Blackmail
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Amazed nobody here brought this up, seems like sure fire material for us lot :-D Basically an Israeli bulldozer ran over and killed a human shield in Palestine the other day. What should not make any difference but obviously does was that the person killed was an American woman. Now I am pretty sure plenty of people have already been trampled by bulldozers over the last few years in that region. But now that it was an American woman the matter has claimed front page status here. The obvious thing happened as well as Palestinians are using it to show how barbaric and awful those nasty Israelis are. They see the potential of using that the victim was American. Anyway my wandering point is: A radio station last night was asking wether the death was "justified." Now death is rarely justified, but in my ever not so humble opinion this death was. The woman stood before a bulldozer. She was there as a human shield. She knew the consequences. She knew Israelis don't negotiate and don't fold to threats. To me it is blackmail. If Israel backs down and does not bulldoze the shack, subsequently killing the human shield, then every Tom, Dick and Sheila is going to rush off and be human sheilds to save the poor Palestinians because they see that their lives really are not in danger because the Israelis won't run you over to get to the house. But if Israel does go ahead, run over the human sheild and bulldoze the house then the anti-Israelis have ammo to show how barabaric the Israelis are. Just what the hell do the Israelis do (lets not go asking wether bulldozing shacks is proper or not ok, lets assume it is for this thread)?
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaMacbeth muttered: I am in blood / Stepped in so far, that should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er DavidW wrote: You are totally mad. Nice.
I don't honestly know what to think. My first impression is WTF are they going to accomplish by destroying someones home? To me it is completely barbaric. But, knowing that they are going to do it anyway, seems like you are taking your chances by throwing your body in front of the dozer. The word abbreviation is awfully long for what it means.
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They didn't even know she was there. She fell behind the pile of dirt. Tim Smith I'm going to patent thought. I have yet to see any prior art.
Tim Smith wrote: They didn't even know she was there. She fell behind the pile of dirt. That changes a lot. Moral of the story: Don't get in front of a bulldozer and fall behind a pile of dirt. :) [edit] Although, it's kinda hard to believe she behind a pile of dirt long enough to get ran over, but who knows. [/edit] Jeremy Falcon
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l a u r e n wrote: they could have hauled her out of the way no? I look at it this way: She walked in front of the bulldozer and was perfectly capable of walking away. She committed suicide for her cause and the Israelis let her. Mike Mullikin :beer:
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Tim Smith wrote: They didn't even know she was there. She fell behind the pile of dirt. That changes a lot. Moral of the story: Don't get in front of a bulldozer and fall behind a pile of dirt. :) [edit] Although, it's kinda hard to believe she behind a pile of dirt long enough to get ran over, but who knows. [/edit] Jeremy Falcon
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I don't honestly know what to think. My first impression is WTF are they going to accomplish by destroying someones home? To me it is completely barbaric. But, knowing that they are going to do it anyway, seems like you are taking your chances by throwing your body in front of the dozer. The word abbreviation is awfully long for what it means.
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Amazed nobody here brought this up, seems like sure fire material for us lot :-D Basically an Israeli bulldozer ran over and killed a human shield in Palestine the other day. What should not make any difference but obviously does was that the person killed was an American woman. Now I am pretty sure plenty of people have already been trampled by bulldozers over the last few years in that region. But now that it was an American woman the matter has claimed front page status here. The obvious thing happened as well as Palestinians are using it to show how barbaric and awful those nasty Israelis are. They see the potential of using that the victim was American. Anyway my wandering point is: A radio station last night was asking wether the death was "justified." Now death is rarely justified, but in my ever not so humble opinion this death was. The woman stood before a bulldozer. She was there as a human shield. She knew the consequences. She knew Israelis don't negotiate and don't fold to threats. To me it is blackmail. If Israel backs down and does not bulldoze the shack, subsequently killing the human shield, then every Tom, Dick and Sheila is going to rush off and be human sheilds to save the poor Palestinians because they see that their lives really are not in danger because the Israelis won't run you over to get to the house. But if Israel does go ahead, run over the human sheild and bulldoze the house then the anti-Israelis have ammo to show how barabaric the Israelis are. Just what the hell do the Israelis do (lets not go asking wether bulldozing shacks is proper or not ok, lets assume it is for this thread)?
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaMacbeth muttered: I am in blood / Stepped in so far, that should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er DavidW wrote: You are totally mad. Nice.
