Gaza aid flotilla attacked, 10 killed

[Islandborn]

No. Sorry. Get out.

I question your loyalty anyway. Funny how they want people (Palestinians - I know you don't consider them people) in Israel to take "loyalty oaths." Seems we could make good use of that here too.

Best part of this is that you dont even live in the states and you wanna see my AMERICAN birth cerificate. Now thats rich. That or ya just put that flag up there to appear European. Either way its cute. Maybe I should put the English flag on my profile cause my granny was a war-bride from Chelsea?

Of course Palestinans are people, stop attempting to put words in peoples mouths that never were said. Not once. Nice try Newbie. The last refuge of a dying argument is calls of racism.imp:

Islandborn Reviewed by Islandborn on 06-22-2010. Gaza aid flotilla attacked, 10 killed Israeli forces have attacked the international aid convoy Freedom Flotilla en route to the besieged Gaza Strip, killing at least 10 people and leaving more than 50 injured. The attack came on Monday morning after one of the six ships in the convoy was hit by Israeli navy forces before being stormed by commandos descending from helicopters. The interception reportedly took place in international waters, more than 150km (90 miles) off the coast of Gaza. Israel had earlier deployed Rating: 5

[bigsby]

Best part of this is that you dont even live in the states and you wanna see my AMERICAN birth cerificate. Now thats rich. That or ya just put that flag up there to appear European. Either way its cute. Maybe I should put the English flag on my profile cause my granny was a war-bride from Chelsea?

Of course Palestinans are people, stop attempting to put words in peoples mouths that never were said. Not once. Nice try Newbie. The last refuge of a dying argument is calls of racism.imp:

The flag has to do with where I was born and the fact that I live in a state that is not friendly to growers. Why advertise illegal activities. Nothing brings heat like flaunting the laws (and threatening national leaders). I already worry about IP logging on this site.

I didn't put words in your mouth. I made a statement about your beliefs. You probably can't understand the difference. You keep making that statement about "the last refuge of a dying argument is calls of racism" which in some cases may be well be true. However, in this case you trot out that well worn phrase in an attempt to deflect your own xenophobia. Stop making racist comments about "Islamofacists, jihadis," etc. in reference to whole populations and I'll stop pointing out your racist tendencies.

[WIlDuce1883]

As a Lebanese aid convoy is preparing to set sail for the Gaza Strip, Beirut says Tel Aviv would be held accountable for any attack against the vessel.

In a letter to the United Nations on Tuesday, Lebanon's Foreign Ministry said "Israel will be held fully responsible for any attack on Lebanon," AFP reported.

Lebanon "cannot prohibit a ship from leaving its ports if its cargo, passengers and destination all comply with Lebanese law."

The letter came after the Israeli ambassador to the United Nations sent a letter to the UN, threatening that it would use "all necessary means" to stop the Gaza-bound aid convoy.

Earlier on Monday, Lebanese authorities granted permission for one of the two ships, the Julia, to sail to Cyprus and then to Gaza. With Lebanon and Israel technically still at war, the ship cannot directly sail for the Gaza Strip.

The aid mission comes as Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak warned earlier that Lebanon would be responsible for any confrontation with vessels sailing to Gaza from its shores.

The ships, which have been organized by the Free Palestine Movement, would be carrying humanitarian supplies for the besieged people of Gaza.

The pro-Palestinian campaigners planned the mission after Israeli commandos stormed the Gaza Freedom Flotilla aid convoy on May 31, killing at least several civilian activists and injuring dozens of others in international waters.

Beirut warns Israel against ship attack

[WIlDuce1883]

TEHRAN -- Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting department in Hamedan city will be making an animation on the Israeli attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla.

The 25-minute animation is on the recent attack by the Israeli navy and air force on the Gaza-bound Freedom Flotilla in international waters, killing 19 international activists and wounding dozens of others.

â??With the aid of animation, we can convey cultural, economic, social and political information to the audience,â?� the head of IRIB office in Hamedan Hojjatolislam Hossein Taqipur mentioned in a conference on Monday.

The animation tells the story of Zionist crimes in easily understandable language to introduce children to the calamities inflicted upon the people of Gaza, he added.

tehran times : IRIB to make animation on Israeli attack on Gaza Freedom Flotilla

[alyssakim]

if that would have happened there would be no more germany.....

i seriously doubt that..nice try though

[WIlDuce1883]

23/06/2010 The Swedish Dock Workers Union on Wednesday launched a week-long blockade of cargo to and from the Zionist entity to protest the Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla last month, a union representative told AFP.

