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		<title>By: Game of Life</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/08/engel-on-gaza-reporting/comment-page-2/#comment-5414108</link>
		<dc:creator>Game of Life</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:19:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;iamwhoiam&lt;/em&gt;

Call people repugs because we don&#039;t believe in your massacres.

Yeah blame the civilians for acting like civilians. Brilliant.

&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/07/AR2009010700791.html?hpid=topnews&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;I guess they have 2ft hamas people running around too.&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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<p>Call people repugs because we don&#8217;t believe in your massacres.</p>
<p>Yeah blame the civilians for acting like civilians. Brilliant.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/07/AR2009010700791.html?hpid=topnews" rel="nofollow">I guess they have 2ft hamas people running around too.</a><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5414108', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: 666lattes</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/08/engel-on-gaza-reporting/comment-page-2/#comment-5413842</link>
		<dc:creator>666lattes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:24:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Spooning_leads24kin Says: 
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&quot;And amid the “aid supplies” that were delivered into Gaza yesterday during the 3 hour cease fire there were supplies being transported to the very Hamas terror group trying to be rooted.&quot;

First of all, link?  Second, are you suggesting that supplies got into the hands of the government in charge of distributing supplies in Gaza?  That is a simply stunning developement.

&quot;Now the Lybians have attacked Israel too thanks to left wing propaganda.&quot;

I know that rockets came from Lybia, but what are you talking about?  What is &quot;left wing propaganda&quot;?

&quot;For a country that “supposedly” supports Israel, there sure are a lot of Jew haters in here.&quot; 

Who gets to choose which countries our country supports and why?  Why are we, as citizens, not permitted to weigh the pros and cons of such support without being accused of being racist.  Questioning Israel does not automatically equal Jew-hating, but claiming anti-semitism to mask every wrongdoing has worked pretty well so far, hasn&#039;t it?

&quot;And you wonder why right wingers oft compare Obama to Hitler.&quot; 

I didn&#039;t know they were, but now that you mention it, yeah, especially since Obama also seems to be an unquestioning supporter of Israel, so it doesn&#039;t really make any sense at all.  10 Good-usage pts. for &quot;oft&quot;. 

&quot;FN dope smokin idiots. Lets all sing Kumbaya and fire up the ole bong for peace, you demster divers make me sick!.&quot;

