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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
ISM tools claim IDF-Navy fired on McKinney's scow
2008-12-30
In any case, Cynbat the Sailor and her fellow pirates have been sent fleeing back to Cyprus with their tails between their legs.
An Israel Navy ship clashed on Tuesday with a small boat carrying international activists with aid destined for Gaza, an Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman said. There were no reported casualties from the incident involving the small cabin cruiser "Dignity" that sailed from Cyprus late on Monday.

Israel has declared the coastal territory a closed military zone and said the Free Gaza Movement boat would not be permitted to dock. Yigal Palmor, a spokesman for Israel's Foreign Ministry, said the boat failed to respond to Israeli naval radio contact, and that an Israeli vessel "clashed with the ship."
"Put a round over her bows, Mr. Jewish! Not too close, though. We don't want to fish them all out of the drink!"
Free Gaza Movement told Reuters their boat, carrying 3.5 tons of medical aid with 16 people aboard, was rammed and shot at while in international waters about 70-80 miles off Gaza by Israeli naval vessel.

Palmor denied there had been any shooting although the two ships made "physical contact." He said no one had been hurt and that the Israeli ship escorted the aid boat back to Cypriot territorial waters.

Israel has declared areas around the Gaza Strip a "closed military zone" after it launched an aerial offensive in the coastal territory on Hamas targets on Saturday. Free Gaza Movement said their boat was safe, but had sustained damage.
Posted by:Atomic Conspiracy

#31  Besides... that crew isn't worth the cost of a torpedo.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2008-12-30 20:59  

#30  If they'd sunk the boat they would have had to rescue the people on board. Would YOU want to have to pick up and house McKinney?
Posted by: lotp   2008-12-30 20:44  

#29  Maybe IDF torpedos are worthless when confronted with that much crazy?
Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie   2008-12-30 17:31  

#28  Love the Cynbat the Sailor snark.

Hey, didn't the Israelis buy some Dolphin class submarines from Germany? Torpedo, loess!
Posted by: SteveS   2008-12-30 13:35  

#27  The translation of Human Rights activist is "Pro Criminal".
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2008-12-30 13:02  

#26  Gonna be tough to "stay" in Gaza seeing how they're currently docked in Lebanon.
Posted by: tu3031   2008-12-30 12:48  

#25  "We don't want to fish them all out of the drink pollute the Med!"

Fixed that for ya', AC.
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2008-12-30 12:45  

#24  Jew hating propagandistsCivilians aboard the Dignity being threatened by the Israeli military:
Posted by: Poison Reverse   2008-12-30 12:44  

#23  Civilians aboard the Dignity being threatened by the Israeli military:

(UK) Denis Healey, Captain
Captain of the Dignity

(Greece) Nikolas Bolos, First Mate
Nikolas is a chemical engineer and human rights activist.

(Jordan) Othman Abu Falah
Othman is a senior producer with Al-Jazeera Television. He will remain in Gaza to report on the ongoing military onslaught.

(Australia) Renee Bowyer
Renee is a schoolteacher and human rights activist. She will remain in Gaza to do human rights monitoring and reporting.

(Ireland) Caoimhe Butterly
Caoimhe is a reknowned human rights activist and Gaza Coordinator for the Free Gaza Movement.

(Cyprus) Ekaterini Christodulou
Ekaterini is a well-known and respected freelance journalist in Cyprus. She is traveling to Gaza to report on the conflict.

(Sudan) Sami El-Haj
Sami is a former detainee at Guantanamo Bay, and head of the human rights section at Al-Jazeera Television. He will remain in Gaza to report on the ongoing military onslaught.

(UK) Dr. David Halpin
Dr. Halpin is an experienced orthopaedic surgeon, medical professor, and ship's captain. He has organized humanitarian relief efforts in Gaza on several occasions with the Dove and Dolphin. He is traveling to Gaza to volunteer in hospitals and clinics.

(Germany) Dr. Mohamed Issa
Dr. Issa is a pediatric surgeon from Germany.

(UK/Tunisia) Fathi Jaouadi
Fathi is a television producer and human rights activist. He will remain in Gaza to do human rights monitoring and reporting.

(USA) Cynthia McKinney
Cynthia is a former U.S. Congresswoman from Georgia, and the 2008 Green Party presidential candidate. She is traveling to Gaza to assess the ongoing conflict.

(Cyprus) Martha Paisi
Martha is a senior research fellow and experienced human rights activist.

