Peace Ship Attacked

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

Israel attacks Gaza flotilla - live coverage | World news | guardian.co.uk

Unbelievable!

 

[Horses Arse]

Israel attacks Gaza flotilla - live coverage | World news | guardian.co.uk

Unbelievable!

Expect NO public condemnation and much behind the scenes support from this wonderful Tory govt.

 

[Hotchilidog]

An absolute outrage and estimated 10-19 activists killed in international waters, unbelievable indeed.

 

[GNF on Tour]

Israel attacks Gaza flotilla - live coverage | World news | guardian.co.uk

Unbelievable!

No, unfortunately very believeable and true to form.

I think it was only last week the Israelis were invited to Washington for peace talks - what a joke. For as long as those bunch of facists remain in power there will never be a sniff of peace in the Middle East. What are the odds someone within the next few years detonates a nuclear warhead in Israel, pretty short I would say.

 

[Stoo82]

Expect NO public condemnation and much behind the scenes support from this wonderful Tory govt.

What? You remember when Labour where in office and Isreal invated Gaza, how long did it take for the Labour Government to condem the violence?

Back on

I normally support Isreal. But boy do they do themselves no favours. I think this could be the final straw for me. Insedently, the Isreali President is talking to Obama tomorrow at a time when US-Isreali relations are low already.

 

[GNF on Tour]

An absolute outrage and estimated 10-19 activists killed in international waters, unbelievable indeed.

was it in international waters? In that case I hope the UN goes berko at them, but they won't of course.

 

[ROKERITE]

Peace Ship? Not an accurate description, I'd suggest.

 

[GNF on Tour]

Good on the French "Nothing can justify the use of violence such as this, which we condemn."

Lets hope the British Gov comes out just as strongly.

 

[Eggmundo]

Wow, what are the facts?
Were there weapons on board?
Were the Israeli's justified in boarding?
Were the soldiers attacked when they boarded?

 

[pork pie]

They were only trying to provoke a reaction - and got it! No sypathy from me for these trouble makers.

 

[The Spanish]

Good on the French "Nothing can justify the use of violence such as this, which we condemn."

Lets hope the British Gov comes out just as strongly.

yeah imagine sinking ships as you dont like their politics. good on the french!

 

[pork pie]

yeah imagine sinking ships as you dont like their politics. good on the french!

Maybe it would be different if it was a Greenpeace Ship?

 

[beorhthelm]

Wow, what are the facts?
Were there weapons on board?
Were the Israeli's justified in boarding?
Were the soldiers attacked when they boarded?

first sensible post, not assuming anything. from what i understand of it, the Isrealis boarded some boats running their blockade (the legality of which is a seprate question), scuffles broke out and someone got shot. queue more shooting.

we will never see or know the true picture, and most will only want to believe their favored sides version of events.

Good on the French "Nothing can justify the use of violence such as this, which we condemn."

i'm sure the French only take such an approach to annoy and be seen to be different to the US/UK approach. Frenchie has a long history of heavy handed reaction to similar problems in their north African outposts, and i seem to recall they shot up a pirate ship off somalia recently.

 

[pork pie]

Peace Ship? Not an accurate description, I'd suggest.

Nope, and heading to Gaza. They were invited to head to another port, but kept going to try to break a naval blockade. The people on board attached the soldiers with knives and they only opened fire when the terrorists tried to take their guns. It is standard practice to board ships trying to break naval blockades, I believe our navy do it regularly in the Gulf?

 

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

first sensible post, not assuming anything. from what i understand of it, the Isrealis boarded some boats running their blockade (the legality of which is a seprate question), scuffles broke out and someone got shot. queue more shooting.

we will never see or know the true picture, and most will only want to believe their favored sides version of events.



i'm sure the French only take such an approach to annoy and be seen to be different to the US/UK approach. Frenchie has a long history of heavy handed reaction to similar problems in their north African outposts, and i seem to recall they shot up a pirate ship off somalia recently.

Suggest you wathc the videos... gone are the days when little can be found out...now we live in the world of Twitter and Youtube

 

[pork pie]

Suggest you wathc the videos... gone are the days when little can be found out...now we live in the world of Twitter and Youtube

Yes, exactly - they were warned and invited to another port!

 

[xenophon]

So what? A few rich ne'er-do-wells went tooled up on a "Peace Mission" to a terrorist government and got toasted

Who gives a f***?

Roll on the World Cup

 

[Scampi]

Where's Steve Foster. That's what we need to know, he'lll be able to tell us the truth*











* Warning truth may not be true outside of Israel

 

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

Yes, exactly - they were warned and invited to another port!

Warned they were going to be shot at with live ammunition?

I thought most governements had worked out how to pacify unarmed protesters without using live ammunition

 

[pork pie]

Warned they were going to be shot at with live ammunition?

I thought most governements had worked out how to pacify unarmed protesters without using live ammunition

According to your own link, they only opened fire when the terrorists tried to take their guns. They should have kept their troops safe and just sunk the ships if they did not divert.