Israel: Qana bombing was a mistake
Allahpundit

They had information that terrorists were hiding in the building. The information was wrong.

Ace reverses field on the Qana conspiracizing and debunks the various elements of the “conspiracy.” That would usually be enough to earn him a link, but this cinches it:

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Qana Conspiracy Theory Debunked (Mostly)
Ace of Spades

The fact that most of the victims were from two extended families known to live in the area would seem to put the kibosh on speculations about Hezbollah trucking in bodies from morgues.

Cooler heads, like Allah, said we were getting into Truther territory on this-- and he was right.

The Lebanese have a quite plausible reason for the initial claim of, I think 56 dead, despite only 28 or so bodies being recovered from the rubble. They say (no link, not sure where I read it) 56 people were checked in to, or otherwise believed to be inside, the makeshift basement bomb shelter; that's why they first guessed 56 casualties. It appears that not all of those first believed to be in the shelter were there. Some may have wisely fled the area; the adult or near-adult men may have been "checked in" to the bomb shelter while they were actually out firing rockets for Hezbollah.

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Contributed by Bill Faith on August 3, 2006 at 03:18 PM in Bill Faith, Islamism Delenda Est | Permalink

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