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• Tuesday, January 6, 2009 11:32 AM

  Rob H.

  Facts are important, Glenn. And your so-called adherence to them took a major hit the other day. It would be nice to hear you admit as much.

  You're not the judge of that. You speak only for yourself. And, if I had to do it again, I would write about the video exactly the way I did.

  Israel is physically preventing any journalists from entering Gaza. Other than Al Jazeera, there is no such thing as "official confirmation" from credible news organizations about what is going on there. When an invading army physically blocks journalists from entering, one has to rely on things like videos taken by residents and released on the Internet. Other than blindly believing what the IDF says, there is no other way to know what's going on in Gaza.

  That video was widely posted, including in places I trust. I noted the lack of ability to confirm its authenticity from the start. As soon as someone pointed to evidence suggesting it may not be what it was represented to be, I posted it. That is exactly the responsible thing to do. I would do it that way again.

  There was nothing misleading about the video. As I said from the start, even if it's false, it's the sort of carnage that the Israelis are creating inside Gaza. And that's true. The point I was making -- and make again -- is that the Israelis are motivated by a desire to prevent the world from seeing what they're doing, and that's why they are blocking journalists from entering Gaza.

  You can repeat your accusations every day if you want. All you're doing is repeating yourself.

  —GlennGreenwald Read GlennGreenwald's other letters
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