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Flotillas and the Wars of Public Opinion
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| May 31, 2010
| By George Friedman
Posted on 05/31/2010 2:41:31 PM PDT by Salem
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To: magslinger
Where did I say you said that?
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posted on
05/31/2010 4:44:59 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(0basma's father was a British subject. He can't be a "natural-born" citizen.)
To: TigersEye
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posted on
05/31/2010 6:09:51 PM PDT
by
EDINVA
To: TigersEye
I did not say that you said I said it. I did say that. The Italicized part is a quote.
Let me make my stand clear:
The flotilla is made up of Islamofascists and their supporters.
They are entering Israel illegally.
There is a chance that they are not carrying arms this trip.
If they are not carrying arms this trip, future trips will most certainly see them doing so.
Is there any part of that you do not understand?
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posted on
05/31/2010 6:15:35 PM PDT
by
magslinger
("If I have money, I buy fishing gear. If I have money left over, I buy beer." - Hank Thoreau)
To: narses
Israel knew that the organizers of the flotilla wanted to present the Israel Defense Forces to the world as an army that does not hesitate to use force. He says that as if it's a bad thing. An army is SUPPOSED to use deadly force. The sooner the better. "The only good enemy is a dead enemy" must be an army's guiding motto.
Currently Israel has the only army in the western world.
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posted on
05/31/2010 7:02:43 PM PDT
by
John O
(God Save America (Please))
To: magslinger
What do I care?
My opinion is that ‘flotilla’ is a euphemism for ‘pirate ships running aid to terrorists.’
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posted on
05/31/2010 7:35:12 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(0basma's father was a British subject. He can't be a "natural-born" citizen.)
To: Salem
Fascinating, thanks for the ping.
To: EDINVA
Thank you. You can just call me Godzilla. lol
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posted on
05/31/2010 8:33:49 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(0basma's father was a British subject. He can't be a "natural-born" citizen.)
To: narses
Freely translated:
Olmert good
Netanyahu bad
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posted on
05/31/2010 8:47:15 PM PDT
by
EDINVA
To: narses
“Over and over, the policies of force fail. The problem is that with each failure, the part of the world in which we would like to belong is losing patience with us.”
Well, isn’t that perfect 20/20 hindsight. Such a smart appeaser. Chamberlain would have been proud.
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posted on
05/31/2010 9:06:35 PM PDT
by
flaglady47
(To bastardize Samuel Johnson, tyranny is the last refuge of scoundrels)
Interesting choice of words to describe this group of aid ships as a flotilla. That term has decided martial connotations.
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posted on
05/31/2010 9:24:13 PM PDT
by
FreeStateYank
(I want my country and constitution back, now!)
To: Salem
What types of weapons were found on the boat?
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posted on
06/01/2010 9:14:06 AM PDT
by
Paige
("All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing," Edmund Burke)
To: Paige
What types of weapons were found on the boat?All that I have read, so far, says that only personnel weapons were found. It seems that they used young recruits from AQ, who were told to bring along whatever weapons they had at home. They were going to be martyrs for the cause, and only needed enough firepower to injure a few soldiers, who only had paintball guns.
Using the flagship as bait, one could safely assume the terrorists hid the military ordinance on the other ships.
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posted on
06/01/2010 10:30:59 AM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(The Last Boy Scout)
To: TigersEye
I think what is needed is a ‘flokilla’.
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posted on
06/01/2010 10:35:01 AM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(The Last Boy Scout)
To: UCANSEE2
They need one of those in the Gulf of Mexico too.
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posted on
06/01/2010 12:51:29 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(0basma's father was a British subject. He can't be a "natural-born" citizen.)
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