Mark Steyn: Palestinians agree with Israel shock horror

The Telegraph (U.K.) ^ | 05/06/2002 | Mark Steyn

[Neophyte]

The Muslim rejected the Red Cross for religious reasons.

Which was a red herring. The red cross in question has just a secondary connection to Christianity - it is more the simbol of Switzerland (Geneva Convention) than a religious one.

How about these quote from the Britannica:

JEAN-HENRI DUNANT Swiss humanitarian, founder of the Red Cross... he proposed the formation in all countries of voluntary relief societies for the prevention and alleviation of suffering in war and peacetime, without distinction of race or creed...Having gone bankrupt because he neglected his business affairs, Dunant left Geneva in 1867 and spent most of the rest of his life in poverty and obscurity... He continued to promote interest in the treatment of prisoners of war, the abolition of slavery, international arbitration, disarmament, and the establishment of a Jewish homeland.

[MeekOneGOP]

Thanks for the link Pokey! What a FOOL Robert Fisk is.........

[TLBSHOW]

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[OldFriend]

No doubt this was merely a smokescreen excuse to keep the Israeli's out of their 'pure' organization but it does us no good to change the words to suit ourselves.

This is something Terry Moran did the other day in regard to Dick Armey's remarks about the Palestinians settling on vast tracts of vacant land in other Arab countries. Moran stated that Armey was for 'ethnic cleansing'.

It is intellectually dishonest.

[OldFriend]

THERE IS NO LEGITIMATE EXCUSE FOR KEEPING THE ISRAELI'S OUT OF THE INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS.

IT'S ALL BLATANT DISCRIMINATION.

[OldFriend]

Perhaps the difference lies in the extra 'dead' people who managed to stay on the stretcher and not fall off while the camera in the drone plane was rolling.

[LoneGOPinCT]

Thanks for the PING MnM! Steyn is dead-on-balls as usual. Work is still crazy so I appreciate the PINGs, it makes it easy for my to find the interesting stuff in my limited alloted FReepin' time. Keep it up!

[TopQuark]

I completely agree when you say, "...it does us no good to change the words to suit ourselves." And I applaud your high stadards revealed in your call for intellectual honesty.

Since I had not seen a pattern of this in the writings of this author, could it be that he simply misspoke?

Regardless of that, it was good that you caught it. I wish I could get help from you on my own writing... (sigh)

[MeekOneGOP]

Yes he is. And thanks. I appreciate hearing when someone appreciates my pings! :O)

[MeekOneGOP]

Sorry mate, I had blood in me ear!
Blahahaha! Someone give that guy a few more mussolini head-kicks, please!

LOL! :O)

[OldFriend]

Well thanks so much.

It's just that I despise the left for their deliberately mischaracterizing what has been said and don't want to be accused of using those same tactics.

I don't forget how the left lied about what Newt REALLY said about social security and it WASN'T letting it die on the vine.

[Victoria Delsoul]

LOL! I guess you're right.

[McGavin999]

WOW, talk about right between the eyes!!! Great shot.

[headsonpikes]

Thank you for reposting this brilliant summation of an era.

Doubtless, you object to his rampant empiricism.

I must concede, he seems to have omitted employing any of the Hegelian muck you lot on the Left favor so much.

[Notforprophet]

Masterful Steyn... bump!