Gaza aid flotilla attacked, 10 killed

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Sooooooooooooooooooooooo, you weren't even born stateside and question others citizenship of America? Funny, Funny, Funny, stuff.

D'OH! You figured it out! Yes brainiac, I was naturalized at age 1. We moved here because the USG wanted my dad's skill sets. I served my country in the Middle East and I am a proud American. I made my way here like every other non-native American. It is the American way. You remember "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses" and all that?

As usually, you get the facts wrong. I didn't question your citizenship, I questioned your loyalty. There is a difference. The bit about seeing your birth certificate was a backhanded joke in reference to the birthers (you've made these references in the past). But point taken, you have a difficult time distinguishing fact, fiction, and reality. I'll try to keep it even more simple for you moving forward.

Again, I'm hoping you will explain to us why you cut and pasted my comments together from different threads which resulted in the distortion of my views. Any time Islandboy. Any time.

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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

Whatever helps ya sleep at night. Irans current regime is doomed in the long run, their nations major population is under 25, their far right conservative ,islamofascist Govt cant supress them forever, its only a matter of time. The Persians are way to proud a peoples to be chumped by some midget and a dude in a head dress preaching 18th century social standards and encouraging followers to kill themselves for God so they can have virgins.....

If posting graphic, un-named, photos helps you garner sympathy, by all means. I watch worse every night playing Calll of Duty Online.

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I watch worse every night playing Calll of Duty Online.

Call of Duty - there's a real shocker. I trust that you are preparing to enlist so that you can participate in the coming war? You really need to see it in person. The effect lasts far far longer.