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Blogs: Hizbullah 'milked' Qana attack
Yaakov Lappin
Published: 01.08.06, 13:08
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31. Accourding to the Red Cross
Danny ,   TA Israel   (08.01.06)
It was 28 dead with 19 children, already half what Lebanese claimed. As for Hizbollah firing rockets from civilian areas, there are literally hundreds of videos showing this, including the one from Al-manar showing the rocket fired on Afula from a built-up area
32. Hizbollah, callous & evil in their use of dead children
Nannette ,   London, UK   (08.01.06)
I hope this all gets into the European manstream media! Were the Qana Bodies Staged? http://confederateyankee.mu.nu/archives/188571.php Who is this man? http://confederateyankee.mu.nu/archives/188571.php
33. Hizboullah Is doing the correct action
Makram Sawah ,   Lebanon   (08.01.06)
Israeal is fighting hizboullah, but did israealy think why hisboullah exists, it is because Israeal is invading our land and we have the right by law to defend, we have the right to get back our prisoners from Israeal, Leberate Chibaa, and get the mines maps. Crazy....
34. Stacie, Canada
gm ,   south africa   (08.01.06)
The problem with extreme liberals is that anyone who appears to have the upper hand must be wrong. Stand by Hezballah stacie and see who's got your back when all is said and done. Actions speak louder than words and Israel apologises when it needs to and scts when it needs to. Hezbullah are cowards and pass blame onto others and hide behind others. You however have every right to live in your dream world as canada and israel are democracies.
35. #14 weblogs
Nannette ,   London, UK   (08.01.06)
In the cases of these weblogs, they use photos from the Associated Press and Reuters. Do they make their photos up???
36. IDF caused the death, that's true, but
Israeli abroad ,   abroad   (08.01.06)
Of course the IDF caused the death, no one argue about that. That is unfortunate and sad, I can't even watch the pictures. But - Israel warned civilians before, and certainely didn't know they are still there in the building. And IAF would never fire to the area if there were no rockets launched from there to Israeli territories. You seem to forget 1.5 million Israelis are either in bomb shelters for more than 3 weeks or are refugees in their own country. But - Israel takes care of those "refugees" whereas the Lebanese use them as propaganda!
37. The same as Iraq
Nannette ,   London, UK   (08.01.06)
Saddam used to freeze bodies of children and take them out for photo shoots. There a Reuters film showing this in detail. Hizbollah are no different.
38. The TRUTH behind qana
Arie   (08.01.06)
Given the muHAMedan need for virgins for their 'martyrs', not to mention a desire fr publicity, it is not beyond the realm of islam to massacre children for their own nefarious purposes. They will simply declare those killed martyrs in the name of islam and assure all they have earned their place with allah (AKA hitler).
39. The first casualty in any war is TRUTH
stude ham ,   outremont, canada   (08.01.06)
So whether or not you're getting your info from the islamo or judeo sides of this tragic sequence of events you are getting propaganda... both sides have to bolster their sagging morales at the ugliness of the beast they've chosen to ride and embellishing facts, or throwing out misleading details is all part of the game. Also, all wars are necessarily fought in secrecy and deceit... and the only time anyone knows anything about the events is when the bombs are dropped on their heads... too late!
40. #31 Danny - it's Jenin revisited!
Nannette ,   London, UK   (08.01.06)
There was never a massacre at Jenin, and both Hizbollah and the Palestinian lie about the numbers of dead. Pro rata, there's more dead Israelis than there are Lebanese.