Well, you encourage me to be a better person while continuously focused on being a better speller.  Thank you for your inspiration.  You continue to make the world a better place.</description>
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<p>&#8220;And amid the “aid supplies” that were delivered into Gaza yesterday during the 3 hour cease fire there were supplies being transported to the very Hamas terror group trying to be rooted.&#8221;</p>
<p>First of all, link?  Second, are you suggesting that supplies got into the hands of the government in charge of distributing supplies in Gaza?  That is a simply stunning developement.</p>
<p>&#8220;Now the Lybians have attacked Israel too thanks to left wing propaganda.&#8221;</p>
<p>I know that rockets came from Lybia, but what are you talking about?  What is &#8220;left wing propaganda&#8221;?</p>
<p>&#8220;For a country that “supposedly” supports Israel, there sure are a lot of Jew haters in here.&#8221; </p>
<p>Who gets to choose which countries our country supports and why?  Why are we, as citizens, not permitted to weigh the pros and cons of such support without being accused of being racist.  Questioning Israel does not automatically equal Jew-hating, but claiming anti-semitism to mask every wrongdoing has worked pretty well so far, hasn&#8217;t it?</p>
<p>&#8220;And you wonder why right wingers oft compare Obama to Hitler.&#8221; </p>
<p>I didn&#8217;t know they were, but now that you mention it, yeah, especially since Obama also seems to be an unquestioning supporter of Israel, so it doesn&#8217;t really make any sense at all.  10 Good-usage pts. for &#8220;oft&#8221;. </p>
<p>&#8220;FN dope smokin idiots. Lets all sing Kumbaya and fire up the ole bong for peace, you demster divers make me sick!.&#8221;</p>
<p>Well, you encourage me to be a better person while continuously focused on being a better speller.  Thank you for your inspiration.  You continue to make the world a better place.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5413842', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Nevar</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/08/engel-on-gaza-reporting/comment-page-2/#comment-5413774</link>
		<dc:creator>Nevar</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You&#039;re awfully uptight dude, maybe you should get a little spooning goin&#039;...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You&#8217;re awfully uptight dude, maybe you should get a little spooning goin&#8217;&#8230;<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5413774', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Spooning_leads24kin</title>
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		<dc:creator>Spooning_leads24kin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:58:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>And amid the &quot;aid supplies&quot; that were delivered into Gaza yesterday during the 3 hour cease fire there were supplies being transported to the very Hamas terror group trying to be rooted. Now the Lybians have attacked Israel too thanks to left wing propaganda. For a country that &quot;supposedly&quot; supports Israel, there sure are a lot of Jew haters in here. And you wonder why right wingers oft compare Obama to Hitler. FN dope smokin idiots. Lets all sing Kumbaya and fire up the ole bong for peace, you demster divers make me sick!.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And amid the &#8220;aid supplies&#8221; that were delivered into Gaza yesterday during the 3 hour cease fire there were supplies being transported to the very Hamas terror group trying to be rooted. Now the Lybians have attacked Israel too thanks to left wing propaganda. For a country that &#8220;supposedly&#8221; supports Israel, there sure are a lot of Jew haters in here. And you wonder why right wingers oft compare Obama to Hitler. FN dope smokin idiots. Lets all sing Kumbaya and fire up the ole bong for peace, you demster divers make me sick!.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5413736', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: hussein toasterhead</title>
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		<dc:creator>hussein toasterhead</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:47:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;Spooning_leads24kin Says: 

 At least Israel vacated the Gaza like promised, what has Hamas done. 

January 8th, 2009 at 2:52 pm  &lt;/em&gt;
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Oh, please.  Israel never pulled out of Gaza, and you know it.  

Sure, they took out the settlers and the troops, but they retained control over the borders, the infrastructure, the airspace, the ports - everything that a government needs to have control over if it wants to be considered independent.
Israel retained these things, keeping a stranglehold on Gaza.  They made sure Hamas would fail as a government, and made sure they&#039;d be forced to do the only thing they could - launch some firecrackers over the wall.  

Mission accomplished.</description>
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<p> At least Israel vacated the Gaza like promised, what has Hamas done. </p>
<p>January 8th, 2009 at 2:52 pm  </em><br />
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<p>Oh, please.  Israel never pulled out of Gaza, and you know it.  </p>
<p>Sure, they took out the settlers and the troops, but they retained control over the borders, the infrastructure, the airspace, the ports &#8211; everything that a government needs to have control over if it wants to be considered independent.<br />
Israel retained these things, keeping a stranglehold on Gaza.  They made sure Hamas would fail as a government, and made sure they&#8217;d be forced to do the only thing they could &#8211; launch some firecrackers over the wall.  </p>
<p>Mission accomplished.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5413696', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: 666lattes</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/08/engel-on-gaza-reporting/comment-page-1/#comment-5413536</link>
		<dc:creator>666lattes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Spooning_leads24kin Says: 

&quot;IF Hamas was launching rockets into your city, wouldn’t you want your government to do something about it?&quot;

Yes.  I would want them to solve the issue instead of making it worse.  The murder of innocents for revenge is, not only overrated, it doesn&#039;t work as a solution.

