Shocking

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(Note: This post represents an archive that I began several years ago. Many of the articles may have been removed from the cited URLs. I will update this page as time permits.)

"One-third of people shot by Taser need medical attention: probe," 

cbc.ca 

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/cbc/080617/canada/canada_taser_injuries

Tasers a form of torture, says UN

Agence France-Presse | From correspondents in Geneva | November 24, 2007

 

TASER electronic stun guns are a form of torture that can kill, a UN committee has

declared after several recent deaths in North America.

 

"The use of these weapons causes acute pain, constituting a form of torture,'' the UN's

Committee against Torture said.

 

"In certain cases, they can even cause death, as has been shown by reliable studies and

recent real-life events,'' the committee of 10 experts said.

 

Three men, all in their early 20s, were reported to have died in the United States this

week, days after a Polish man died at Vancouver airport after being Tasered by Canadian

police.

 

The man, Robert Dziekanski, 40, fell to the ground and died after the police officers

piled on top of him.

 

There have been three deaths in Canada after the use of Tasers over the past five weeks.

...

 

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22814674-5001028,00.html?from=public_rss

 

See, also:

 

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL ON TASERS 

http://www.amnestyusa.org/Domestic_Human_Rights/TASER_Abuse__News/page.do?id=1108134&n1=3&n2=850

532 Taser-Related Deaths in the United States Since 2001
September 14, 2012
http://electronicvillage.blogspot.com/2009/05/taser-related-deaths-in-united-states.html

cf.:

http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/316-20/10205-police-taser-death-toll-reaches-500-in-us

http://rt.com/usa/news/500-taser-law-enforcement-503/

Amnesty International Urges Stricter Limits on Police Taser Use 

as U.S. Death Toll Reaches 500
http://www.amnestyusa.org/news/press-releases/amnesty-international-urges-stricter-limits-on-police-taser-use-as-us-death-toll-reaches-500

 

and:

 

Torture by Taser

http://www.fwweekly.com/content.asp?article=770

 

"Taser jolt can cause fatal heart rhythm," 

Terri Theodore | The Toronto Star; THE CANADIAN PRESS | May 09, 2008 

http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/423950

 

and:

 

"Heart experts warn Tasers deadly,"  

Suzanne Fournier | The Province | Tuesday, May 20, 2008,  

http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=032125dd-c177-43e7-9de7-61d18518e40b

American Heart Association: Tasers can cause death
By Jennifer Edwards Baker and Janice Morse, The Cincinnati Enquirer
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-05-02/taser-study-deaths/54688110/1

 

But, despite the warnings, dangers, and UN-designation of "torture device", police around the world are being told that tasers are safe enough even to use of children.

 

Now police are told they can use Taser guns on children

By JASON LEWIS | Last updated at 15:27pm on 2nd September 2007

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=479341&in_pageid=1770

Students and children:

 

Police Taser 6-Year-Old

http://www.infowars.com/articles/ps/taser_6yrold.htm

 

Officer's Taser is used on girl, 9

http://www.fox11az.com/news/local/stories/KMSB-20040525-dsbp-taser.1f8073c21.html

 

Cops Taser UCLA Student

http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=2662158

http://abcnews.go.com/US/Story?id=2662158&page=2

http://abcnews.go.com/US/Story?id=2662158&page=3

http://abcnews.go.com/print?id=2662158

 

Florida Student Is Shocked at Kerry Forum

Washington Post

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/offbeat/2007/09/university_of_florida_student_1.html

 

Retired NYPD officer says cops used Taser on his teenage Son

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--sonbeaten0917sep17,0,7485170.story

 

Superior police, district say using Tasers on students is OK

Maria Lockwood | Superior Daily Telegram | Published Friday, February 08, 2008

http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/articles/index.cfm?id=59850

Cached at: http://www.infowars.com/?p=141

 

Second student shot with Taser

Charlotte Observer/Melissa Manware | September 27 2005

Cached at: http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/september2005/270905studentshot.htm

 

Sixth Grader Tasered At Middle School

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/10424467/detail.html

 

The elderly:

 

No justification for using Taser on grandmaChicago cop's actions against mentally ill woman probed

