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2009-01-22 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

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Posted by tu3031 2009-01-22 10:38|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Gaza doctor says death toll inflated

Well, no articles with your names in the prestigious Lancet for you.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-01-22 11:12|| 2009-01-22 11:12|| Front Page Top

#2 More. Jerusalem Post...

In the European hospital in Rafah, one of the facilities which would presumably be filled with wounded from the "war of the tunnels," many beds were empty, according to Cremonesi. A similar situation was noted in the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, and in the privately-run Amal Hospital Cremonesi reported that only five out 150 beds were occupied.

Cremonesi interviewed Gazans who echoed Israel's insistence of how Hamas gunmen used civilians as human shields. One Gazan recalled civilians in Gaza shouting at Hamas and Islamic Jihad men, "Go away, go away from here! Do you want the Israelis to kill us all? Do you want our children to die under their bombs? Take your guns and missiles with you."

"Traitors, collaborators with Israel, spies of Fatah, cowards! The soldiers of the holy war will punish you. And in any case you will all die, like us. Fighting the Zionist Jews we are all destined for paradise. Do you not wish to die with us?" the religious fanatics of Hamas reportedly responded.

Other Palestinians told Cremonesi of Hamas operatives donning paramedic uniforms and commandeering ambulances. A woman identified as Um Abdullah, 48, spoke of Hamas using UN buildings as launch pads for rockets.

Cremonesi reported that he had difficultly gathering evidence as the local population was terrified of Hamas.

Posted by tu3031 2009-01-22 11:18|| 2009-01-22 11:18|| Front Page Top

#3 Gazan civilian: Do you want our children to die under their bombs?

Hamas: That's a big 10-4 buddy. Do you not wish to die with us?

Gazan civilian: WTF?!??!! Are you nuts?????

Until the former take up arms and defeat the latter there is no hope for peace.

Posted by AlanC 2009-01-22 12:29|| 2009-01-22 12:29|| Front Page Top

#4 It is going to be hard to get an exact count unless someone digs out all those collapsed tunnels.

Posted by crosspatch 2009-01-22 12:36|| 2009-01-22 12:36|| Front Page Top

#5 Well, I'm pretty sure that, somehow, hamas will manage to keep its fighters deathtoll really... not inflated. I think 10 were killed, included 3 who died repulsing a whole armored assault by staring at the juices with their Eyes of Islamic Rightfulness.

Posted by anonymous5089 2009-01-22 12:49|| 2009-01-22 12:49|| Front Page Top

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