The blockade, which also applies to Israeli ships, was launched "because of the assault on the Ship to Gaza (flotilla), that we supported before they took off ... and the blockade of the Gaza strip, which affects the civilian population," union spokesman Rolf Axelsson said.

The dock workers' protest was to take place in all unionized Swedish ports, and ends at midnight (2200 GMT) on June 29.

Union chairman Bjoern A. Borg added the union called for an international investigation into the May 31 raid that killed nine pro-Palestinian activists.

He told AFP the dock workers believed Israel's easing of its Gaza blockade, announced on Sunday, was insufficient.

Eleven Swedes, including crime writer Henning Mankell, took part in the flotilla and were briefly taken into Israeli custody.

Al-ManarTV:: Swedish Dockers Block Israeli Cargo in Gaza Protest 23/06/2010

[Islandborn]

Zippity-do-dah......Im sure it crippled Israel. Funny......MoveOn and SEIU Obama dog & ponies tried to do the same thing in Cali last week and got the wrong ship blocking a Chinese ship instead. They claimed victory and went home.

Jihadi is short for jihadist.....racist?.....sorry.....dont see it. I suggest ya get over it. But hey, in YOUR words Im prolly just a ZIONIST? who hates brown people lmao.

Sooooooooooooooooooooooo, you weren't even born stateside and question others citizenship of America? Funny, Funny, Funny, stuff. Perhaps you should attempt to immigrate to Iran? Be closer to other jihadis and closer to attacks on Israel since clearly you think Israel is the great Satan? Go for it dude!! You could be the modern day William Wallace of Islamofascists!!

[Islandborn]

Your all alone on here standing up for Islamic kooks and nutjobs who oppress their peoples and use retarded, DRUGGED , children to kill civilians. Have fun defending that losing position......your ideology got its ass whopped all over the world 60 years ago and it will again.

[WIlDuce1883]

Your all alone on here standing up for Islamic kooks and nutjobs who oppress their peoples and use retarded, DRUGGED , children to kill civilians. Have fun defending that losing position......your ideology got its ass whopped all over the world 60 years ago and it will again.

Israel is the aggressor here ...

[WIlDuce1883]

23/06/2010 Current Israeli preparations ahead of the arrival of the Lebanese and Iranian provocation flotillas are reminiscent of war preparations.


The Israeli occupation army and political rank are engaged in the drawing of lessons from the previous Navy raid. Still, the commissions of inquiry appointed by the Israeli army chief of staff and the prime minister have yet to complete their reports and the state comptroller has yet to even commence his investigation.

Behind this surge of activity, is the prime minister and ministers' understanding that they were overly complacent during preparations for the previous Turkish flotilla. This led to impairments in the government's decision-making process.

In order to prevent similar mistakes, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been frequently convening the Security Cabinet, consulting his colleagues and reaching decisions pertaining to various aspects of treatment of the next flotillas, over the last few weeks. The Security Cabinet is the body appointed by the government to handle security issues on its behalf. The forum of seven top ministers, which has no legal standing, in comparison, is rarely convened by Netanyahu.

The National Security Council appears to be more involved this time around in preparing materials regarding the next convoys for the political rank. In addition, the governmental PR outline has stepped in and is issuing materials meant to support Israeli hasbara in relation to methods employed by the State to stop future aid flotillas.

The Israeli army is currently focusing on two main aspects. One, is correcting serious impairments which were found in intelligence collection and evaluation prior to the previous raid. The army is examining ways to increase cooperation and coordination between various Israeli army intelligence bodies.

The other aspect is improving the Israeli army's abilities to enforce the siege using non-violent methods.

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak is also drawing personal lessons. He convened a number of evaluation meetings prior to his trip to the United States last week and presented their conclusions to the Security Cabinet. Israeli Industry, Trade and Labor Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, who is replacing Barak during his absence, also convened status evaluation meetings in order to monitor the next flotillas and preparations to stop them.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry and Minister Avigdor Lieberman are also far more involved this time around in political and diplomatic efforts to prevent the Lebanese sail. Previously, such efforts were conducted almost exclusively by Barak.

Some elements in the defense system and governmental rank claim that the intensity of preparations is exaggerated and more driven by the attempt of the parties involved to fend off future pubic criticism and less by the will to improve the decision-making process.

Al-ManarTV:: Israel Preparing for Flotillas Like on Eve of War 23/06/2010