[Illbay]

Er, this story is VASTLY different from the "stuff" that someone has been putting up here for months, calling the guy a war hero, etc.

Don't know whom to believe, but this just reminds me why I'm so skeptical of so much that I read.

And when there is a HUGE drumbeat of support for someone (or some cause) here on FR, led by people you don't even see post on any other threads, my SuspiciOMeter goes right into the red zone.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"led by people you don't even see post on any other threads, my SuspiciOMeter goes right into the red zone."

Yeah, I never post on other threads.

[agrace]

I agree, vastly different from what I have seen about him here on FR. I'm interested to read this thread as it progresses.

Wow, I just realized with whom I was agreeing. Maybe I should encounter you more often on non-Israel threads. :)

[Lancey Howard]

And when there is a HUGE drumbeat of support for someone (or some cause) here on FR, led by people you don't even see post on any other threads, my SuspiciOMeter goes right into the red zone

Yup.

[Chemnitz]

Wasn't there a movie like this? "Endless Love" with Brooke Shields? Some boob lights a fire to be a hero?

Setting a fire is not an "accident." It is a deliberate act. Stabbing yourself is not an "accident." It is weird, stupid, crazy. Imagine being one of the richest persons in the world and being killed accidentally by a boob like this.

[Triple]

Do you doubt that Ted was special forces?

(You deride those who bring up this background.)

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

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[Lazamataz]

Er, this story is VASTLY different from the "stuff" that someone has been putting up here for months, calling the guy a war hero, etc.

Yup.

I never paid much attention to those threads but the person who posted them seems to have overlooked some important details.