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August 27, 2006
Sunday
 
 
Proportionality
Thaddeus Tremayne (London)  Middle East & Islamic

Israel scores a direct hit on the enemy.

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Once again we have some questionable information from the media. I feel it unlikely that a rocket fired from an airplane would do so little damage to a vehicle. Looks more like an odd 20mm shell. Any comment from military experts?


Posted by Freeman at August 27, 2006 03:23 PM

Considering that al-Reuters has been pretty much acting as Hezbollah's propaganda arm during this war, I'd say it was perectly proportional.


Posted by David Crawford at August 27, 2006 03:37 PM

Once again the stupidity and ignorance of Media shows.
If it was a missile hit there wouldnt be much of the car left.


Posted by lucklucky at August 27, 2006 03:43 PM

"al-Reuters" has reached a new level of depravity if this is a fake.... and from the looks of it, it is


Posted by KRM at August 27, 2006 05:42 PM

If it's not fake (and it certainly wasn't a missile) all I can say is:
Nice shot!


Posted by Keith at August 27, 2006 08:50 PM

I'm sorry, but this looks phony as hell. I've seen other photos of cars allegedly struck by Israeli missiles, and they're burned out hulks, not just "damaged".

And the photo of the supposed victim has some very odd bloodstains distributed on parts of his clothes, but not on his white tee shirt directly underneath.

As they say in "Ivanhoe", I cry "foul craven".

(I don't know what it means, but I like the "craven" part, esp. in this context.)


Posted by veryretired at August 28, 2006 01:32 AM

Oh no, how TRAGIC!

He shoots, he scores!

(and it would be a shame if it is a fake!)


Posted by Cinnamon at August 28, 2006 01:49 AM

Given that there has been much ado about supposed rocket attacks on ambulances that didn't happen:

http://www.zombietime.com/fraud/ambulance/

And incidents where UN marked ambulances have been used to transport gunmen and missiles in and out of combat zones:

http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2006/08/disproportionate-response-when-un.html

Color me unconvinced that we are getting the whole story from Reuters.


Posted by Phelps at August 28, 2006 10:34 PM

Lighting your own f*rts would do more damage than this, who do they think they're kidding? If this was an air-to-ground missile (designed to destroys tanks and fortified buildings), the Israelis ought to ask for their money back!
Reuters should preface their reports with phrase 'once upon a time' ..........


Posted by Stuart at August 28, 2006 11:54 PM
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