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Not mendacity, but plain old ignorance

Reader comment on item: That Surreal Gaza Reconstruction Conference

Submitted by Rebecca Moulds (United States), Mar 3, 2009 at 17:12

The large sums of money going to Gaza isn't surprising to me; Israel is being made out to be the bad guy, and the supporters of this folly are just closing their eyes to the reality that the war between Israel and the Palestinians isn't over, but on-going. Albert Einstein summed it up quite nicely: "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe."

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Title Commenter Date Thread
Gaza reconstruction [137 words]DemsciMar 14, 2009 05:18152257
Future of Palestina [474 words]DemsciMar 14, 2009 04:54152256
Israel Claims for Reconstruction [13 words]anneMar 11, 2009 17:53152118
Field of Dreams [64 words]DavePMar 6, 2009 17:36151778
the U.S. is at war with Israel [34 words]jennifer solisMar 6, 2009 16:25151775
Funding of terror [170 words]MontanaMar 6, 2009 03:23151743
Time for our own jihad [133 words]Seamus MacNemisMar 8, 2009 01:29151743
1The impossibility of a two state solution. [175 words]Seamus MacNemiMar 9, 2009 00:29151743
easy solution but hard to implement [237 words]the Grand Infidel of KaffiristanMar 9, 2009 20:44151743
Greetings to you Grand Infidel [106 words]Seamus MacNemiMar 11, 2009 12:21151743
an easy solution - just add water? [463 words]the Grand Infidel of KaffiristanMar 11, 2009 21:13151743
I'm, not sure how much here is truly "stupid" & how much by design. [52 words]kmanMar 6, 2009 01:29151738
I'm Heartsick [102 words]Susan CamptonMar 5, 2009 19:11151719
The Ayatollah criticizes Obama, and he backed out quickly [47 words]Zarah KahnMar 5, 2009 18:26151713
Hillary, not responsible [27 words]InfidelMar 5, 2009 16:38151705
Daniel, You're not nearly cynical enough. [53 words]marianaMar 5, 2009 14:21151700
With a Muslim in the white house [70 words]yuval Brandstetter MDMar 6, 2009 02:58151700
Very Well said, Mariana. [4 words]SvetlanatchkahMar 6, 2009 20:58151700
"...You can't always get what you want...." [140 words]marianaMar 8, 2009 15:33151700
Liberal truths [70 words]pdmMar 5, 2009 09:49151676
The Damage Hillary is bringing abroad. [219 words]SvetlanatchkahMar 5, 2009 01:30151660
1Next president of USA [217 words]AngelMar 6, 2009 13:55151660
Hi Angel, Thank you for your Feedback. [243 words]SvetlanatchkahMar 9, 2009 19:09151660
Donations for Palestinians what a waste! [7 words]AlecMar 4, 2009 21:36151647
Let em re-build and hit the Hamas monsters again. Money down the tax payers toilet. [103 words]Benny ZalkeMar 4, 2009 15:27151633
Common sense is so rare... [262 words]CanadianChrisMar 4, 2009 12:56151628
Actually, "common sense" is very common & lacking in any sense. [142 words]kmanMar 6, 2009 01:45151628
To Canadian Chris [319 words]AngelMar 10, 2009 06:21151628
Not Mendacity. Malice. [13 words]Sofa SogoodMar 4, 2009 12:47151627
The right to exist! [246 words]Rodni E. ChaletMar 4, 2009 10:02151613
Lunatic asylum [109 words]Stephen PaulMar 4, 2009 02:58151596
Ms. Clinton is a lawyer: she must know the law [251 words]Abu NudnikMar 4, 2009 00:45151588
To Abu Nudnik [57 words]DavidMar 5, 2009 01:08151588
SURREAL GAZA CONFERENCE [115 words]DIASPORAMar 4, 2009 00:15151587
Who is hoodwinking who? [46 words]Seamus MacNemiMar 10, 2009 07:59151587
one thing [128 words]ravin blackMar 3, 2009 20:57151579
Money for war damages [48 words]Dr. Sanford AranoffMar 3, 2009 20:26151578
Gaza Reconstruction [125 words]William EastMar 3, 2009 20:24151577
media blackout [38 words]Peter, ScotlandMar 3, 2009 18:15151568
Peter . Anti semitism is rife in the British Media [255 words]adam the scotMar 4, 2009 14:56151568
