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 ...
Is the captain of that envirowhacko anti whaling boat scary or what?! If he came within a hundred feet of me—on land— I’d be preparing to attack.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivr3xnDsFn4
.......and three tonnes of Synthia McKinney.
Well put.
The Greens would have had a cow (Synthia M) poluting the environment.
Imagine, dumping a huge POS in the sea instead of plugging a sewer line.
Synthia, be thankful that you got "rammed" at last after a drought!
Hamas thumbs its nose at human rights and international law by attacking Israeli citizens with rockets and has put the stability of the entire region at risk.
Wanna try again?
That’s almost exactly what I thought might have happened. I sure hope some video of it turns up.
I just found this: http://www.youtube.com/user/idfnadesk, which is Israel’s own YouTube channel.
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“ya, cause things are tough all over dude...”
They didn’t have any torpedoes?
hilarious!
Sad thing is, that's probably correct. Any one who thinks this:
"Allah is Supreme! Allah is Supreme! Allah is Supreme! Allah is Supreme! I witness that there is no god but Allah I witness that there is no god but Allah I witness that Muhammad is his prophet... " (in the Arabic version of course)
is "one of the prettiest sounds on Earth" isn't' going to be very sympathetic to the Zionist Occupiers.
I would have preffered a nice stealthy torpedo from "somebody's" submarine. The med is full of diesel boats, and few nukes (Russian, American, French), thing could have come from any of them. Or it could have been a mine.
lol Too bad they didn’t sink her.
I’m from Dunwoody.
American Liberals = Domestic Terrorists; no difference; same ole same ole. They’re useful idiots and dangerous schmucks out to destroy America at any and all costs for their own power, egos, and greed.
I bet we could raise enough to totally outfit the Israeli army! Poor Cynthia and no one was taking her picture, how sad.
“HA! Now if the Japanese would just do the same to the hippy boat that is chasing their ships and throwing acid on their decks...”
Oh you mean the “Sea Shepherd” loons led by the guy who left Greenpeace because it wasn’t “militant” enough?
I would love to see a JMSDF destroyer put a 5” round right through the pilot house followed by a spread of torpedos or Harpoons.
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