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2008-08-27 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Middle East: UN expert hails activists for breaching blockade

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Posted by Fred 2008-08-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
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#1 Ah, yes. Certainly sounds "independent" to me.

Posted by tu3031 2008-08-27 09:18|| 2008-08-27 09:18|| Front Page Top

#2 Those 5,000 baloons will go a long way towards easing the suffering of the Paleostain people.

Posted by Jumbo Shaique9016 2008-08-27 10:06|| 2008-08-27 10:06|| Front Page Top

#3 Falk noted that Israel's willingness to allow the two ships to enter the port could be a sign of a change in the country's approach, possibly reflecting a greater respect for human rights and international humanitarian law.
I'm sure the Israeli coast guard could have blown them to Mars in about a second, but weren't going to play into this media-ploy.

Posted by Free Radical">Free Radical 2008-08-27 15:51|| 2008-08-27 15:51|| Front Page Top

#4 Especially since the Israelis knew that the cargo was mainly balloons. I'm sure if the blockade runners had included AK-47s and RPGs in the hold, they would be sitting at the bottom of the Mediterranean right now.

Posted by Rambler in California">Rambler in California 2008-08-27 20:45|| 2008-08-27 20:45|| Front Page Top

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