Last night I had my second interaction on Twitter with a man who claims to be a former member of the US Army Special Forces. He’s upset at me for using the term “special forces” to describe the 150,000 troops trained by Saudi Arabia to intervene in Syria (and Iran). I had to block the…
No documentary on the Bakr boys
August 3, 2015
With regret, I have to announce that the documentary I had made on the Bakr boys will not be released. I’ve been trying for a year now. It’s time to move on. I wanted a short film that would expose the murders of Ismail Bakr, Mohammed Bakr, Ahed Bakr, and Zakaria Bakr as part of…
Hamas confirms beach deception operation
June 30, 2015
A few days ago I saw Pierre Rehov’s completed film War Crimes in Gaza. Go to that link if you want to help promote the documentary and get a sneak peek. One of the Palestinians interviewed for the movie is Mohammed Abu al-Watfa. After I saw War Crimes in Gaza, something ate at me, but…
The IDF conclusion on the Bakr boys
June 11, 2015
Today the Israeli Defense Forces released the results of their investigation into the deaths of the four Bakr boys on the Gaza Beach, July 16, 2014. You can read the statement that spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Lerner made on his Facebook page. Let me say right away that I’m not going to argue with the IDF….
The REAL paid trolls
June 2, 2015
Adrian Chen has written a stunning piece on Russian social media trolls. Titled “The Agency,” the article is a virtuoso example of investigative journalism. Chen can rest on his laurels forever, as far as I’m concerned. “The Agency” is the gold standard of how to expose wrongdoing. It’s a very long article, but here’s an…
If so, where’s the morality?
May 31, 2015
My sources tell me that the Israeli Military Advocate General (MAG) Corps has reached a decision on the Gaza beach incident of July 16, 2014. That ruling—whether or not members of the IDF are criminally culpable in the deaths of Ismail, Mohammed, Ahed, and Zakaria Bakr—will be announced shortly. I don’t know what the MAG…