Comments by "Ash Roskell" (@ashroskell) on "British lawyer rejects "outrageous" Israel genocide claims at The Hague" video.

  1. Not certain that you’re making a point about Israel’s desire to commit genocide, but even you must admit, your quote there is highly, “interpretive,” don’t you think? I note, even one commenter, above, seems to have fallen for your, “slight of hand.” He refers to a gesture, not words. He interprets it and transposes his whole thought process into coming up with his own words. He could just as easily have said, “He waved his hand in a gesture which seemed to say, ‘welcome everyone in as equals.’” That’s why such a point of view would be inadmissible in a court as, “evidence,” of anything. Don’t get me wrong. I don’t doubt that there was some truth to his quote. Maybe he nailed it? Or maybe he applied his own bias? Knowing what I know of the man under discussion, his history and character, I would have guessed that his gesture (if he truthfully did make such a gesture and was asked this question?) more likely meant, “Who knows?” or simply, “I don’t know. Don’t ask me.” Indeed, perhaps it was a gesture of exasperation toward the man asking the question? My point being, such quotes, in this context are more appropriate to an Alan Partridge book . . . “he seemed to say.”
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  2. This reminded me of something. I remember seeing a YouTube video made by a conspiracy theorist who wanted to convince his audience that the terror attack of 911 that claimed the Twin Towers in New York was an, “inside job,” committed by George W Bush and the CIA. He began by discussing the word, “Evidence,” and breaking down its, “definitions.” Indeed, most of the one hour, “documentary,” is spent on trying to redefine our interpretation of basic words, so as to create a tenuous foothold for an, “argument,” with no factual substance to it at all. To put it briefly, it’s pretty impressive how much sophistry people seem to think they can get away with by putting on a smart suit and using legalistic language. But, put bollox into the logic machine of an adult brain, and you only get bollox out the other end. So far, all I’ve heard from this barrister is bollox. Israel better hope their other lawyers have some actual, “defence,” to make, or they’re in trouble.
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