NationStates Jolt Archive

You know, the ones a Lebanese doctor says turns people black and kills them...

Here, a German news team gets an independent medical and scientific examination, including multiple experts, to examine and analyze samples taken directly from the bodies in question.

German public TV ARD looked into the latest mainstream antisemitic libel to make the rounds of Arab and Western media, the report that mysteriously blackened bodies in Lebanon had been victims of mysterious super-blackening Zionist “chemical weapons.” They took tissue samples from the bodies and had them scientifically analyzed. And nobody scientifically analyzes better than Germans.

http://www.youtube.com/v/EDwqFMIPhbs

Nothing gross in the film - so don't worry.

I'll leave the conclusions as a surprise - they're towards the end of the video clip.

Because Agence France Presse has been on about the Israelis using evil chemical weapons - repeating the Lebanese assertions as though there are true.

When they are, in fact, lies.

So... tell us... you planing to actually link to anything or should we just web search blogs again?

So... tell us... you planing to actually link to anything or should we just web search blogs again?
The link to the video is above.

The AFP story is on the Yahoo News site.

As I said, the German video link is in the OP.

Here's an accusation:
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=Security&loid=8.0.326850891&par=

More accusations
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=MAN20060807&articleId=2918

Because Agence France Presse has been on about the Israelis using evil chemical weapons - repeating the Lebanese assertions as though there are true.
Yeah? Who gives a crap? You?

Hands up everybody here who relies solely upon - what was it? Agence France Presse? Hands up everybody whose long-standing trust in Agence France Presse has been shaken by DKs' amazing scoop.

The link to the video is above.

The AFP story is on the Yahoo News site.
Hmm... not finding it. Google News turns up:
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=Security&loid=8.0.326850891&par=

Beirut, 2 August (AKI) - The Israeli military may have used chemical weapons against civilians in last Sunday's deadly bombardment of an apartment block in the southern Lebanese city of Qana, a senior local Lebanese medic has told Adnkronos International (AKI). "From an initial examination of the corpses and body parts that have been arriving here each day, it is highly likely that the Israeli army used various kinds of chemical weapons in the attack," said Mustafa Jarradi, the department head of the main hospital in the southern port city of Tyre, which has been receiving victims from Qana.

At least 60 people, including 30 children, were killed in the attack.

"I don't rule out the possibility that the Israeli military has used phosphorous," said Jarradi, appealing to international laboratories to test the Qana victims' remains and confirm his diagnosis.

"To be certain, sophisticated analysis is needed, which we are currently unable to carry out as we are struggling to cope with the victims of the conflict in the south which we are admitting to hospital each day," Jarradi stressed.
Emphasis mine.

All other news stories on Google turn up about the same, that doctors were saying that they suspected chemcial weapons were used due to the conditions of the bodies, but were not able to confirm due to lack of equipment to test.

So please link off to whatever article you say says that chemical weapons were used by the Israelis without any modifiers to state that it wasn't confirmed.

Edit as DK added in info: Your first linke, which I also used, has MAY and needs to be confirmed. What part of these words are you failing to understand that they are conditionals?

The second link is an editorial for Pete's sake and not even mainstream media at that.

I'm starting to think you must hate scarecrows for some reason as you keep attacking them.

Yeah, Media spreads lies all over the place to cause a sensation among the public, sensation and more importantly fear sells papers/gets ratings. It comes as no surprise to me they would do something like this.

-SNIP-

how is this lie-mongering anti-semitic?

Yeah? Who gives a crap? You?

Hands up everybody here who relies solely upon - what was it? Agence France Presse? Hands up everybody whose long-standing trust in Agence France Presse has been shaken by DKs' amazing scoop.

I have to defend DK here. I do not agree with many(if any)of DK's veiwpoints,and we have established differences on subjects such as Islam and the recent conflict in lebannon, but this report was very interesting and informative.I may not wholey support Israels actions,but in the intrest of fair mindedness and balanced veiwpoints,Israel's misdeeds should not be exagerated(and nor should Hezbollah's or those of the muslim community either-but hey,let's leave that for another discussion).
That was a good report,more of this please DK and less of the crap(a bit of a backhanded compliment -but I hope you have a sense of humour!)

