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maddezmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 05:26 AM Original message |
Israeli airstrike targets Gaza |
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oberliner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
1. Israeli planes, tanks hit Gaza |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:46 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. There they go again! Campaigning to win the Palestinians' Hearts and Minds. |
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Kagemusha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:46 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I can't complain about hitting those actively rocketing Israel. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:46 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Yeah, and what the hell we kill a few kids and civilians - we're not state sponsored terrorists |
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Kagemusha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:46 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Well, you're quite right about that. |
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Hangingon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:46 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Isreal has lost lots of innocent civilians to those rockets. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:46 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Oh, so it's the old "eye for an eye" rationale? |
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Kagemusha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:46 PM Response to Reply #8 |
20. Retaliation's one thing. |
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Hangingon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:57 PM Response to Reply #8 |
44. No. Just you shoot at us, we shoot back. |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 01:37 PM Response to Reply #8 |
45. No, it's about self defense. |
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pelsar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:46 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. so your one of those... |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:46 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. I might remind you that "an eye for an eye" makes the world BLIND. n/t |
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AviBaruch (118 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:46 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. That's always a lovely sentiment |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:46 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Nothing's EVER solved by perpetuating the cycle of violence - you KNOW that! |
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pelsar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:46 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. still short of a suggestion... |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:46 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. What you need to "get right" is that this whole killing and retribution gig is Israel-Palestine. |
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Shaktimaan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:46 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. I wasn't aware that the US had any troops involved in the I/P conflict. np |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:46 PM Response to Reply #17 |
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Shaktimaan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:47 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. The UN didn't clear the way for Israel. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:47 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. "What if the Eskimos don't want the Jews then either?" Then be SECULAR like the good ole' USA. n/t |
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Shaktimaan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:47 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Israel is secular. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:47 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Wait a minute! You can't have it both ways. Which is it = Jewish? or Israel? n/t |
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Shaktimaan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:47 PM Response to Reply #30 |
34. Jewish is an ethnicity, a religion, and a culture. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:47 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. No other democratic country is so "rigid" in citizenship requirements. |
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Shaktimaan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:47 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. No, there's an undercurrent of xenophobia and nationalism that fuels the slaughter. |
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AviBaruch (118 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:47 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. Please educate us on these rigid |
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Meshuga (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:47 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. I would also like to know |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 01:50 PM Response to Reply #35 |
48. You're mistaken about Israel's citizenship requirements |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 01:56 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. Sincere thanks for the understandable explanation! |
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rayofreason (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:11 PM Response to Reply #50 |
54. German "Right of Return" |
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pelsar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 11:16 PM Response to Reply #50 |
55. cycle of killing and retributions against each other |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 01:58 PM Response to Reply #35 |
51. Got a link? |
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azurnoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 02:16 PM Response to Reply #17 |
53. The US has military "trainers" in |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:47 PM Response to Reply #15 |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:47 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Yes, the hate never ends. How sweet. n/t |
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AviBaruch (118 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:47 PM Response to Reply #27 |
38. It's amazing how many "progressives" |
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Shaktimaan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:46 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. So, |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:47 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. Really? Then why not have a secular state named Israel-Palestine? n/t |
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Shaktimaan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:47 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. Because the Palestinians rejected it. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:47 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. When you only let ONE religious sect return, then, in essence, you're not secular. n/t |
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Shaktimaan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:47 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. They don't. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:47 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. With genuine respect, I honestly don't understand ... |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 01:54 PM Response to Reply #22 |
49. Why not have a secular state called USA-Mexico? |
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pelsar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:46 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. that wasnt the question... |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 01:40 PM Response to Reply #9 |
46. Then the kassams shouldn't be fired into Israel. |
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Shaktimaan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:46 PM Response to Reply #2 |
14. It seems that Hamas |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:46 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Honest Answer? |
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Shaktimaan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:47 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. I was kind of hoping for a practicle answer. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:47 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Well, IMO, if you wish to stop the slaughter before the end of time, make Israel-Palestine SECULAR. |
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Shaktimaan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:47 PM Response to Reply #23 |
31. OK, done! Both the PLO and Israel are now secular! |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:47 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Don't change the subject. You folks must love to hate because there's no SANITY here. |
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Shaktimaan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:47 PM Response to Reply #33 |
42. Love to hate whom? |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:49 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. It's by far NOT too late for the USA to get out of the Middle East - it's NOT our hood. n/t |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 01:45 PM Response to Reply #33 |
47. If Abbas and Israel make a deal, is that sane? |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
52. I hope it's confirmed that there were no casualties |
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henank (755 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 02:35 AM Response to Reply #52 |
56. You put an intolerable demand upon Israel |
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