[Truth is said to consist in the agreement of knowledge with the object. According to this mere verbal definition, then, my knowledge, in order to be true, must agree with the object. Now, I can only compare the object with my knowledge by this means, namely, by taking knowledge of it. My knowledge, then, is to be verified by itself, which is far from being sufficient for truth. For as the object is external to me, and the knowledge is in me, I can only judge whether my knowledge of the object agrees with my knowledge of the object. Such a circle in explanation was called by the ancients Diallelos. And the logicians were accused of this fallacy by the skeptics, who remarked that this account of truth was as if a man before a judicial tribunal should make a statement, and appeal in support of it to a witness whom no one
knows, but who defends his own credibility by saying that the man who had called him as a witness is an honorable man.]
Kant, Immanuel (1800), Introduction to Logic. Reprinted, Thomas Kingsmill Abbott (trans.), Dennis Sweet (intro.) (2005)
CLAIM:
It is a CLAIM that Israeli Defense Forces continually tried to prevent civilian casualties while still defending themselves from these terrorist attacks. They sent tens of thousands of text messages and cellular phone calls to Gazans — to warn civilians to evacuate areas used by Hamas for launching rockets; they
called off attacks when they saw Hamas pushing women and children up front as shields; and they used targeted weapons and “smart” bombs to avoid civilian casualties as best as they could. Yet when the IDF’s weapons unintentionally caused civilian deaths, leaders of the United Nations and “human rights” groups call for war crimes investigations.
GEOGRAPHICAL FACT ABOUT GAZA:
Total Area: 360 KM2 – 139 Sq Miles
Population: 1,481,080 – 2007 Estimates
Population Density: 4,118/km2 – 10,665/sq mi. Translation: STANDING ROOM ONLY.
FACT:
Casulaty: 1,400 DEAD, 4,000 Injured. 40% CIVILIANS
