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To: mitchbert; All
There seems to be an over-all sense of mis-trust from Freepers when it comes to anything published by Debka. Why is that?

Does Debka have a track record of getting things wrong?
550 posted on 04/06/2004 1:35:53 PM PDT by MplsSteve
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To: MplsSteve
Well, they have gotten some things right, but I am still mindful of the thousands of Chinese troops in Africa that they went on and on about.
558 posted on 04/06/2004 1:37:18 PM PDT by Miss Marple
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To: MplsSteve
Does Debka have a track record of getting things wrong?

Hit and miss, I think. Though they have been ahead of the curve on several occassions...

561 posted on 04/06/2004 1:38:54 PM PDT by b4its2late (I'm not insensitive, I just don't care.)
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To: MplsSteve
Does Debka have a track record of getting things wrong?

LOL!! My Debka epiphany came when they reported on the 600,000 man Chinese army in the Sudan....

564 posted on 04/06/2004 1:39:49 PM PDT by r9etb
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To: MplsSteve
Does Debka have a track record of getting things wrong?

Well, you must be fairly recent here.. It is a long running discussion ...their track record is very spotty...

724 posted on 04/06/2004 2:30:29 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (The terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States - and war is what they got!!!!)
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To: MplsSteve
Debka has a record of jumping on rumors, but at the same time if issues are close to home for them in Israel they're record isn't bad. Often we've seen stuff that seemed utterly implausible but came to fruition 2 or 3 weeks later. At the same time, we've seen many examples where they were just flat out wrong.

We stay skeptical, but also aware that sometimes they do get things right before anyone else. Just being prudent, I guess ;-)

952 posted on 04/06/2004 3:37:54 PM PDT by mitchbert (Facts are Stubborn Things)
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