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oberliner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-01-08 04:20 PM
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37. It is being reported on extensively everywhere - including Fox News
It's on the Fox News front page. Here's the story:

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli troops turned heavy firepower on rocket squads bombarding southern Israel Saturday, killing 54 Palestinians in the deadliest day in Gaza since Hamas seized control in June.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,334257,00.html

It's the lead story on the front page of the CBS News website. Here's the link:

Israeli troops turned heavy firepower Saturday on militant rocket squads bombarding southern Israel, killing 54 Palestinians in the deadliest day in Gaza since Islamic Hamas militants seized control in June.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/01/world/main389...

It's on the front page of the MSNBC website as well. Here's the link to their story:

Bloody Israeli-Hamas clashes escalate in Gaza
A least 54 Palestinians killed in fighting ahead of Rice visit

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23419778 /


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  -32 Palestinians killed, 5 IDF soldiers hurt in Gaza Violet_Crumble  Mar-01-08 05:54 AM   #0 
  - IDF bravery on display -- taking out the women and children too  subsuelo   Mar-01-08 05:59 AM   #1 
  - Here's some info from B'Tselem on Israel's attacks on Gaza...  Violet_Crumble   Mar-01-08 07:38 AM   #2 
  - That srticle has the usual ME polemics  MaryCeleste   Mar-01-08 08:35 AM   #4 
  - Huh? I think you have it backwards. if Hamas wont' stop the rockets, the IDF will destroy  ProgressiveMuslim   Mar-01-08 08:44 AM   #5 
     - So a sane government would try to protect its people  Vegasaurus   Mar-01-08 08:48 AM   #6 
     - Interesting reaction. When we see an article about someone in Israel "scared" by a kassam that  breakaleg   Mar-01-08 09:08 AM   #7 
     - Didn't you get the memo? Israeli lives are inherently more valuable.  ProgressiveMuslim   Mar-01-08 09:13 AM   #9 
     - Deleted message  Name removed   Mar-01-08 09:15 AM   #10 
        - .  Behind the Aegis   Mar-01-08 12:26 PM   #21 
           - The message in this edited post was "you do".  Englander   Mar-01-08 12:37 PM   #23 
              - My response would have been "when" but then those charges are never backed up. nt  breakaleg   Mar-01-08 12:54 PM   #26 
                 - I just want to comment on the deleted post...  Violet_Crumble   Mar-02-08 12:10 AM   #80 
     - I have plenty of sympathy of the dead Palestinians  Vegasaurus   Mar-01-08 09:17 AM   #11 
     - My point was that the destruction we're witnessing is not intended to motivate civilians.  ProgressiveMuslim   Mar-01-08 09:10 AM   #8 
        - Yes it it...  MaryCeleste   Mar-01-08 09:40 AM   #13 
           - Unmistakeable? Like in Lebanon?  azurnoir   Mar-01-08 11:27 AM   #15 
           - I think you posted this to the wrong person  MaryCeleste   Mar-01-08 11:55 AM   #16 
           - unfortunately no  azurnoir   Mar-01-08 02:18 PM   #31 
           - A day does not go by anymore  Phx_Dem   Mar-01-08 04:33 PM   #39 
              - Yeah, but yr not sick of seeing pro-Palestinian posters being accused of bigotry and racism...  Violet_Crumble   Mar-01-08 08:10 PM   #47 
                 - I think your mistaken  Phx_Dem   Mar-02-08 10:47 AM   #86 
           - Assuming you are right, what does Israel expect them to do?  ProgressiveMuslim   Mar-01-08 12:09 PM   #17 
           - Hamas "election" was fuzzy, but their armed removal of Fatah was not  MaryCeleste   Mar-01-08 12:17 PM   #19 
