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Israel accused of ramming Gaza aid ship (Former Dem Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney aboard!)
The London Guardian ^ | December 30, 2008 | Mark Tran

Posted on 12/30/2008 5:47:23 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Activists trying to bring aid to Gaza today claimed their boat had been rammed by Israeli gunboats in a "criminal attack" in international waters.

The Free Gaza Movement said its vessel, the Dignity, was intercepted by several Israeli vessels as it was heading to the Gaza Strip, which has been under Israeli aerial bombardment since Saturday.

One gunboat rammed the Dignity on the port bow side, causing heavy damage, although no one was hurt, the group said.

"[The Dignity] is taking on water and appears to have engine problems," the movement said on its website. "When attacked, the Dignity was clearly in international waters, 90 miles off the coast of Gaza.

"The gunboats also fired their machine guns into the water in an attempt to stop the mercy ship from getting to Gaza.

"Israel thumbs its nose in the face of maritime law by attacking a human rights boat in international waters and has put all of these human rights observers at risk.

"At no time was the Dignity ever close to Israeli waters. They clearly identified themselves and the Israeli attack was willful and criminal."

The group said the attack took place as the Dignity carried three tonnes of medical supplies at the request of doctors in Gaza.

The crew and passengers were hoping to treat some of those injured in four days of the Israeli air strikes, with hospitals in the territory overwhelmed.

The Dignity is still in international waters, 40 miles off Haifa, and is making its way slowly to Lebanon. The ship flies the flag of Gibraltar, is piloted by an English captain and its passenger list includes Cynthia McKinney, a former US congresswoman.

(Excerpt) Read more at guardian.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Israel; Politics/Elections; US: Georgia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: cynthiamckinney; democrats; gaza; gazastrip; haha; hamas; israel; israelinavy; mckinney; operationcastlead; peacecreeps; shouldasunkit
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To: AmericanGirlRising
LMAO! Smiley With Flag of Israel
201 posted on 01/01/2009 10:22:30 AM PST by Larousse2 (Like June Carter Cash, "I'm just tryin' to matter.")
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To: aynrandfreak
Corrected spelling is "Juice."
Death To all Juice
202 posted on 01/01/2009 10:24:52 AM PST by Larousse2 (Like June Carter Cash, "I'm just tryin' to matter.")
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To: eleni121

Blackwater?


203 posted on 01/01/2009 10:31:05 AM PST by Larousse2 (Like June Carter Cash, "I'm just tryin' to matter.")
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To: Larousse2

The list of passsngers on the last voyage - the one with McNinney

http://www.freegaza.org/index.php?module=passengers&category=223


204 posted on 01/01/2009 10:59:55 AM PST by eleni121 (EN TOUTO NIKA!! + In this sign Conquer! +)
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To: eleni121
No George Soros listed. Bi-Polar Smiley
205 posted on 01/01/2009 2:26:52 PM PST by Larousse2 (Like June Carter Cash, "I'm just tryin' to matter.")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Dear, gawd........WHY was she not propelled from the craft and left in dangerous waters? OK. Just a juicy fantasy, here. ;)


206 posted on 01/01/2009 6:15:53 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear
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To: Ancient Drive

Well, you could always call or write the Israeli Embassy. :)


207 posted on 01/01/2009 8:33:43 PM PST by Shadowstrike (Be polite, Be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Too bad the Israeli navy did not sink the lot of them.


208 posted on 01/02/2009 3:21:42 AM PST by M. Espinola (Freedom is not 'free'.)
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To: Larousse2
Death to Juice? I thought he was only in for 15 years?


209 posted on 01/02/2009 11:55:50 AM PST by montyspython (Love that chicken from Popeye's)
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To: montyspython
LOL! The Difference Is
210 posted on 01/02/2009 11:57:26 AM PST by Larousse2 (Like June Carter Cash, "I'm just tryin' to matter.")
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To: Bender2; Lil'freeper

211 posted on 01/03/2009 8:11:14 AM PST by big'ol_freeper (Gen. George S. Patton to Michael Moore... American Carol: "I really like slapping you.")
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To: big'ol_freeper

My God that is a frightening picture. Who is this woman? She looks like she’s sat on the mains.


212 posted on 01/03/2009 2:23:19 PM PST by Vanders9
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To: Vanders9

That is U.S. Representative Cynthia McKinney.


213 posted on 01/03/2009 2:26:59 PM PST by big'ol_freeper (Gen. George S. Patton to Michael Moore... American Carol: "I really like slapping you.")
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To: big'ol_freeper

shes a US representative?

God you are in trouble...


214 posted on 01/04/2009 3:21:38 AM PST by Vanders9
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To: Vanders9

She is mentioned in the article above. She is a jew-hating socialist.


215 posted on 01/04/2009 3:27:28 AM PST by big'ol_freeper (Gen. George S. Patton to Michael Moore... American Carol: "I really like slapping you.")
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To: Vanders9
Former House Representative, thank goodness. Of course, she was rejected by the voters in her district once before and then came back to win another election, so we'll wait and see... She makes Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi seem center-right. She accused FEMA of executing thousands of black men during Hurricane Katrina a while back.
216 posted on 01/06/2009 12:31:19 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (“Don’t confuse what you got a right to do with what’s right to do.” Bill Bennett)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

She sounds (and looks) like the kind of harridan that clinches her arguments by asserting them very frequently and very, very loudly. It’s quite a clever pitch really. People believe there is no smoke without fire, so whether the arguments have any basis in truth, logic or sanity is really rather irrelevent.


217 posted on 01/06/2009 9:55:38 AM PST by Vanders9
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