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Rashid Khalidi:. “The Gaza Strip is about ten or eleven miles by two. It’s a tiny territory.”. http://bit.ly/tenbytwo. Rashid Khalidi:. “[Israel is guilty of] the use of battlefield weapons in the most heavily populated area on earth. You can’t swing a cat
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RashidKhalidi: “TheGazaStripisabouttenorelevenmilesbytwo.It’sa tinyterritory.” http://bit.ly/tenbytwo RashidKhalidi: “[Israelisguiltyof]theuseofbattlefieldweaponsinthe mostheavilypopulatedareaonearth.Youcan’tswingacat inGaza,youcan’tthrowastonewithouthittingsomebody.” http://bit.ly/swingcat
JuanColeonhisblog,InformedComment,October8,2012 “Thefoodblockadehadrealeffects.Aboutten percentofPalestinianchildreninGazaunder5have hadtheirgrowthstuntedbymalnutrition.”
Gaza’sChildren:FallingBehind,bySavetheChildrenand MedicalAidforPalestinians(MAP), “Stunting,orlong-termexposuretochronicmalnutrition, remainshigh,foundamong10%ofchildrenunderfive.” http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/sites/default/files/docs/ Gazas-Children-Falling-Behind.pdf http://bit.ly/gazafalling
JuanCole,July2005,on9/11attacks: “BinLadenhadwantedtomove theoperationupinresponsetothe IsraeliattackontheJeninrefugee camp,whichleft4,000persons homeless.KhalidShaikh Muhammadarguedineachcase thattheoperationjustwasnot ready.”
“Ipostlateatnightandsometimesamsleepyand makemistakes.Myreadersaremyeditorsand correctme.Ifthecorrectionscomethesame morning,Imakethemdirectlytothetext,asa ‘secondedition.’Ifthepostinghasbeenupafew days,Iputafootnotewhenmakingacorrection. Thatis,Iconsiderthetextcorrectableforthefirst dayorso.Thatismyeditorialpolicy.Likeitorlump it.”
“In1996,IsraelijetsbombedaUNbuildingwhere civilianshadtakenrefugeatCana/Qanainsouth Lebanon,killing102persons;intheplacewhereJesus issaidtohavemadewaterintowine,Israelibombs wroughtadifferentsortoftransformation.Inthe distant,picturesqueportofHamburg,ayoung graduatestudentstudyingtraditionalarchitectureof Alepposaw footagelikethisonthenews(graphic). Hewasconsumedwithanguishandthedesirefor revenge.Heimmediatelywroteoutamartyrdomwill, pledgingtodieavengingtheinnocentvictims,killed withairplanesandbombsthatwereafreegiftfromthe UnitedStates.HisnamewasMuhammadAtta.Five yearslaterhepilotedAmericanAirlines11intothe WorldTradeCenter….Youwonderifsomeone somewhereiswritingoutawilltoday.”