Reply #76: I'm not "twisting" anything, but I am deconstructing propaganda.

[The Stranger]

And it is a full time job.

Israel didn't invade Lebanon, until Israel was invaded! Thus, Israeli actions were defensive!

Israel has been invading and occupying her neighbors for decades. The notion that bombing and murdering 1000 innocent Lebanese -- virtually all of whom never had anything to do with Hezbollah and most opposed Hezbollah -- can never be termed "defensive." That is laughable.

"I think the whole world would like to know how many nukes Israel has and what they are going to do with them."

Your opinion. Who knows what the world thinks?

The world does. Israel has not joined the non-proliferation treaty or disclosed to the rest of the world its own nukes. It has imprisoned for decades those who dare speak out (Vanunu). It is the whole world's opinion, like it or not.

"Another nuclear power in the region may provide stability (the doctrine of mutually assured destruction has preserved the world for the past half century), and would probably keep all nations within their own borders."

Gee, Israel has "had" nukes for 30 some odd years now, and no nuclear war. I guess MAD isn't always needed, especially when the one wanting the nukes has said she wants to wipe out another country. MAD may not work on "mad" leaders!

Nonsense. The notion that the Iranians would get a bomb and immediately launch it is ridiculous. It also smacks of racism. If they had the bomb, they would make certain that it was never, ever launched. They knew that if it did, it would bring about their own destruction. And they are not stupid. Your post reveals a lack of understanding of the doctrine of mutually assured destruction.