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I don't know if the driver saw her or not when he ran her over. The protesters were on the site for hours prior to the incident trying to act as human shields. The IDF knew they were there but they still continued to bulldoze the homes. But what I am "so eager" to point out is that the IDF's report calling her death the result of "falling debris" is complete crap.

there is a big difference between being run over by a D9 bulldozer at work and being run over by a D9 bulldozer intentionally. See attachment......again. Ok, I'll admit it. It's not exactly the same picture I posted last time. This is a different angle.

where you there? did you see it happen? or are you making a call that matches your existing views (and please, let skip all of the "unbiased" reports that you have lined up already) This is the same argument you gave last time, right before I sent you a link to the before, during and after photographs of her getting run over by a bulldozer. even if so, who says Israel has to supply them with anything? Israel does not control Gaza anymore, Hamas does. That's like saying that a rat controls his cage. And the blockade, which was the result of the US and Israel's disapproval of the results of a legal and democratic election, by all accounts is backfiring. My understanding is that support for Hamas is improving. and you refuse to acknowledge that Israel has left Gaza completely and that the main reason for the crisis in Gaza is the failure of the Palestinians to take matters into their own hands. The Israeli residents left the inside of what is now a prison camp. You can't "take matters into your own hands" when you are cut off from the outside world by Israel. Same applies to the west bank, just not as bad. can you show me the law that says that an country has to provide supplies to another country in a state of war? Fouth Geneva convention, article 33. Article 33. No protected person may be punished for an offence he or she has not personally committed. Collective penalties and likewise all measures of intimidation or of terrorism are prohibited. Pillage is prohibited. Reprisals against protected persons and their property are prohibited. Sounds like control to me. http://www.btselem.org/english/Gaza_Strip/Gaza_Status.asp

don't mind if I do. Israel IS at the table with the PA and its president Mahmud Abbas but sadly he controls only the west bank since Hamas has taken over the Gaza Strip by force (the election it has won, to the best of my limited understanding of Palestinian politic law) is for the PM, not for the president position which is the official ruller. Hamas has agreed to a long term cease fire if Israel pretty much accepts all of their terms from the get go. although it makes a nice headline of "Hamas wants to talk", its not serious. Not to nit pick but Hamas is the one who proposed the cease fire as mediated through Egypt. And it looks like Israel will "unofficially" accept it in Cairo but only after the Palestinians announce that they will accept the deal. By the way, is Israel still insisting on the sixteen caveats that they, and they alone added to the roadmap? With regarding to the roadmap one might say "they don't mean it" either. That said, I hope something actually comes out of this one. Israel has pulled out of Gaza completely yet rockets fly out of there daily and still Israel keep supplying Gaza with food and fuel. That is perhaps the most overstated, partial truth spin that I've read since the IDF report that called the bulldozer that killed Rachael Corrie "falling debris". The supplies provided through the blockade are little more than enough to keep the population alive. You and I have been through this before and I can see that you still won't acknowledge the extent of the humanitarian crisis that Israel has created in Gaza. There's plenty of "food for thought" to be had on the topic. Collective punishment is against international law.

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't it Israel who won't come to the table? Hamas offered to talk. Israel rejected and continues to build outside of its border.

yes, Israeli Arabs are equal citizens by law. yeap, exactly the same rights. as defined in Israel decleration of independence and by laws that have followed. ***Are the Arabs allowed to owning land? And what rights does Israel grant to those outside its borders? I can list quite a few which Israel has taken away, despite the US's demand to do otherwise.

That's awesome! That sort of honor and integrity is far too rare. Thanks for sharing.

You're right. That's not how Bush weakened our military. There, that's more accurate.

I don't know about that. It may not make any difference because this administration has a tendency to do what it wants to do regardless of law, opinion or good advice. But I'd like to hope that a high disapproval rating might......just might keep them from doing something massively stupid on the way out of the door. I can dream can't I?

Consumer spending is up because everything costs more.

Me too. It works. I'm up between 15 -20% and I can do better than that if I take advantage of the tractor trailers that I used to pass on the interstate. Keeping the tires inflated to the upper limits helps too. And speaking of gas, I thought this was a good ad by the Obama campaign. http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/gasprices1

Did the instructor get the reaction he was fission for? (sorry) But actually, it's a fusion reactor. http://www.iter.org/ This would solve a lot of problems. That's why I have no doubt that Chevron is trying to patent tritium and deuterium. Maybe they'll change their name to "cHevron" and claim the "H" through adverse possession.

Hmmm...alternative energy ideas. Maybe not fluffy bunnies but I'm pretty sure that you can make biodiesel from real bunnies. And "magic rays of sunshine"? That would be a fusion reactor. It's not really magic, just hard to do. I think the French are getting close though.

Inventories are up, demand is down, refining capacity is fine, so how many of you folks think that the recent price increase is part of a last ditch effort to get into ANWR before the oilmen leave office? Just a thought.

I'm with you. But then again I'm not power hungry and the idea of making a living off of post presidential speaking tours doesn't work for someone who hates standing up in front of people and yacking. But to clarify, it was group of owners. I think Bush's cut was only $15-16 million. I don't recall the precise amount but it's still not "little" enough to make me want to be President.

Hey man, I'm just trying to stick with the wealth redistribution theme. The example I provided shows how Bush made his Texas Ranger wealth off of the redistribution of wealth from the taxpayer into his pocket. I slipped from analogy to reality. Sorry 'bout that.

And fearing that the poor attendance was a sign of things to come the stadium owner decided to sell the stadium, (built for $200 million in tax dollars as funded by a half cent local tax increase and eminent domain seizures) for $160 million to a media owner who will be instrumental in furthering the political career of the former stadium owner.

And because the event was attended as entertainment for a prospective client the entire $100 plus the cost of the food and beverages will be deducted from the year end tax liability.

I was going to mention some issues that I had with some of the arguments used. Then I thought, "why bother"? I'm having trouble with the logic of a law that forces people to prove that they're eligible to vote using a system that can't verify that the person voted or that the count is accurate. Lipstick on a pig. $0.02

These are fun. http://www.dyson.com/about/games/

Ouch, that's $420 per barrel! Yea, we'd definitely be working on alternatives at that price. Shit... I meant gasoline. Oh well, either will work I guess. Save this post. If things continue the way they are going your original figure might be on target in a few months

You're telling me that's the only link I've posted that you've checked out? Ok, that's enough. Have a nice day.

Nice. The ambassador for racism to the UN calls Carter a "bigot". http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hzYymF-q-1q0DmCCwRS4gd5DDjKQD908J88O0

I agree with you for the most part. However when grammar, spelling and typos are so prominent that you can't even understand the point that's being asserted, I've got a problem with that. I've read some that don't make any sense in any context and I feel the need to have it clarified just in case something was being said about my mother.

Besides the (ill advised) food for fuel subsidy, have they tried it yet? To my knowledge we're still subsidizing the oil industry and they still have plenty of tax laws protecting their interests.