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Reader comment on item: Strange Logic in the Lebanon War
Submitted by seth halpern (United States), Aug 21, 2006 at 16:16
Actually it's not that new for nations to spin themselves as victims. Didn't Goebbels manufacture all sorts of supposed Polish atrocities against helpless German civilians? Doesn't "Wehrmacht" itself mean "defense force"? I know it doesn't mean "conquering hordes". (More evidence of Nazi medua-savvy I guess.) But you are surely correct that militant victimology has achieved some kind of perverse apotheosis.
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| 1 | Lebanese Journalist: 'There is no solution for Lebanon outside peace with Israel' [1250 words] | Nora | Oct 15, 2021 02:18 | 275736 | |
| If Israel was grandstanding, then it was like the proverbial tree in the forest. [204 words] | Dr RJP | Sep 17, 2006 12:10 | 56247 | ||
| the new image of israel [70 words] | Tote | Sep 3, 2006 03:23 | 54742 | ||
| For whom the bells toll [506 words] | GF | Aug 27, 2006 02:56 | 54068 | ||
 Straight from the Pakistan Armed Force website [577 words] | Vishnu Gupta | Sep 22, 2006 03:25 | 54068 | ||
| Reuters News Ownership [22 words] | Bobby Feldman | Aug 23, 2006 17:01 | 53857 | ||
| The key of muslim strategy [43 words] | René FRANCK | Aug 22, 2006 10:04 | 53689 | ||
| Patton was reprimanded during WW II for his fervor: nowadays he wouldn't be allowed in uniform [187 words] | Edo Van Ede | Aug 21, 2006 19:45 | 53647 | ||
| Strange logic in the minds of the media: morons and oxymorons [286 words] | Dr RJP | Aug 21, 2006 19:35 | 53645 | ||
| Today, victimhood wins wars [299 words] | Pat | Aug 21, 2006 18:10 | 53638 | ||
| Jewish Conundrum [132 words] | Infidel | Aug 23, 2006 13:12 | 53638 | ||
| Infidel's "Jewish Conundrum" [808 words] | Edo Van Ede | Aug 24, 2006 00:51 | 53638 | ||
 strange logic? [60 words] | seth halpern | Aug 21, 2006 16:16 | 53624 | ||
| This is Islamic Taqiyah [169 words] | cynic | Aug 21, 2006 06:02 | 53588 | ||
| Why is that so? [217 words] | Farid H. | Aug 21, 2006 03:10 | 53579 | ||
| Israel, too, is fighting a war of "resistance" [650 words] | Dr RJP | Aug 20, 2006 18:48 | 53549 | ||
| Fraudulence, And Our Enemies Who Commit It [237 words] | orange yonason | Aug 20, 2006 00:53 | 53491 | ||
| Foolish Democrats [152 words] | Jaladhi | Aug 22, 2006 16:43 | 53491 | ||
| Jaladhi - More Food For Thought [9 words] | oramge yonason | Aug 27, 2006 20:51 | 53491 | ||
| NBC News (Nasrallah Broadcasting Company) does it again! [257 words] | DrRJP | Aug 19, 2006 19:39 | 53481 | ||
| I'm a 'Believer', Dr RJP [64 words] | orange yonason | Aug 20, 2006 21:11 | 53481 | ||
| Dr. RJP [13 words] | Russ | Nov 2, 2006 15:23 | 53481 | ||
| The other 2/3 of us [33 words] | DrRJP | Nov 3, 2006 21:05 | 53481 | ||
| The higher the price ,the bigger the manipulation of the media [44 words] | David Goshen | Aug 19, 2006 16:15 | 53469 | ||
| Israel needs to sharpen its language at the UN and in the media; Masters of the English language are needed [353 words] | Kenneth Gross | Aug 19, 2006 10:54 | 53445 | ||
| Welcome To The 21st Century Islamic Warfare [1252 words] | Abdul Rahman | Aug 18, 2006 21:33 | 53409 | ||
| 1 | Islam cannot win: Abdul Rahman on 21st century Islamic warfare [380 words] | Peter Herz | Aug 19, 2006 22:21 | 53409 | |
| Cheating has consequences [129 words] | Don Meaker | Aug 20, 2006 00:55 | 53409 | ||
| If They Don't Believe You, Then Who? [9 words] | orange yonason | Aug 20, 2006 03:20 | 53409 | ||
