So, in other words, they have an agenda. And people have this incredible ability to do whatever it takes to push their agenda.
I am just as leery of these folks' account of the events as I am of Israel's On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 4:43 PM, Eric Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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:320848 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