What&#039;s in in for you to support prolonging the conflict?  Are you sure?</description>
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<p>&#8220;IF Hamas was launching rockets into your city, wouldn’t you want your government to do something about it?&#8221;</p>
<p>Yes.  I would want them to solve the issue instead of making it worse.  The murder of innocents for revenge is, not only overrated, it doesn&#8217;t work as a solution.</p>
<p>What&#8217;s in in for you to support prolonging the conflict?  Are you sure?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5413536', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: JBaddo</title>
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		<dc:creator>JBaddo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:14:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#45
&lt;strong&gt;IF Hamas was launching rockets into your city, wouldn’t you want your government to do something about it?&lt;/strong&gt;

If I was being denied food, fuel, and freedom I would fight back against my oppressor. Didnt some of your founding fathers fight against the British to achieve these priciples ?

Obviously you have no concept of history or human suffering. DOpe</description>
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<strong>IF Hamas was launching rockets into your city, wouldn’t you want your government to do something about it?</strong></p>
<p>If I was being denied food, fuel, and freedom I would fight back against my oppressor. Didnt some of your founding fathers fight against the British to achieve these priciples ?</p>
<p>Obviously you have no concept of history or human suffering. DOpe<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5413526', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Spooning_leads24kin</title>
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		<dc:creator>Spooning_leads24kin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:52:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>IF Hamas was launching rockets into your city, wouldn&#039;t you want your government to do something about it? During the cease fire, Hamas was launching rockets into Israel and the Israelis stayed quiet, honoring the cease fire that Hamas ignored. Once the cease fire expired, that is when Israel launched its offensive. You idiots act as if Israel acted unprovoked. I&#039;m not saying everything Israel has done has been right, but it is Hamas provoking anger against Israel this time. At least Israel vacated the Gaza like promised, what has Hamas done. If the Palestinians don&#039;t like it, they should help oust Hamas, the group taking refuge within their schools and public facilities and residential areas. Israel didn&#039;t tell them to go there.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>IF Hamas was launching rockets into your city, wouldn&#8217;t you want your government to do something about it? During the cease fire, Hamas was launching rockets into Israel and the Israelis stayed quiet, honoring the cease fire that Hamas ignored. Once the cease fire expired, that is when Israel launched its offensive. You idiots act as if Israel acted unprovoked. I&#8217;m not saying everything Israel has done has been right, but it is Hamas provoking anger against Israel this time. At least Israel vacated the Gaza like promised, what has Hamas done. If the Palestinians don&#8217;t like it, they should help oust Hamas, the group taking refuge within their schools and public facilities and residential areas. Israel didn&#8217;t tell them to go there.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5413446', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: ElGringo</title>
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		<dc:creator>ElGringo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:39:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Correction to my replies 34 and 35: Obviously, the &quot;Engel interview&quot; I linked to is that of US Congressman Eliot Engel, not Richard Engel, the MSNBC reporter in TP&#039;s original clip.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Correction to my replies 34 and 35: Obviously, the &#8220;Engel interview&#8221; I linked to is that of US Congressman Eliot Engel, not Richard Engel, the MSNBC reporter in TP&#8217;s original clip.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5413416', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: hussein toasterhead</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/08/engel-on-gaza-reporting/comment-page-1/#comment-5413250</link>
		<dc:creator>hussein toasterhead</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:49:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;666lattes Says: 

We are not occupying Mexico nor do we have a blockade of medicals supplies, food or aid around their country. How could you think that this example could even possibly come close to equating to what’s actually going on?

January 8th, 2009 at 1:26 pm&lt;/em&gt;
____________

Well, to be fair - thanks to NAFTA we &lt;em&gt;are&lt;/em&gt; making their farmers poor by dumping millions of tons of corn into Mexico&#039;s economy, but even that&#039;s not even close to the same thing as the Gaza situation.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>666lattes Says: </p>
<p>We are not occupying Mexico nor do we have a blockade of medicals supplies, food or aid around their country. How could you think that this example could even possibly come close to equating to what’s actually going on?</p>
<p>January 8th, 2009 at 1:26 pm</em><br />
____________</p>
<p>Well, to be fair &#8211; thanks to NAFTA we <em>are</em> making their farmers poor by dumping millions of tons of corn into Mexico&#8217;s economy, but even that&#8217;s not even close to the same thing as the Gaza situation.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5413250', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: 666lattes</title>
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		<dc:creator>666lattes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:26:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>iamwhoiam:

