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AloeVera

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10. No, you made the original claim and it was *I* who decided to check it.

Reply to Beastly Boy (Reply #9)

Sun Mar 16, 2025, 08:56 PM

Mar 2025

You misidentified the agency in question. By doing so, an aspersion was cast on the agency that suffered the losses. "Terrorists" and all that.

Generally, when I make a mistake I swallow my pride and admit to it. I try to, anyways, my false pride sometimes gets in the way. But I find a bit of graciousness and humility goes a long way toward making amends. When I double down - knowing I am wrong - or deflect, distract or never own up to it - I find my mental health suffers. But that's just me, YMMV.

As for your claim around #1 and #2 in the database you linked to. I'm afraid you made another error. The full text in question is:
Matching previous names:
AL-KHAIR EDUCATIONAL & CULTURAL CENTRES

No, it is not a reference to the agency listed above it. Instead, it is a reference to a name change - they changed their legal name after expanding their mandate in 2005. They were previously known as that.

Please go ahead and argue further if you wish. It would be totally irrelevant though. I would just simply admit that error too but again, that's just me.

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Aid workers killed in Israeli air strike in Gaza, charity tells BBC [View all] muriel_volestrangler Mar 2025 OP

Can't have aid workers feeding starving Palestinians and giving them fresh water. Lonestarblue Mar 2025 #1

What Hamas did was despicable nowforever Mar 2025 #2

Meek enid602 Mar 2025 #3

A bit more about the UK-registered Al Khair Foundation which reported the incident: Beastly Boy Mar 2025 #4

That is not the agency whose workers were killed. AloeVera Mar 2025 #5

Coincidentally, it's also a known terrorist front. Huh. Imagine that. Hellbound Hellhound Mar 2025 #6

A search for "al khair foundation" in the database of UK-registered companies returned 220,585 matches Beastly Boy Mar 2025 #7

Only one exact match, and you only have to scroll past one from the top. It's even helpfully marked with a line for you. AloeVera Mar 2025 #8

My point is that you made a claim, and I decided to check it. Beastly Boy Mar 2025 #9

No, you made the original claim and it was *I* who decided to check it. AloeVera Mar 2025 #10

You checking the original claim and me checking your response are not mutually exclusive, are they? Beastly Boy Mar 2025 #11

Here is the correct foundation, I found it instantly, and it is NOT at all terrorism linked, others here are giving the Celerity Mar 2025 #12

Thank you, but I found no information there about their employees, whose names Beastly Boy Mar 2025 #13

Or the IDF is making up the "terrorist links" for the individuals. muriel_volestrangler Mar 2025 #14

I have yet to hear of a single instance of successful challenge to IDF upon their publishing the identities Beastly Boy Mar 2025 #15

I don't think "verifiable" means what you think it does. Or "facts". (nt) muriel_volestrangler Mar 2025 #18

I think both "verifiable" and "facts" means exactly what I think it means. (nt) Beastly Boy Mar 2025 #21

Thanks for the chuckle! AloeVera Mar 2025 #20

Thanks for having a sense of humor! Beastly Boy Mar 2025 #22

This sentence is odd: maxsolomon Mar 2025 #16

I don't know if you've ever had contact with a charity before muriel_volestrangler Mar 2025 #17

That makes it sound like they weren't setting them up for use by displaced Gazans maxsolomon Mar 2025 #19