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To: Neeka who wrote (367039)	6/1/2010 8:12:39 PM
From: Bearcatbob	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793782

It could have been done without risking anyone's life. To me the landing was ham fisted and poorly planned. Can you imagine how the first guy down the ropes must have felt like?

To: Neeka who wrote (367039)	6/1/2010 9:29:06 PM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793782

If we knew terrorist supporters, and a ship carrying who knows what in the hold was coming in to an American port to bring "supplies" where none were needed, we'd have stopped them too. A Turkish boat full of pro-Palestinian passengers (and God knows what else) would not be stopped by the US Coast Guard as it approached the US. This situation probably occurs each time a Turkish ship docks at a US port. I don't blame the Israelis for stopping the flotilla. I read somewhere that the Turkish boat was boarded in international waters. If so, that makes Israel's action hard to defend. If it was boarded inside however many miles from Gaza that make the territory Gaza'a waterspace then the Israeli action is fine if the general Gaza blockade is legal. Where did this word flotilla come from? A ship/boat is a ship/boat. A "flotilla" makes me think of a fish taco.....

To: Neeka who wrote (367039)	6/1/2010 9:29:22 PM
From: Elroy	Respond to of 793782

If we knew terrorist supporters, and a ship carrying who knows what in the hold was coming in to an American port to bring "supplies" where none were needed, we'd have stopped them too. A Turkish boat full of pro-Palestinian passengers (and God knows what else) would not be stopped by the US Coast Guard as it approached the US. This situation probably occurs each time a Turkish ship docks at a US port. I don't blame the Israelis for stopping the flotilla. I read somewhere that the Turkish boat was boarded in international waters. If so, that makes Israel's action hard to defend. If it was boarded inside however many miles from Gaza that make the territory Gaza'a waterspace then the Israeli action is fine if the general Gaza blockade is legal. Where did this word flotilla come from? A ship/boat is a ship/boat. A "flotilla" makes me think of a fish taco.....

To: Neeka who wrote (367039)	6/1/2010 9:29:27 PM
From: Elroy	Respond to of 793782

If we knew terrorist supporters, and a ship carrying who knows what in the hold was coming in to an American port to bring "supplies" where none were needed, we'd have stopped them too. A Turkish boat full of pro-Palestinian passengers (and God knows what else) would not be stopped by the US Coast Guard as it approached the US. This situation probably occurs each time a Turkish ship docks at a US port. I don't blame the Israelis for stopping the flotilla. I read somewhere that the Turkish boat was boarded in international waters. If so, that makes Israel's action hard to defend. If it was boarded inside however many miles from Gaza that make the territory Gaza'a waterspace then the Israeli action is fine if the general Gaza blockade is legal. Where did this word flotilla come from? A ship/boat is a ship/boat. A "flotilla" makes me think of a fish taco.....

To: Neeka who wrote (367039)	6/1/2010 9:29:39 PM
From: Elroy	Respond to of 793782

If we knew terrorist supporters, and a ship carrying who knows what in the hold was coming in to an American port to bring "supplies" where none were needed, we'd have stopped them too. A Turkish boat full of pro-Palestinian passengers (and God knows what else) would not be stopped by the US Coast Guard as it approached the US. This situation probably occurs each time a Turkish ship docks at a US port. I don't blame the Israelis for stopping the flotilla. I read somewhere that the Turkish boat was boarded in international waters. If so, that makes Israel's action hard to defend. If it was boarded inside however many miles from Gaza that make the territory Gaza'a waterspace then the Israeli action is fine if the general Gaza blockade is legal. Where did this word flotilla come from? A ship/boat is a ship/boat. A "flotilla" makes me think of a fish taco.....