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Thu Mar-25-10 04:12 AM
Response to Reply #17 |
| 18. This article is not really about the US |
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Edited on Thu Mar-25-10 04:13 AM by oberliner
It is about the Western media generally.
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| -A media eclipse: Israel-Palestine and the world's forgotten conflicts |
Mosby |
Mar-24-10 09:25 AM |
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This will be dismissed as a "look over there" argument |
oberliner |
Mar-24-10 09:28 AM |
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How? |
Donald Ian Rankin |
Mar-24-10 10:24 AM |
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Solutions | Raise Hope for Congo |
oberliner |
Mar-24-10 11:00 AM |
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Ben Affleck launches initiative for Congo aid |
oberliner |
Mar-25-10 06:09 AM |
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Aid to Congo I am 100% in favour of. |
Donald Ian Rankin |
Mar-25-10 09:35 AM |
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Not sure if that was sarcastic, but I for one support Palestinians and oppressed |
ProgressiveMuslim |
Mar-24-10 01:13 PM |
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Well said. I feel exactly the same way... |
Violet_Crumble |
Mar-24-10 04:25 PM |
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well yes, that is a major part of the point: |
Douglas Carpenter |
Mar-24-10 05:09 PM |
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It must bother you a great deal that millions who suffer around the globe are virtually ignored |
shira |
Mar-24-10 06:36 PM |
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Not really, because they're not n/t |
Violet_Crumble |
Mar-24-10 08:03 PM |
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Millions around the globe who are suffering or being murdered are not being ignored? |
shira |
Mar-27-10 09:05 AM |
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You got it n/t |
Violet_Crumble |
Mar-28-10 06:48 AM |
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I feel the same |
Christa |
Mar-25-10 07:33 AM |
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Its mainly a hypocritical argument... |
shaayecanaan |
Mar-24-10 06:08 PM |
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Interesting article |
LeftishBrit |
Mar-24-10 12:12 PM |
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I agree that antisemitism/islamophobia |
Mosby |
Mar-24-10 04:17 PM |
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frankly, one of the things I would welcome most in seeing a just and lasting peace |
Douglas Carpenter |
Mar-24-10 05:02 PM |
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Can there ever be an end to the conflict as long as Israel exists? |
oberliner |
Mar-24-10 06:46 PM |
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Yes, first of all -- all 22 members of the Arab league and 57 members of |
Douglas Carpenter |
Mar-24-10 08:46 PM |
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How many of those countries are led by unelected dictators? |
oberliner |
Mar-25-10 05:16 AM |
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the idea of maintaining permanent hostility is a major part of what fuels this conflict |
Douglas Carpenter |
Mar-25-10 06:08 AM |
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wow ....why the obvious bias.... |
pelsar |
Mar-25-10 04:13 PM |
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you were being patently dishonest by trying to imply that Israelis society is not deeply, deeply |
Douglas Carpenter |
Mar-25-10 04:50 PM |
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nice quotes...should i bother to find others from the immigrants and their views |
pelsar |
Mar-25-10 05:04 PM |
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Why the BS and double standards? |
shira |
Mar-28-10 06:45 AM |
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i have to comment....its absurd... |
pelsar |
Mar-25-10 07:17 AM |
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My twopennyworth............Pew Research Centre poll 2009........ |
kayecy |
Mar-25-10 07:33 AM |
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some polls in Israel |
Douglas Carpenter |
Mar-25-10 07:50 AM |
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and the arab polls?..you seem to avoid them at all costs... |
pelsar |
Mar-25-10 04:00 PM |
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oberliner already pointed out some polls...he did not include any polls of Israelis |
Douglas Carpenter |
Mar-25-10 04:41 PM |
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and your reaction is? |
pelsar |
Mar-25-10 05:07 PM |
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as I stated above - with the resolution of the conflict - over time, much of the mutual fear and |
Douglas Carpenter |
Mar-25-10 05:25 PM |
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that was not your statement(s) |
pelsar |
Mar-25-10 05:32 PM |
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90% of the hostility in the Arab world is directly related |
Douglas Carpenter |
Mar-25-10 05:41 PM |
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and the arabs are not indoctrinated because |
pelsar |
Mar-25-10 06:07 PM |
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its like this |
Douglas Carpenter |
Mar-25-10 11:41 PM |
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and most of them are not going to have contact with jews or israelis.... |
pelsar |
Mar-26-10 02:33 AM |
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The difference is theory-based negativity and daily-contact-based negativity. |
ProgressiveMuslim |
Mar-26-10 06:56 AM |
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the Palestinians are in a different category |
pelsar |
Mar-26-10 07:43 AM |
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I think that's the kind of "ism" that's actually easier to remove. |
ProgressiveMuslim |
Mar-26-10 07:54 AM |
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experience based anti ..is easier to fix |
pelsar |
Mar-26-10 11:27 AM |
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Mar-26-10 11:35 AM |
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Don't know if you saw the previous. I guess no pix? |
ProgressiveMuslim |
Mar-26-10 03:17 PM |
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nah missed it... |
pelsar |
Mar-27-10 01:08 AM |
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and there's lots of $$$ in the I/P narrative....sells newspapers, etc. |
shira |
Mar-24-10 06:40 PM |
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Convergence |
FarrenH |
Mar-24-10 04:53 PM |
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The fact that the US is not spending billions to support the mass murderers in those regions might |
ConsAreLiars |
Mar-25-10 01:36 AM |
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This article is not really about the US |
oberliner |
Mar-25-10 04:12 AM |
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You do know that the US |
Christa |
Mar-25-10 07:35 AM |
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Yes. Billions of US tax money goes to Israel and Egypt and Jordan to maintain |
ConsAreLiars |
Mar-25-10 11:55 PM |
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Thank you |
Christa |
Mar-26-10 06:19 AM |
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Here are some (2006) numbers. Israel gets about half of all US direct military aid. |
ConsAreLiars |
Mar-27-10 01:15 AM |
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Its funny how some people only look at one type of aid but ignore |
Dick Dastardly |
Mar-27-10 03:32 AM |
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Because we are aiding Israel |
Christa |
Mar-27-10 07:41 AM |
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The USA does not aid Israel to defend itself from local and influential Jihadi psycopaths... |
shira |
Mar-27-10 08:52 AM |
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As usual, try to change the subject to something else and pretend it is relevant. |
ConsAreLiars |
Mar-28-10 01:32 AM |
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The US military has been covertly involved in the wars in the Democratic Republic of Congo |
oberliner |
Mar-26-10 01:24 PM |
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Of course the corporate jackals are feeding off of death and destruction. It's what they do. |
ConsAreLiars |
Mar-27-10 12:35 AM |
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Guardian and Independent play down Turkey threat to deport resident Armenians |
shira |
Apr-06-10 08:33 AM |
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Yes the plight of Armenians gets little recognition from anyone |
azurnoir |
Apr-06-10 08:56 AM |
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Can't help but get a dig in, can you? |
shira |
Apr-06-10 09:06 AM |
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So you believe that the "Jewish Lobby" in the US as JTA calls it |
azurnoir |
Apr-06-10 09:46 AM |
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The point is you bring up a red herring to avoid or ignore the issue |
shira |
Apr-06-10 09:54 AM |
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NO the post had little to with Israel it was about an American lobby |
azurnoir |
Apr-06-10 09:56 AM |
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