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2011-07-19 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Technically, they're pirates: Israeli Navy boards 'Flotilla' ships, tows to Ashdod

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Posted by trailing wife 2011-07-19 10:28|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Ashdod

Posted by Frank G 2011-07-19 11:00|| 2011-07-19 11:00|| Front Page Top

#2 Thank you for covering for me, Frank. I messed up, and somehow it published itself partway through the process. All fixed now, article-wise, but I'm going to leave the title as it was as a souvenir of the experience. ;-)

Posted by trailing wife 2011-07-19 11:04|| 2011-07-19 11:04|| Front Page Top

#3 Throw the 17 pirates overboard and let them swim for Gaza.

Posted by DarthVader 2011-07-19 11:25|| 2011-07-19 11:25|| Front Page Top

#4 No, shoot them in the legs OR in the arms, THEN let them swim for Gaza.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2011-07-19 11:43|| 2011-07-19 11:43|| Front Page Top

#5 strap a bag of concrete to each of their backs so they can bring in some aid when they arrive. i did read that Gaza is suffering from a severe concrete shortage did i not?

Posted by abu do you love 2011-07-19 12:09|| 2011-07-19 12:09|| Front Page Top

#6 Technically hang with a technical rope.

Posted by JFM 2011-07-19 13:35|| 2011-07-19 13:35|| Front Page Top

#7 Internet cultural note: Some years ago, there was a children's TV show called "Lazytown", featuring live actors along with muppet-type puppets and musical numbers.

One such musical number caught on with the ruder part of the Internet, and has spawned many mutated iterations.

Here is the original "You are a Pirate" (flash).

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-07-19 16:40|| 2011-07-19 16:40|| Front Page Top

#8 Three navy ships were on the yacht's left side and another on the right side, activists reported.

Tugboat Annie Sharpenmad and friends.

Posted by S 2011-07-19 18:38|| 2011-07-19 18:38|| Front Page Top

#9 Let them spend 6 months in prison.
I liked Tugboat Annie.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2011-07-19 19:38|| 2011-07-19 19:38|| Front Page Top

#10 An IDF source said that during the dialogue with the ship, the captain had claimed that he had been forced by the passengers to sail to Gaza after he had listed to the Port of Alexandria in Egypt as his destination when leaving Greece over the weekend.

Hmmmmmmmm...sounds like kidnapping to me. Charge them with it just to break their balls.

Posted by tu3031 2011-07-19 20:24|| 2011-07-19 20:24|| Front Page Top

#11 Charge them all with piracy and kidnapping unless the Captain admits to his complicity. If he admits it sink his boat; with him aboard.

Posted by airandee 2011-07-19 20:41|| 2011-07-19 20:41|| Front Page Top

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