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2008-09-15 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Israeli soldier jailed, relieved of duties

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Posted by Fred 2008-09-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Would the end result been any different? Not wanting to sound callous, but the report sounds like the baby was already dead and medical help would not have changed the outcome.
Still, it does sound like the soldier blew it.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2008-09-15 14:06|| 2008-09-15 14:06|| Front Page Top

#2 Playing devil's advocate here..... apparently pregnant moslem woman. "Hurry, hurry must let us through immediately. No you can't make sure she's really pregnant, she can't be seen or touched by the infidel."

Not the case in this instance, but it would have to have been one of the things going thru the soldier's mind....

Posted by Mad Eye Flunter4634 2008-09-15 15:33|| 2008-09-15 15:33|| Front Page Top

#3 Human rights groups have long complained the army rarely prosecutes soldiers who abuse Palestinians and metes out lenient sentences when it does so.

And what do these same HR groups say when innocent Israelis are blown to bits or run over by a bulldozer?

As a father of two, and a husband of 24+ years I am not without sympathy for the three Palestinians involved. OTOH, when 99% of one people is trying to destroy another people, you can hardly blame the soldier for being suspicious.

Posted by DLR 2008-09-15 16:18|| http://www.geocraft.com/WVFossils/ice_ages.html]">[http://www.geocraft.com/WVFossils/ice_ages.html] 2008-09-15 16:18|| Front Page Top

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