Erez bomber's family denies coercing her to suicide

[drdon326]

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1074423602501

The family of suicide bomber Reem Salah al-Rayashi, the Gaza City mother of two who killed four in last week's suicide attack at the Erez crossing, on Sunday dismissed as lies reports that she had been forced to blow herself up after her husband discovered that she had been unfaithful.

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The husband, however, strongly denied any knowledge of his wife's plan and denounced as lies the reports about the alleged love affair. "These are lies spread by the Jews with the aim of defaming the family," he said. "My wife is an honorable woman who sacrificed her life for the sake of Islam and Palestine."

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In an interview with the Saudi newspaper al-Jazeera, the husband, who works as a lifeguard in the Gaza City municipality, called on Palestinians to follow the example of his wife.

Rayashi's brothers reacted with outrage to the report in Yediot Aharonot and accused the Shin Bet of spreading lies against their sister. One of the brothers, Ayman, said most Palestinians were proud of their sister and supported the attack on the Erez crossing. He claimed that his sister was motivated by her love for Islam and her homeland.

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un-friggin-believeable.

[legin]

1. And in other news

friends of legin dismissed as lies reports that legin looks like an orc and likes to shag sheep.

[legin]

2. A question to the Mods

Obviously saying in a post that XXXXX is a freeper gets my post deleted (just as an example).

Can I, however, say "legin 'dismisses as lies reports that' XXXXX is a freeper" and get away with it? I mean it is alright for the Jerusalem Post.

[legin]

3. Seeing how I just got a warning

For my first little outing for this 'dismissed as lies reports that' + insult construction, i think it is safe to assume that this is a non-starter.

Although I am appealing.

:evilgrin:

[legin]

4. I missed bits

it's the family of the suicide bomber + the construct, so it's taking advantage of the "well they would say that wouldn't they", especially as they are the ones in the dock in the first place.
So in my above post the 'friends of legin' is a bit weak.

Also the "reports that" bit suggests that it is being said by lots of people, that there is a concensus of opinion that this is the case, and it is not just the Jerusalem Post saying it on it's own, when we would be saying "well the Jerusalem Post would say that wouldn't it".

And it gets read by both sides.

And it sounds more 'weighty'.

Thus:
"The board of Halliburton dismissed as lies reports that Dick Chenney had been influential in securing contracts in Iraq for the company."

"Friends and backers of Hillary Clinton dismissed as lies reports that she was deliberately undermining the chances of Democratic candidates in the 2004 election so that she would have a free run in 2008"

"NASA dismissed as lies reports that the landings on the moon had been faked in a secret film studio near Cape Carnavial."