Posted on 05/30/2010 10:15:21 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
HAIFA, Israel - Israeli Navy commandos attacked at least one of the six ships carrying pro-Palestinian activists and aid for blockaded Gaza, killing 10 and wounding several dozen on board, according to an Israeli TV network and a lawyer for the activists' group.
Channel 10 said the final death toll could be higher as Navy commandos who boarded the convoy were still conducting searches and encountering often violent resistance from pro-Palestinian activists. Responding to accusations that Israeli commandos assaulted the ships guns blazing, Israel's Army Radio later said that passengers had tried to grab weapons away from soldiers boarding the flotilla.
The al-Jazeera satellite channel reported by telephone from the Turkish ship leading the flotilla that Israeli Navy forces fired at the ship and boarded it, wounding the captain.
The Turkish NTV network also reported an Israeli takeover with gunfire, and that at least 30 activists were wounded.
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The arrogance of the flotilla was amazing. Kudos to Israel for standing up for its integrity and doing the right thing.
I agree.
Oh my. The whining on Democracy Now is going to be loud.
Useful idiots dying for ..... What? Whom?
“passengers had tried to grab weapons away from soldiers boarding the flotilla”
I can easily believe that.
These kind of people have no real fear of Israel. Only hatred.
Now they know. Grab guns & you’re going to get shot.
Was our favorite former Congress critter aboard?
Awesome; the Israelis taking care of business. Obama can cram that wherever the sun don’t shine. Meanwhile, Rahm can keep standing at the Western Wall and say more prayers for himself and ask for forgiveness from God for his betrayal of Israel.
I want to know what Israel found on the ships as far as weaponry.
Don’t play chicken with the Israelis.
never saw this coming
/s
This is designed to embarrass Bibi coincident with his O visit. The stories of casualties are all suspect due to the sources. Remember, it is permissible to lie.
No but Rahmbo was as Obummer wanted to clean up the Sestak issue like Clinton cleaned up Ron Brown.
He’ll want to be the first...but wait until the last possible moment...in case the IDF finds contraband....then he’ll have to craft a hogwash pretext for saying the might IDF planted the stuff. “We’re investigating” I think he may have learned from the Harvard prof incident.
Something tells me that the people on those boats were not exactly Mother Teresas, if you know what I mean. I am sure that jihad was on the minds of many.
They’ll spit in his face over Korea if he says boo about it.
/mark
From the story:
“They are going to have to forcefully stop us.”
Oh alrighty, then...
joyous news
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