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Amazed nobody here brought this up, seems like sure fire material for us lot :-D Basically an Israeli bulldozer ran over and killed a human shield in Palestine the other day. What should not make any difference but obviously does was that the person killed was an American woman. Now I am pretty sure plenty of people have already been trampled by bulldozers over the last few years in that region. But now that it was an American woman the matter has claimed front page status here. The obvious thing happened as well as Palestinians are using it to show how barbaric and awful those nasty Israelis are. They see the potential of using that the victim was American. Anyway my wandering point is: A radio station last night was asking wether the death was "justified." Now death is rarely justified, but in my ever not so humble opinion this death was. The woman stood before a bulldozer. She was there as a human shield. She knew the consequences. She knew Israelis don't negotiate and don't fold to threats. To me it is blackmail. If Israel backs down and does not bulldoze the shack, subsequently killing the human shield, then every Tom, Dick and Sheila is going to rush off and be human sheilds to save the poor Palestinians because they see that their lives really are not in danger because the Israelis won't run you over to get to the house. But if Israel does go ahead, run over the human sheild and bulldoze the house then the anti-Israelis have ammo to show how barabaric the Israelis are. Just what the hell do the Israelis do (lets not go asking wether bulldozing shacks is proper or not ok, lets assume it is for this thread)?
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaMacbeth muttered: I am in blood / Stepped in so far, that should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er DavidW wrote: You are totally mad. Nice.
Wow - there's something other than Iraq on the news tonight. I just sat through half an hour of it, the only other topic was the weather (which is likely to reach the dizzy heights of 18 this weekend :jig: ). As for the question - it's stupid to pretend to be a human shield if you aren't taking it seriously. You should also take your opponent seriously, and not underestimate them. I'm not saying it's nice to run people over with bulldozers, but as you say, she knew what she was getting into. There was news about 10 days ago that a whole load of British human shields in Iraq were flying home due to fears for their own safety. Possibly one of the most absurd things I've ever heard.
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Amazed nobody here brought this up, seems like sure fire material for us lot :-D Basically an Israeli bulldozer ran over and killed a human shield in Palestine the other day. What should not make any difference but obviously does was that the person killed was an American woman. Now I am pretty sure plenty of people have already been trampled by bulldozers over the last few years in that region. But now that it was an American woman the matter has claimed front page status here. The obvious thing happened as well as Palestinians are using it to show how barbaric and awful those nasty Israelis are. They see the potential of using that the victim was American. Anyway my wandering point is: A radio station last night was asking wether the death was "justified." Now death is rarely justified, but in my ever not so humble opinion this death was. The woman stood before a bulldozer. She was there as a human shield. She knew the consequences. She knew Israelis don't negotiate and don't fold to threats. To me it is blackmail. If Israel backs down and does not bulldoze the shack, subsequently killing the human shield, then every Tom, Dick and Sheila is going to rush off and be human sheilds to save the poor Palestinians because they see that their lives really are not in danger because the Israelis won't run you over to get to the house. But if Israel does go ahead, run over the human sheild and bulldoze the house then the anti-Israelis have ammo to show how barabaric the Israelis are. Just what the hell do the Israelis do (lets not go asking wether bulldozing shacks is proper or not ok, lets assume it is for this thread)?
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaMacbeth muttered: I am in blood / Stepped in so far, that should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er DavidW wrote: You are totally mad. Nice.
I'm shocked. I trully don't know if she should be considered a heroin, or should be considered for the Darwin Awards[^].
It's not the fall that kills you: it's the sudden stop - Down by Law, Jim Jamursch (1986)
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Amazed nobody here brought this up, seems like sure fire material for us lot :-D Basically an Israeli bulldozer ran over and killed a human shield in Palestine the other day. What should not make any difference but obviously does was that the person killed was an American woman. Now I am pretty sure plenty of people have already been trampled by bulldozers over the last few years in that region. But now that it was an American woman the matter has claimed front page status here. The obvious thing happened as well as Palestinians are using it to show how barbaric and awful those nasty Israelis are. They see the potential of using that the victim was American. Anyway my wandering point is: A radio station last night was asking wether the death was "justified." Now death is rarely justified, but in my ever not so humble opinion this death was. The woman stood before a bulldozer. She was there as a human shield. She knew the consequences. She knew Israelis don't negotiate and don't fold to threats. To me it is blackmail. If Israel backs down and does not bulldoze the shack, subsequently killing the human shield, then every Tom, Dick and Sheila is going to rush off and be human sheilds to save the poor Palestinians because they see that their lives really are not in danger because the Israelis won't run you over to get to the house. But if Israel does go ahead, run over the human sheild and bulldoze the house then the anti-Israelis have ammo to show how barabaric the Israelis are. Just what the hell do the Israelis do (lets not go asking wether bulldozing shacks is proper or not ok, lets assume it is for this thread)?
