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Like G.W Bush and Sharon before him, the Israeli defence Minister gets caught out by a quick thinking photographer.

Link (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6388651.stm)
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42604000/jpg/_42604489_peretz_ap203.jpg

Israeli newspapers have printed photos of Defence Minister Amir Peretz trying to watch military manoeuvres through binoculars with the lens caps still on.
Mr Peretz was inspecting troops in the Golan Heights with the Israeli army's new chief of staff, Gen Gabi Ashkenazi.

According to the photographer, Mr Peretz looked through the capped binoculars three times, nodding as Gen Ashkenazi explained what was in view.

Poor fella.
:D :D

It's very telling, and I think, somewhat symptomatic of the way we govern ourselves. See rather than taking the time to understand what's going on around him, he's simply a figure head being paid to be in a certain place at a certain time, hoping it'll justify him pushing opinions that aren't his own, on shit he knows fuck-all about.

It could be Ted Tubes or any other of a hundred thousand politicians.

A similar photo of George Dubbya looking through capped army field glasses has been doing the email round for some years. Maybe they're cut from the same cloth. :D

A similar photo of George Dubbya looking through capped army field glasses has been doing the email round for some years. Maybe they're cut from the same cloth. :Dyep. both soaked with ideology.

*Is amazed that this thread has not already descended into people hating on Israel and Arabs*

Like G.W Bush and Sharon before him, the Israeli defence Minister gets caught out by a quick thinking photographer.
Poor fella.
:D :D

He thought it was a night visor, that is, a device that makes you see a pitch black night even in a sunny middle-eastern noon... the moron.

*Is amazed that this thread has not already descended into people hating on Israel and Arabs*

Give it time. :(

Give it time. :(

They'll probably claim it's a 'simple mistake' anyone can make. As if looking through binoculars and seeing nothing but black would be something you'd do without realizing something was wrong.

Yay, politicians looking silly is teh fun.

Yay, politicians looking silly is teh fun.only at first

only at first

Look at it this way, like all the aforementioned, they're primarily responsible for a great big boatload off human suffering, along with their dance partners of the month, assorted terrorists. Everything associated with them in the public eye seems to be gloom and doom and what have you.

Seeing them being stupid makes the world seem a little bit fairer.

yep. both soaked with ideology.

Nope thats the "is that the UN?" binocs. Very similar to the standard border demarcation detector....

Give it time. :(

God I hate Isreal.....and in fact all Arabs (goddamn camel jockeys!).

There you go.:D

God I hate Isreal.....and in fact all Arabs (goddamn camel jockeys!).

There you go.:D
Israelis are not Arabs.

Nope thats the "is that the UN?" binocs. Very similar to the standard border demarcation detector....i was referring to the cloth...

Israelis are not Arabs.

I was taking the piss. The middle east can go f*ck itself for all I care. Just wait until that hydrogen car that runs on water starts mass production. Everyone will feel the same.

Israelis are not Arabs.

Do you know how silly you are about all this?

Chillax a little and stop getting everyone's backs up OK?

Eat some cheese or something. Smoke a Haddock.

I was taking the piss. The middle east can go f*ck itself for all I care. Just wait until that hydrogen car that runs on water starts mass production. Everyone will feel the same.So you only care about those who are useful to you?

So you only care about those who are useful to you?

Pretty much. To me the middle east seems like a place where people kill each other for oil and arguments over whose imaginary freind said they could live in a certain place. In a perfect world good people would do good things and evil people would do evil things. For good people to do evil you need religion.

All this eye for an eye shit gets tiring. Let them all kill each other.

Pretty much. To me the middle east seems like a place where people kill each other for oil and arguments over whose imaginary freind said they could live in a certain place. In a perfect world good people would do good things and evil people would do evil things. For good people to do evil you need religion.

All this eye for an eye shit gets tiring. Let them all kill each other.There is a major difference, however. The one side is just trying to finally live in peace after centuries of foreign rule and revert with their day-to-day lives as the friendly people they have always been, and on the other side are the intruding Jews, always lusting for land, riches and military power. Arabs still wonder why they were punished by the West which just dumped its Jews problem into the Middle East. Only on the Jewish side this conflict has anything to do with religion and the idiotic claim of closeness, the Arab side has always just wanted to remain on their soil undisturbed. This is not about eye for an eye, this is about correcting the error that was made when Jews were not prevented from getting a state.

There is a major difference however. The one side is just trying to finally live in peace after centuries of foreign rule and revert with their day-to-day lives as the friendly people they have always been, and on the other side are the intruding Jews, always lusting for land, riches and military power. Arabs still wonder why they were punished by the West which just dumped its Jews problem into the Middle East. Only on the Jewish side this conflict has anything to do with religion and the idiotic claim of closeness, the Arab side has always just wanted to remain on their soil undisturbed.

