Goldstone walks it back-astonishing stuff
Charles Mark ·
Apr 2, 2011 at 5:17am
This from the Jerusalem Post in which Goldstone turns his "Report" upside-down now that he knows more. He blames Israel for not co- operating, but why would it co-operate with any offspring of the appalling UNHRC? So the report that was used as a stick to beat Israel with was skewed all along. Who would have known? Will this latest development be widely published? I won't hold my breath.
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Re: Goldstone walks it back-astonishing stuff
Wow.
Thanks for bringing that to my attention; I missed it. That's really amazing.
Jun '10
Re: Goldstone walks it back-astonishing stuff
Wow, I guess man bites dog after all. Do you have a link to Goldstone's mea culpa in the Washington Post, or anywhere? I searched Wapo and nothing came up.
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Yep! Here it is in WaPo.
Re: Goldstone walks it back-astonishing stuff
Here's a test. How long will it take The New York Times to report the story? And, if they do, how many inches will they give it? And where will they bury it?
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Jeffrey Goldberg again has more of a sense of humor about it than I do, although I suspect he's losing it fast.
Aug '10
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I brought a few copies of the WaPo piece into my city today to give to the Palestine Solidarity people/ Flotilla collectors who are usually out on a Saturday but it must have been too cold for them.I'll continue to spread the word on Facebook and among my circle of friends.
May '10
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In other words, when the U.N. does something right, it's because an employee ignored his orders.
Note how Goldstone is referred to as a former judge. Yes, reform is the wind!
Jan '11
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Anybody want to start a pool? I'm betting four days, two inches, p. A13.
Aug '10
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So far,searches on Irish/Uk Broadsheets, BBC,NYT, WSJ come up blank.
Jun '10
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Goldstone often refers to "civilians" when he speaks of war crimes. The Israelis wear uniforms when they are performing military duties. What designates a Palestinian civilian from their ahem..."fighters"? How is an Israeli soldier supposed to know who to kill? I think the U.N. should make the Palestinian non-civilians wear bright pink pants or yellow shirts. That way the Israelis won't have to commit "war crimes" and be sure to kill the right people. It's only fair, doncha think?
Edited on Apr 2, 2011 at 10:54amJun '10
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P.S.
Thanks for the linky, Claire.
Mar '11
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Normally I call this sort of thing an "Emily Litella Moment", but Goldstone only pretended to be clueless. This sort of thing is even worse in a judge. I don't know about in South Africa, but from what I understand, in America this could have serious consequences. There's a recent case of a judge who was caught expressing an extreme anti-black racism and as a result, nearly every case he presided over in which one of the parties was black is now being appealed because its now obvious that he was likely allowing his prejudice to cloud his decisions. These cases date back decades. Does anyone know if the South African judicial system would operate in a similar way, with cases in which a party was Israeli now appealable?
Edited on Apr 2, 2011 at 11:57pmNov '10
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In other words, they claimed Israel committed crimes against humanity because no one could prove they hadn't. I guess the whole innocent until proven guilty beyond the shadow of a reasonable doubt thing doesn't apply to da jooz.