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White House rejected Israeli intel, blocked use of anti-riot gear against flotilla
WorldTribune.com ^ | 6/8/10

Posted on 06/09/2010 4:51:37 PM PDT by antidemoncrat

President Barack Obama stopped Israel from using anti-riot gear to prevent a Turkish-sponsored flotilla from breaking the siege on the Gaza Strip.

(Excerpt) Read more at worldtribune.com ...


TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: fotilla; israel; whitehouse
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More lies, more transparency.
1 posted on 06/09/2010 4:51:37 PM PDT by antidemoncrat
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To: antidemoncrat

debka?

How does Obama stop Israel from doing anything?


2 posted on 06/09/2010 4:52:31 PM PDT by GeronL (Political Correctness Kills)
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To: GeronL

In-freaking-deed....negotiated the use of paintball guns instead of tear gas ??? Just what the hell ??

Wake up Israel....WAKE UP !!!


3 posted on 06/09/2010 4:54:46 PM PDT by onona (dbada)
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To: antidemoncrat

Just Damn! I hope Israel learns from this and uses any means they have to stop these ships when they defy Israeli instructions.


4 posted on 06/09/2010 4:55:23 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: antidemoncrat

What the heck???? My head is about to explode!


5 posted on 06/09/2010 4:56:07 PM PDT by jackv (The darkness hates the light!)
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To: antidemoncrat

I fully expect Israel to begin military actions within three months.......we should not be surprised.


6 posted on 06/09/2010 4:57:59 PM PDT by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated)
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To: onona

wake up fast!!! damn, I can’t believe they let muslim boy ‘suggest’ or tell ‘em how to anything, let alone go along with it. flat crazy.


7 posted on 06/09/2010 4:59:22 PM PDT by bobby.223
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To: Doogle

Will the A$$hat in charge stand by them ???


8 posted on 06/09/2010 4:59:33 PM PDT by onona (dbada)
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To: onona

no


9 posted on 06/09/2010 5:01:16 PM PDT by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated)
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To: GeronL
The Obama administration demands were relayed through Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Intelligence Minister Dan Meridor, the sources said. They said Barak, who has sought advanced weapons from Washington, persuaded Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree that the Israel Navy would not use anti-riot equipment, including tear gas, to stop the flotilla.

Leverage. Of course you're correct. Obama didn't actually stop Israel, he just presented a situation under which PM Netanyahu thought it was beneficial to take Obama's "advice." Presumably Netanyahu now knows better.

10 posted on 06/09/2010 5:02:26 PM PDT by FourPeas (God Save America)
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To: antidemoncrat

Torpedoes are safer.


11 posted on 06/09/2010 5:02:55 PM PDT by Ingtar (If he could have taxed it, Obama's hole would have been plugged by now.)
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To: antidemoncrat

” Obama, whose aides were said to have been in contact with the flotilla, ...”
Why am I not surprised ?


12 posted on 06/09/2010 5:02:58 PM PDT by Wild Irish Rogue
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To: antidemoncrat

Sounds like BS to me...


13 posted on 06/09/2010 5:03:02 PM PDT by 1COUNTER-MORTER-68 (THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
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To: Doogle

When they realize this, and they probably already have, they’ll start re-telling the tale about Masada and plan actions accordingly.

Really, in the position they are in, choices are very limited.


14 posted on 06/09/2010 5:03:09 PM PDT by onona (dbada)
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To: jackv

The other shoe to drop? It COULD come out that the Administration didn’t trust the FBI’s intel and kept the FBI from arresting Joran Van der Sloot, before he killed the woman in Peru. That would be terrible news, but not surprising.


15 posted on 06/09/2010 5:03:12 PM PDT by i_dont_chat
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To: GeronL

Seriously. How the hell does BO stop Israel from doing anything?


16 posted on 06/09/2010 5:07:11 PM PDT by jazminerose
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To: Wild Irish Rogue

Ayers & Dorhn are aides now?


17 posted on 06/09/2010 5:08:01 PM PDT by jazminerose
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To: antidemoncrat

http://www.billoreilly.com/b/Stratfor.com:-The-Limits-of-Public-Opinion:-Arabs,-Israelis-and-the-Strategic-Balance/699861205787413774.html


18 posted on 06/09/2010 5:08:15 PM PDT by Uncle Hal
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To: onona; MestaMachine; Saoirise; Markos33
In-freaking-deed....negotiated the use of paintball guns instead of tear gas ??? Just what the hell ??

Sounds very similar to Obama's ROEs for our troops in Afghanistan.

19 posted on 06/09/2010 5:08:24 PM PDT by 444Flyer
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To: i_dont_chat

huh?


20 posted on 06/09/2010 5:09:03 PM PDT by bobby.223
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