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Boat carrying over 900 migrants docks in Italy
Digital Journal ^ | June 1 3, 2018 | AFP

Posted on 06/13/2018 8:50:46 AM PDT by snarkpup

An Italian coastguard ship carrying more than 900 migrants was allowed to dock in Sicily Wednesday, after Italy controversially turned away a separate foreign vessel with rescued migrants on board.

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The migrants aboard the Aquarius, run by French NGO SOS Mediterranee, were stuck on the overloaded ship as Italy and Malta bickered over who should take them.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Germany; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: angelamerkel; deathofthewest; europe; europeanunion; france; germany; islamicmigrants; italy; jihadineurope; nato; refugees; sicily
Standard for the Euro-press, they use "far-right" as a pejorative for "non-Muslim."

There are (at least) two sets of non-uniformed enemy combatants involved in this invasion: The military-age males being transported on the ships and the people in the NGOs running these operations. Torpedos could deal with the first; but military trials and executions of the NGO people running the ships would involve less total loss of life.

1 posted on 06/13/2018 8:50:46 AM PDT by snarkpup
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To: snarkpup

Why didn’t the new Italian government just turn them back to Africa? More details and the back story would be informative.


2 posted on 06/13/2018 8:55:12 AM PDT by Truth29
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To: Truth29

Next time — torpedo the cursed thing.

In deep water.

Far from shore.

And drop some sharks nearby for good measure.


3 posted on 06/13/2018 8:56:49 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: snarkpup

The Italian Navy needs to be parked just off the African coast, so they can intercept these ships and return them back to Africa before they even get anywhere near Italy.

The migrants’ (and Soros’) whole strategy is to get close to Europe, then they can claim asylum & protection under the EU’s generous policies.

Don’t let them even get near Europe. You have to stop them before they even get started.


4 posted on 06/13/2018 8:57:51 AM PDT by canuck_conservative
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To: snarkpup

Unmarked Soros ships.


5 posted on 06/13/2018 9:03:01 AM PDT by bmwcyle (People who do not study history are destine to believe really ignorant statements.)
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To: snarkpup

You’re right about the NGO’s. The NGO here, ‘SOS Mediterranee’, is evidently a humanitarian organization that rescues immigrants in distress at sea in the Mediterranean.

That’s actually a noble thing to do. But then the question becomes: Why does the rescue ship drop those folks off in Europe? That only encourages even more dangerous crossing attempts.

The rescue ship should instead return the illegals from whence they came. But perhaps SOS Mediterranee has an agenda beyond that of simple high seas rescue.


6 posted on 06/13/2018 9:03:05 AM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: snarkpup

Where are the U-Boats when you need them?


7 posted on 06/13/2018 9:03:29 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: snarkpup

They have to stop these ships 12 miles off the coast of Libya and return the people aboard to Libya where they came from.


8 posted on 06/13/2018 9:05:41 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: snarkpup

Salvini, you were elected because you got what Gentiloni did’t have.


9 posted on 06/13/2018 9:06:06 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Liberalism, like insanity, is the denial of reality.)
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To: Leaning Right

“But perhaps SOS Mediterranee has an agenda beyond that of simple high seas rescue.”

Ya think?

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10 posted on 06/13/2018 9:06:36 AM PDT by Mears
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11 posted on 06/13/2018 9:06:49 AM PDT by bk1000 (I stand with Trump)
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To: snarkpup
Another article today from the same journal:

Italy economy minister cancels Paris meeting over migrant spat


12 posted on 06/13/2018 9:08:51 AM PDT by snarkpup (Fake news is one-half of the problem. Fake education is the other half.)
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To: bk1000

“It was supposed to be a warning, not an instruction manual.”


13 posted on 06/13/2018 9:09:55 AM PDT by Little Ray (Freedom Before Security!)
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To: snarkpup

These are invaders assisted by human trafficers.

These boats should be
1. escorted back to Africa,
2. passengers disembarked,
3. boat sunk.


14 posted on 06/13/2018 9:12:04 AM PDT by bkopto
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> The Italian Navy needs to be parked just off the African coast, so they can intercept these ships and return them back to Africa before they even get anywhere near Italy. <

Navies are designed to project power. But a primary purpose is to protect the home coastline. So if the Italian Navy is not willing to do what you suggested, then there is no point in even having an Italian Navy.

Might as well scrap the whole thing in that case.


15 posted on 06/13/2018 9:13:46 AM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: bkopto

4. human traffickers executed


16 posted on 06/13/2018 9:18:38 AM PDT by DFG
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To: canuck_conservative

For the most part, the ships rescuing the migrants are parked right off the African coast and 99% of the journey takes place on the rescue ship. It’s a farce.


17 posted on 06/13/2018 9:20:48 AM PDT by Stingray51
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To: Lurkinanloomin
They have to stop these ships 12 miles off the coast of Libya and return the people aboard to Libya where they came from.

I look after a friends house when he goes away each winter for a month or so.
A few years ago he wintered in Sicily and liked it and planned to return the next winter. He was told by a Sicilian friend to go to a different part of Italy because the invading Muslims had made Sicily less desirable for his winter vacation.

That was a few years back and since then I suspect it has gotten worse. Tom

18 posted on 06/13/2018 9:31:27 AM PDT by Capt. Tom
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“But perhaps SOS Mediterranee has an agenda beyond that of simple high seas rescue.”

You can bet your last dollar on it.


19 posted on 06/13/2018 9:40:44 AM PDT by aquila48
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To: bk1000

A must read for everyone.


20 posted on 06/13/2018 9:48:08 AM PDT by aquila48
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