By Mary Mitchell, Sun-Times Columnist | November 6, 2007

http://www.suntimes.com/news/mitchell/636574,CST-NWS-mitch06.article

 

Police taser 75-year-old at nursing home

http://www.heraldonline.com/local/story/4124708p-3890580c.html

 

Pregnant women:

 

Stun Gun Used on Pregnant Woman in Ohio

Associated Press | November 29, 2007

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8T7ELUG0&show_article=1

 

Pregnant woman tasered

http://www.tampabays10.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=62268

 

Police Taser Pregnant Driver

By HECTOR CASTRO | SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER | Friday, May 13, 2005

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/224099_vmalaika13.html

 

FBI Investigates After Officer Uses Taser On Pregnant Woman

Jill Del Greco, Reporter | POSTED: November 28, 2007 | UPDATED: November 29, 2007

http://www.whiotv.com/news/14719706/detail.html

 

The disabled/restrained:

Diabetic Cleburne Teen Hit With Taser After Crash
CBSDFW.COM | October 24, 2012

http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2012/10/24/diabetic-cleburne-teen-hit-with-taser-after-crash/ 

 

Wheelchair-Bound Woman Dies After Being Shocked With Taser 10 Times 

(Local6.com)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/wkmg/20070919/lo_wkmg/14147512

 

Police use Taser in arresting autistic man

DailyPress | May 17, 2008

http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/williamsburg/dp-local_localbrfs_05172may17,0,1199509.story

 

Handcuffed Woman Tased in Police Station

Kurt Nimmo | TruthNews | December 2, 2007

http://www.truthnews.us/?p=1086

 

Man Tasered In Hospital Bed

Forced To Give Urine Sample

Associated Press | March 10 2005

http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/tallahassee/11086873.htm

 

And, yet:

 

St. Louis police plan wider use of Tasers

By Jeremy Kohler | ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH | 06/19/2008

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/sciencemedicine/story/101CE6A906EEB0728625746D000DD3F4?OpenDocument

Cf.

Taser used on Wentzville student
By Kalen Ponche | St. Louis Suburban Journal | Tuesday, September 29, 2009 3:14 AM CDT
http://suburbanjournals.stltoday.com/articles/2009/09/29/stcharles/news/0930stc-taze0.txt

"Man's death by Taser prompts concern"
Joel Currier | ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH | 05/09/2008, http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/special/srlinks.nsf/story/D0460CD98406F1A1862574430078F9CF?OpenDocument 

According to the article entitled "Police Officers From Five States Sue Taser International for Serious Injuries Suffered During Stun Gun Training Classes," from August 25 2005, "among those who now warn of the dangers of tasers and other "energy devices" is a "a Missouri police chief" who "alleges that he suffered heart damage and two strokes after he volunteered to be shocked with a Taser in April 2004, while hooked up to a cardiac monitor that was supposed to show the Taser was safe. The officer also claims he suffered hearing and vision loss as well as neurological damage." Other officers allege injuries ranging from burns to fractures and dislocations. A cache of the original article can be viewed here:

 

http://www.infowars.com/articles/ps/tasers_police_sue_for_injuries.htm .

St. Louis is not alone.

 

Tasered Man Dies

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/ NY Times | June 11, 2008

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/11/nyregion/11taser.html

 

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Alton Man Dies after Being Tasered

By Casey Nolen | KSDK / News Channel 5 | Created: 5/7/2008 10:51:42 AM

Last updated: 5/7/2008 10:15:52 PM

http://www.ksdk.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=145730

 

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N.C. Teen Dies After Police Shock Him With Taser at Grocery Store

Friday, March 21, 2008

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,340315,00.html

 

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Man Dies After Police Use Stun Gun on Him

 http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-stun-gun-death,0,1305487.story?coll=sns-ap-nationworld-headlines    

 

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Another Meaningless Taser Death: Police Use Of Stun Guns Out Of Control

Confused? Distressed? Need Help? Get tasered

Infowars.net | November 15 , 2007  | Steve Watson

http://www.infowars.com/articles/ps/tasers_another_meaningless_death_police_out_of_contr ol.htm