| AN ABSOLUTE DEADLY TRUTH WHICH ALL THE NON-MUSLIMS ARE STILL DENYING. [255 words] | TTS | Aug 21, 2006 01:27 | 53409 | ||
| Re: Welcome to the 21st Century Islamic Warfare [336 words] | IBK | Aug 21, 2006 16:25 | 53409 | ||
| Re: Welcome To The 21st Century Islamic Warfare [477 words] | Abdul Rahman | Aug 22, 2006 02:23 | 53409 | ||
| The Crescent Manifesto [552 words] | GF | Aug 22, 2006 03:02 | 53409 | ||
| The Al-Qaida Manual Translated [72 words] | GF | Aug 22, 2006 08:02 | 53409 | ||
| The disease [200 words] | Jackal | Aug 22, 2006 13:05 | 53409 | ||
| Re: Reply to Abdul Comments - Welcome To The 21st Century Islamic Warfare [350 words] | IBK | Aug 22, 2006 19:21 | 53409 | ||
| Dictatorship takes many forms [84 words] | Who wants to know | Jun 23, 2009 02:36 | 53409 | ||
| Islam cannot win: Abdul Rahman on 21st century Islamic warfare [148 words] | Abraham Varghese | Sep 28, 2012 04:08 | 53409 | ||
| What Idiocy - we must change the language of debate. [89 words] | Jack Teller | Aug 18, 2006 20:35 | 53408 | ||
| Public Opinion [64 words] | Marcia Weller | Aug 18, 2006 14:24 | 53373 | ||
| Clear Goals Come Before PR [104 words] | Jonathan Keiler | Aug 18, 2006 10:00 | 53347 | ||
| RE: Strange Logic in the Lebanon War [137 words] | Ghulam Muhammed, Mumbai | Aug 19, 2006 13:55 | 53347 | ||
| Just like in the Balkans [157 words] | obilic | Aug 18, 2006 09:37 | 53346 | ||
| That Was Apparently Their 'Dry Run' [318 words] | orange yonason | Aug 20, 2006 03:05 | 53346 | ||
| CRANK UP THE VOLUME AND LET ISLAM HEAR OUR CADENCE [717 words] | RPaine | Aug 18, 2006 05:28 | 53328 | ||
| Swift and Merciless Retribution! [534 words] | GF | Aug 19, 2006 07:08 | 53328 | ||
| RE: Strange Logic in the Lebanon War [77 words] | Ghulam Muhammed, Mumbai | Aug 19, 2006 13:30 | 53328 | ||
| Death before Dhimmitude ! [65 words] | RPaine | Aug 20, 2006 02:29 | 53328 | ||
| Impassioned but utterly unheard [607 words] | Reuben Horne | Aug 20, 2006 19:40 | 53328 | ||
| Man can see a tiny sliver in the eye of another yet not a plank in his own [1415 words] | RPaine | Aug 25, 2006 23:38 | 53328 | ||
| The media in the UK [106 words] | Colin Spencer | Aug 17, 2006 14:27 | 53237 | ||
| The fake photos and articles try to portray the civilian Lebanese as victims while hiding the casualties among Hezbollah [105 words] | Mr. Smith | Aug 17, 2006 13:45 | 53227 | ||
| The Strange Logic is just altruism applied to warfare [214 words] | Steve Rogers | Aug 17, 2006 11:44 | 53218 | ||
| one day they will wish they had listened [136 words] | Laura | Aug 17, 2006 11:15 | 53215 | ||
| The Jews Have Always Caused All The Wars [43 words] | Vishnu Gupta | Aug 17, 2006 07:14 | 53193 | ||
| 6 | Pakistani & Palestinian Muslims are the most fanatic muslims in Islamic World [69 words] | Notiusj | Aug 19, 2006 05:13 | 53193 | |
| 1 | Muslims are basically fanatics [52 words] | unknown | Feb 7, 2011 18:40 | 53193 | |
| 1 | We have to counter this Pro - Islamist Media Jehad [108 words] | Nokkar | Aug 17, 2006 03:06 | 53180 | |
| Peace channel-spreading hatred against Non Muslim religions [60 words] | unknown | Feb 27, 2011 02:20 | 53180 | ||
| moral inversion of warfare [294 words] | Determined_in_Dallas | Aug 17, 2006 00:32 | 53168 | ||
| Israel's Proportionate War [126 words] | Infidel | Aug 17, 2006 17:09 | 53168 | ||
| Jewish perception needs to be changed [143 words] | Determined_In_Dallas | Aug 18, 2006 01:19 | 53168 | ||
| Don't bet on any radical disparity of military power to save us when the chips are down. [91 words] | Reuben Horne | Aug 16, 2006 21:38 | 53151 | ||
| spin v logic [265 words] | stafford | Aug 16, 2006 21:11 | 53148 | ||