41. To #29 - SO WHAT?
Susie ,   Jerusalem   (08.01.06)
To #29: SO WHAT: Dear Daniel, You asked: Do you really think that hezbollah members are hiding arms among people? Well now... the answer to that is: Yes Indeedy. I surely do. And not only do I think it, it has been amply verified by videos and Arab witnesses (Lebanese blogs) and journalists and even UN soldiers not known for their partiality towards Israel. Was there anything else you wanted to know? Sincerely, Susie, Jerusalem
42. #33 Israel left Lebanon in 2000
Nannette ,   London, UK   (08.01.06)
Israel left Lebanon in 2000 and was given the all clear by the UN of having complied with all the resolutions at that time. Lebanon didn't comply with Resolution 1559, because it was, and still is, Syria's puppet. Resolution 1559 calls for all militia including Hizbollah to disarmed and disbanded. Blame the Lebanese government's weakness for the current loss of lives. Hizbollah started this war by invading the Jewish state - you can't blame Israel - they left in 2000.
43. Marc, are you sure? retard... How can you trust evil?
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44. #24 - Cover up?
Talula ,   Israel   (08.01.06)
The truth, my dear, is slowly being uncovered. Yes, it was an American made missile and yes it was an American made F16 and yes, it was an Israeli air force pilot who pushed the button. As for the rest, there seems to be an awful lot of damning evidence that this was in fact staged by the Lebanese virus, known as Hezbullah. It is their mentality to think up such a vile act. But thankfully, the rest of the civilized world sees through them. I'm not excusing Israel's actions, but there seems to be an awful lot of questions marks in the air. Both on your OWN internal Lebanese websites and around the world.
45. Major News Media
Johnson ,   USA   (08.01.06)
There is no truth in the news, and no news in the truth
46. Is the family of a terrorist who supports him innocent?
(08.01.06)
When they support him on the front lines and help Him make war? Remember thes idiots think they are the army of god. Some how these poor people are brainwashed into thinking it helps the cause to be killed so as to look like an innocent cilivilan, killed by mistake. Dad knows exactly what he is doing to his family and glories in it. Evil bastards... hell is becoming for such as these.
47. Anti-Rice banner made a little too quickly?
Morgan ,   USA   (08.01.06)
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MGZhZTI3OTM2ZDY0NGFkZDc5N2NhZmUyZDZkZTg2Zjg= http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/060730/photos_wl_me_afp/9034cf170a188a04a5e80bd48812ca98#
48. rapildy produced poster another clue
surbitonite ,   Kingston upon Thames   (08.01.06)
The has been speculation that the 30-foot banner of Secretary of State Rice that miraculously showed up in Qana Sunday was probably prepared in advance, leading to questions whether the entire event was staged. The following comments have been made: "Since I do banners like this for a living, I can tell you it take more than a few hours depending on the equipment. A banner that large can be done one of two ways. With a grant format printer. It would probably take about 3-4 hours to print, then hours more to sew and grommet so it could hung. It would have to be Made of heavy duty material or one that was reinforced or the sheer weight would rip it apart. The other way it to use a smaller series of machines all color calibrated and produce sections. At that point they would have to be stretch the length of the banner ( read large facility) and sewn together. Additional support would go on the tops and bottoms. In short if it was related to Qana and went up within two hours- four hours, it was done prior to the bomb hitting. No other way. Just putting an image together that large on a computer with Type would take a few hours. Then color tests, proofs and finally printing. That would be an all day affair for most print houses even with a grand format printer. The cost would be in the thousands. Then you would have to transport it. see these links: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/060730/photos_wl_me_afp/9034cf170a188a04a5e80bd48812ca98 (translation of Arabic includes reference to Qana) http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MGZhZTI3OTM2ZDY0NGFkZDc5N2NhZmUyZDZkZTg2Zjg=
49. Why Ynet?
Suzanne   (08.01.06)
Showing dead people is not really done, you know. Even though these pictures have gone all over the world. It's not nice for the little girl to be exposed like that (intentionally or not).
50. You see...they've brainwashed you too!!!
Amir ,   TO Canada   (08.01.06)
Yes, approx. 500+ Lebanese civilians have been killed, as of the third week of fighting. But, that's what happens when Hezbollah uses them as human shields!! Hezbollah wants civilian casualties in Lebanon, its the best way for them to fight the war!!
