We could very easily – in fact more easily – have made these mini-documentaries featuring the bodies of children slaughtered by Israel and the hideous aspect of the maiming of tens of thousands, or focusing on the tears of the bereaved and orphaned.
We chose to go a different way and make that unavoidably implicit, but not shown, in the interests of attracting and engaging the widest audience possible.
Yet I believe what we do show highlights Israeli barbarity and makes it stark in another way. I would be grateful for your thoughts.
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Craig Murray, we must all thank you for your dedication and commitment in underlining the savage bloodshed in both Gaza and Lebanon. It’s certainly comforting to know that several millions of viewers have already watched your numerous documentaries, usually not on YouTube as this channel is held in dubious hands, and even tries to belittle your work by showing a really dismal number of views.
Like in the best movies of the late Antonioni, many times we have a welcomed feeling of déjà vu, the latest documentary seeming to be like a new edit of a former one, both blending magically into our minds.
We’re so glad you resisted the easy temptation of using gore, and avoided us the sight of slaughtered children. But we know how difficult it must be for you to confront such horror. The criminals responsible must be brought to justice sooner or later, and you shall be a witness for the prosecution when the day comes.
Best of luck for the forthcoming videos, and don’t exclude making the trip to Damascus, where as you know plenty of crimes are committed and unreported by you-know-who…