solved in any of our lifetimes. WhoWoodaKnew Aug 2014 #62
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