(UK) Karl Penhaul
Karl Penhaul is a video correspondent for CNN, based out of Bogotá, Colombia.

(Iraq) Thaer Shaker
Thaer is a cameraman with Al-Jazeera television.

(Cyprus) Dr. Elena Theoharous, MP
Dr. Theoharous is a surgeon and a Member of the Cypriot Parliament.

One from the US
Posted by: Injun Angulet2150   2008-12-30 12:26  

#22  This is the biggest catch in the WoT.
Posted by: Poison Reverse   2008-12-30 12:19  

#21  "Hell, anybody can see that I didn't beat him up."
"How?"
"He looks too damn good!"
-- Dirty Harry
Posted by: mojo   2008-12-30 12:18  

#20  Where are those damn pirates when you REALLY need them *#&#*#*#@!!?
Posted by: Besoeker   2008-12-30 12:18  

#19  carrying 3.5 tons of medical aid

That's a lot of Bactine!
Posted by: Elmusort Forkbeard4582   2008-12-30 12:15  

#18  If it still floats the Israeli navy needs gunnery training.
Posted by: Bertie Whaing4084   2008-12-30 11:54  

#17  What you bet they were hiding in the kitchen room?
Posted by: .5MT   2008-12-30 11:39  

#16  "It has destroyed the front of the boat and the roof Â… and has left the cabin, the wheelhouse quite destroyed," she said.

Ima hates it when the front of the boat is busted.
Posted by: .5MT   2008-12-30 11:38  

#15  Pics. Looks like the put a nice hole in the boat...

http://sweetness-light.com/archive/mckinney-aid-to-terrorists-turned-back
Posted by: tu3031   2008-12-30 11:34  

#14  Free Gaza Arives Duing Fire Sale.....

Excuse me while I take a quick lap around the walls of RB in my Triumph.

Posted by: Herd Thundering Deh   2008-12-30 11:23  

#13  

Captain! Cynthia is shell shocked!
No, she always looks like that.
Really?
Posted by: tu3031   2008-12-30 10:46  

#12  Darn!

Let her check in to Gaza, don't let her check out.
Posted by: Spike Uniter   2008-12-30 10:23  

#11  What?

Sorry, I wasn't paying attention.
Posted by: mojo   2008-12-30 10:21  

#10  She's just rushing into the latest headline story, not unlike Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton have done a thousand times before her. Next week she'll be suing Israel for her incontinence.
Posted by: Darrell   2008-12-30 09:44  

#9  Black people are being massacred and this traitor to her race is worried about Paleonazis.
Posted by: JFM   2008-12-30 09:07  

#8  He said no one had been hurt and that the Israeli ship escorted the aid boat back to Cypriot territorial waters.

Probably to the secret joy of it's passengers and crew.
Posted by: tu3031   2008-12-30 08:54  

#7  What, they missed?
Posted by: gromky   2008-12-30 07:48  

#6  Too bad they are still afloat and not in Davy Jones' locker.
Posted by: DarthVader   2008-12-30 07:46  

#5  The Sow Scow.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2008-12-30 07:41  

#4  SS Dingbat sails away? For some odd reason we never seem to miss an opportunity, to miss an opportunity.
Posted by: Besoeker   2008-12-30 07:40  

#3  We can add another name to the long list of sold-out terror tool "journalists," NBC's Tracie Potts.
During her report this morning, Potts characterized Cynbat the Sailor McKinney's terror-tub as being "loaded with American relief workers and medical supplies,' though the tools themselves claim that the 15 passengers represent 11 different countries.
Potts also presented a McKinney sound-bite declaring that "every piece of rubble in Gaza was put there by American weapons," then of course failed to challenge this falsehood. Potts's naturally placed great emphasis on civilian casualties and dead children- when the numbers didn't suffice to raise ire, she let her tone of horror and amazement do the lying job for her: "374 people have been killed, AT LEAST 62 OF THEM CIVILIANS!" There was also a series of bites on Arab aid to Hamas, with Potts declaring breathlessly that "other Arab countries have come to Palestine's defense."

THE MEDIA ARE THE ENEMY
Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy   2008-12-30 07:03  

#2  Why is McKinney's scow still afloat? C'mon, IDF, you guys are falling down on the job.
Posted by: Mike   2008-12-30 06:43  

#1  ...I suspect there was a great need for new underwear on that tub - suddenly running into well-trained men with guns who are allowed to kill you has a tendency to get your attention.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2008-12-30 06:09  

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