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I Bought A Leftie Newspaper Yesterday

icyfroth — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 23:19:05 GMT

The Green Left Weekly. https://www.greenleft.org.au/ Cost me $2. Had some interesting articles in it I happen to agree with.

Re: I Bought A Leftie Newspaper Yesterday

icyfroth — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 23:45:07 GMT

Oops should leftie be spelled with Y as in lefty? 😄

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lightningdance — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 00:07:05 GMT

lol Icy,

not somthing I would spend my money on though.

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icyfroth — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 00:11:23 GMT

Nah, you're right Lightning lol. They were with the protesters rallying against Israels bombing of Gaza at Town Hall in Sydney is all.

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k0llectable5 — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 00:42:58 GMT

So what articles do you agree with Icy? I just clicked on the link you provided and read a couple of the articles myself. It was refreshing to see an article written by a Jew that sympathizes with the Palestinian people.

Re: I Bought A Leftie Newspaper Yesterday

icyfroth — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 01:01:38 GMT

this one mainly: https://www.greenleft.org.au/node/56875

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lightningdance — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 01:12:19 GMT

@icyfroth wrote:
Nah, you're right Lightning lol. They were with the protesters rallying against Israels bombing of Gaza at Town Hall in Sydney is all.

The bombing of Gaza? no not really, its the retaliation for the terrorist group Hamas who use hospitals and schools and civilian places to launch rockets from.. I think what a lot of people don't understand is that if Hamas were to get out of Gaza then all this warfare would cease. They have now refused to extend the cease fire.

The coverage the ABC has done on this conflict is appalling and bordering on propaganda for al jeezeera's terrorist arm.

Hamas is a terrorist group using human shields and that is the picture we should be seeing.

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karliandjacko — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 01:44:07 GMT

@lightningdance wrote:

Hamas is a terrorist group using human shields and that is the picture we should be seeing.

The news reporters have been looking for some of these atrocities and claim they can't find any such thing as human shields and rocket launchers in schools or hospitals. And no they are not Al Jazeera journalists.

Both Jews and Palestines have confirmed this accusation is not the truth.

Re: I Bought A Leftie Newspaper Yesterday

azureline** — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 01:55:17 GMT

@icyfroth wrote:
The Green Left Weekly. https://www.greenleft.org.au/ Cost me $2. Had some interesting articles in it I happen to agree with.

does that mean you are now in the middle?

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fourandsixpants — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 02:13:30 GMT

Gaza: a war for oil? .........I also found an interesting report ........ http://ww4report.com/node/13400

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icyfroth — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 02:27:13 GMT

"does that mean you are now in the middle?" always have been

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freddie*rooster — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 02:58:48 GMT

Be sure to save it, line your bird cage with the rag Daily Telegraph.

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k0llectable5 — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 03:14:13 GMT

Hamas is a terrorist group using human shields and that is the picture we should be seeing.

You wont see that because there is no evidence to prove that stament to be true. It sounds more like a way of blaming the victims for their own deaths.

About 43% of the population of Gaza are children under 17 years of age. Children.... Isreal is supposedly targeting Hamas members. Hamas are not just a military unit, they are also a political party, a movement. They have an active civic presence in Gaza with daycare centres, hospitals and schools so targeting Hamas means targeting families and children.

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/23/world/meast/human-shields-mideast-controversy/

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cherry*135 — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 03:21:16 GMT

July 25

In Gaza, Hamas fighters are among civilians. There is nowhere else for them to go

Lines are blurred when a guerrilla war is fought in as dense a place as Gaza but the IDF's HQ is also surrounded by civilians

Gaza is one of the most overcrowded places on earth. Almost two million people are crammed into a strip of land just 25 miles long and between three and a half and seven miles wide – roughly the same size as the Isle of Wight. In general there are few opportunities to leave; and in the midst of a conflict such as this, there is no exit.

The current war is not being fought on a conventional battlefield. Israel is pounding Gaza from the air, and its troops are increasingly fighting battles against a guerrilla army in densely populated urban areas – which constitute much of the Gaza Strip. As Israeli tanks and troops push further into the towns and cities, it is increasingly likely that Hamas will launch attacks from positions close to civilian buildings.

The separation between "civilian" and "military" in Gaza is much more blurred than with a conventional army – both physically and in the Gazan psyche. Hamas and other militants are embedded in the population. Their fighters are not quartered in military barracks, but sleep at night in their family homes. While it is not difficult to find antipathy to Hamas on the streets of Gaza in quiet times, most people defend their "right to resist" – and under such sustained military attack, support for Hamas rises.

Meanwhile, in response to Israel's assertions that Hamas situates its military centres in civilian areas, some have pointed out that the IDF's headquarters, the Kiriya, is in central Tel Aviv, surrounded by a hospital, blocks of flats, shopping centres and offices.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/24/gaza-hamas-fighters-military-bases-guerrilla-war-civilians-israel-idf

Re: I Bought A Leftie Newspaper Yesterday

icyfroth — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 05:16:26 GMT

"Be sure to save it, line your bird cage with the rag Daily Telegraph." I don't have a bird cage, or even a bird, Freddie. But I'll probably wrap up my fruit and veg peelings with it as I do with most of the newspapers we accumulate.