              - You are factually incorrect and speaking utter nonsense.  ProgressiveMuslim   Mar-01-08 12:31 PM   #22 
                 - Actually there are very different views of that  MaryCeleste   Mar-01-08 12:45 PM   #24 
                    - Utter fabrication. Back up your nonsense with a credible link. nt  ProgressiveMuslim   Mar-01-08 02:07 PM   #29 
                       - I wonder how long you will be waiting. nt  subsuelo   Mar-01-08 09:20 PM   #52 
                          - don't hold your breath nt  ohio2007   Mar-02-08 09:38 AM   #84 
                             - Yawn. nt  ProgressiveMuslim   Mar-02-08 11:26 AM   #88 
           - Nothing like a bit of motivational killing to send the message!  Violet_Crumble   Mar-01-08 08:03 PM   #46 
              - motivational recruitment videos  ohio2007   Mar-02-08 10:30 AM   #85 
                 - Israel's actions are all the recruitment tools needed. nt  ProgressiveMuslim   Mar-02-08 11:30 AM   #89 
                    - Bullshit  Vegasaurus   Mar-03-08 09:33 AM   #92 
     - No, what you are seeing is a classic terror operation  MaryCeleste   Mar-01-08 09:39 AM   #12 
        - Dump Hamas how? Israel has destroyed the electoral process in Palestine! nt  ProgressiveMuslim   Mar-01-08 12:10 PM   #18 
           - It's funny. The US wanted to spread democracy and they did. And when it didn't go their way, they  breakaleg   Mar-01-08 03:12 PM   #34 
           - Are the Palestinians responsible for **anything**?  Behind the Aegis   Mar-01-08 07:14 PM   #44 
              - According to some here they're responsible for **everything**...  Violet_Crumble   Mar-01-08 08:12 PM   #48 
              - And there are some who don't think they are to blame for a damn thing.  Behind the Aegis   Mar-01-08 09:49 PM   #56 
                 - PM didn't say the Palestinians aren't to be blamed for anything...  Violet_Crumble   Mar-01-08 10:08 PM   #63 
                    - You shouldn't interject into conversations where you do not know the history.  Behind the Aegis   Mar-01-08 10:11 PM   #65 
                       - You should stop trying to be such a bossy boots...I go on what I read here...  Violet_Crumble   Mar-01-08 10:22 PM   #67 
                          - Facts don't seem to be your friend anyway.  Behind the Aegis   Mar-01-08 10:24 PM   #70 
                             - Sometimes they're not, but facts are facts...  Violet_Crumble   Mar-01-08 10:28 PM   #73 
                                - Lead by example.  Behind the Aegis   Mar-01-08 10:33 PM   #75 
                                   - I manage fine, so the 'You First!' line doesn't work n/t  Violet_Crumble   Mar-01-08 10:35 PM   #77 
              - You're funny BTA. Are we to pretend that Israel and the US didn't overturn the results of the  ProgressiveMuslim   Mar-01-08 08:24 PM   #50 
                 - And you're anything but funny.  Behind the Aegis   Mar-01-08 09:46 PM   #55 
                    - Can you say with a straight face, that the action undertaken by the US and Israel  ProgressiveMuslim   Mar-02-08 06:24 AM   #81 
                       - No  eyl   Mar-03-08 08:22 AM   #90 
                          - There is a separate set of rules for Israel  Vegasaurus   Mar-03-08 09:22 AM   #91 
  - Hamas wanted a war  Phx_Dem   Mar-01-08 04:16 PM   #36 
  - You can watch the Sho'ah live on Al Jazeerah. nt  ProgressiveMuslim   Mar-01-08 08:25 AM   #3 
  - Israeli-Palestinian Clashes Kill 45  Scurrilous   Mar-01-08 10:40 AM   #14 
  - "Massacre" is the appropriate term  subsuelo   Mar-01-08 12:25 PM   #20 
  - It all boils down to stopping the rocket attacks. If those stop  pegleg   Mar-01-08 12:45 PM   #25 
  - No one really seems to want Gaza or care for its residents  MaryCeleste   Mar-01-08 12:54 PM   #27 