&quot;But we won’t talk to Hamas, just like you would not talk to Al-Qaeda or sit quietly even for 8 hours, let alone 8 years, if L.A was bombed by Mexico.&quot;

The US has actually been talking to the Taliban in Afghanistan/Pakistan because we are ever so slowly realizing that military might isn&#039;t the only answer to every problem, however...

We are not occupying Mexico nor do we have a blockade of medicals supplies, food or aid around their country.  How could you think that this example could even possibly come close to equating to what&#039;s actually going on?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>iamwhoiam:</p>
<p>&#8220;But we won’t talk to Hamas, just like you would not talk to Al-Qaeda or sit quietly even for 8 hours, let alone 8 years, if L.A was bombed by Mexico.&#8221;</p>
<p>The US has actually been talking to the Taliban in Afghanistan/Pakistan because we are ever so slowly realizing that military might isn&#8217;t the only answer to every problem, however&#8230;</p>
<p>We are not occupying Mexico nor do we have a blockade of medicals supplies, food or aid around their country.  How could you think that this example could even possibly come close to equating to what&#8217;s actually going on?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5413156', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: hussein toasterhead</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/08/engel-on-gaza-reporting/comment-page-1/#comment-5413140</link>
		<dc:creator>hussein toasterhead</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:22:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;iamwhoiam Says: 

You are so trapped in your “agenda”, you’re actually supporting a terror organization. 

January 8th, 2009 at 12:54 pm  &lt;/em&gt;
________

So?

You support a terror organization every time you pay taxes.  What&#039;s your point?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>iamwhoiam Says: </p>
<p>You are so trapped in your “agenda”, you’re actually supporting a terror organization. </p>
<p>January 8th, 2009 at 12:54 pm  </em><br />
________</p>
<p>So?</p>
<p>You support a terror organization every time you pay taxes.  What&#8217;s your point?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5413140', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: 666lattes</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/08/engel-on-gaza-reporting/comment-page-1/#comment-5413132</link>
		<dc:creator>666lattes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>iamwhoiam,

&quot;No one told Hamas to bomb Southern Israel for years, with no reason, no provocation and not even one Israeli soldier or civilian in Gaza strip&quot;

&quot;under the Israeli occupation (and occupation it was, no argument from me about that).&quot;

So, an occupation is not a reason or provocation?

You are obviously the one blinded by your agenda.  You know that there are atrocities occurring against an innocent population and yet you still have the gall to claim to cherish human life?  That makes absolutely no sense.  

You have an army that is using white phosphorus over civilian populations and still call it the most moral in the world.  Please look up the term: &quot;cognitive dissonance&quot;, if you don&#039;t already know what it means, then apply it to yourself.

I do not support the use of rockets by Hammas, however what choice do they have?  What should they be doing in their position?  Palestinians have been backed in a corner with 2 choices: either submit to whatever plans Israel has for them or do whatever little they can to retaliate.  

Israel broke the truce when they killed 6 Palestinians and that&#039;s when and why the rockets resumed.

The murder of innocent people that you so self-righteously support is now on your hands and will never be forgotten by those involved.  Some are sure to grow up and take revenge and that blood will also be on your hands.  

How does that really make you feel?

