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TheRickles

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7. I stand corrected - he is indeed a columnist and not a reporter. However, a respected paper like the Guardian

Reply to SunSeeker (Reply #6)

Tue Nov 21, 2023, 08:58 AM

Nov 2023

sees fit to carry his work. So is it propaganda, or a critical look at some widely-circulated stories? I was convinced by his analysis of the Hamas personnel roster that turned out to be a calendar, and by the nurse whose pristine uniform seemed to indicate she had not just finished a long shift at the Gaza hospital under siege but was an actor. I also found several other of his examples to be convincing, so I'm curious: on what basis did you dismiss these as propaganda?

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Detained Gaza terrorist says Hamas hid as hospital staff in Al Shifa [View all] DavidDvorkin Nov 2023 OP

Hmm, sarisataka Nov 2023 #1

Like it. republianmushroom Nov 2023 #13

OK, I'll bite. Here's a 10' video from a leading columnist at The Guardian (UK) TheRickles Nov 2023 #2

Owen Jones is not a reporter for The Guardian. He is a political activist. SunSeeker Nov 2023 #6

I stand corrected - he is indeed a columnist and not a reporter. However, a respected paper like the Guardian TheRickles Nov 2023 #7

The Guardian did not carry that Owens video. SunSeeker Nov 2023 #14

The title alone tells me its probably bullshit. oldsoftie Nov 2023 #17

What did you make of the segment about the Hamas roster that was actually a calendar, or the nurse TheRickles Nov 2023 #18

And he made that claim while he still had two fingernails left. Chainfire Nov 2023 #3

Here's a video of 3 of the interrogations, Sal_NV Nov 2023 #4

My first thought, too. MorbidButterflyTat Nov 2023 #5

Ahh, default to Israelis torturing them, huh? Because THATS the "norm"? oldsoftie Nov 2023 #16

Israel is in a position to assess the veracity of this claim, I am not... Tom Rinaldo Nov 2023 #8

Years ago, I met a former KGB interrogator who told me that his method Sal_NV Nov 2023 #10

Would this surprise anyone? No. They've done this for YEARS. Its how they live. oldsoftie Nov 2023 #9

They are not animals obamanut2012 Nov 2023 #12

I guess thats true; animals actually protect their young. oldsoftie Nov 2023 #15

And the hospital management knew nothing about it dalton99a Nov 2023 #11