(probably wasnt anti semitic tho)

I have to defend DK here. I do not agree with many(if any)of DK's veiwpoints,and we have established differences on subjects such as Islam and the recent conflict in lebannon, but this report was very interesting and informative.I may not wholey support Israels actions,but in the intrest of fair mindedness and balanced veiwpoints,Israel's misdeeds should not be exagerated(and nor should Hezbollah's or those of the muslim community either-but hey,let's leave that for another discussion).
That was a good report,more of this please DK and less of the crap(a bit of a backhanded compliment -but I hope you have a sense of humour!)

I did find the German news investigation quite thorough, compared to a lot of "journalism" these days.

But, people probably find it boring, so we'll get more of the poorly done news.

I did find the German news investigation quite thorough, compared to a lot of "journalism" these days.

But, people probably find it boring, so we'll get more of the poorly done news.
indeed, more of an in depth study than we get here in gb,in wales we get klots of fun news items about cats getting stuck up trees and new farms being opened/cosed.Its like'omg theyre going to shut the post office in swansea, what will the people of swansea do without a post office,how will they survive!!!'again I commend you on choice of article.

indeed, more of an in depth study than we get here in gb,in wales we get klots of fun news items about cats getting stuck up trees and new farms being opened/cosed.Its like'omg theyre going to shut the post office in swansea, what will the people of swansea do without a post office,how will they survive!!!'again I commend you on choice of article.
here in the US, it's sports news, and Jon Benet Ramsey's killer...

here in the US, it's sports news, and Jon Benet Ramsey's killer...

Don't forget the 91-year-old water-skiing great grandma

here in the US, it's sports news, and Jon Benet Ramsey's killer...
yeah , we have abc in my house, I like to watch it to laugh....to be fair jonbenet was just plain creepy,parents shouldnt be allowed to do that kind of thing to their kids!
Ever ehard of the comidian bill baily,he makes fun of american news i one of his shows,something along the llines of'mericans like to be comforted by their news, for instance take nbc(i think)news (sings) 'and now some puppies wiill lick your face(to the tune of nbc news theme tune).Its much funnier when you see it.
Im so crap at comedy.....

Don't forget the 91-year-old water-skiing great grandma
and on abc a couple of days ago 'sesame street have added a new female muppet to their cast',hmmm interesting.....almost as interesting as swansea's lack of post office...

and on abc a couple of days ago 'sesame street have added a new female muppet to their cast',hmmm interesting.....almost as interesting as swansea's lack of post office...
Could be worse, Japan is non-stop about who the next prime minister will be and the fact that Japanese refuse to buy and eat US beef.

And the normal stuff about panties (don't ask).

Could be worse, Japan is non-stop about who the next prime minister will be and the fact that Japanese refuse to buy and eat US beef.

And the normal stuff about panties (don't ask).
Im asking,panties?
In gb its mostly, when will tony resign, and when is john prescot going to resign(aka two jags/two shags)
face it, no one in new labour resigns,they go on extended vacations or they hang around forever, much like the stench or month old corpses!!

Im asking,panties?
In gb its mostly, when will tony resign, and when is john prescot going to resign(aka two jags/two shags)
face it, no one in new labour resigns,they go on extended vacations or they hang around forever, much like the stench or month old corpses!!
Japan is a nation obsessed with women's undergarments and every week (sometimes every day) there seems to be SOME sort of story that has something to do with them.

I did find the German news investigation quite thorough, compared to a lot of "journalism" these days.

But, people probably find it boring, so we'll get more of the poorly done news.
It is, and I still consider the German public broadcasting companies and especially their news shows and political magazins (like the one from which you took the video) to rank among the most trustworthy and thorough sources of information available.
They still adhere to the principle "If we do it, we do it right". And should they get it wrong, they will give you a corrected update which gets as much airtime as the original story.
The one thing I missed most while abroad is this reliable source of information. That, and German bread. :p
And I surely don't find it boring at all.

Japan is a nation obsessed with women's undergarments and every week (sometimes every day) there seems to be SOME sort of story that has something to do with them.
really, my uncle live in japan and hes never mentioned that(I wonder why?)
seriously, what kind of stories?