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2003-11-17 International

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Posted by Atrus 2003-11-17 9:21:05 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Another example of why the UN is in-effective. It's been over-run with Arabs wanting to destroy everything non-muslim. Great article Atrus, thanks.

Posted by Charles 2003-11-17 12:53:59 PM|| 2003-11-17 12:53:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 ...considers the atrocities of Israelis in their role as imperialist running dogs.

Did the North Korean delegate speak out of turn or something?

Posted by Raj 2003-11-17 1:25:29 PM|| [http://angrycyclist.blogspot.com] 2003-11-17 1:25:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 I disagree. I read this whole article amazed that it would actually be positive towards Israel because it has all the earmarks of typical NPR and BBC propaganda. The bottle fly, the lazy afternoon..etc. In fact, this exact same writing style of anti-US/Israel propaganda is so damn common it makes me wonder if there isn't just one writer who churns this stuff out from 8-5 M-F.

But maybe I'm wrong. Maybe it's just good writing..NOT! My suspicions are vindicated at the end.

The purpose of this article is to not to be fair to Israel, but to get us to relax..enjoy the image...say something nice we can all agree on. But somewhere they always slip in something that is just patently false and expect we will be relaxed enough to accept the lie.

Here is the lie:
"While one fully appreciates the Jewsâ historical and religious connection to the land of Zion, it must be said that insofar as the Arab case has any persuasive meritit is on this initial point. "

UM.....Excuse me? I don't think so!.

And here the writer can barely contain his glee at what he sees as the future for Israel
"But the Arabs have had a great revenge. They have taken over the very body that was responsible for this - the United Nations - with the hope that the organisation that created the injustice may well be the instrument of its undoing. And that, as the bluebottle on the wall could tell you, is a story that has not unfolded yet. "

This is not a nice thought. This is glee in the "great revenge". The discredited UN gaveth and (isn't it just such sweet irony) that the discredited UN will taketh away.

The premise of this piece of propaganda is to push the lie that the Arab's beef with Israel's existence has "actual merit" and that it's fitting that the UN will be the ones to eventually take it away from them. All the rest of the adjectives and true statements are just BS to get you to be in an agreeable mood when the lie is presented.

Posted by B 2003-11-17 1:54:59 PM|| 2003-11-17 1:54:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 B your good. Israel, the fly in the ointment. Arabs have taken their death oath about Israel and with their wealth are pedaling it worldwide.

Posted by Lucky 2003-11-17 2:30:23 PM|| 2003-11-17 2:30:23 PM|| Front Page Top

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