I would say they have more of a reason to just be truthful as they are trying to add legitimacy to their claims and gain world support to end the illegal blockade of Gaza. I would say this especially in the light of Israeli claims that have been shown to be false and manipulated.
-----Original Message----- From: Scott Stroz [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 11:37 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Israel attacks and kills peace activists in international waters. I understand your position there, but is it not a bit naive to think that those on the other side do not have an agenda and to accept everything they say as the full, complete, unbiased account of the events? Do you really think that CNN, or any other news agency, does not have an agenda or a bias? On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 4:29 PM, Eric Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > > It would depend on the source. If it came from the Israeli government...no. > I dont trust anything coming out of that government. They have already > demonstrated that they are willing to lie and modify things to make look > favorable to them. I kinda look at them like I look at Fox News. I will > give you the benefit of the doubt until you prove me wrong. Israel has lied > and misled with their press releases and thus proven me wrong. You get one > chance. Destroy that trust and you are hard pressed to get it back. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Stroz [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 11:23 AM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: Israel attacks and kills peace activists in international > waters. > > > Somehow I do not think you would be so quick to accept 'testimony' > from 3 Israeli soldiers as 'corroboration'. > > On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 12:14 PM, Eric Roberts > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Eyewitness accounts that tell the same story...that's called > corroboration. >> Add that to the fact that we know for a fact that the Israelis doctored >> footage. Makes the passengers much more of a reliable witness to the >> events. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Scott Stroz [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 11:06 AM >> To: cf-community >> Subject: Re: Israel attacks and kills peace activists in international >> waters. >> >> >> And I am sure the news producer from Al Jazeera and those involved are >> giving a completely unbiased accounts of what happened. >> >> On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 11:56 AM, Eric Roberts >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Some accounts of passengers on the aid ship...these are all British >>> citizens... >>> >>> >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWYKHcwrak0 >>> >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Gp8ECrDQLg&feature=watch_response >>> >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i5VzDH8SDU&feature=related >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: denstar [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 9:48 PM >>> To: cf-community >>> Subject: Re: Israel attacks and kills peace activists in international >>> waters. >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 4:32 PM, Maureen wrote: >>>> >>>> It's especially bothersome that so much of the current rhetoric is >>>> based on disinformation. I found this article particularly >>>> enlightening. >>>> >>>> >> http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/06/04/MNR51DPCVM.DTL >>> >>> You don't say! >>> >>> :Den >>> >>> -- >>> The truth is a snare: you cannot have it, without being caught. You >>> cannot have the truth in such a way that you catch it, but only in >>> such a way that it catches you. >>> Soren Kierkegaar >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:320844 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
