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US demonstrator critically injured at West Bank protest
JPost ^
| 3/13/2009
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Posted on 03/13/2009 11:59:54 AM PDT by mojito
An American demonstrator was critically wounded near Nil'in on Friday, during a clash between protesters and IDF troops over the West Bank separation barrier.
Left-wing activists with the International Solidarity Movement said Tristan Anderson, of the Oakland, Calif., area, was struck in the head with a tear gas canister fired by security forces.
Neither the IDF nor Tel Aviv's Tel Hashomer Hospital where Anderson was taken for treatment had any details on how he was hurt.
"He's in critical condition, anesthetized and on a ventilator and undergoing imaging tests," said Orly Levi, a spokeswoman at Tel Hashomer. She described Anderson's condition as "life-threatening."
The protest took place in the West Bank town of Nil'in, near Ramallah, where Palestinians and international backers frequently gather to demonstrate against the barrier.
The IDF says the area where the protests take place is a closed military zone off-limits to demonstrations.
About 400 protesters turned out in Nil'in on Friday, according to the IDF. Some of them hurled rocks at troops, who used riot gear to quell the unrest, it added, without elaborating.
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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Israel; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: gaza; idf; rachelcorrie
It sure pains me to be snide in a situation like this, but I believe we have a winner of the 2009 Rachel Corrie Humanitarian award.
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posted on
03/13/2009 11:59:54 AM PDT
by
mojito
To: mojito
Maxine Waters? Please tell me it is!
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posted on
03/13/2009 12:01:21 PM PDT
by
NV Lawdog
(I'd rather be judged by twelve, than carried by six.)
To: mojito
Will they start a boycott the tear gas canister manufacture?
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posted on
03/13/2009 12:01:36 PM PDT
by
Dallas59
("You know the one with the big ears? He might be yours, but he ain't my president.")
To: mojito
It sure pains me to be snide in a situation like this Why? Let's examine this:
He was throwing rocks at armed men.
His name is Tristan.
He's with a pro-pali/commie front group.
That's more than enough for me to be snide. With any luck this idiot will expire quickly and save the Israeli taxpayers some money.
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posted on
03/13/2009 12:02:17 PM PDT
by
Lurker
(The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
To: mojito
As much as it pains me to see anyone injured, I have to ask if this person really thought they’d come out of such a protest unscathed. Maybe the “imaging tests” will discover a void, which would explain it.
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posted on
03/13/2009 12:02:26 PM PDT
by
RedDogzRule
(God bless America...because God knows we need it, especially now...!)
To: mojito
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posted on
03/13/2009 12:02:33 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
("I certainly hope he (Bush) doesnt succeed" - Democratic strategist James Carville 9-11-2001)
To: mojito
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posted on
03/13/2009 12:02:52 PM PDT
by
cartan
To: mojito
Combat rule #168: "Non-lethal" projectiles aren't.
If this was a 40mm tear gas round he got hit with, it would be like getting beaned by a cue ball dropped from a tall building.
To: mojito
Looks like he was one of the “Tree Sitters.” Also looks like he’s toast. Face gone, brain exposed. Bungling through his short life.
To: cartan
10 years difference in age......
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posted on
03/13/2009 12:06:29 PM PDT
by
ButThreeLeftsDo
(Fight Crime. Shoot Back.)
To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
Could be the tree guy.
Also, his nom de guerre is “skunk boy”
Not kidding.
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posted on
03/13/2009 12:06:57 PM PDT
by
Shermy
("The whole world has financed the United States, ...they have a reciprocal debt with the planet.")
To: mojito
I was looking for a picture of this guy and found another article on this. The left is making it sound as if they shot him directly and on purpose:
Oakland Man Shot by Israeli Forces in West Bank
NI'LIN VILLAGE, West Bank, Palestine - March 13 - An American citizen has been critically injured in the village of Ni'lin after Israeli forces shot him in the head with a tear-gas canister. Tristan Anderson from Oakland, California, USA, 37 years old...
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posted on
03/13/2009 12:07:18 PM PDT
by
Michael.SF.
("They're not Americans. They're liberals! "-- Ann Coulter, May 15, 2008)
To: mojito
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posted on
03/13/2009 12:09:32 PM PDT
by
pissant
(THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
To: Lurker
"He had a large hole in the front of his head, and his brain was visible." I'm surprised.............................
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posted on
03/13/2009 12:10:27 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(The Zero has more Chicago Bull than Michael Jordan...................)
To: mojito
"US demonstrator critically injured at West Bank protest"
Sounds like a contender for the 2009 Rachel Corrie award.
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posted on
03/13/2009 12:11:25 PM PDT
by
Hacklehead
(Liberalism is the art of taking what works, breaking it, and then blaming conservatives.)
To: mojito
I think I’ll have pancakes for breakfast tomorrow.
To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
“Face gone, brain exposed...”
Good shot!
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posted on
03/13/2009 12:12:59 PM PDT
by
catman67
To: cartan
"Perhaps the same guy as this Berkeley tree-sitter." That's him. How many Tristan Andersons do you suppose are in/around Oakland? And that protest?
To: catman67
I’m glad to see that there is very little phoney compassion on this thread.
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posted on
03/13/2009 12:18:50 PM PDT
by
headsonpikes
(Genocide is the highest sacrament of socialism.)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
10 years difference in age...... Reporting is still early and may be subject to error?
I would think the odds are pretty good that it is the same guy.
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posted on
03/13/2009 12:20:06 PM PDT
by
Michael.SF.
("They're not Americans. They're liberals! "-- Ann Coulter, May 15, 2008)
To: Michael.SF.
