IDF builds fake Arab town

[Saddle Bronc 124]

...i would not find it anti semitic. all countries build models to practice warfare. if iran planned to invade israel, they would be stupid not to build a model....

Good point; but why would a country build a model of an area where NO enemy (or potential) soldiers or civilians are present (of course, I'm only referring to the Aksai Chin scale-models here)?

[Bosco 1]

How do you think the coverage of this story would be if it was Iran's military building a fake Israeli town?

[Saddle Bronc 124]

How do you think the coverage of this story would be if it was Iran's military building a fake Israeli town?

I'll strongly suggest you read Clive Cussler's "Vixen 03".

While it is fiction, it confirms that almost every country has war/invasion plans about other countries (even if they are absurd).

[sereia 0]

the ignorance on this board never ceases to amaze me.

[Bosco 1]

How do you think the coverage of this story would be if it was Iran's military building a fake Israeli town?

I'll strongly suggest you read Clive Cussler's "Vixen 03".

While it is fiction, it confirms that almost every country has war/invasion plans about other countries (even if they are absurd).

The point is not whether a country has war plans or fake towns. Let's assume Iran finished building such a town, only Israeli, a few months ago and FoxNews caught wind of it. How do you think the coverage of this would play out? Do you think it would be dismissed as every country having war plans, or do you think it would be blown into a big story, furthering the claim that Iran is a threat to peace?

[sereia 0]

How do you think the coverage of this story would be if it was Iran's military building a fake Israeli town?

I'll strongly suggest you read Clive Cussler's "Vixen 03".

While it is fiction, it confirms that almost every country has war/invasion plans about other countries (even if they are absurd).

The point is not whether a country has war plans or fake towns. Let's assume Iran finished building such a town, only Israeli, a few months ago and FoxNews caught wind of it. How do you think the coverage of this would play out? Do you think it would be dismissed as every country having war plans, or do you think it would be blown into a big story, furthering the claim that Iran is a threat to peace?

look, i'm not saying i agree or disagree with you. you're probably right. but how are arab news handling the story of israeli building an arab town, hmmm? it goes both ways. who watches CNN, al jazeera, or Fox anyway? sooooo distorted. i hope you get your news from a lot more than those sources.

and futhermore... i think the claim that iran is a threat to peace is a pretty accurate one! that nutcase in charge has made some pretty serious statements. americans and jews are apes and pigs. they should wipe us off the face of the earth. etc. how is that NOT a threat to peace? it has been recorded with him saying those things and much much more...............you tell me how that is not a threat?

Edited January 25, 2007 by abdounjen

[Bosco 1]

How do you think the coverage of this story would be if it was Iran's military building a fake Israeli town?

I'll strongly suggest you read Clive Cussler's "Vixen 03".

While it is fiction, it confirms that almost every country has war/invasion plans about other countries (even if they are absurd).

The point is not whether a country has war plans or fake towns. Let's assume Iran finished building such a town, only Israeli, a few months ago and FoxNews caught wind of it. How do you think the coverage of this would play out? Do you think it would be dismissed as every country having war plans, or do you think it would be blown into a big story, furthering the claim that Iran is a threat to peace?

and how are arab news handling the story of israeli building an arab town, hmmm?

It was an Israeli paper that covered it. I haven't seen it on Arab news. Do you have an issue with this discussion?

[UmmSqueakster 54]

the ignorance on this board never ceases to amaze me.

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I don't think many people on this board could be described as people who lack knowledge, learning and information. People certainly maintain different points of view, but most of the time, these points of view are grounded in their life experiences, knowledge, learning and information.

[sereia 0]

How do you think the coverage of this story would be if it was Iran's military building a fake Israeli town?

I'll strongly suggest you read Clive Cussler's "Vixen 03".

While it is fiction, it confirms that almost every country has war/invasion plans about other countries (even if they are absurd).