 

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Suspect dies in police custody

Posted at: 11/18/2007 07:18:54 PM | By: Eyewitness News 4

A man died in police custody after being subdued with a Taser. ... Police transported

the man to the detention center. But when they arrived, he was dead. State police say an

autopsy is pending.

http://kob.com/article/stories/S260961.shtml?cat=500

 

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Wheelchair-Bound Woman Dies After Being Shocked With Taser 10 Times 

(Local6.com)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/wkmg/20070919/lo_wkmg/14147512

 

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Phoenix Man Dies After Being Tasered

Associated Press | May 4, 2005

(Original URL removed, cached at: http://www.infowars.com/articles/ps/tasers_phoenix_man_dies_after_taser.htm)  

Police accused of firing Taser into head of innocent man

Robert Booth | Tuesday December 18, 2007 | The Guardian (UK)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/crime/article/0,,2229041,00.html

 

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Houston Man Dies After Shocked By Taser Gun

POSTED: 7:18 am CDT July 14, 2008

http://www.click2houston.com/news/16874769/detail.html

Man's death spurs more questions on police Taser use
Arelis R. Hernández | Orlando Sentinel | 7:53 p.m. EST, June 2, 2012
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-06-02/news/os-taser-death-orlando-police-20120602_1_stun-orlando-police-law-enforcement

Man who died after being tasered by police in Sydney Australia 

may have lost his life over a packet of biscuits
CARLEEN FROST | The Daily Telegraph | March 19, 2012 12:00AM
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/man-who-died-after-being-tasered-by-police-in-sydney-australia-may-have-lost-his-life-over-a-packet-of-biscuits/story-e6freuy9-1226303311976

Sledge Hammer, Porn Star, Dies After Being Tasered By Police
The Huffington Post  |  By Kathleen Miles Posted: 04/16/2012 3:48 pm Updated: 04/17/2012 4:34 pm
"...tased to the point of cardiac arrest by police"
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/16/sledge-hammer-tasered-_n_1429287.html

Man dies after police shock him with Taser
By Dale Lezon | Wednesday, August 1, 2012 | Updated: Wednesday, August 1, 2012 10:32am
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Man-dies-after-police-shock-him-with-Taser-3753153.php

Man dies after being tasered by police
Jeremy Foster | KTAR | Originally published: Feb 8, 2010 - 4:06 pm
http://ktar.com/?nid=6&sid=1261267
Phoenix Suspect Dies After Three Taser Hits
Robert Anglen | The Arizona Republic | 7/18/2005
(Original URL removed, cahced at: http://rense.com/general67/taser.htm)

"Man hit with police Tasers dies"
St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The article was previously viewable at http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/0/e50c8b0900405d078625748300100b5b
but it has since been removed. 

See the list, here:

532 Taser-Related Deaths in the United States Since 2001
September 14, 2012
http://electronicvillage.blogspot.com/2009/05/taser-related-deaths-in-united-states.html

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Argument Cop-Outs, Part 1

As I have mentioned in a different place, my two candidates for the three most frequently heard argument cop outs are: (1) "Let's just agree to disagree", (2) "You're just arguing semantics", and (3) in the relevant contexts, "Never discuss religion or politics."

Now let me (try to) make myself crystal clear from the outset. As to statements (1) and (2), I do not hold that every usage instance constitutes a "cop out" (statement (3) needs special attention). To be sure, such might seem to be tantamount to holding, for instance and highly implausibly, that there is no context in which a legitimate "semantic argument" could take place (I think that there are such contexts), or that there is no point in a dispute at which both disputants ought to retreat (I think there certainly are such points).

What then do I mean to criticize? Let me attempt to explain.

Let us consider in this installment, statement (1).

"Agree to disagree" is, to me, often used in a most disagreeable way (no pun intended). For example, it is often used as a conversation-stopper. This statement is (in my experience) frequently heard very early on in so-called "discussions" that, for all intents and purposes, are really better described as "trading opinion announcements".

Person one may announce: "My opinion is that blah." Person two may then counter-announce: "My opinion is that not-blah." And, without further ado, one person then hurriedly exclaims: "Let's just agree to disagree."