How is bombing a population the answer to the conflict in any way?  Unless they plan on murdering every single Palestinian, how does it not simply prolong the struggle?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>iamwhoiam,</p>
<p>&#8220;No one told Hamas to bomb Southern Israel for years, with no reason, no provocation and not even one Israeli soldier or civilian in Gaza strip&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;under the Israeli occupation (and occupation it was, no argument from me about that).&#8221;</p>
<p>So, an occupation is not a reason or provocation?</p>
<p>You are obviously the one blinded by your agenda.  You know that there are atrocities occurring against an innocent population and yet you still have the gall to claim to cherish human life?  That makes absolutely no sense.  </p>
<p>You have an army that is using white phosphorus over civilian populations and still call it the most moral in the world.  Please look up the term: &#8220;cognitive dissonance&#8221;, if you don&#8217;t already know what it means, then apply it to yourself.</p>
<p>I do not support the use of rockets by Hammas, however what choice do they have?  What should they be doing in their position?  Palestinians have been backed in a corner with 2 choices: either submit to whatever plans Israel has for them or do whatever little they can to retaliate.  </p>
<p>Israel broke the truce when they killed 6 Palestinians and that&#8217;s when and why the rockets resumed.</p>
<p>The murder of innocent people that you so self-righteously support is now on your hands and will never be forgotten by those involved.  Some are sure to grow up and take revenge and that blood will also be on your hands.  </p>
<p>How does that really make you feel?</p>
<p>How is bombing a population the answer to the conflict in any way?  Unless they plan on murdering every single Palestinian, how does it not simply prolong the struggle?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5413132', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: iamwhoiam</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/08/engel-on-gaza-reporting/comment-page-1/#comment-5413064</link>
		<dc:creator>iamwhoiam</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Blah, Blah, Blah. No one told Hamas to bomb Southern Israel for years, with no reason, no provocation and not even one Israeli soldier or civilian in Gaza strip for the past three years. No one told them to hide in schools and mosques, and use innocent people as human shields. Hamas don&#039;t give a crap about their people. They stole their money and made their life much more miserable than it&#039;s even been under the Israeli occupation (and occupation it was, no argument from me about that). No wonder that most of the Arab world is being quiet right now. Not only they know that Israel is right, they too would love to see the end of Hamas.

Some of you people here sound just as bad as the lunatics from the right. You don&#039;t think Israel should even exist. Like the Holocaust never happen. Like the Arabs were not the ones to disobey UN resolution to divide the country back in 1948. You are so trapped in your &quot;agenda&quot;, you&#039;re actually supporting a terror organization. 

