They were boarded in International waters. They have EVERY right to defend themselves just as container ships have the right to defend themselves against pirates.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rani
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They were boarded in International waters. They have EVERY right to defend themselves just as container ships have the right to defend themselves against pirates.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rani
Even IF they were (which I doubt), your "innocent" soldiers had no business on that ship and should not have entered it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rani
If I believed everything the IDF and Israel say, I might also believe that al Qaeda tried to avoid civilian casualties but were overwhelmed by airline passengers who forced them to ram those planes into the WTC buildings.
Hundreds of tons of humanitarian aid passes over to Gaza each and every day. It's just inspected to make sure they don't smuggle weapons (which they fire into civilian population centers) inside. The flotilla was offered to unload all the aid and leave freely. They decided to go and commit a suicide PR attack. They succeded.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eki
This still doesn't change the fact that they boarded the ship in INTERNATIONAL WATERS. This is illegal. But illegal means nothing to an Israeli and never will.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rani
Blockades are done in international waters, so what is your point?Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
Illegal by what standard. So called international laws are farce with no legal authority to make them absoute.
Thats true, but every individual can do, and they should for instance when shopping fruits check the orign.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eki
I will be doing this from now on.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tomi
What's that I hear? The sound of hot air? :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Riebe
I've read a post of yours lately where you declared proudly how you drove quickly on a public road (while chasing Mark if I'm not mistaken, and how you were also caught doing 20 over the speed limit in Aus). That is ILLEGAL. I guess Daniel breaks the law and endangers others for a cheap thrill or when in a hurry. Israel breaks the law to protect its citizens and to prevent weapons getting into Gaza.Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
What effect does a 5.56mm round have on a 12 year old with a slingshot? You really think that information is worth the billions a year we give to Israel? We'd be MUCH better off giving more weapons to warring countries in Africa or South America. At least then we'd have current information and data on what difference our weapons and technology make when roughly equal armies meet in battle.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rani
OK! Great! :bounce: I've had enough. I'm ready to pull up stakes right now. When does the plane leave? Thank you for removing the yoke from the American taxpayer's neck. And I look forward to your support in my quest to repeal the Cranston Amendment. I am against any law or policy which gives Israel (or ANY OTHER COUNTRY) a legal guarantee of U.S. taxpayer funds that's at least equal to their interest costs for that year. I am against any law or policy which gives Israel (or ANY OTHER COUNTRY) interest payments on money that's been borrowed from the U.S. but not yet disbursed. I asked my banker if he'd give me a deal like that and he joked that we'd both wind up in jail over that.Quote:
You're welcme to leave when you think you've had enough.
Look, I don't hate your country - I just don't see Israel as being as "special" as Israel claims itself to be. And I'm sick and tired of my country constantly having to shell out money (that we don't have!) and run cover for your country on the Security Council everytime you stick your foot in a pile of ####... which causes that many more countries to hate us.
You say we can leave and keep our money in our pockets. But we both know that the Israeli lobby will never let that happen. Why be a tease? :D