Alternatively, the statement might be used as a dispute blocker, in what I sometimes refer to as "drive by 'philosophy'," that is, philosophastry. In this setting, statement (1) is used as soon as one party realizes that the other will not be content to merely trade opinion announcements, but seems bent on actually delving more deeply into an issue.

So, here, person one may say: "I think such-and-so, because, after all, nyah" (where "nyah" may actually serve as a profferred reason). And then person two may reply: "Actually, not-such-and-so, because not-nyah. Moreover, blah, blah, blah." And person one, then realizing that he may be forced to think about such-and-so, may wish to forestall this eventuality by interjecting (1). (Of course, there could be other reasons, but I am setting justifiable cases aside, presently.) If used in this way, "Let's just agree to disagree" might be functionally equivalent to the obviously unutterable statement, "Don't confuse me with the facts, my mind is made up."

If two discussants (in the same discussion) are possessed of a healthy desire for truth, and if both hold (the very reasonable notion) that beliefs (of both parties) can only be fairly tested (as to their truth) in the crucible of open debate, then we would surely say that, in the situations sketched (albeit too briefly and comically), it is far too early in either exchange for the interlocutors to resign themselves to the thought that they are – more or less – stuck in a permanent state of disagreement.

To "agree to disagree," after little more than noting where their beliefs differ, seems to me to be the manifestation of a very cynical or even defeatist attitude with respect to the possibility of rational dialog. It's arguably a form of misology. But, in any case, it's facile.

(Of course, in some contexts, "Let's just agree to disagree" could conceivably be employed as a veiled boast or a threat. The idea might be that one disputant thinks himself so capable as to "warn" the other that he or she ought rather just drop the issue at hand rather than be outmatched in debate. I set this possibility aside as well, for present purposes.)

"Agreeing to disagree", while perhaps sounding like the "tolerant" and "high-minded" thing to do when two people are faced with disagreement, in actuality just short circuits the process of analysis and stunts the potential intellectual growth of both participants. It replaces the drive for knowledge with the ambition to be left alone to one’s opinions – however ill-grounded.

This is not to say that, in the course of discussion, a time (however temporary) never comes whereupon there is nothing further that can be added by the discussants, until, that is, they retreat to their studies to conduct additional research or whatever. But, it is to say the brief exchanges that seem (in this author's experience) to frequently precede (1)'s usage, do not even remotely bring one to such a time.

For example, in the cases surveyed (again, admittedly hastily), it would be premature, and inaccurate (at least, in my opinion), to say that either terminates at a point in the exchange at which the parties have exhausted all that there is to say that is pertinent. In fact, in my view, it is likely that the issues have yet even to be minimally outlined.

I hope briefly to discuss statements (2) and (3) in later installments.

"Outsized" Performance - It's Risible

Huffington Post (Joe Biden/Paul Ryan) debate summary (condensed):

"...dominated the spotlight...a flurry of eye rolls...over-the-top performance...cheered by the offensive...a performance...Passion...composure...at the center of attention...foreshadowed...next Tuesday's debate...focus on ... behavior...one-liners...told a humanizing story...at voters’ guts, much more so than minds...'follow your instincts'..." (From here)

Fox News debate summary (condensed):

"...the attack dog ...an impression...strong performance...bring a polished and presidential performance to the stage next Tuesday...lackluster performance..."had it up to here"..."projecting weakness"..."...what a real recovery looks like"...attitude onstage...debate performance ...""Their ideas are old..."..."...caught with their hand in the cookie jar" (From here)

(Source; cf. here)

(Source; cf. here)

Key word: Outsized (Coded as: Downsize + Outsource?)

Downsize (def.) "Make (a company or organization) smaller by eliminating staff positions."

Outsource (def.) "to obtain goods or services from an outside source: U.S. companies who outsource from China."

(Amusing Ourselves to Death)

For more, see HERE.
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"By Way of Deception"?

In passing, someone remarked to me that “...the motto of the Israeli Mossad...is 'By way of deception'”, and the (seemingly run-of-the-mill and innocent) act of Googling this set me off on a bit of a wild adventure.

