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Originally posted by ShaunHatfield
reply to post by LaTouffe
Maintaining a blockade in INTERNATIONAL waters is 100% legal.... Do you people do any research? OIr do you just take hear say, and spread it like facts?
Originally posted by Common Good
I could probably be wrong about this but, maybe its because they are getting attacked from all angles right now. The entire place is on alert, and people are trying to bring that nation down to its knees?
Originally posted by HighMaintenance
Well I don't think the Irish government is going to be doing much about it (MV Rachel Corrie is an Irish ship MV Rachel Corrie) as they're far to busy with the royal visit, so good luck to them on that. No news in Ireland about this either, it's all Queen this, traffic disruptions that....
Originally posted by Dnevnoi
reply to post by backinblack
Has the UN Security Council issued a formal declaration of the illegal nature of the Israeli blockade?
If not then the blockade is perfectly legal.
Originally posted by Masterjaden
reply to post by Phantom traveller
There's only one possible solution. When your opponent's stated goal in life is to eradicate yours, there is only one solution. Bear down and when he comes annihilate him. If you don't understand that, then you are too naive to survive when the time comes to stand up and protect yourself. Actually the other solution is to not wait for him/her to come, just accept them at their word and go and eradicate them first.
It's actually quite foolish to tell an enemy that your goal is to wipe them from the face of the earth, because you are giving them open license to come and get rid of you before you can.
If this escalates much, I don't see Israel waiting patiently much longer. If Iran or Syria gets directly involved, I don't see Israel waiting at ALL. Nuclear war will be fought in the middle east.
It could very well escalate to WWIII. The question is, how will it be divied up. Will China support the muslim nations??? I don't think they will, they may use it as an excuse to attack the US, but only after the US resources have been drained.
Jaden
Originally posted by LaTouffe
ships unarmed and inoffensives should not be attacked. It's a crime...and in international waters....
Originally posted by bsbray11
Originally posted by Common Good
I could probably be wrong about this but, maybe its because they are getting attacked from all angles right now. The entire place is on alert, and people are trying to bring that nation down to its knees?
Then they should think twice before attacking neutral ships shouldn't they? I mean that's diplomacy 101. What if it was a Russian warship in international waters? Would they rush out and attack that out of pure fear too? No, of course not. They target the humanitarians like a bunch of cowards.
They constantly commit atrocities like this, like it's nothing. And for that, yes, they will be brought to their knees. I can't help but think that's exactly what they want. They want to fulfill Biblical prophecy.
Originally posted by Kemal
If this is true.... and if it escalates the same way from a year ago..
@Israel, may you stop acting like f* r* and grow up already? You should know best how it is to be treated like a worthless piece of * but yet you trait your own citizens, the Palestinians, and anyone else who wants to help them, as if they are flees.
Seriously. This pisses me off. How can they, the Zionists, do what ever they want?
IS THERE REALLY NO ONE BESIDES AHMEDINEJAD THAT CRITICIZES ISREAL? WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT IS THAT WE NEED SOMEONE WHO TAKES ACTIONS! Please, righteous leaders on this Earth, take some actions... and fight this corrupt, inhuman, zionist regime. Thank you.
Originally posted by mkkkay
Originally posted by ALOSTSOUL
reply to post by mkkkay
World war 3? I think not. For what it seems the vessel went against the command of both Israeli and Eygptian ships, there for they (Israel and egypt) fired upon the vessel crippling it.
ALS
Do you refuse to look at this billwww.abovetopsecret.com...
would you no be pistoff, they could invade any country.even it's own people...
Originally posted by nidstav
Attacking a humanitarian vessel in open waters is considered an act of war.
By the way: Does attacking peaceful protesters with the military ring a bell? Was that not the reason we are bombing Libya at the moment?
Rachel Corrie stepped in front of a military bulldozer and figured it would stop simply because she was standing there. She thus earned the Darwin Award
Originally posted by schuyler
The ship is well-named. Rachel Corrie stepped in front of a military bulldozer and figured it would stop simply because she was standing there. She thus earned the Darwin Award. This ship seems surprised they were noticed. Then their own fishing net gets tangled in their propellor. The ship is as incompetent as its namesake.
Originally posted by ken10
reply to post by schuyler
Rachel Corrie stepped in front of a military bulldozer and figured it would stop simply because she was standing there. She thus earned the Darwin Award
What, you mean like this....