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaMacbeth muttered: I am in blood / Stepped in so far, that should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er DavidW wrote: You are totally mad. Nice.
First, I missed it completely. When was it? I returned Sunday noon from vac... 2nd, I agree with the one pointing out that calling her standing there "blackmail" means the end to passive resistance (in german, you call it "ziviler ungehorsam" - "civil disobedience". I had some "training" in that - it can be very effective :cool: ), which is a very de-escalating way of fighting. Basically, it gives the other side a chance to say, "ok, maybe they are not the antichrist." 3rd, the really sad thing is: What proportions would it have gotten when her death had involved a palestinean sling&stone? Of course I'm just guessing here...
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They were searching for underground tunnels being used to smuggle weapons. Tim Smith I'm going to patent thought. I have yet to see any prior art.
Tim Smith wrote: They were searching for underground tunnels being used to smuggle weapons. I got that from the article and understand the motivation. I just have a problem with the way they go about it. Seems excessively heavy handed to me. The word abbreviation is awfully long for what it means.
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Damn! Beaten by a few seconds!
It's not the fall that kills you: it's the sudden stop - Down by Law, Jim Jamursch (1986)
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I'm shocked. I trully don't know if she should be considered a heroin, or should be considered for the Darwin Awards[^].
It's not the fall that kills you: it's the sudden stop - Down by Law, Jim Jamursch (1986)
More likely the Darwin Awards. She's definitely not an heroine (nor a drug!) Frankly I hope the only people who die in Iraq are the imbeciles who voluntarily went there to be human shields. Unfortunately real innocent people are likely to die too. I wonder if the human shield people can be arrested and tried for something? Have they forfeited their various citizenships? JW
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Amazed nobody here brought this up, seems like sure fire material for us lot :-D Basically an Israeli bulldozer ran over and killed a human shield in Palestine the other day. What should not make any difference but obviously does was that the person killed was an American woman. Now I am pretty sure plenty of people have already been trampled by bulldozers over the last few years in that region. But now that it was an American woman the matter has claimed front page status here. The obvious thing happened as well as Palestinians are using it to show how barbaric and awful those nasty Israelis are. They see the potential of using that the victim was American. Anyway my wandering point is: A radio station last night was asking wether the death was "justified." Now death is rarely justified, but in my ever not so humble opinion this death was. The woman stood before a bulldozer. She was there as a human shield. She knew the consequences. She knew Israelis don't negotiate and don't fold to threats. To me it is blackmail. If Israel backs down and does not bulldoze the shack, subsequently killing the human shield, then every Tom, Dick and Sheila is going to rush off and be human sheilds to save the poor Palestinians because they see that their lives really are not in danger because the Israelis won't run you over to get to the house. But if Israel does go ahead, run over the human sheild and bulldoze the house then the anti-Israelis have ammo to show how barabaric the Israelis are. Just what the hell do the Israelis do (lets not go asking wether bulldozing shacks is proper or not ok, lets assume it is for this thread)?
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaMacbeth muttered: I am in blood / Stepped in so far, that should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er DavidW wrote: You are totally mad. Nice.
It strikes me as an accident - they were there to demolish buildings and this slowed them down. Quicker to pull her (small unarmed human) out the way surely? Those bulldozers are armoured and have thick glass too. Maybe it was murder - I can't say but it seems very unlikely. Very sad. Davy Blog for Software Testing, Bugs, Quality, Security and Stability - www.latedecember.com
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Damn! Beaten by a few seconds!
It's not the fall that kills you: it's the sudden stop - Down by Law, Jim Jamursch (1986)
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Tim Smith wrote: They were searching for underground tunnels being used to smuggle weapons. I got that from the article and understand the motivation. I just have a problem with the way they go about it. Seems excessively heavy handed to me. The word abbreviation is awfully long for what it means.
