Comments on: Setting it Straight http://www.israellycool.com/2004/12/07/setting-it-straight/ Down Under Punditry in the Middle East Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:23:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://www.israellycool.com/2004/12/07/setting-it-straight/comment-page-1/#comment-2430 Anonymous Tue, 07 Dec 2004 18:45:54 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/2004/12/07/setting-it-straight/#comment-2430 "300 billion military dollars have been spent" And shouldn't that tell something about the need to spend 300b to defend a country? Like, for example, that said country is under a constant, heavy danger to its existence? There's sometimes a bit more to the numbers than looks like at first sight, and people blindly hating will not notice it. There are interesting things to find... “300 billion military dollars have been spent”

And shouldn’t that tell something about the need to spend 300b to defend a country? Like, for example, that said country is under a constant, heavy danger to its existence?

There’s sometimes a bit more to the numbers than looks like at first sight, and people blindly hating will not notice it. There are interesting things to find…

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.israellycool.com/2004/12/07/setting-it-straight/comment-page-1/#comment-2429 Anonymous Tue, 07 Dec 2004 18:10:42 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/2004/12/07/setting-it-straight/#comment-2429 Darp isnt a complete dill, but unfortunately his views (like many others) are corrupted by a steady stream of 'facts' such as you have highlighted. It's little wonder that many well-intentioned people think ill of Israel when 'photo facts' are misrepresented. The death of protester Rachel Corrie is a good example, 'murdered' by the IDF, but now her friend says it was all an accident. http://israelbehindthenews.com/Archives/Mar-21-03.htm#image Darp isnt a complete dill, but unfortunately his views (like many others) are corrupted by a steady stream of ‘facts’ such as you have highlighted. It’s little wonder that many well-intentioned people think ill of Israel when ‘photo facts’ are misrepresented. The death of protester Rachel Corrie is a good example, ‘murdered’ by the IDF, but now her friend says it was all an accident. http://israelbehindthenews.com/Archives/Mar-21-03.htm#image

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