51. #24
Suzanne   (08.01.06)
Since when are UK and US blogs Israeli media?
52. caught blood-red handed
clued-up Brit ,   kuwait   (08.01.06)
significant rigor mortis at 9 or 10 am would mean at least a few hours have passed for the body to stiffen. So much for the IDF Claim that the building collapsed well after they hit it. Israel just admit it, YOU are guilty of war crimes & because you have gone unpunished in the past, from Tal Alza3tar to Sabra & Shateela to Khiam to Qana, you think you will forever get away with it. Nit picking at any detail wherever you get it from is a testament to your lack of journlistic credibility.This article belongs in a Blog site. Trying to cast doubt into evidence and claim the it's the victim's fault won't work with anyone who has brains
53. We, The Chosen People ALL Knew That
Ginette Golden ,   Toronto, Canada   (08.01.06)
But those, the ones full of hatred and bias towards Jews won't accept the sad reality about Hezbollah people (if you can call them that!)... Remember the other staged "attack and aggression" on the beach in Gaza that Hamas said our (wonderful) IDF did? Well, Stephen Spielberg they are not (Arab terrorists). They are just too dumb for it. But we have to hand it to them...they sure know how to use and abuse the media to their advantage...where in the World do they get the smarts to do that?? I think it's some oil rich Arab country with a good P.R. company that's coaching them... But they have to get those dates and times right or it will be harder and harder to believe their crap (I am talking about other people than Jews here).
54. This Qana trick works so well that
John ,   NZ   (08.01.06)
in 1996, Shimon Peres got sucked into bowing to International pressure to Hizbullah's term of ceasefire and Hizbullah agreed to halt attack on Israel civilians... whick of cos they never did. 100 civilains were killed then. 10 years on, now they tried this trick again in Qana and again they just got huge international support. When will the world ever learnt that Hizbullah has to be dismantled once and for all in order to have peace.
55. What a Bulls---!
Proud Lebanese   (08.01.06)
56. come watch "obsession". Link
World   (08.01.06)
excellent!; http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6162397493278181614&hl=en
57. Conspiracy Theories
(08.01.06)
Wow... why is it that every time there are many dead Palestinian or now Lebanese civilians it is always "staged" or it is always the fault of the terrorist organizations rather than the fault of Israel? Come on do you guys really think Israel does nothing wrong? Whether you like it or not Israel is responsible for the deaths of over 700 civilians in Lebanon - please don't try to write these atrocities off on other people. I mean, was September 11th actually committed by the US government? Maybe suicide attacks in Israel are all staged too? We all know how ridiculous those claims are! But so too is this claim ridiculous. Please do not write off people's suffering by coming up with a big conspiracy theory!
58. Bloggers Expose Propaganda
lynne ,   austin, texas usa   (08.01.06)
I am so grateful to the blogging community across the world, and to these bloggers referenced in this article for their careful analysis of this issue. I am reading widely from a number of mainstream media sources, and I see shockingly biased reporting which is extremely dangerous. I would suggest that in particular readers avoid the BBC, which is not a media source but a propaganda machine with an anti-semitic agenda. I am increasingly turning to blogs rather than mainstream media in those countries who are shown to have such biased media to get my news. The Qana tragedy is being exploited by enemies of Israel and the Jewish people. There are many questions about the incident, and most of the mainstream media sources are not asking them. Thank you bloggers!!
59. Picture
Leo ,   Canada   (08.01.06)
look at that picture above. 1. Background have nothing to do with soldger and child. 2. Soldger is absolutelly clean, like he is not just from debries. 3. Same for child. He is actually alive. I know that there are killed childrens, but that photo is pure speculation.
60. eureferendum deserves our sincere thanks
shamash   (08.01.06)
magnificent detective work. i watched the whole thing on satellite tv and had the strangest feeling we were being manipulated.
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