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    Default Associated Press mocked for claim it was unaware of Hamas in building



    The Associated Press has been blasted (lol) for claiming it had no clue Hamas militants rented office space at the news agency’s Gaza headquarters that was destroyed in an Israeli airstrike.

    “We have had no indication Hamas was in the building or active in the building,” AP president and CEO Gary Pruitt said in a statement. “This is something we actively check to the best of our ability. We would never knowingly put our journalists at risk.”

    However, a 2014 article in The Atlantic described a questionable history between the news agency and Hamas.

    “When Hamas’s leaders surveyed their assets before this summer’s round of fighting, they knew that among those assets was the international press,” Matti Friedman wrote.

    “The AP staff in Gaza City would witness a rocket launch right beside their office, endangering reporters and other civilians nearby — and the AP wouldn’t report it,” he wrote.

    Israel told Biden regime officials that Hamas was operating out of the al-Jalaa Tower.

    Biden spoke to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday, a discussion that included the bombing of the building, and Israel showed Biden and other US officials the intelligence behind their decision, the Jerusalem Post reported Sunday.



    https://nypost.com/2021/05/17/ap-slammed-for-claiming-it-was-unaware-of-hamas-presence/

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Anonymous View Post
    “We have had no indication Hamas was in the building or active in the building,” AP president and CEO Gary Pruitt said in a statement. “This is something we actively check to the best of our ability. We would never knowingly put our journalists at risk.” ]
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    There you have it folks ... straight from the mouth of the ap ... deny, deny, deny

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Anonymous View Post


    The Associated Press has been blasted (lol) for claiming it had no clue Hamas militants rented office space at the news agency’s Gaza headquarters that was destroyed in an Israeli airstrike.

    “We have had no indication Hamas was in the building or active in the building,” AP president and CEO Gary Pruitt said in a statement. “This is something we actively check to the best of our ability. We would never knowingly put our journalists at risk.”

    However, a 2014 article in The Atlantic described a questionable history between the news agency and Hamas.

    “When Hamas’s leaders surveyed their assets before this summer’s round of fighting, they knew that among those assets was the international press,” Matti Friedman wrote.

    “The AP staff in Gaza City would witness a rocket launch right beside their office, endangering reporters and other civilians nearby — and the AP wouldn’t report it,” he wrote.

    Israel told Biden regime officials that Hamas was operating out of the al-Jalaa Tower.

    Biden spoke to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday, a discussion that included the bombing of the building, and Israel showed Biden and other US officials the intelligence behind their decision, the Jerusalem Post reported Sunday.



    https://nypost.com/2021/05/17/ap-slammed-for-claiming-it-was-unaware-of-hamas-presence/
    I believe it. They are clueless dunces so why not?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grumpy View Post
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    There you have it folks ... straight from the mouth of the ap ... deny, deny, deny
    And we trust these guys to objectively report the truth?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ExpressLane View Post
    And we trust these guys to objectively report the truth?
    The AP still hasn't removed their lie from the internet, that Officer Sicknick was killed by a fire extinguisher.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bigdog View Post
    The AP still hasn't removed their lie from the internet, that Officer Sicknick was killed by a fire extinguisher.
    I googled the ap honcho and his bio was VERY, VERY recently upgraded ... like since the story of the building being hit ... the current version goes to great lenghts to emphasize the he is the paragon of truth and fact ... curious timing

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    Hamas was the government in the area so its not like they would be out of place in that building.

    Oh yeah do you know why the AP and others chose that building? Its because its tall enough to be able to see all the bombs exploding etc.

    Any idiot would see its value as a natural vantage point.

    I dont even understand the controversy. It would be stranger if Hamas werent there.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Yakuda View Post
    I believe it. They are clueless dunces so why not?
    So posting random pics proves something? Israeli mofos have provided zero proof of their claims, btw. I'm Jewish and as far as I'm concerned, Israel Nazis can take a flying fuck!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cinnabon View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by tsuke View Post
    I dont even understand the controversy. It would be stranger if Hamas werent there.
    The controversy is over AP's denial that they knew Hamas was their tenant.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Anonymous View Post


    The Associated Press has been blasted (lol) for claiming it had no clue Hamas militants rented office space at the news agency’s Gaza headquarters that was destroyed in an Israeli airstrike.

    “We have had no indication Hamas was in the building or active in the building,” AP president and CEO Gary Pruitt said in a statement. “This is something we actively check to the best of our ability. We would never knowingly put our journalists at risk.”

    However, a 2014 article in The Atlantic described a questionable history between the news agency and Hamas.

    “When Hamas’s leaders surveyed their assets before this summer’s round of fighting, they knew that among those assets was the international press,” Matti Friedman wrote.

    “The AP staff in Gaza City would witness a rocket launch right beside their office, endangering reporters and other civilians nearby — and the AP wouldn’t report it,” he wrote.

    Israel told Biden regime officials that Hamas was operating out of the al-Jalaa Tower.

    Biden spoke to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday, a discussion that included the bombing of the building, and Israel showed Biden and other US officials the intelligence behind their decision, the Jerusalem Post reported Sunday.



    https://nypost.com/2021/05/17/ap-slammed-for-claiming-it-was-unaware-of-hamas-presence/
    Only brain numbed apologists believe the AP didn't know they were being used by Hamas as human shields.

    (Human shields who have a giant voice which would be used to propagandize any attack on the militants by the IDF.)

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    The fascist Izraelis fucked up by demolishing the media headquarters. Their excuses are derisory- as is this embarrassingly cringe-worthy thread.


    Incidentally, your ' Guys on the third floor ' mash-up depicts Mossad agents dressing up.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Drummie123 View Post
    Only brain numbed apologists believe the AP didn't know they were being used by Hamas as human shields.

    (Human shields who have a giant voice which would be used to propagandize any attack on the militants by the IDF.)
    Excellent observation, IMO.

    For the sake of brevity, you could have substituted "leftists" for "brain numbed apologists".

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    I've got both hummus and tabouli in my building,

    In my case, though, it's Reuters who has people hanging around.

    May as well be fucking paparazzi.
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    Quote Originally Posted by tsuke View Post
    Hamas was the government in the area so its not like they would be out of place in that building.

    Oh yeah do you know why the AP and others chose that building? Its because its tall enough to be able to see all the bombs exploding etc.

    Any idiot would see its value as a natural vantage point.

    I dont even understand the controversy. It would be stranger if Hamas werent there.


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