Specifically, I undertook a mini-investigation (just enough to satisfy myself) regarding the credibility of the boisterous denials of the (mere possibility of the veracity of the) “By way of deception...” translation. For example, on “YAHOO! Answers” one can read the following question and the (pretty typical) replies.

Question:

internet tuff girl

Resolved Question

Is the mossad motto really "By way of deception, thou shalt do war"?

Or is this more "anti-zionist" lies? When are they going to use truth? Is it too late?

Shay p

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be-tachbūlōt ta`aseh lekhā milchāmāh
Hebrew בתחבולות תעשה לך מלחמה

What you are referring to is the old motto, still it does not translate to what you wrote, it translate to: "For by wise counsel thou shalt wage thy war".

The new motto, is from the Old Testament
be-'éyn tachbūlōt yippol `ām; ū-teshū`āh be-rov yō'éts (Hebrew:
באין תחבולות יפול עם, ותשועה ברוב יועץ‎
Translation
"Where no counsel is, the people fall, but in the multitude of counselors there is safety." (Proverbs XI, 14).

Hope this helps.

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Jarmen Kell (GLA)

Nope. This is another myth that anti-semites use the internet to disseminate.

Most of what they say is similar. Like Protocols of Zion.

Real motto is "Where no counsel is, the people fall, but in the multitude of counselors there is safety."


Source(s):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Protoco…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mossad

jd

You can't handle the truth. Or know it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j61ktUeDD…

The Doctor

no its Be'ein Tachbulot Yipol Am, Uteshua Berov Yoetz (Where no counsel is, the people fall, but in the multitude of counselors there is safety; Proverbs 11:14)
and yes its more anti zionist lies

Arieh

"For by wise counsel thou shalt wage thy war" is the "motto" of Mossad.

Eric M

Do you even know who Mossad is?

It's quite unclear what you're babbling about.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090107141809AADM7xi

Here's a screen capture of (the most relevant portion of) the page:

The above “answers” are heavily infused with rhetoric. But, I don't know Hebrew. So I decided to run a simple test. I would just take the top Google hits for a few quick searches, following a simple, two-step procedure. First, I would find the Hebrew for Proverbs 11:14. Second, I would paste said Hebrew into Google's translate engine.

And so...if one types “Proverbs 11 Hebrew” into Google's search field, one gets the following result: mechon-mamre dot org.

If one subsequently clicks on the link and goes to the online interlinear Hebrew-English version of Proverbs at “the Mamre Institute”, one gets the following text:

