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The Joy
post Wed 9th November 2011, 5:52am
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I was looking at Military of Algeria (T-H-L-K-D) and found two statements that Algeria and other "Arab" states were and still are in a state of war with Israel. The article even alleged that Algeria returned several Mig-29s back to Russia because of Israeli parts in the Migs. I read the citations for those statements and none of the sources discussed Israel. From what I gathered, Algeria was upset about the shoddy work on the Migs, not because of foreign parts. I do not know about Israel-Algeria relations, but I know a state of war does not exist between the two.

What would anyone have to gain by claiming that Algeria is hostile and a threat to Israel?
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post Sun 13th November 2011, 11:33pm
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lol tarc.

anyways - is this the source the content is based off of?

israel algeria

this is the original info source - i just google searched:info
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post Mon 14th November 2011, 7:57am
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I cannot help but get a "anti-Israel = anti-semiticism" vibe from the article.


where do you get this vibe from?

is israel in a formal state of war with algeria? dont think so, algeria - like most arab states - dont recognize israel, but that doesnt constitute a formal state of war. only countries i can think of at the top of my head are lebanon, syria, saudi arabia, and iran? i think, maybe more or less.

israel gov. defines nations as "enemy states" so whether this is a technical state of war i dont know.

other than that it appears algeria did in fact cancel a defense contract because of israel involvement.

how can someone inflate this as some way to demonize algeria? love tarc's ranting.



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post Mon 14th November 2011, 7:07pm
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QUOTE(Wikifan @ Mon 14th November 2011, 2:57am) *

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I cannot help but get a "anti-Israel = anti-semiticism" vibe from the article.


where do you get this vibe from?


From people like you? This mindset has been part and parcel of your Wikipedia editing history, though all your accounts.

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The Joy   Military of Algeria   Wed 9th November 2011, 5:52am
Tarc   What would anyone have to gain by claiming that Al...   Sun 13th November 2011, 2:11pm
Tarc   What would anyone have to gain by claiming that Al...   Sun 13th November 2011, 2:23pm
Wikifan   lol tarc. anyways - is this the source the conten...   Sun 13th November 2011, 11:33pm
Tarc   where do you get this vibe from? From people l...   Mon 14th November 2011, 7:07pm
SB_Johnny   where do you get this vibe from? From people li...   Mon 14th November 2011, 10:42pm
Malik Shabazz   [quote name='Tarc' post='288478' date='Mon 14th N...   Tue 15th November 2011, 12:33am
mbz1   I've got opinions about lots of things, but ...   Tue 15th November 2011, 1:43am
Wikifan   where do you get this vibe from? From people ...   Mon 14th November 2011, 10:54pm
The Joy   The article says, as of this post (Bold is my emph...   Mon 14th November 2011, 5:06am
lilburne   They are talking about poor quality parts. Perhaps...   Mon 14th November 2011, 11:44am
mbz1   There was a user on Wikipedia. This user (Lanterni...   Mon 14th November 2011, 9:57pm
Malik Shabazz   There was a user on Wikipedia. This user (Lantern...   Mon 14th November 2011, 10:05pm
mbz1   [quote name='mbz1' post='288502' date='Mon 14th N...   Mon 14th November 2011, 10:24pm
GlassBeadGame   [quote name='mbz1' post='288502' date='Mon 14th ...   Mon 14th November 2011, 10:51pm
radek   [quote name='mbz1' post='288504' date='Mon 14th N...   Tue 15th November 2011, 1:00am
Wikifan   i mean nobody cares about algeria enough to defa...   Tue 15th November 2011, 1:22am
radek   i mean nobody cares about algeria enough to def...   Tue 15th November 2011, 1:43am
Wikifan   okay, i guess there are some people who hate alg...   Tue 15th November 2011, 4:51am
Tarc   tarc's "vibes" didn't add up M...   Tue 15th November 2011, 5:42pm
Wikifan   tarc's "vibes" didn't add up ...   Tue 15th November 2011, 8:39pm


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