The point is not whether a country has war plans or fake towns. Let's assume Iran finished building such a town, only Israeli, a few months ago and FoxNews caught wind of it. How do you think the coverage of this would play out? Do you think it would be dismissed as every country having war plans, or do you think it would be blown into a big story, furthering the claim that Iran is a threat to peace?

and how are arab news handling the story of israeli building an arab town, hmmm?

It was an Israeli paper that covered it. I haven't seen it on Arab news. Do you have an issue with this discussion?

an issue with a discussion? never. you don't know my views nor do i care to really share most of them here. but i do think there are two sides to every story. i'm sure once there is a story in the arab news about this they will rant and rave too.

fox news, cnn, etc need a story. period. of course they are going to rant and rave. i just think its important people get their news from a wide variety of sources.

[Bosco 1]

How do you think the coverage of this story would be if it was Iran's military building a fake Israeli town?

I'll strongly suggest you read Clive Cussler's "Vixen 03".

While it is fiction, it confirms that almost every country has war/invasion plans about other countries (even if they are absurd).

The point is not whether a country has war plans or fake towns. Let's assume Iran finished building such a town, only Israeli, a few months ago and FoxNews caught wind of it. How do you think the coverage of this would play out? Do you think it would be dismissed as every country having war plans, or do you think it would be blown into a big story, furthering the claim that Iran is a threat to peace?

look, i'm not saying i agree or disagree with you. you're probably right. but how are arab news handling the story of israeli building an arab town, hmmm? it goes both ways. who watches CNN, al jazeera, or Fox anyway? sooooo distorted. i hope you get your news from a lot more than those sources.

and futhermore... i think the claim that iran is a threat to peace is a pretty accurate one! that nutcase in charge has made some pretty serious statements. americans and jews are apes and pigs. they should wipe us off the face of the earth. etc. how is that NOT a threat to peace? it has been recorded with him saying those things and much much more...............you tell me how that is not a threat?

Why are you flipping out? You came in this thread and called people ignorant. I posted a question about press coverage. Would this story be used to push to war with Iran if Iran had built this town?. Would it be treated as something that all countries do or would it be different?

A leader saying outrageous things doesn't necessarily make him a threat. Chavez says crazy things all the time too. Just a few years ago, an EU poll had Israel as the biggest threat to peace. Threat is often perception.

[sereia 0]

maybe i shouldn't have made my comment about igorance. if i could edit it, i would. i don't want to be one of those posters who says mean things to the others. yuck.

good point. threat is definitely in the eyes of the beholder...

I hope it would be treated as just the same as all countries do. I hope they aren't looking for any little excuse to attack. We all hope.

[Ban Hammer 13,283]

A leader saying outrageous things doesn't necessarily make him a threat. Chavez says crazy things all the time too. Just a few years ago, an EU poll had Israel as the biggest threat to peace. Threat is often perception.

so if george bush made some provacative statements about morocco, or egypt, you'd just dismiss such as the raving of a lunatic and not be up in arms?

Edited January 25, 2007 by charlesandnessa

[Bosco 1]

maybe i shouldn't have made my comment about igorance. if i could edit it, i would. i don't want to be one of those posters who says mean things to the others. yuck.

good point. threat is definitely in the eyes of the beholder...

I hope it would be treated as just the same as all countries do. I hope they aren't looking for any little excuse to attack. We all hope.

Agreed. I hope no country would look for any *excuse* to attack any other country but only do so when absolutely necessary.

I also wish the media would treat things impartially, but it seems the art of simply reporting the news is long gone and all are pushing a message they believe appeals to their target audience (and I include Arab media in this as well). Too often the media attempts to create outrage where none should exist.

[sereia 0]

i agree 100% with you. thats why i think its really important we get our news from all kinds of sources. there are more honest reporters out there.... but unfortunately the news most people get their info from all seem to have their agenda.

[Bosco 1]

I think this is why some of the blogs are great. Clearly they can also have an agenda, but often the discussion that can ensue will bring in new/alternative information relative to what is being discussed, and there is usually a wide array of perspectives. Different points of view instead of one (or one with the so-called other side being represented weakly) help readers to form their own opinions rather than accepting the so-called "expert" pundit's one as fact.