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Where the Old Flotilla Lay

May 30, 2010 - 11:33 pm - by Richard Fernandez
mags
2010-05-31 05:20:36

I was awaiting with such hope that for once this news could be reviewed with some balance.But sadly no.

You are all intelligent people,you know this isn’t about Iran or Obama.Israel being weak? WEAK! They can clearly do what they want .
Look at the real issues.

These ‘ activists’ are from around the world, including politicians and academics from Israeli allies.

One is Mairead Corrigan Maguire, founder of the Northern Ireland “peace people”, awarded a Nobel Prize in 1976.
European legislators and an elderly Holocaust survivor.

Americans were among the civilians aboard the ships. They include a former ambassador and a former State Department official.

Israeli naval commandos raided the ships while they were in international waters about 80 miles from Gaza’s coast.
Long-time Muslim ally Turkey,was the flag some of the six ships were flying.The boarding of the vessels, all also flying European flag, in international waters is being denounced as an act of “piracy.”

Three of the ships were from Greece, while one sailed from Ireland .
The boats are carrying items that Israel bars from reaching Gaza under the blockade, like cement and other building materials. The activists said they also were carrying hundreds of electric-powered wheelchairs, prefabricated homes and water purifiers.
But U.N. officials and international aid groups say the blockade has been counterproductive, failing to weaken the Islamic militant group while devastating the local economy.

For once will someone on Pajamas media view Israels action’s with some humanity.
The consequences of this is terrifying,to ignore Israels
crimes is astonishing.