Thankfully, Mr. Obama, who received the votes of my family, is not that blind. Just like Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter and JFK - all stood firmly behind Israel. We&#039;re the only real Democracy in the Middle East, we don&#039;t seek war, we cherish human life and our army is the most moral in the Western world. If there was anyone on the other side we could talk to, there was a peace accord a long time ago. But we won&#039;t talk to Hamas, just like you would not talk to Al-Qaeda or sit quietly even for 8 hours, let alone 8 years, if L.A was bombed by Mexico.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Blah, Blah, Blah. No one told Hamas to bomb Southern Israel for years, with no reason, no provocation and not even one Israeli soldier or civilian in Gaza strip for the past three years. No one told them to hide in schools and mosques, and use innocent people as human shields. Hamas don&#8217;t give a crap about their people. They stole their money and made their life much more miserable than it&#8217;s even been under the Israeli occupation (and occupation it was, no argument from me about that). No wonder that most of the Arab world is being quiet right now. Not only they know that Israel is right, they too would love to see the end of Hamas.</p>
<p>Some of you people here sound just as bad as the lunatics from the right. You don&#8217;t think Israel should even exist. Like the Holocaust never happen. Like the Arabs were not the ones to disobey UN resolution to divide the country back in 1948. You are so trapped in your &#8220;agenda&#8221;, you&#8217;re actually supporting a terror organization. </p>
<p>Thankfully, Mr. Obama, who received the votes of my family, is not that blind. Just like Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter and JFK &#8211; all stood firmly behind Israel. We&#8217;re the only real Democracy in the Middle East, we don&#8217;t seek war, we cherish human life and our army is the most moral in the Western world. If there was anyone on the other side we could talk to, there was a peace accord a long time ago. But we won&#8217;t talk to Hamas, just like you would not talk to Al-Qaeda or sit quietly even for 8 hours, let alone 8 years, if L.A was bombed by Mexico.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5413064', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: sacopenapa</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/08/engel-on-gaza-reporting/comment-page-1/#comment-5413054</link>
		<dc:creator>sacopenapa</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:52:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Israel is not counting that people are aware of the WAR CRIMES since the occupation begun decades ago. We didn&#039;t have the internet than and we were aware. Today, we can cleary see the reality of the atrocities commited by the TERRORIST STATE OF ISRAEL and perfectly aware of the bias support the US/UK give to this criminals... 
Go on Israel, keep deceiving yourelves thinking one day you will get support from the world community... 
Just check the vote of the incompetent security coucil. The only ones supporting the TERRORIST STATE OF ISRAEL is the US. 
You may have the bigger guns, but in no way you have popular support!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Israel is not counting that people are aware of the WAR CRIMES since the occupation begun decades ago. We didn&#8217;t have the internet than and we were aware. Today, we can cleary see the reality of the atrocities commited by the TERRORIST STATE OF ISRAEL and perfectly aware of the bias support the US/UK give to this criminals&#8230;<br />
Go on Israel, keep deceiving yourelves thinking one day you will get support from the world community&#8230;<br />
Just check the vote of the incompetent security coucil. The only ones supporting the TERRORIST STATE OF ISRAEL is the US.<br />
You may have the bigger guns, but in no way you have popular support!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5413054', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: stateofthedivision</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/08/engel-on-gaza-reporting/comment-page-1/#comment-5412982</link>
		<dc:creator>stateofthedivision</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Obama strongly supported Israel&#039;s razing of Lebanon in 2006.  The Jewish State&#039;s narrative is the same.  Why would Obama change his mind, especially with IDF tough Rahm Emanuel as his Chief of Staff.

The Red and Blue teams fall over each other to be the most Pro-Israel.  They might as well annex the damn place.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Obama strongly supported Israel&#8217;s razing of Lebanon in 2006.  The Jewish State&#8217;s narrative is the same.  Why would Obama change his mind, especially with IDF tough Rahm Emanuel as his Chief of Staff.</p>
<p>The Red and Blue teams fall over each other to be the most Pro-Israel.  They might as well annex the damn place.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5412982', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: ElGringo</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/08/engel-on-gaza-reporting/comment-page-1/#comment-5412922</link>
		<dc:creator>ElGringo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:18:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oops!

Link here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGOv0lMMNDI</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oops!</p>
<p>Link here : <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGOv0lMMNDI" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGOv0lMMNDI</a><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5412922', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: ElGringo</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/08/engel-on-gaza-reporting/comment-page-1/#comment-5412920</link>
		<dc:creator>ElGringo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:17:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Watch how Al Jazeera interviewed Engel yesterday. Interview starts at 4:52; before that, Dennis Kucinich is interviewed:

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Watch how Al Jazeera interviewed Engel yesterday. Interview starts at 4:52; before that, Dennis Kucinich is interviewed:<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5412920', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Jackie</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/08/engel-on-gaza-reporting/comment-page-1/#comment-5412866</link>
		<dc:creator>Jackie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Everything depended on the out come of the US Election. Bush/Israel and Abbas of Fatah invaded Palestine quickly because McCain/Palin lost. It was necessary to do as much damage and kill as many people as possible before Obama/Biden took office. Richard is right one of the Israel Leaders said they have a short time to do as much damage before they have to stop. Smart move an timeing as most of the World will be watching Obama/Biden get sworn in office and thousands of murdered Palestine woman/children are buried. This evil plan will back fire because like the Holocaust people will see and know the evil that massacre these people. The Israeli cells in the Govenment will do their best to turn the story around and spin as much as possible. Joe Lieberman, Diane Feinstein and other cell/supporters of the Israel terrorist group will try to blind Obama/Biden from the truth.  Look for all the old Jewish Holocaust victims to come on TV and tell their story of what Hitler did as if that gives them reason to do the same to Palestine. With the United Nations being powerless look for Iran and North Korea to use the invasions of Iraq/Palestine to be reasons for them to develope Nuclear Weapons for their protection. Both the US and Israel has Nuclear Weapons and both can use them anytime on countries that aren&#039;t allowed.  With the wing nuts like Bolton screaming to attack Iran for no reason it would be wise to do something now. Syria already got bombed by Israel and citizens were killed with no one doing anything about it. Syria is now buying weapons from Russia for the next attack by Israel. 