  - On CNN's front page the headline is 45 dead, 50 wounded in Gaza but the image shown is an Israeli  breakaleg   Mar-01-08 01:56 PM   #28 
  - 52 dead. 17 children. Certainly a proud day for the valiant IDF.  ProgressiveMuslim   Mar-01-08 02:08 PM   #30 
  - Is it just me or does it really seem like nearly every year around this time the israelis  Purveyor   Mar-01-08 02:23 PM   #32 
     - It's just you  Phx_Dem   Mar-01-08 04:14 PM   #35 
     - Agreed - it is pretty much a year round thing  subsuelo   Mar-01-08 05:47 PM   #41 
     - One-third dead are children. I hope the citizens of Israel will sleep more safely tonight. nt  ProgressiveMuslim   Mar-01-08 08:29 PM   #51 
  - Had Israeli civilian casulties been reported, Faux news would be going with wall-to-wall coverage  Purveyor   Mar-01-08 02:27 PM   #33 
  - It is being reported on extensively everywhere - including Fox News  oberliner   Mar-01-08 04:20 PM   #37 
     - I said in my post that it is indeed being reported here on the net however I was referring  Purveyor   Mar-01-08 06:21 PM   #43 
  - I agree  Phx_Dem   Mar-01-08 04:21 PM   #38 
     - Agreed, given that Israel is currently shooting everything that moves  subsuelo   Mar-01-08 05:48 PM   #42 
     - Perhaps you should read more.  Behind the Aegis   Mar-01-08 07:18 PM   #45 
        - Is Israel responsible for **anything**? n/t  Violet_Crumble   Mar-01-08 08:14 PM   #49 
        - Keep your day job, comedian, you ain't.  Behind the Aegis   Mar-01-08 09:50 PM   #57 
           - I wasn't trying to be funny...n/t  Violet_Crumble   Mar-01-08 10:09 PM   #64 
              - Well, it worked.  Behind the Aegis   Mar-01-08 10:12 PM   #66 
                 - It did. I made the correct assumption that you've got no sense of humour...  Violet_Crumble   Mar-01-08 10:23 PM   #68 
                    - Nope, then again that doesn't stop you from claiming it as "fact."  Behind the Aegis   Mar-01-08 10:25 PM   #72 
                       - I just go on what I read and I didn't claim it as a fact n/t  Violet_Crumble   Mar-01-08 10:35 PM   #78 
        - Do you have any problem whatsoever with the current massacre of Gazans?  subsuelo   Mar-01-08 09:29 PM   #54 
           - Do you have a problem with acknowledging what I posted was true?  Behind the Aegis   Mar-01-08 09:52 PM   #58 
              - I've no problem with truth, now answer the question  subsuelo   Mar-01-08 09:56 PM   #59 
                 - You first.  Behind the Aegis   Mar-01-08 09:59 PM   #60 
                    - Yes I have a problem with censorship of media.  subsuelo   Mar-01-08 10:03 PM   #61 
                       - Thank you.  Behind the Aegis   Mar-01-08 10:07 PM   #62 
                          - Then how come you only complain about the deaths of Israelis, not Palestinians? n/t  Violet_Crumble   Mar-01-08 10:24 PM   #69 
                             - I have "complained" about both.  Behind the Aegis   Mar-01-08 10:24 PM   #71 
                                - No you haven't n/t  Violet_Crumble   Mar-01-08 10:28 PM   #74 
                                   - See, a new "fact."  Behind the Aegis   Mar-01-08 10:33 PM   #76 
                                      - Huh? I didn't say anything about facts...  Violet_Crumble   Mar-01-08 10:37 PM   #79 
     - Nice try, except elsewhere during that same article, they did post pictures of Palestinain wounded.  breakaleg   Mar-01-08 09:26 PM   #53 
        - you need to visit al Jazeera for the real unbiased opinions  ohio2007   Mar-02-08 09:36 AM   #83 
           - self delete.  breakaleg   Mar-02-08 11:00 AM   #87 
  - In pictures: Middle East violence:  Scurrilous   Mar-01-08 05:02 PM   #40 
  - so, in other words, of the 32, killed, 10 were sheilds and 22 were ligitimate targets ?  ohio2007   Mar-02-08 09:23 AM   #82 
 

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