Posted on 06/22/2010 10:57:45 AM PDT by BradtotheBone
JERUSALEM – Iran said Tuesday it would send a blockade-busting ship carrying aid and pro-Palestinian activists to Gaza, fueling concern in Israel, where commandos were training for another possible confrontation at sea.
Israel warned archenemy Iran to drop the plan. The Iranian announcement came days after Israel eased its three-year-old blockade of Gaza under international pressure following its deadly raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla last month.
"No one in their right mind can believe that a ship sent by the ayatollahs and their Revolutionary Guards has anything to do with humanitarian aid," said Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor. "I don't think there is one single country in this region and beyond that would let such an ayatollah ship come near its coasts."
Security officials said the prospect of an Iranian boat headed for Gaza had Israel deeply worried, and that naval commandos were training for the possibility of taking on a vessel with a suicide bomber on board. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to disclose operational details.
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Send the raghead tub to the bottom.
Hopefully Iran is bluffing, as usual.
Ping.
I totally agree, but it must be remembered that Iran is looking for a war. A war with anyone. Preferably with the U.S. because they know that the U.S. will rebuild their country after the war. That’s what we do. A war with Israel will gain them nothing but destruction.
Is there anyway a commando team or smart munition could just take out the prop of such a ship and just leave it sitting in the water, well out from shore?
sure. the ‘Flotilla’ can arrange such an accident.
Blow the ship up before it leaves port. Then fade into the night and deny you had anything to do with it.
Works for me.
gnip
“The Iranian announcement came days after Israel eased its three-year-old blockade of Gaza under international pressure”
Object lesson for the bammer. (Bibi should’ve known better.)
Two things at play here.
One - the camel jocks are 99% full of barbara strisand and
Two - the Isrealis just don’t play (they quit school on account of recess).
Send the raghead tub to the bottom.”
I put my faith in Bibi & the IDF.
Torpedo! What ship???????
Notice the slant in the AP writing, trying to depict Israel as worried or afraid. What a laugh.
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