Number of casualties from Qana air strike is 28, not 52

ballz2wallz · 08-03-2006, 09:53 AM

Lebanese hospital: Number of casualties from Qana air strike is 28, not 52

A Tyre hospital on Thursday revised the number of casualties resulting from Israel's air strike on the south Lebanese village of Qana from 52 down to 28.

to those that continue to defend hezbollah, i think this should be a wakeup call that they are not the people you seem to think they are.

here's another article:

Hezbollah reports becoming less and less believable

If Hezbollah-run media are to be believed, then 35 Israel Defense Forces soldiers were killed or wounded in Aita Shaab, militants downed an Israeli helicopter and destroyed a house in which IDF soldiers were hiding, and IDF troops are always hit in the back because they are running away.

motivez · 08-03-2006, 09:56 AM

So less bad means it's good?

Btw, I think linking an Israeli website is probably not the best way to get your point across to the people you're trying to.

That said, I think most numbers are exaggerated, on both sides. Israel has been playing up the number of militants killed, rockets destroyed, etc, while Hezbollah has been doing the opposite. They should be taken with a grain of salt.

ballz2wallz · 08-03-2006, 10:04 AM

Originally Posted by motivez

So less bad means it's good?

when you combine that with the info that hezbollah staged the whole thing, it's hard to really believe any civilians were killed in it at all

oh, and yes, less bad is a good thing.

kinggovernor · 08-03-2006, 10:24 AM

propaganda ftl

motivez · 08-03-2006, 08:25 PM

Originally Posted by ballz2wallz

when you combine that with the info that hezbollah staged the whole thing, it's hard to really believe any civilians were killed in it at all

oh, and yes, less bad is a good thing.

Less bad is better than more bad, but I don't think it makes the situation any better really

ballz2wallz · 08-03-2006, 08:26 PM

Originally Posted by motivez

Less bad is better than more bad, but I don't think it makes the situation any better really

i think it changes a lot...hezbollah is full of shit and it's coming out. why anybody still defends them is beyond me

motivez · 08-03-2006, 09:51 PM

Originally Posted by ballz2wallz

i think it changes a lot...hezbollah is full of shit and it's coming out. why anybody still defends them is beyond me

So is Israel. It's not like Hezbollah is the first group to use propaganda in a war

ballz2wallz · 08-03-2006, 09:55 PM

Originally Posted by motivez

So is Israel.

i doubt isreal is using as much propaganda this time. they don't really have a need for it.

It's not like Hezbollah is the first group to use propaganda in a war

uh, i know.

Kytro · 08-03-2006, 09:57 PM

Originally Posted by ballz2wallz

i doubt isreal is using as much propaganda this time. they don't really have a need for it.

Why is that...?

ballz2wallz · 08-03-2006, 09:59 PM

Originally Posted by Kytro

Why is that...?

i don't see much of a psychological war on israel's side. they aren't really trying to convince anybody to like them, they aren't really trying to get hezbollah from the inside...it's basically like 'this is what we're gonna do' and then they do it. israel is behind them, the US is behind them, what propaganda do they need?

it seems like hezbollah is more of the one that's needing the psychological aspect of it. they need to make sure the lebanese continue to like them, they need to make sure other arabs continue to like them...and nasrallah now has to live up to his word threatening to attack tel aviv since the attacks on beirut have continued. i think hezbollah is scrambling now.

motivez · 08-03-2006, 11:13 PM

Really? So what were the cartoons and stuff they dropped showing Iran as a snake charmer? That wasn't propaganda?

They are inflating their numbers of casualties of Hezbollah and their rockets, but of course Hezbollah is doing the same. It's a smart thing to do in warfare. Israel isn't stupid, so I have no reason to believe they'd pass up the chance to inflict psychological damage on an organization that is renowned for standing up to Israel.