Israeli officials and apologists were quick to claim that Hamas had ordered atrocities. To the extent that those claims are still circulating I think it is advisable that we are equipped to refute them.
Comradely, John On Sat, Mar 23, 2024 at 7:30 AM Mark Baugher <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Mar 22, 2024, at 10:45 AM, Marv Gandall <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I inferred that from your earlier statement that "it would be fruitless > to argue that a stated strategy of attacking children and their families is > not terrorism" (my emphasis) but I agree we've beaten the thing to death. > > A misunderstanding and no straw man. I inferred from the word "abuse" > that you meant rape, beheadings, etc. I think we've established that Hamas > has a stated policy of treating civilians as legitimate military targets > (as Israel and the US do while vociferously denying it, viz. the goals of > the US bombing of the Basra water supply in 1991 are well documented by > credible sources). A "legitimate military target," however, is somebody > the military kills, which is arguably a form of abuse. If that's what you > meant by "abuse," then Hamas no doubt ordered it. The rapes and beheadings > should be treated as war propaganda. Either way, IMHO, it should change > nothing as far as we are concerned. > > Mark > > > > > -- "All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks." Sarah Moore Grimke, abolitionist (1792-1873) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#29631): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/29631 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/105060244/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
