Hey, remember that infamous “investigation” I conducted into Israeli war crimes? Oops!
We know a lot more today about what happened in the Gaza war of 2008-09 than we did when I chaired the fact-finding mission appointed by the U.N. Human Rights Council that produced what has come to be known as the Goldstone Report. If I had known then what I know now, the Goldstone Report would have been a different document…
Our report found evidence of potential war crimes and “possibly crimes against humanity” by both Israel and Hamas. That the crimes allegedly committed by Hamas were intentional goes without saying — its rockets were purposefully and indiscriminately aimed at civilian targets.
The allegations of intentionality by Israel were based on the deaths of and injuries to civilians in situations where our fact-finding mission had no evidence on which to draw any other reasonable conclusion. While the investigations published by the Israeli military and recognized in the U.N. committee’s report have established the validity of some incidents that we investigated in cases involving individual soldiers, they also indicate that civilians were not intentionally targeted as a matter of policy.
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No shit? You mean to say that a report by the UN human rights council, made up entirely of human rights violators and all of whom hate Israeli would want to come to the conclusion that they are the bad guys. Well that is shocking indeed. /sarc
Optimus Prime on April 2, 2011 at 2:06 PM
Why do people keep hating the Jews? Is it the same desire to give the smart nerd in class a wedgie?
Paul-Cincy on April 2, 2011 at 2:08 PM
Gee a useful idiot for the Muslims is actually embarrassed at being exposed as a useful idiot and nows what his virtue back?
Cry me a river.
sharrukin on April 2, 2011 at 2:13 PM
What is bad about this, this man is Jewish! Why in the name of goodness do Jews hate Israel so much? Our home is not Jewish but we love Israel and ask God to be with them daily.
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letget on April 2, 2011 at 2:13 PM
He isn’t Jewish.
He’s liberal and it is to liberalism which he gives his loyalty.
There are Americans who daily choose liberalism over their country. This is no different.
sharrukin on April 2, 2011 at 2:17 PM
For the love of God, dumb this guy!
Blake on April 2, 2011 at 2:20 PM
dumb = dump
Blake on April 2, 2011 at 2:21 PM
Wait. I thought guys with guns were civilians? Libyan civilians are armed and carry around RPG’s and are clearly off limits.
Just saying…
ButterflyDragon on April 2, 2011 at 2:34 PM
Well, Hamas is nothing if not consistent. But at least we now have the silver-tongued Obama to bring all of this violence to a peaceful conclusion.
BKeyser on April 2, 2011 at 2:36 PM
sharrukin@2:17,
According to William Jacobson @ LegalInsurrection, he is Jewish! I agree, many American’s would dearly love to see our Republic cratered. bho and team seems to be doing their best to see to this happens.
http://legalinsurrection.blogspot.com/2011/04/richard-goldstone-confirms-he-was.html
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letget on April 2, 2011 at 2:37 PM
I.e., I am desperately trying to reestablish my credibility.
Sorry, it isn’t going to work.
rbj on April 2, 2011 at 2:43 PM
And of course, the Post published this on Saturday–the least-read day of the week for print newspapers.
Meryl Yourish on April 2, 2011 at 2:44 PM
My point is that his Jewishness is not what matters to him. His liberal credentials are what matters to him, nothing else.
sharrukin on April 2, 2011 at 2:49 PM
sharrukin@2:49,
Point well taken. Thanks.
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letget on April 2, 2011 at 2:51 PM
FIFY. ;o)
DannoJyd on April 2, 2011 at 3:49 PM
Gee, ya think?
Liberals are so (dangerously) gullible.
mankai on April 2, 2011 at 5:29 PM