The New Republic

Those who make such accusations know the tear gas doesn't kill. That's why there were freely claimed accusations from people who don't know the first thing about such things that the tear gas was "laced with phosphorus" . Phosphorus has become the magic codeword that triggers a spontaneous outrage among so-called Palestinians' supporters. If it doesn't make sense or is not born out by any verifiable record, what of it? The mere mention of of "Phosphorus" and the IDF is bound to yield the desirable effect. http://www.solomonia.com/blog/archive/2011/01/another-tragic-death----but-who-is-respo/index.shtml

- noga1

January 10, 2011 at 11:49am

This, too, is pertinent: http://pajamasmedia.com/michaeltotten/2011/01/09/the-israeli-way-of-war-2/ "“What do you think about all these NGOs that criticize Israel and the army?” I said. “I actually appreciate the work of the NGOs,” she said. “They help me make sure our violent operational activity is conducted appropriately. I want to live in a country where there is an address for these kinds of complaints. We’re in constant dialogue with them, and they help me. They do seem to appreciate the thorough work we do. They probably don’t agree with all my decisions, but they know I take what they say seriously. “Sometimes we’re asked why we haven’t investigated when civilians die,” she continued, “but not every time a civilian is hurt does it mean a violation of the Law of Armed Conflict has occurred. We read the command investigation reports and if we suspect a criminal offense was committed I launch an investigation. We ask for hundreds of command investigations every year. If commanders don’t know about an event and what happened we launch an investigation. That doesn’t mean they all end up with indictments. I check these reports as a lawyer, not as a soldier. There is often a gap between what’s reported and what is the truth.” She told me her office dealt with complaints in the exact same way during combat operations in the West Bank at the time of the Second Intifada."

- noga1

January 10, 2011 at 11:54am

That's funny. I remember coming to a similar conclusion about a different columnist.

- miceelf

January 10, 2011 at 12:14pm

During my military service I was made to stand in a hermetically sealed tent for few and inhale tear gas as a preparation for chemical warfare training. I can't say this was a pleasant experience but definitely not lethal. I assume you can inhale lethal amounts of tear gas just like you can take lethal amounts of any substance.

- rmakover@swbell.net-OLD

January 10, 2011 at 4:57pm

By the time Isabel Kershner is finished with Jawaher Abu Ramah, there will be Mossad-trained vultures delivering body parts, harvested by Mossad-trained surgeon sharks (new species), to Sweden :) Most days, when I see Kershner's byline, I sometimes read her twisted stories only to see if she gets any echo, which usually, she does not. One wonders who is really paying her salary since the NYT continues to have some fine journalists covering other international news, like John Burns and Jeffrey Gettleman. Such a blind spot that is an embarrassment.

- K2K

January 11, 2011 at 11:26am

K2K: This was one of the comments on Michael Totten blog. I think this says it all. 39. Larry in Tel Aviv Who says we didn’t send that vulture to spy on the Saudis? The Saudis are smarter than you know, the rest of you naively assume that we can’t train all kinds of birds brainwashed to be loyal to the Zionist Imperialist Plan for World Domination and send them on spying missions. We can fit the birds with miniature cameras and the new generation of nanotech heat-seeking missiles even. Just like drones, but this is far more ingenious, subtle, cunning and effective, and the Saudis know it. Some birds carry encrypted coded information in scrolls tied to their talons, then carried by the birds to Zionist spies across Arabia and the Middle-East and even unto Iran, Turkey and as far as Pakistan and Kashmir. This way a lot of top secret information is sent back and forth, bypassing the risks of electronic and telephone communications being uncovered. Kind of like the carrier pigeons used during World War 1. We don’t just use vultures of course, we have trained swallows, herons, hawks and ravens. Each bird has its own speciality, its own strengths and weaknesses, and their missions are tailor-made to cater to the temperaments of the different species. We had to abandon working with Egyptian geese after it turned out that some of them were double agents working for.. Egypt. Likewise ibises and the crow were just not cut out for this kind of work. The recent mysterious deaths of thousands of blackbirds in Arkansas was actually tied to a top secret high risk mission orchestrated by the IAF and the Mossad. Those blackbirds paid the ultimate sacrifice. They were part of the 9th blackbird air division, affiliated with the IAF, their main airbase just south of Bat Yam (south Tel Aviv) on the coast. It was a mission that ended badly as we all know, they knew the risks going in, they were under no illusions. I am not at liberty to reveal what that mission was exactly, nor how they were killed. I have already revealed too much and don’t want to put my life in danger by revealing top secret Israeli war and sabotage plans. I am naturally not at liberty to reveal how I know all this and who I work for exactly, but you can guess. Remember you read it here first, it will never be leaked by WikiLeaks. The Saudis of course know why. Namely WikiLeaks is a Mossad false flag operation. Everybody knows that much, well except the zombie proles in the West who we have wrapped round our fingers through our Zionist control and manipulation of the American, British and European media, as is obvious to anybody who sees through the indoctrination of the Zionist puppet masters and their lies. The risks I take in leaking this info, you all have no idea. January 6, 2011 - 12:48 am Link to this Comment

- rmakover@swbell.net-OLD

January 11, 2011 at 5:31pm

thanks makover! I have not yet read Totten's post. Larry in TA shares my imaginary humour gene - I actually had been wondering about those redwing blackbirds in Missouri as a possible something - might as well be IAF. After all, in most heroic fantasylands, such as Gondor or Narnia, the birds are on the side of Good. Except for Canadian geese - I am fairly certain Canadian geese are Japanese agents determined to harrass American golfers. You think they really got over losing WW2? :)

- K2K

January 11, 2011 at 5:59pm