| Pipes is right as usual... [224 words] | Edgar Malcolm Ervin | Aug 16, 2006 18:05 | 53127 | ||
| CNN is not that bad [168 words] | Sam | Aug 17, 2006 00:41 | 53127 | ||
| Thanks Sam... [82 words] | Edgar Malcolm Ervin | Aug 17, 2006 16:00 | 53127 | ||
| Perhaps CNN is not promoting Jew or Israel Hatred Openly but their correspondents are either ignorant ... [327 words] | Jeff Burke | Aug 19, 2006 14:59 | 53127 | ||
| CNN's Jihadists apologist & Jew-hater: Christianne Amanpour's FAKE 'Jewish warriors' [733 words] | Al | Oct 31, 2007 22:22 | 53127 | ||
| CNN is heavily biased' [73 words] | roger d | Mar 6, 2012 09:42 | 53127 | ||
| Ammanpour [122 words] | sevilla | Aug 23, 2012 00:41 | 53127 | ||
| 1 | Bennett gives it to propagandist bigot CNN's Amanpour on 'fakeupation' and her lies [416 words] | Bernard | Apr 21, 2022 12:46 | 53127 | |
| Kudos to Dr. Pipes for a unique look at modern warfare [30 words] | Bruce Birnberg | Aug 16, 2006 16:59 | 53120 | ||
| Is this a war on "Terrorism" or on "Radical Islamism"? [95 words] | Gordon Antenbring | Aug 16, 2006 16:06 | 53106 | ||
| Global Coalition of Civilised Nations to fight Militant Islam [128 words] | Kuka | Aug 17, 2006 03:54 | 53106 | ||
| Biased reporting in Mainstream Media has consequences [125 words] | ex-liberal | Aug 16, 2006 15:56 | 53104 | ||
| they haven't killed enough of us yet [288 words] | Allen C | Aug 16, 2006 20:56 | 53104 | ||
| To the last lebanese [144 words] | Yuval Brandstetter MD | Aug 19, 2006 08:58 | 53104 | ||
| Thank The Conservitive Blogs For Exposing Propaganda [67 words] | AnneM | Aug 16, 2006 14:52 | 53098 | ||
| Think You Have This Figured Out? Think Again! [649 words] | orange yonason | Aug 16, 2006 14:29 | 53090 | ||
| fraudulent photos [93 words] | jeff davis | Aug 16, 2006 14:07 | 53081 | ||
| pseudo-civilians [183 words] | Andy B. | Aug 16, 2006 14:02 | 53078 | ||
| A Predilection for Children [256 words] | Moshe | Aug 18, 2006 03:26 | 53078 | ||
| Strange Logic is understandable [105 words] | George Eusterman | Aug 16, 2006 13:44 | 53072 | ||
| 3 | One reason why the media is one sided [128 words] | bernard ross | Aug 16, 2006 11:49 | 53056 | |
| Whining is not winning [147 words] | john w. mcginley | Aug 16, 2006 11:22 | 53054 | ||
| We do not need recycled politicians like Bibi. We need Elon! [700 words] | Dr RJP | Aug 16, 2006 16:54 | 53054 | ||
| I Vote For Benny, Too! [101 words] | orange yonason | Aug 20, 2006 01:06 | 53054 | ||
| Marketing war? [62 words] | Sharron | Aug 16, 2006 10:52 | 53051 | ||
| The Leftist Media [13 words] | Donna | Aug 16, 2006 10:50 | 53050 | ||
| Sanity must prevail [144 words] | Hammad | Aug 16, 2006 09:56 | 53047 | ||
| The News Anti-Merchants [161 words] | LDC | Aug 16, 2006 09:37 | 53044 | ||
| Change Arab minds through the media honestly. [150 words] | Michael Visnov | Aug 16, 2006 09:34 | 53043 | ||
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| The deeper reason why. [140 words] | concerned | Aug 16, 2006 08:26 | 53039 | ||
| Perception and reality [34 words] | Ed Gershenson | Aug 16, 2006 08:01 | 53037 | ||
| What about 'Guardian'? [31 words] | Saikat Biswas | Aug 16, 2006 07:35 | 53034 | ||
| frustration [312 words] | irwin gross | Aug 16, 2006 06:28 | 53030 | ||
| Newspeak - The Indepenent style [178 words] | Vijay | Aug 16, 2006 03:52 | 53016 | ||
| The Independent [75 words] | MC | Aug 16, 2006 16:23 | 53016 | ||
| RE: Strange logic in the Lebanon war - [118 words] | Ghulam Muhammed, Mumbai | Aug 16, 2006 03:10 | 53012 | ||