A "Diplomatic Shield" to protect Islamists in Gaza [153 words]AmerisraelMar 3, 2009 17:16151567
Not mendacity, but plain old ignorance [71 words]Rebecca MouldsMar 3, 2009 17:12151566
So true! [5 words]FarziaMar 4, 2009 09:08151566
"Stupidity" doesn't reign so much as cowardice & desire to be "current" with political fashion. [67 words]kmanMar 6, 2009 01:20151566
Nobody's that dumb? [104 words]H.J. YostMar 3, 2009 17:00151564
Is It Possible? [48 words]Widget1Mar 3, 2009 21:38151564
Self-delusional Fools [177 words]Robert LaGambaMar 3, 2009 16:59151563
Too much, entirely! [252 words]Seamus MacNemiMar 6, 2009 09:53151563
madness of funding reconstruction of Gaza [113 words]Pam U.K.Mar 3, 2009 16:49151562
makes financial sense..... [83 words]J. ChodakiewitzMar 3, 2009 16:24151560
1The U.S. should also pay Al Qaeda for re-digging at Bora Bora [87 words]Shiekh Ahnid TerabiMar 3, 2009 15:43151557
Open Letter To President Obama [150 words]Tom QuiganMar 3, 2009 15:25151556
open letter to President Obama [171 words]IsaacMar 4, 2009 10:55151556
assume [18 words]Gary SackMar 3, 2009 15:09151555
An Absurd Waste of US Taxpayer Money [142 words]CantoMar 3, 2009 15:05151554
Gaza's reconstruction conference [134 words]Isaac FlaksMar 3, 2009 14:42151553
angry donors [12 words]EricMar 3, 2009 14:26151552
reconstruction???? [172 words]peterMar 3, 2009 13:11151550
DR. Pipes, you were so right . How painful [333 words]SvetlanatchkahMar 3, 2009 12:54151549
What madness ! [48 words]Anne-Marie DelcambreMar 4, 2009 10:53151549
Accountability and Oversight [114 words]Richard B.Mar 3, 2009 12:29151546
Bizarre Events: Make War not Peace [106 words]John GlueckMar 3, 2009 12:28151545
When Reconstructing Gaza Has Its Origins In Historical Precedents [304 words]Adina KutnickiMar 3, 2009 12:25151544
Dumb is as dumb does!!! [167 words]JaladhiMar 3, 2009 12:09151541
Surreal is the right word [96 words]pdmMar 3, 2009 12:05151540
Reconstruction of Gaza [49 words]Janusz KowalikMar 3, 2009 12:05151539
Who is capable to reconstruct Gaza.? [180 words]David GoshenMar 3, 2009 11:36151537
This conference reminds me of the anti-Isreal conference of S. Africa in June 2001. [84 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
Zarah KahnMar 3, 2009 11:13151536
Newsweek Cover story: Americans should live with Radical Islam !! [51 words]Zarah KahnMar 4, 2009 11:31151536
Zarah [32 words]SvetlanatchkahMar 5, 2009 01:37151536
Fareed is correct in his analysis [14 words]Zarah KahnMar 5, 2009 18:30151536
Twisted Fareed Zakaria compares Genocidal "Palestinians" [Hamas] to IRA [231 words]MelindaMay 27, 2011 00:25151536
Gaza Reconstruction Conference [133 words]Henry AlkinMar 3, 2009 11:00151533
Are these eminentoes depending on Al Jazeera and Al CNN for their M.E.news? [132 words]M.D'SouzaMar 3, 2009 10:41151532
Stupidity [76 words]kenny komodoMar 7, 2009 00:32151532
For the Palestiniasn [102 words]Jonathan UsherMar 3, 2009 10:02151528
The Surreal Gaza Reconstruction Conference-We are living in an upside down world. [161 words]AnneMar 3, 2009 09:38151527
remarks [45 words]John SchwartzMar 3, 2009 08:53151521
The elimination of Israel [392 words]Ken BesigMar 3, 2009 08:26151520
1Too much money for their own good [102 words]freud99Mar 3, 2009 08:23151518
Stop! An Interbnational War is Being Waged Against Israel [885 words]Prof. Paul EidelbergMar 3, 2009 08:11151517
So, you're asking in a world gone insane that stupidity & ignorance give reign to ... [29 words]kmanMar 17, 2009 19:38151517
its a trap for the people [36 words]Ilyas khan BalochMar 3, 2009 08:02151516
dispatches [75 words]kamranMar 3, 2009 08:02151515
Hamas [29 words]Carlos EchevarriaMar 3, 2009 07:09151513
Not to worry (too much...) [12 words]meysekapeyerMar 3, 2009 06:32151512

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