Making the news today....

[tree-fancier123]

his accent says it all - can't quite put my finger on it, but this is 'semi-educated man' . Someone who has studied a bit, but now prefers talking to listening and reading

 

He will probably find a way to show Hamas were reponsible for the shootings of Palestinians queuing for aid

[Oldfeller]

11 minutes ago, tree-fancier123 said:

his accent says it all - can't quite put my finger on it, but this is 'semi-educated man' . Someone who has studied a bit, but now prefers talking to listening and reading

 

He will probably find a way to show Hamas were reponsible for the shootings of Palestinians queuing for aid

truth is truth, it doesn't change whatever accent it's told in, and it would appear he found this truth by listening and reading. 

[tree-fancier123]

yeah right - where was he last week, when he could have been walking round gaza shooting footage of all the healthy people 'no famine here folks its all Hamas propaganda'

[Oldfeller]

I think it's more than a little naive to think that propaganda doesn't exist in conflict,ww1,ww2,Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, bush/blair, wmd, name any conflict that hasn't  used propaganda to gain some kind of advantage, with the evidence aside in this case, it can be fabricated with cgi, actors, coercion,etc.

the video was primarily to expose one particular picture that was one example of that, the media could have investigated it's authenticity but when did they ever let truth spoil a good headline scoop.

[tree-fancier123]

yes they probably did chose a child with underlying health conditions to give the articles more shock value, however it was not just that one photo - one article even said some of the doctors were getting too weak to treat patients

 

Even Trump has been suckered by all the propaganda

 

Edited July 28 by tree-fancier123

[Oldfeller]

Indeed, the internet is awash with conflicting reports from both sides, highlighting the very point I was making. and it's not restricted to recent events, it's been going on for years, it doesn't take much searching to find similar in the Russia/Ukraine scenario, in the '60,s it was "baby killing" gi,s. war is fought on many levels, and the media are always glad to assist in fanning the flames whether true or false. 

[Steven P]

Exactly, I watched the video and the main point he made (to me) wasn't that there was starvation in Gaza but the point as made above, that 'we' should be do more than take the world news on the back of 1 image or report. Seen it all over where those trying to make political points only point the camera in the 'right' direction (camera - could as easily be the authors pen) while ignoring what is going on behind them.

 

 

As far as Gaza, Israel is banning the press from recording images, what we see is of course biased but... if all was nice and rosy, nothing to be concerned by the way Israel is conducting its operations then the press would be welcomed in to report their spin on things.

Edited July 29 by Steven P

[PeteB]

Yaxley-Lennon skipped the country to avoid arrest for injuring someone!

[Steven P]

He says he was approached and about to be attacked - defending himself... but... skipping the country doesn't do him much credit. In the underground station - crawling with CCTV to clear his name.

 

[Suspect that he has a hot line to a lawyer - his line of work sees him close to the legal limit very often - and has been interviewed by police enough to know the system, not be fazed by it, able to put a rational reason forward.. yet still runs away]

[Mark J]

 

Crowdfunder for the Waxy Lemon's 'legal fees', incoming.

He's probably on license from jail still.

Edited July 29 by Mark J