Bubbles' nice, but awful logistics.
Kraken. Do we have kraken?
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| NY Times, CNN to Travel Aboard Flotilla |
| 2011-06-22 |
| Journalists from a variety of news outlets – including the New York Times and full camera crews from CNN, CBS – will be covering the anti-Israel flotilla from aboard one of the ships, according to The Nation correspondent Joseph Dana (who will also report from the flotilla). While it’s hard to blame reporters for seeking out a colorful story, they should realize by joining the activists on the boat they are actually making themselves a part of the story. They will be with the flotilla when it attempts to violate international law by trying to break Israel’s legally-established naval blockade. And they could potentially interfere with the Israeli military’s ability to do its job if IDF soldiers are forced to board the ships. The one upside of this development is at least now flotilla activists will have a more difficult time attacking IDF soldiers with knives once the network news cameras are rolling. But the unfortunate downside is these reporters are giving the flotilla activists exactly what they’re aiming for – media attention. Seeing as there’s no humanitarian reason for the flotilla (which is even more obvious now that the Egyptian border with Gaza has been opened), its only point is to generate publicity. The activists are sure to receive a lot of media coverage this time around – and they won’t even have to resort to stabbing soldiers to get it. |
| Posted by:Sherry |
| #18 How about "Eaten" (Vanished without a trace). |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2011-06-22 22:28 |
| #17 LG, I'm with you except for the sexually assaulted part - not even useless idiots deserve that. |
| Posted by: Barbara 2011-06-22 22:08 |
| #16 Where are scalar wave generators when you need them! Bubbles' nice, but awful logistics. Kraken. Do we have kraken? |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2011-06-22 22:07 |
| #15 Goodness, Lord Garth, I don't recall you saying anything anything like that before. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2011-06-22 21:42 |
| #14 maybe the ship will be disabled and drift for days in the Med in the middle of summer and run short of water and then maybe the reporters will be sexually assaulted... wouldn't that be a shame |
| Posted by: Lord Garth 2011-06-22 20:46 |
| #13 Where are the Somali pirates when you need them? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2011-06-22 19:48 |
| #12 1. EMP 2. [something] 3. Area of calm water with bubbles. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2011-06-22 18:14 |
| #11 Maybe they'll run into one of those moving reefs somewhere along the way. |
| Posted by: gorb 2011-06-22 16:59 |
| #10 "I'm sure NYT and CNN will be very careful not to film the clubs, machete's and knives the 'peaceful protesters' have" Me too, CF - which is why the Israelis need to tape it as well. With a live stream if possible. |
| Posted by: Barbara 2011-06-22 16:29 |
| #9 Now your insulting vegetables! What did they ever do to you? Veggies are more sexually mature than Justass. I mean the guy can't even look at a woman (or goats and other 'uncovered meat' for that matter) without getting sexually frustrated. I guess if we here at Rantburg can give him a forum for venting his frustration at least it might be easier on his livestock. As for the article - I'm sire NYT and CNN will be very careful not to film the clubs, machete's and knives the 'peaceful protesters' have. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2011-06-22 16:25 |
| #8 JUSTICE is a vegetable. His goat has a headache today so he takes out his sexual frustrations here. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2011-06-22 16:07 |
| #7 JUSTICE is a vegetable. Just ask the FFA. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2011-06-22 15:52 |
| #6 Be gone! I'm the troll here! |
| Posted by: Goldies Every Damn Where 2011-06-22 15:52 |
| #5 This is aw3some! Is there one of them cool #twwet things yet? Hilarity could possibly ensue. #drowning Juice here! Boat not! #Cruise_Lemons Juice here, boat not, do not recommend. #Whars_MuhBaggage Juice here, boat not, whers my luggage. #Med_weather Rainning Juice here, wish we had a boat #Zodiac Juice steal boat with product prepare for the worst. |
| Posted by: Goldies Every Damn Where 2011-06-22 15:21 |
| #4 They are the news after all! |
| Posted by: Griting Smith6978 2011-06-22 15:15 |
| #3 Hope they've sent someone who won't be missed. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2011-06-22 15:12 |
| #2 Best reason in the world to sink them now. Can we get some frogmen to do it with stealth so these clowns think it's poor maintenance? :-D |
| Posted by: Barbara 2011-06-22 14:58 |
| #1 Definitely sink 'em! |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2011-06-22 14:06 |