בס׳ד

"Where does it say that you have a contract with G-d to have an easy life?"

the Lubavitcher Rebbe



"Failure is not the enemy of success; it is its prerequisite."

Rabbi Nosson Scherman



2 Sept 2009

Let's stick with the facts

This morning, a Ynet article reported the following.
"EU source implies Israel behind July hijacking of Russian ship
Admiral Tarmo Kouts, who heads European Union's piracy watch, tells Time Magazine Israel was most likely responsible for hijacking of Arctic Sea in an attempt to intercept Mideast bound missile delivery."
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3770801,00.html

This afternoon a Ynet article reported the following.
"According to a Ynet investigation, Russia staged the hijacking of its own "Arctic sea" vessel which disappeared two weeks ago. The ship was found following an anonymous tip."
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3771267,00.html

Is it only me, or are you getting the feeling that most reports on the internet are based on conjectures and what is fact one day becomes fallacy the next?
England behind the Lockerbie bomber release. - England not behind the Lockerbie bomber release.

In "A Real Fairy-Tale Wedding" by Peter Baker, the journalist writes about the erroneous headlines that have been published lately regarding suppositions about Chelsea Clinton's imminent marriage.

Here’s a newsflash: Chelsea Clinton did not get married last month in a swank, celebrity-laden wedding on Martha’s Vineyard attended by the president of the United States.
For four months, the Clintons have told anyone who would listen that there was no August wedding in the works, but the rumors raced from Massachusetts to Manhattan to Washington and back again, producing one unsubstantiated headline after another around the world about the nuptials that never were.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/03/us/politics/03memo.html?hp

I think I'll stick with reading the Torah. The facts don't change.

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