International Committee of the Red Cross Admits Covering Up Evidence

[Nemesis6]

An International Committee of the Red Cross spokesman explained that a photo of a damaged Red Cross ambulance, which was said to have been hit by the Israeli Defence Force during the Lebanon conflict, was removed from the ICRC website following allegations of a hoax by a blogger “in order to keep the moral high ground on the issue”.

An essay published by Zombietime soon after the picture appeared on the ICRC website criticized perceived factual inaccuracies in the reporting of the incident. It argued that the circular hole in the roof which was said to have been caused by a missile corresponded with the size and position of ventilation covers on top of other ambulances. It was also claimed that, “The presence of rust on every part of the roof where the paint has been scratched away proves that the damage to the metal happened long before July 23”, the date the incident was said to have taken place.

The photo showing the damaged ambulance was removed from the ICRC website shortly after this post was made. Roland Huguenin-Benjamin, an ICRC spokesman who was in Lebanon during the conflict and saw the ambulance in question, told The Guardian that the ICRC “categorically rejects and denies” the claims made by Zombietime.

When subsequently asked why the photo was removed, he replied to your correspondent that the ICRC held a meeting, at which it was decided that Zombietime would not be directly confronted. “The Institute in Geneva decided not to go into a controversy in order to keep the moral high ground on the issue”, he said.

Here's the picture in question - http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/pictures/20060823ICRCAmbulance01.jpg

 

[Flyingdebris]

staged photos? in my lebanon? *pops monocle*

 

[Nemesis6]

Quite a few, actually. The whole Adnan Hajj incident was probably the kickstarter.

 

[Solaris]

Probably a good move. Not sure. People still died becuase Isreal bombed an ambulance, I don't really care if it was already rusty, doesn't excuse anything.

 

[Mechagodzilla]

Oh shit, more conspiracy theories.

The ambulance was planted there by the Red Cross's secret leader - Bigfoot - because his UFO was trying to make some crop circles and accidentally burnt a hole in the ambulance when it missed the corn field and flew over the nearby highway.

So, to cover up the existence of his zero-gravity space car, Bigfoot threw the ambulance into the middle of Israel's massive bombing campaign against civilian targets SO THAT IT COULD BLEND IN PERFECTLY WITH ALL THE OTHER HORRIBLE WRECKAGE.

Bigfoot, we salute you!

 

[Sulkdodds]

Startling allegations, but:

International Committee of the Red Cross Admits Covering Up Evidence

the ICRC “categorically rejects and denies” the claims made by Zombietime.

???

I suppose removing the picture could be considered "covering up evidence".

Except it appears that the picture is still around.

What motive exactly would the Red Cross have to make it look like they were bombed, though?

 

[Mechagodzilla]

Hey look! I admit to covering up evidence!

The word COCKHATCH used to be written at the top of this post until I edited it out.

Here is proof:

http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/3711/proofms4.jpg

Wait a second...

If you admit to covering up evidence, then it is not covered up! Because you admitted it exists! In a fucking press release! And copies of the original are everywhere!