Whatever. I'm tired of hearing about the whole sorry business. The word won't lose any great minds if the whole region dissapeared into a hole in the ground. 'The freindly people they have always been' - with a bomb belt. Christ - I should invite them over - they sound like a blast.

Israelis are not Arabs.

Some of them are.

Whatever. I'm tired of hearing about the whole sorry business. The word won't lose any great minds if the whole region dissapeared into a hole in the ground. 'The freindly people they have always been' - with a bomb belt. Christ - I should invite them over - they sound like a blast.
Bomb belts are only the final expression of despair over the inability to do anything effective against the Western intrusion. Jews have obviously made Palestinian Arabs' lives so worthless that they see death as the better alternative. And looking at what Jews have done there in the last 60 years that perspective is understandable. Would you want to live under the military control of the selfstyled chosen people?

*Is amazed that this thread has not already descended into people hating on Israel and Arabs*

Well, I guess I could point out that Israeli newspapers are free to mock and ridicule their leaders, whereas an Egyptian blogger was jailed for four years for insulting the President and Islam a couple of days ago.

I'd rather leave this as a humour thread though so I'm not going to get sucked into a debate. :p

They'll probably claim it's a 'simple mistake' anyone can make. As if looking through binoculars and seeing nothing but black would be something you'd do without realizing something was wrong.Maybe... I've always had trouble looking through telescopes and binoculars. I do, however, remember to take the lens caps off... what I have trouble with is positioning my eyes so I can see the image properly. Maybe it's because one of my eyes is much more dominant than the other. I dunno... and sometimes I can see my eyelashes when I look through binoculars. I probably get to close to the lens and then my eyes squint because their too close and then focused light shines on my eyelashes. Probably.

Well, I guess I could point out that Israeli newspapers are free to mock and ridicule their leaders, whereas an Egyptian blogger was jailed for four years for insulting the President and Islam a couple of days ago.

I'd rather leave this as a humour thread though so I'm not going to get sucked into a debate. :p
Well, this humor is bitter, because the issue is so symptomatic.

Bomb belts are only the final expression of despair over the inability to do anything effective against the Western intrusion. Jews have obviously made Palestinian Arabs' lives so worthless that they see death as the better alternative. And looking at what Jews have done there in the last 60 years that perspective is understandable. Would you want to live under the military control of the selfstyled chosen people?


I don't have to think about all this living under military control of a selfstyled chosen people. Like I said they can all kill each other for all I care. As for the bomb belts - after they go off the wearer's problems are over. Not so for their 'people' they leave behind. As a parting gift an airstrike is not something I would leave in my will.

Like G.W Bush and Sharon before him, the Israeli defence Minister gets caught out by a quick thinking photographer.

Link (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6388651.stm)
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42604000/jpg/_42604489_peretz_ap203.jpgPoor fella.
:D :D

who gives a ahit about him? As long as we have Gabi we're good :)

Askenazi rules :)

as for the antisemite shit, I won't dignify it with an answer as of now, this Jew is busy

i was referring to the cloth...

I know, but I was just using your quote semi-randomnly to throw the UN remark in there. In hindsight I would have done better to avoid a humourless teenage anti-semite. My bad there, really.

What in the name of Christ is this man doing in charge of one of the most powerful militaries in the world?

What in the name of Christ is this man doing in charge of one of the most powerful militaries in the world?

Most powerful? Hardly.

Honestly, I bet he realised that the caps were on, but decided to just pretend they weren't to avoid looking even stupider by trying to unscrew them while he should be troop inspecting. Its a calculated risk, but I'm sure loads of other politicians must get away with similar gaffes.

Its a calculated risk, but I'm sure loads of other politicians must get away with similar gaffes.

Nelson did it. ;)

What in the name of Christ is this man doing in charge of one of the most powerful militaries in the world?

Being used to solidify Olmert's coalition?

Being used to solidify Olmert's coalition?Oh but is he dense enough? :p

Oh but is he dense enough? :p

Lebanon and Gaza would suggest so.

He must be doing something. I wonder what's in the inside of the lens cap;)

They'll probably claim it's a 'simple mistake' anyone can make. As if looking through binoculars and seeing nothing but black would be something you'd do without realizing something was wrong.

Maybe it was a simple mistake, maybe the photographer took a quick snap before this general looked into the binoculars long enough to recognize "hey the cap is still on". Secondly, how long did the photographer wait before he decided to publish this picture? & what was the motivation factor in publishing this photo now?

Being used to solidify Olmert's coalition?

That pretty much is why he got the job.

I'm not a fan of Olmert or his government.

BTW, didn't Clinton do the same think with binoculars in either 93 or 94 when in South Korea?

Damn funny! Well, if that's the only mistake he makes...