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Old 10-05-2004, 01:43 PM
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Actually it was a training exercise at work. Now Rudey before you slam other people for "not knowing anything about X" you should also realize that you do not know anything about video or picture analysis nor do you know much if anything about military munitions....
Right. Keep talking. You did a fake investigation in your head while both the UN and the IDF are just starting their investigations.

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Old 10-06-2004, 10:41 AM
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Hmm... I'm sorry but this looks like some faulty intelligence on the IDF part if this is an official new release.

Hear me out... there are three variants of the Kassam (or Qassam) Missile - all stats taken from IDF website

Kassam 1
79 cm long - 60mm caliber - 5.5 kg - 0.5 kg warhead - 3 km range
Kassam 2
180 cm long - 150mm caliber - 32 kg - 5-7 kg warhead - 8 km range
Kassam 3
200+ cm long - 170mm caliber - 90 kg - 10-20 kg warhead - 10 km range

Now in the footage of the "suspected" militant loading the object into the back of the UN vehicle, the object appears to be well over 79cm (3ft) long - which would mean that it would have to be a Kassam 2 or 3... which do appear to be the right length. Now the problem is, as the UN has also pointed out, is that then the weight would preclude a man from casually carrying it in one hand as either a Kassam 2 or 3 would weigh 70lbs or 200lbs.

Now the UN claims that it appears to them that the man was loading a folded up stretcher into the back of the vehicle, and I have to say from looking at the footage, they appear to be right... heck you can even see the leg at the back.

This leads me to ask why the IDF would release this footage in a seeming attempt to discredit the UN...
Couldn't most fit men carry some that weighs 70 lbs rather casually? I'm not that huge or strong and I carry 50 lbs around pretty regularly...
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Old 10-06-2004, 10:51 AM
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IDF backing away from their accusation

Seems like it was a stretcher.
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Old 10-06-2004, 10:57 AM
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IDF backing away from their accusation

Seems like it was a stretcher.
Seeks like perhaps you should read the story. It was in the news that the IDF was investigating what the item was yesterday.

There are "some doubts about the identity of this (object), whether it is a weapon or an innocent tool," a senior army commander said on Tuesday."

Now this is but one of many incidences of wrong acts by this group. A couple days ago this UN group boasted of employing terrorists. Terrorists have often enjoyed the use of these UN resources.

So while this investigation is on-going, it seems that RACooper did his own fake investigation just to say Israel was wrong because he always likes to lie.

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Old 10-06-2004, 10:59 AM
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oh yeah, forgot to mention:

chill with personal attacks people. first and only warning.
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Old 10-06-2004, 11:01 AM
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oh yeah, forgot to mention:

chill with personal attacks people. first and only warning.
What personal attacks? Is it a personal attack to say someone is lying and that they've done an imaginary investigation? Seems like you've created some strange label called "personal attack".

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