Proverbs Chapter 11 מִשְׁלֵי

א  מֹאזְנֵי מִרְמָה, תּוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה;    וְאֶבֶן שְׁלֵמָה רְצוֹנוֹ.	1 A false balance is an abomination to the LORD; but a perfect weight is His delight.
ב  בָּא-זָדוֹן, וַיָּבֹא קָלוֹן;    וְאֶת-צְנוּעִים חָכְמָה.	2 When pride cometh, then cometh shame; but with the lowly is wisdom.
ג  תֻּמַּת יְשָׁרִים תַּנְחֵם;    וְסֶלֶף בֹּגְדִים ושדם (יְשָׁדֵּם).	3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them; but the perverseness of the faithless shall destroy them.
ד  לֹא-יוֹעִיל הוֹן, בְּיוֹם עֶבְרָה;    וּצְדָקָה, תַּצִּיל מִמָּוֶת.	4 Riches profit not in the day of wrath; but righteousness delivereth from death.
ה  צִדְקַת תָּמִים, תְּיַשֵּׁר דַּרְכּוֹ;    וּבְרִשְׁעָתוֹ, יִפֹּל רָשָׁע.	5 The righteousness of the sincere shall make straight his way; but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
ו  צִדְקַת יְשָׁרִים, תַּצִּילֵם;    וּבְהַוַּת, בֹּגְדִים יִלָּכֵדוּ.	6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them; but the faithless shall be trapped in their own crafty device.
ז  בְּמוֹת אָדָם רָשָׁע, תֹּאבַד תִּקְוָה;    וְתוֹחֶלֶת אוֹנִים אָבָדָה.	7 When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish, and the hope of strength perisheth.
ח  צַדִּיק, מִצָּרָה נֶחֱלָץ;    וַיָּבֹא רָשָׁע תַּחְתָּיו.	8 The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
ט  בְּפֶה--חָנֵף, יַשְׁחִת רֵעֵהוּ;    וּבְדַעַת, צַדִּיקִים יֵחָלֵצוּ.	9 With his mouth the impious man destroyeth his neighbour; but through knowledge shall the righteous be delivered.
י  בְּטוּב צַדִּיקִים, תַּעֲלֹץ קִרְיָה;    וּבַאֲבֹד רְשָׁעִים רִנָּה.	10 When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth; and when the wicked perish, there is joy.
יא  בְּבִרְכַּת יְשָׁרִים, תָּרוּם קָרֶת;    וּבְפִי רְשָׁעִים, תֵּהָרֵס.	11 By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted; but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
יב  בָּז-לְרֵעֵהוּ חֲסַר-לֵב;    וְאִישׁ תְּבוּנוֹת יַחֲרִישׁ.	12 He that despiseth his neighbour lacketh understanding; but a man of discernment holdeth his peace.
יג  הוֹלֵךְ רָכִיל, מְגַלֶּה-סּוֹד;    וְנֶאֱמַן-רוּחַ, מְכַסֶּה דָבָר.	13 He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets; but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth a matter.
יד  בְּאֵין תַּחְבֻּלוֹת, יִפָּל-עָם;    וּתְשׁוּעָה, בְּרֹב יוֹעֵץ.	14 Where no wise direction is, a people falleth; but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
טו  רַע-יֵרוֹעַ, כִּי-עָרַב זָר;    וְשֹׂנֵא תֹקְעִים בּוֹטֵחַ.	15 He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; but he that hateth them that strike hands is secure.
טז  אֵשֶׁת-חֵן, תִּתְמֹךְ כָּבוֹד;    וְעָרִיצִים, יִתְמְכוּ-עֹשֶׁר.	16 A gracious woman obtaineth honour; and strong men obtain riches.
יז  גֹּמֵל נַפְשׁוֹ, אִישׁ חָסֶד;    וְעֹכֵר שְׁאֵרוֹ, אַכְזָרִי.	17 The merciful man doeth good to his own soul; but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.
יח  רָשָׁע--עֹשֶׂה פְעֻלַּת-שָׁקֶר;    וְזֹרֵעַ צְדָקָה, שֶׂכֶר אֱמֶת.	18 The wicked earneth deceitful wages; but he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward.
יט  כֵּן-צְדָקָה לְחַיִּים;    וּמְרַדֵּף רָעָה לְמוֹתוֹ.	19 Stedfast righteousness tendeth to life; but he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.
כ  תּוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה, עִקְּשֵׁי-לֵב;    וּרְצוֹנוֹ, תְּמִימֵי דָרֶךְ.	20 They that are perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD; but such as are upright in their way are His delight.
כא  יָד לְיָד, לֹא-יִנָּקֶה רָּע;    וְזֶרַע צַדִּיקִים נִמְלָט.	21 My hand upon it! the evil man shall not be unpunished; but the seed of the righteous shall escape.
כב  נֶזֶם זָהָב, בְּאַף חֲזִיר--    אִשָּׁה יָפָה, וְסָרַת טָעַם.	22 As a ring of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman that turneth aside from discretion.
כג  תַּאֲוַת צַדִּיקִים אַךְ-טוֹב;    תִּקְוַת רְשָׁעִים עֶבְרָה.	23 The desire of the righteous is only good; but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
כד  יֵשׁ מְפַזֵּר, וְנוֹסָף עוֹד;    וְחֹשֵׂךְ מִיֹּשֶׁר, אַךְ-לְמַחְסוֹר.	24 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth only to want.
כה  נֶפֶשׁ-בְּרָכָה תְדֻשָּׁן;    וּמַרְוֶה, גַּם-הוּא יוֹרֶא.	25 The beneficent soul shall be made rich, and he that satisfieth abundantly shall be satisfied also himself.
כו  מֹנֵעַ בָּר, יִקְּבֻהוּ לְאוֹם;    וּבְרָכָה, לְרֹאשׁ מַשְׁבִּיר.	26 He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him; but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
כז  שֹׁחֵר טוֹב, יְבַקֵּשׁ רָצוֹן;    וְדֹרֵשׁ רָעָה תְבוֹאֶנּוּ.	27 He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favour; but he that searcheth for evil, it shall come unto him.
כח  בּוֹטֵחַ בְּעָשְׁרוֹ, הוּא יִפּוֹל;    וְכֶעָלֶה, צַדִּיקִים יִפְרָחוּ.	28 He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; but the righteous shall flourish as foliage.
כט  עֹכֵר בֵּיתוֹ, יִנְחַל-רוּחַ;    וְעֶבֶד אֱוִיל, לַחֲכַם-לֵב.	29 He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; and the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.
ל  פְּרִי-צַדִּיק, עֵץ חַיִּים;    וְלֹקֵחַ נְפָשׁוֹת חָכָם.	30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that is wise winneth souls.
לא  הֵן צַדִּיק, בָּאָרֶץ יְשֻׁלָּם;    אַף, כִּי-רָשָׁע וְחוֹטֵא.	31 Behold, the righteous shall be requited in the earth; how much more the wicked and the sinner!

