Comments on: Johann Hari and ‘the truth’

By: Lynne T

Lynne T — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:51:21 +0000

Seems to me Johan Hari also got greatly exercised about a large spill of human sewage in Gaza, laying the blame on Israel, where what actually happened was that piping was purloined to build Qassams.

By: BenSix

BenSix — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 23:07:02 +0000

Elixelx,

To misquote Mark Twain…

“First, God created idiots. That was just for practice. Then He created trolls.”

Love,

Ben

By: elixelx

elixelx — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 09:01:37 +0000

Chas. It is obvious to all who know and hate Johann (that covers a multitude!) that you have to bugger him in order to be loved by him…! Don’t play that game; remember this joke instead!

Masochist to Sadist–”You love to beat, I love to be beaten. Let’s both get some kicks. You beat me and I’ll scream with delight! OK?”
Sadist to Masochist–”NO!”

Also, I see that your interview with Nick Cohen has received a flecking of sputum from another jealous WordPress buggerer calling himself “Back towards the…Buggerer(sic)”–How sick is that?!–in which he complains about the fact that Nick and you have refused to roger him. I’ve taken up cudgels on your behalf and have written him thusly–

http://backtowardsthelocus.wordpress.com/2009/03/21/nick-cohen-still-lyingno-come-back-i-promise-that-ill-try-to-make-it-exciting/#comment-771

elixelx Says:
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March 21, 2009 at 8:34 am

Let’s see….
1)You haven’t read W&M’s screed, but feel qualified to exude anti-Cohen sputum from every pore…How tit-for-tat of you!
2)You quote W&M as saying that the IL was ONLY “critical” to the war, but can’t decide if this POV is anti-semitic…How shilly-shally of you!
3)You rightly point out that Cohen has used “Jewish Cabal” and “Israel Lobby” as virtual synonyms, but at least Cohen is honest in saying that he believes the two are the same, whereas YOU, and W&M, and Chas Freeman, and Sam Power, and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and the NYT and the entire Left, all argue, disingenuously, even wickedly, THAT JEWISH AND ISRAEL ARE MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE TERMS…How namby-pamby of you!
So, Sir…Publish THIS and be damned…but of course you wouldn’t dare exercise censorship in YOUR virtual house…How mean-spirited of you!

By: Jonathan Hoffman

Jonathan Hoffman — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:11:38 +0000

To see the story refuted, see Barry Rubin on Facebook and article in Jerusalem Post today

By: Chas Newkey-Burden

Chas Newkey-Burden — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:30:43 +0000

At least one of the soldiers who gave Ha’aretz the original allegations wasn’t even in Gaza during the war.

http://muqata.blogspot.com/2009/03/allegations-agaisnt-idf-based-on-rumors.html

By: Chas Newkey-Burden

Chas Newkey-Burden — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:17:42 +0000

I didn’t know that, but it doesn’t surprise me. Thanks.

By: NM

NM — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:11:10 +0000

Careful, Chas. Johann doesn’t like criticism, and responds to it just like every other illiberal coward in this country: by threatening with libel suits.

By: Shmuel

Shmuel — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:37:40 +0000

Hey Chas, well said. There is another deception in his report. “This is endemic to the nature of occupation…” Occupation? What a fool. We pulled out of Gaza in 2005.