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Amazed nobody here brought this up, seems like sure fire material for us lot :-D Basically an Israeli bulldozer ran over and killed a human shield in Palestine the other day. What should not make any difference but obviously does was that the person killed was an American woman. Now I am pretty sure plenty of people have already been trampled by bulldozers over the last few years in that region. But now that it was an American woman the matter has claimed front page status here. The obvious thing happened as well as Palestinians are using it to show how barbaric and awful those nasty Israelis are. They see the potential of using that the victim was American. Anyway my wandering point is: A radio station last night was asking wether the death was "justified." Now death is rarely justified, but in my ever not so humble opinion this death was. The woman stood before a bulldozer. She was there as a human shield. She knew the consequences. She knew Israelis don't negotiate and don't fold to threats. To me it is blackmail. If Israel backs down and does not bulldoze the shack, subsequently killing the human shield, then every Tom, Dick and Sheila is going to rush off and be human sheilds to save the poor Palestinians because they see that their lives really are not in danger because the Israelis won't run you over to get to the house. But if Israel does go ahead, run over the human sheild and bulldoze the house then the anti-Israelis have ammo to show how barabaric the Israelis are. Just what the hell do the Israelis do (lets not go asking wether bulldozing shacks is proper or not ok, lets assume it is for this thread)?
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaMacbeth muttered: I am in blood / Stepped in so far, that should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er DavidW wrote: You are totally mad. Nice.
This is the woman run over: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/030317/168/3j5nj.html[^] Seen here burning an American flag and inciting violence in Palestinian territories. What a gal. Too bad she became a speed bump for peace.
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Amazed nobody here brought this up, seems like sure fire material for us lot :-D Basically an Israeli bulldozer ran over and killed a human shield in Palestine the other day. What should not make any difference but obviously does was that the person killed was an American woman. Now I am pretty sure plenty of people have already been trampled by bulldozers over the last few years in that region. But now that it was an American woman the matter has claimed front page status here. The obvious thing happened as well as Palestinians are using it to show how barbaric and awful those nasty Israelis are. They see the potential of using that the victim was American. Anyway my wandering point is: A radio station last night was asking wether the death was "justified." Now death is rarely justified, but in my ever not so humble opinion this death was. The woman stood before a bulldozer. She was there as a human shield. She knew the consequences. She knew Israelis don't negotiate and don't fold to threats. To me it is blackmail. If Israel backs down and does not bulldoze the shack, subsequently killing the human shield, then every Tom, Dick and Sheila is going to rush off and be human sheilds to save the poor Palestinians because they see that their lives really are not in danger because the Israelis won't run you over to get to the house. But if Israel does go ahead, run over the human sheild and bulldoze the house then the anti-Israelis have ammo to show how barabaric the Israelis are. Just what the hell do the Israelis do (lets not go asking wether bulldozing shacks is proper or not ok, lets assume it is for this thread)?
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaMacbeth muttered: I am in blood / Stepped in so far, that should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er DavidW wrote: You are totally mad. Nice.
Well you should of see that buldozer to understand the meaning. I served in Israel army, so I can tell from "first hand". When you sit on it, you just CANNOT see anything that in 5 meters around you (approx. of course). So if anyone is willing to die, he/she can easy just jump before it. Easy Philip Patrick Web-site: www.stpworks.com "Two beer or not two beer?" Shakesbeer
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Well you should of see that buldozer to understand the meaning. I served in Israel army, so I can tell from "first hand". When you sit on it, you just CANNOT see anything that in 5 meters around you (approx. of course). So if anyone is willing to die, he/she can easy just jump before it. Easy Philip Patrick Web-site: www.stpworks.com "Two beer or not two beer?" Shakesbeer
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This is the woman run over: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/030317/168/3j5nj.html[^] Seen here burning an American flag and inciting violence in Palestinian territories. What a gal. Too bad she became a speed bump for peace.
Jason Henderson
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." - GandhiJust looking at her (and others around her) face could tell that those are not a normal people. My mother is working as a doctor in psychiatric clinic.. I've seen there much nicer faces :) Philip Patrick Web-site: www.stpworks.com "Two beer or not two beer?" Shakesbeer
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Philip Patrick wrote: I served in Israel army, so I can tell from "first hand" What's your opinion about destroying houses :confused:?
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If army went to do it, then they had a good reason. Believe me that they are not picking houses like "Let's destroy this one and that one, will be funny". All houses that were destroyed, had/belong to/used by/etc. terrorists and/or their families (only those who supported their sons/brothers/husbands in their "holy" war). As an Israeli (civillian) I would say - destroy them all, just because of anger and sadness. Of course army and goverment cannot take such steps, they have laws (yes, there is a law to destroy terrorist-suicider's house), etc. Philip Patrick Web-site: www.stpworks.com "Two beer or not two beer?" Shakesbeer