http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt2811.htm

Zooming out to fit a bit more into the viewable screen, I got this:

If one then pastes into Google translate the Hebrew text across from verse 14 - “יד  בְּאֵין תַּחְבֻּלוֹת, יִפָּל-עָם;    וּתְשׁוּעָה, בְּרֹב יוֹעֵץ. ” - one gets the following:

“Without sabotaging your hand, fell - with, and salvation, Barb consultant. ”

; or, pasting: “בְּאֵין תַּחְבֻּלוֹת, יִפָּל-עָם;    וּתְשׁוּעָה, בְּרֹב יוֹעֵץ ”

one gets:

“Without finagle, fell - with, and salvation, multi Advisor”

Of course, “sabotaging” seems fairly well-known and obviously negatively tinged (connotatively), but for those unaware, “finagle” means:

“fi·na·gle

verb /fəˈnāgəl/ finagled, past participle; finagled, past tense; finagles, 3rd person singular present; finagling, present participle Obtain (something) by devious or dishonest means - Ted attended all the football games he could finagle tickets for Act in a devious or dishonest manner - they wrangled and finagled over the fine points

”

https://www.google.com/search?q=define%3Afinagle&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=1tE&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&q=finagle&tbs=dfn:1&tbo=u&sa=X&ei=6gZdUJa2F-jaywH78oGoBg&ved=0CB8QkQ4&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=3e1960d58e8957d2&biw=1024&bih=606

The Hebrew word (תַּחְבֻּלוֹת ) translated “finagle” or “sabotage” (or “contrive”) is “tachbulah”/“tachbūlōt” (or a cognate). Searching Google on “תַּחְבֻּלוֹת,”, yields (amongst other hits):

“Lexicon Results

Strong's H8458 - tachbulah

תַּחְבֻּלוֹת

Transliteration tachbulah	Pronunciation takh·vü·lä' (Key)
Part of Speech feminine noun	Root Word (Etymology) From חָבַל (H2254) as denominative from חֵבֶל (H2256)
TWOT Reference 596a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) direction, counsel, guidance, good advice, (wise) counsel

a) direction, guidance

b) counsel

1) good or wise counsel

2) of the wicked

”

http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/Lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H8458&t=KJV&cscs=Job

Notice the variation. There is a semantic range that seems to allow the word to mean “prudent counsel” - what “Gesenius's Lexicon” calls good counsel – or it can mean “cunning counsel” - what is called bad counsel. Hence, it seems, “finagle” or “sabotage” fit in with what is termed “bad counsel.”

Back to the original question, then:

“Is the mossad motto really 'By way of deception, thou shalt do war'?”

To some extent, we can ignore the “best answerer's” old motto-new motto distinction because the word “tachbulah” shows up in both. But if we simply ask whether a reasonable person could translate “tachbulah” - for example, as it occurs in Proverbs 11:14 – as “cunning counsel”, also known as, “deception”, “contrivance”, “finagling”, etc., the answer seems to be a resounding: Yes! In fact, it's Google's first choice.