One thing Geroge W. Bush will have in his legacy is that he gave reason for countries who had no weapons to stock up to protect themselves from illegal invasions.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Everything depended on the out come of the US Election. Bush/Israel and Abbas of Fatah invaded Palestine quickly because McCain/Palin lost. It was necessary to do as much damage and kill as many people as possible before Obama/Biden took office. Richard is right one of the Israel Leaders said they have a short time to do as much damage before they have to stop. Smart move an timeing as most of the World will be watching Obama/Biden get sworn in office and thousands of murdered Palestine woman/children are buried. This evil plan will back fire because like the Holocaust people will see and know the evil that massacre these people. The Israeli cells in the Govenment will do their best to turn the story around and spin as much as possible. Joe Lieberman, Diane Feinstein and other cell/supporters of the Israel terrorist group will try to blind Obama/Biden from the truth.  Look for all the old Jewish Holocaust victims to come on TV and tell their story of what Hitler did as if that gives them reason to do the same to Palestine. With the United Nations being powerless look for Iran and North Korea to use the invasions of Iraq/Palestine to be reasons for them to develope Nuclear Weapons for their protection. Both the US and Israel has Nuclear Weapons and both can use them anytime on countries that aren&#8217;t allowed.  With the wing nuts like Bolton screaming to attack Iran for no reason it would be wise to do something now. Syria already got bombed by Israel and citizens were killed with no one doing anything about it. Syria is now buying weapons from Russia for the next attack by Israel. </p>
<p>One thing Geroge W. Bush will have in his legacy is that he gave reason for countries who had no weapons to stock up to protect themselves from illegal invasions.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5412866', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: delafield</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/08/engel-on-gaza-reporting/comment-page-1/#comment-5412862</link>
		<dc:creator>delafield</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Who controls America???

During an argument between the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, Peres said that Isralis&#039; policies of continued violence might &quot;turn the US against us&quot;. 
  
To this Sharon retorted: 
  
&quot;EVERY TIME WE DO SOMETHING, YOU TELL ME AMERICANS WILL DO THIS AND WILL DO THAT. I WANT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING VERY CLEAR: DON&#039;T WORRY ABOUT AMERICAN PRESSURE ON ISRAEL; 
  
WE, THE JEWISH PEOPLE, CONTROL AMERICA. AND THE AMERICANS KNOW IT.&quot; 
  
-- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon 
October 3, 2001 
(IAP News)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Who controls America???</p>
<p>During an argument between the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, Peres said that Isralis&#8217; policies of continued violence might &#8220;turn the US against us&#8221;. </p>
<p>To this Sharon retorted: </p>
<p>&#8220;EVERY TIME WE DO SOMETHING, YOU TELL ME AMERICANS WILL DO THIS AND WILL DO THAT. I WANT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING VERY CLEAR: DON&#8217;T WORRY ABOUT AMERICAN PRESSURE ON ISRAEL; </p>
<p>WE, THE JEWISH PEOPLE, CONTROL AMERICA. AND THE AMERICANS KNOW IT.&#8221; </p>
<p>&#8211; Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon<br />
October 3, 2001<br />
(IAP News)<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5412862', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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