| Ghulam Muhammed, Strange Logic [295 words] | Infidel | Aug 16, 2006 18:36 | 53012 | ||
| GHULAM MUHAMMED, MUMBAI [142 words] | Barbara | Aug 17, 2006 14:04 | 53012 | ||
| International laws need to change [37 words] | sam | Aug 18, 2006 10:14 | 53012 | ||
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| RE: Strange Logic in the Lebanon War [106 words] | Ghulam Muhammed, Mumbai | Aug 19, 2006 13:37 | 53010 | ||
| Yeah, I got one! [74 words] | Blackspeare | Aug 19, 2006 20:59 | 53010 | ||
| Ghulam Muhammed, shariah (Islamic laws). are barbaric [325 words] | Barbara | Aug 20, 2006 03:47 | 53010 | ||
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| Shades of nazification of Germany [216 words] | Vijay | Aug 25, 2006 12:38 | 53010 | ||
| What about Nazification of Hindutva? [634 words] | Ghulam Muhammed, Mumbai | Aug 26, 2006 03:15 | 53010 | ||
| Ghulam Mohammed's obfuscations [805 words] | Vijay | Aug 26, 2006 18:11 | 53010 | ||
| In support of Vijay [726 words] | Rakshas 10 Anan | Aug 28, 2006 01:20 | 53010 | ||
| Muslims have decided bank accounts and insurance unislamic [280 words] | Vijay | Aug 30, 2006 07:09 | 53010 | ||
| Cutting through the disinformation sludge [378 words] | Rakshas 10 Anan | Aug 31, 2006 12:58 | 53010 | ||
| Ghulam Muhammed, meet the Hitlers of Mumbai! [506 words] | Rakshas 10 Anan | Sep 3, 2006 02:02 | 53010 | ||
| Meet the Hitlers of Mumbai [338 words] | Ghulam Muhammed, Mumbai | Oct 21, 2006 22:09 | 53010 | ||
| Asymetric warfare [282 words] | J. Keen Holland | Aug 16, 2006 02:20 | 53006 | ||
| What is Asymetric Warfare? [10 words] | Infidel | Aug 16, 2006 17:46 | 53006 | ||
| Response to "Infidel" re "... what asymetric warfare is" [468 words] | J. Keen Holland | Aug 17, 2006 01:24 | 53006 | ||
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| 30-Year Plan for mideast oil + US Meddling in Iran in late 1940's Early 50's [481 words] | IBK | Aug 17, 2006 15:41 | 52995 | ||
| Right On IBK [103 words] | Blackspeare | Aug 20, 2006 20:17 | 52995 | ||
| HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF [190 words] | Fred Keller | Aug 16, 2006 01:05 | 52994 | ||
| Strange logic.Press corp and all [479 words] | Jay | Aug 16, 2006 00:26 | 52985 | ||
| can the U.S. and Israel really adapt to the new realities? [32 words] | raymond arking | Aug 16, 2006 00:16 | 52982 | ||
| Why buy what so many don't want? [82 words] | David W. Lincoln | Aug 15, 2006 23:47 | 52979 | ||
| News Media [71 words] | Brian Pollock | Aug 15, 2006 23:25 | 52976 | ||
| THE FIFTH COLUMN - AMERICAN MAINSTREAM MEDIA [141 words] | PETER J. MUSTACCHIA | Aug 15, 2006 22:06 | 52963 | ||
| If you're wondering why Fox News isn't as good anymore [10 words] | ex-liberal | Aug 16, 2006 16:24 | 52963 | ||
| assumption [179 words] | Dave Goodwin | Aug 15, 2006 21:42 | 52960 | ||
| HUGE Chinese flag [45 words] | Robert H. Yauger | Aug 15, 2006 21:42 | 52959 | ||
| Interim Israeli forces. [165 words] | Marc Tretin | Aug 15, 2006 21:37 | 52958 | ||
| Realization [43 words] | ThePastor | Sep 2, 2006 00:02 | 52958 | ||
| American media KNOW they are shills for Arabic propaganda, and they WANT to make Israel look bad. [456 words] | Dr RJP | Aug 15, 2006 20:46 | 52955 | ||
| Is Cronkite dead ? [22 words] | Albert | Aug 18, 2006 19:16 | 52955 | ||
| the press war [134 words] | Lucy Chambers | Aug 15, 2006 20:39 | 52951 | ||
| Strange new warfare? [44 words] | Jascha Kessler | Aug 15, 2006 20:27 | 52949 | ||
| Why should normality exist in abnormal situations? [107 words] | Marc Mayerson | Aug 15, 2006 19:56 | 52944 |
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