I hasten to add that I am not saying subtle translation issues can be settled with Google searches. Rumor has it that “CIA Seed Money Helped Launch Google” in the first place! Source: http://www.infowars.com/articles/bb/google_cia_seed_money_launched_google.htm (cf.: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/07/exclusive-google-cia/)

Of course, with the seemingly cozy relationship that CIA has with Mossad, one might wonder where this leaves us with respect to the matter at hand. But, spook-i-ness aside, I am simply suggesting that, in virtue of the fact that something close to the “deception”-translation (namely, Google's “finagle”/“sabotage” translation) is obviously available as a surface reading, it is disingenuous (at best) and propagandistic (at worst) to accuse of “anti-Semitism” or “anti-Zionism” those who adopt the “deception”-reading. After all, an uneasily duplicable search (conducted by a person of good will) shows that the decision is not a one between an obviously correct reading and an obviously incorrect reading. Rather, the choice is a one between a positively-connoted sort of “counsel” and negatively-connoted sort of “counsel”. This is a close call. One might say that it has a delicious ambiguity. In such case, only surrounding context – and neither a priori penchants for philo-Semitism/anti-Semitism nor philo-Zionism/ anti-Zionism – can determine the best reading in any situation. It may well bell that the occurrence in Proverbs 11:14 is best construed as positive. As for the Mossad Motto, those with some background knowledge of the likes of Yitzhak Shamir and his ilk (and Shamir's involvement with the terrorist group (euphemistically designated by Wikipedia, et. al. as a the “more militant faction” of a “Zionist paramilitary group”) known as the “Stern Gang”), might come to a different conclusion than those who are blissfully or willfully ignorant.

Update:

Subsequent to my initial Google-experience, I have discovered that the “by way of deception” information comes via former Israeli Mossad case officer, Victor Ostrovsky. Ostrovsky wrote a book entitled, By Way of Deception – and variously subtitled “The Making and Unmaking of a Mossad Officer”, “A Devastating Insiders-Portrait of the Mossad”, and suchlike.

As of “9 September 2012 at 01:26”, the relevant Wikipedia page (“By Way of Deception”) has the following text:

“The title of the book is supposedly a translation of part of Proverbs 24:6, which Ostrovsky alleges is the former motto of the Mossad: be-tahbūlōt ta`aseh lekhā milkhamāh (Hebrew: בתחבולות תעשה לך מלחמה. Ostrovsky claims this translates, 'By Way Of Deception, Thou Shalt Do War.' The Hebrew word בתחבולות translates into English as, 'Ploys, Tricks, Trickery, Subterfuges, or Stratagems' (Source: Google Translate) Alternatively, translations of בתחבולות into English in Proverbs 24:6 in Christian Bibles substitute a different meaning from the original Hewbrew. For example, the King James translation of Proverbs 24:6 is 'For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war"; the American Standard Bible translation is, 'For by wise guidance thou shalt make thy war'; the New American Standard Bible translation is 'For by wise guidance you will wage war.'[1] In contrast The Jewish Study Bible published by Jewish Publication Society at Oxford University Press (2004) under the editing scrutiny of Michael Fishbane, Adele Berlin and Marc Zvi Brettler reads 'For by stratagems you wage war, and victory comes with much planning'.”

And the relevant footnote #1 is as follows:

“^ "Proverbs 24:6 -- Parallel Translations". Retrieved May 18, 2011.”

The “Google Translate” citation brings back memories. Here's the Wikipedia screen capture:

(Note: Even though I ran Proverbs 11, and the Wikipedia blurb speaks about Proverbs 24, the word “בְתַחְבֻּלוֹת” is the same in both places. Google translate gives the meaning of the word – as taken from Proverbs 24:6, via the website http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt2824.htm – as “contrive”, “sabotage”, “circumvent”, and “wangle”. Like I said at the outset, I was simply trying to satisfy myself with respect to the question of how seriously to take the hysterical denials of the "by way of deception" translation. And I am satisfied.)

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