That is a pretty lame argument. Hamas had the opportunity to do the right thing, to show they were the 'better man' they failed.
Hamas could have gained a lot of sympathy from a lot of people, but instead chose to play the blame game with wild accusations and no proof. On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 6:40 PM, Eric Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > > Because Israel would just claim that they took the batteries out and all the > shills for Israel would believe them. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Stroz [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 3:49 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: Gaza Supplies - Where did they go? > > > I call 'bullshit'! > > Why did they not accept the wheelchairs and then show the world the > batteries were missing? Because by not accepting and then making the > claim, it puts them in a win/win situation, politically. > > If Israel did indeed remove the batteries, they get slammed in the > press and Hamas looks like the innocent. If they did not, Hamas can > still claim they did take the batteries but put them back to try and > save face and Hamas looks like the innocent. > > It would have been very easy for us to see the truth had Hamas > accepted the supplies and then showed the world what they got, instead > they played a stupid political game at the people's expense and all we > have is a he said/she said game. > > On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 4:17 PM, Eric Roberts > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I am sure someone went to get them as they said they found wheelchairs >> without batteries... >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Scott Stroz [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 3:10 PM >> To: cf-community >> Subject: Re: Gaza Supplies - Where did they go? >> >> >> Well, since no one went to go get the supplies, how did they know the >> batteries were take out? >> >> Israel has denied they took the batteries..but then again, you believe >> nothing Israel says and everything their opponents do, so this is no >> surprise. >> >> On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 4:03 PM, Eric Roberts >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Not if the medical equipment is useless because the batteries were >> removed. >>> That's like giving them cars without gas tanks. At least the tea was >>> useful. >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Scott Stroz [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 2:47 PM >>> To: cf-community >>> Subject: Re: Gaza Supplies - Where did they go? >>> >>> >>> Well, to be fair there is quite a difference between refusing medical >>> equipment for your people and destroying the ingredient in a beverage. >>> >>> On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 3:38 PM, Eric Roberts >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> About as stupid as dumping a bunch of tea into a harbor... >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Scott Stroz [mailto:[email protected]] >>>> Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 2:29 PM >>>> To: cf-community >>>> Subject: Re: Gaza Supplies - Where did they go? >>>> >>>> >>>> Still seems like a stupid reason to withhold supplies that are needed >>>> by your people. >>>> >>>> Wait, this is politics, stupid is the norm. >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 3:24 PM, Eric Roberts >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> According to this article it says they are refusing it until the people >>>> from >>>>> the flotilla were released...anyone seen anything about everyone being >>>>> released and if so, has Hamas allowed the supplies in? >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: Sam [mailto:[email protected]] >>>>> Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 2:14 PM >>>>> To: cf-community >>>>> Subject: Re: Gaza Supplies - Where did they go? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=177320 >>>>> >>>>> Kurd added that Israels decision to allow a number of wheelchairs to >>>>> be delivered to the Gaza Strip was a deception, claiming that the >>>>> batteries needed to operate them had been removed by the IDF, >>>>> rendering them useless. >>>>> >>>>> Israel denies the claims, saying that the wheelchairs along with the >>>>> batteries are waiting at the Kerem Shalom crossing. >>>>> >>>>> The Hamas minister also said that Israels decision to send some of >>>>> the aid that had been seized aboard the ships to the Gaza Strip was >>>>> designed to divert attention from the massacre that had taken place >>>>> in the sea. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 3:03 PM, G Money <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 1:59 PM, Cameron Childress >>>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Guess it could be anything. Maybe they didn't like the angle of the >>>>>>> rear bumper on the supply truck. If it was that they didn't need > what >>>>>>> was allowed then I'd be interested in seeing links to show that. >>>>>>> Otherwise we could play "what if" all day long. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Hamas statement was that the delivery of the goods was purely for >>>>> political >>>>>> reasons, and that most of the goods received were rendered useless by >>>> what >>>>>> Israel had confiscated. >>>>>> >>>>>> Hamas gave one particular example of motorized wheel chairs which were >>>>>> allowed to come through, but their batteries had been >>> removed...rendering >>>>>> them useless. >>>>>> >>>>>> Again, this is just what they said, and what I read...who knows if > it's >>>>>> true. (If it is true, you can see why Hamas would refuse to accept >>>> useless >>>>>> items). >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> It was long ago and it was far away >>>>>> It was so much better than it is today >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:320986 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