The left is making it sound as if they shot him directly and on purpose: They are stupid if they didn't shoot him, directly and on purpose.
And no...it does not pain me to say that nor do I feel guilty about it. Shall I pack for re-education camp?
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posted on
03/13/2009 12:21:07 PM PDT
by
Just A Nobody
(Better Dead than RED! NEVER AGAIN...Support our Troops! Beware the ENEMEDIA)
To: mojito
To: Red Badger
I'm surprised............................. LOL!
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posted on
03/13/2009 12:24:40 PM PDT
by
Just A Nobody
(Better Dead than RED! NEVER AGAIN...Support our Troops! Beware the ENEMEDIA)
To: catman67
A very good shot indeed. Israel did us favor by taking this idiot out of our gene pool. Now, what’s for dinner?
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posted on
03/13/2009 12:25:47 PM PDT
by
DogBarkTree
(Sometimes you have to let it go in order to get a Grip.)
To: Michael.SF.
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posted on
03/13/2009 12:26:24 PM PDT
by
ButThreeLeftsDo
(Fight Crime. Shoot Back.)
To: mojito
Tristan Anderson, of the Oakland, Calif., area, was struck in the head with a tear gas canister fired by security forces. I'd like to buy the whole squad a beer!
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posted on
03/13/2009 12:27:03 PM PDT
by
Travis T. OJustice
(Want to make a conservative angry? Lie to him. Want to make a liberal angry? Tell him the truth)
To: mojito
How did he get from Oakland to Israel... parents bought the ticket?
No sympathy. Mess with the best...
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posted on
03/13/2009 12:27:50 PM PDT
by
DTogo
(Time to bring back the Sons of Liberty.)
To: mojito
All because he hated Jews.
To: DTogo
Maybe Darwin was right after all!
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posted on
03/13/2009 12:32:14 PM PDT
by
tflabo
To: Catholic Canadian
His rock trowing days are probably over.
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posted on
03/13/2009 12:34:40 PM PDT
by
DogBarkTree
(Sometimes you have to let it go in order to get a Grip.)
To: mojito
That barrier he was protesting has nearly stopped the suicide attacks. Go figure.
To: DTogo
Another case for “MrHands.com”
Stupid people die or are injured due to their own stupid actions.
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posted on
03/13/2009 12:36:04 PM PDT
by
jongaltsr
(Hope to See ya in Galt's Gulch.)
To: DogBarkTree
Product of liberal schools sacrificed on the altar of Zero!
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posted on
03/13/2009 12:41:36 PM PDT
by
tflabo
To: headsonpikes
How did the 40 mike mike do? Is it all right? Can it be used again?
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posted on
03/13/2009 12:49:45 PM PDT
by
Leisler
To: DogBarkTree
To: mojito
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posted on
03/13/2009 12:57:24 PM PDT
by
Dubh_Ghlase
(Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls, It tolls for thee.)
To: mojito
Well, look at it this way. No more lefties lay in front of armored bulldozers anymore, and now maybe they won't hang around when 40mm tear gas grenades are be shot in amongst them.( which I think is called a 'clue').
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posted on
03/13/2009 12:59:40 PM PDT
by
Leisler
To: mojito; Mrs. B.S. Roberts
It is NOT this poor guys fault. He forgot where he was and thought he was facing up to AMERICAN POLICE. Also, I bet he thinks he’ll get a big settlement from the lawsuit. /S
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posted on
03/13/2009 1:06:47 PM PDT
by
CaptainAmiigaf
( NY Times: We print the news as it fits our views.)
To: mojito
Never bring rocks to gun fight.
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posted on
03/13/2009 1:18:12 PM PDT
by
Islander7
(If you want to anger conservatives, lie to them. If you want to anger liberals, tell them the truth.)
To: Lurker
How long will it take Buchanan to recommend for a heroism award?
To: mojito
What an imbecile. Putting his life on the line for terrorist scumbags who danced in the streets on 9/11.
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posted on
03/13/2009 1:44:41 PM PDT
by
FreepShop1
(www.FreepShop.com)
To: Leisler
Translation: WARNING! DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CATCH PROJECTILE WITH YOUR HEAD.
Well, at least the Israeli's are protected in case of a lawsuit.
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posted on
03/13/2009 2:10:37 PM PDT
by
Michael.SF.
("They're not Americans. They're liberals! "-- Ann Coulter, May 15, 2008)
To: mojito
Taking a tear gas canister shot at ya to the head?
That’s gotta hurt.
How appropriate.
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posted on
03/13/2009 2:39:37 PM PDT
by
Joe Boucher
(An enemy of Islam)
To: mojito
It’s been such a long week of depressing news stories. Thanks for posting I feel better now.
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posted on
03/13/2009 3:49:17 PM PDT
by
usurper
(Spelling or grammatical errors in this post can be attributed to the LA City School System)
To: mojito
Pitch him over the fence. Let Hamas take care of him.
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posted on
03/13/2009 3:57:46 PM PDT
by
Clioman
To: Clioman
Let Hamas take care of him.Yes, I too noticed that the idiot is in a hospital in Tel Aviv...not in Pally land.
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
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posted on
03/13/2009 4:32:51 PM PDT
by
Michael.SF.
("They're not Americans. They're liberals! "-- Ann Coulter, May 15, 2008)
To: mojito
Whatever. I hope Israel sends the hospital bill to his parents. This a**hole is costing them a fortune they shouldn't have to absorb.
To: mojito
I read on another thread he has bit the cannister.
Leni
To: usurper
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posted on
03/13/2009 7:57:45 PM PDT
by
nomad
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