en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/226953 Comments by Spiritus http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114222264.html#IDComment122436827 Merely a quick one page search found the following by a UN fact finding board. (I'll let you ferret out the details for that report you'll be sending): The report accuses the Israeli Defense Forces of "disproportionate force and the causing of great damage and destruction to civilian property and infrastructure, and suffering to civilian populations". The report concluded: On the basis of the facts we found, that there was strong evidence to establish that numerous serious violations of international law, both humanitarian law and human rights law, were committed by Israel during the military operations in Gaza”. Thu, 20 Jan 2011 05:04:16 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114222264.html#IDComment122436827 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114222264.html#IDComment122433898 Really? Is that what you think our forefathers fought (and died) for? If so, I'll remind you of what one of them said: "They that would give over freedom for security deserve neither". Thu, 20 Jan 2011 04:53:31 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114222264.html#IDComment122433898 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114222264.html#IDComment122433236 Oh please! It is NOT anti semetic to be critical of Israel! "anti-Semitic: adj prejudiced against or hostile to Jews anti-Semitically adv" WHERE in the ad in quesiton does it say "Jews" again?... Thu, 20 Jan 2011 04:50:53 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114222264.html#IDComment122433236 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114222264.html#IDComment122432494 Exactly right. Thu, 20 Jan 2011 04:48:04 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114222264.html#IDComment122432494 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114222264.html#IDComment122432278 Racist? WHERE in that ad does it at ALL refer to race? SHOW ME. Thu, 20 Jan 2011 04:47:08 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114222264.html#IDComment122432278 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114222264.html#IDComment122431538 Yeah you're right... Money trumps freedom. Thu, 20 Jan 2011 04:43:49 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114222264.html#IDComment122431538 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114222264.html#IDComment122431292 Well, the ACLU has plenty of lawyers (better one's than me and I'm betting you) and they seem to feel they'll win. And they have a history of being right. They don't do these suits to lose. Thu, 20 Jan 2011 04:42:42 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114222264.html#IDComment122431292 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114222264.html#IDComment122430441 Sheep. Parroting what you hear others say without actually looking into the facts yourself. Sad... Thu, 20 Jan 2011 04:38:12 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114222264.html#IDComment122430441 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114222264.html#IDComment122429813 Wow!!! That's exactly what the ad in question said! Bet you didn't even read it, did you?... Thu, 20 Jan 2011 04:34:41 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114222264.html#IDComment122429813 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114222264.html#IDComment122429605 No, but if you look it up (and don't need to look very far) you can find over a dozen times that the UN (among other international org's) have cited Israel for crimes against humanity and breaking the geneva conventions. Can YOU find one of THOSE against Palestinians? Thu, 20 Jan 2011 04:33:24 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114222264.html#IDComment122429605 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114222264.html#IDComment122428930 So it's ok with you when Israel uses white phosphorous (banned by the geneva conventions) against civilians and that WE pay for that? It's ok that this happens without people knowing about it or any debate? Tell me then, where WOULD it be ok with you for such ads that open people's eyes? Out in the woods perhaps where they wouldn't threaten or bother anyone? And speaking of rhetoric?!? How is pointing out that we spend 30 billion dollars annually to subsidize another country that the UN (and others) have repeatedly cited for crimes against humanity "rancor"? I wonder if it were 20 years ago and it were So. Africa instead of Israel, if your tune would be different?... Thu, 20 Jan 2011 04:30:17 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114222264.html#IDComment122428930 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114222264.html#IDComment122368499 Oh Please! I think I hear the Baaa-Baaaing of sheep! Lots of Jewish organizations just LOVE it when they hear people like you say things like this. In fact, according to Metro, most of the groups that objected to the ads were Jewish! And I'm sorry, but you are woefully misinformed if you think that the parallels are not there between how Israel handles Palestinians and how the Nazi's handled Jews. Inability to own property -Check Random killings - Check Destruction of religeous places - Check Detaining and questioning for no apparent cause - Check Breaking into homes without proper cause - Check Economic control and slow starvation - Check Making them live in specified, walled off areas - Check Attempting to disinfranchise them from the land - Check Shall we go on? Because sadly, it does. Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:42:03 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114222264.html#IDComment122368499 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114222264.html#IDComment122365488 Because METRO made it such when they started accepting political advertisements on their busses many years ago. K? Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:20:03 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114222264.html#IDComment122365488 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114222264.html#IDComment122365181 Wow, well said!!! Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:17:52 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114222264.html#IDComment122365181 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114222264.html#IDComment122364938 Oh please! Try another one, not that old "You're being an anti-semite by putting down Israel" crap. It's not anti-semetic to tell the truth that Israel is purpetrating apartheid just as bad as South Africa did. And it's not anti-semetic to point out that we're helping them to do it by sending them billions of dollars! Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:16:04 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114222264.html#IDComment122364938 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114222264.html#IDComment122364533 When they accept political ads but then say "no more" because of ONE of them, THAT'S when they step over the line. Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:13:15 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114222264.html#IDComment122364533 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114222264.html#IDComment122364343 Go ACLU!!! Those ads deserve to be run. Don't let our own government stomp on our 1st Amendment rights! Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:11:49 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114222264.html#IDComment122364343 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/112404919.html#IDComment117849032 Absolutely the WRONG decision! There goes our first amendment rights, out the bus window! Now shelters can't put ad's on busses to adopt puppies? What kind of answer is that?!? And are you all so afraid of differing points of view that you actually think that this decision was right?!? That's just pathetically sad... Well, the "politically correct, don't rock the boat, play it safe" little minded people win again. Is this what our founding fathers had in mind?!? SHAME! Fri, 24 Dec 2010 18:54:15 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/112404919.html#IDComment117849032 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/112354484.html#IDComment117669049 You nay-sayer's can carp all you want. I remember $700.00 per YEAR car tabs! Maybe many of YOU weren't here then, but I sure was! This government will rob us BLIND if we give them only 1% of a chance! Then waste it on things like multi-million dollar generators for the ferries that are the wrong one's and won't work...etc... etc... You go Tim! Thu, 23 Dec 2010 15:53:03 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/112354484.html#IDComment117669049 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/112225669.html#IDComment117231590 Right on! All points I would have made had you not negated my need to do so by getting there first. Well done! Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:41:46 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/112225669.html#IDComment117231590