This a very long article over at The Investigative Project on Terrorism which I won't excerpt in its entirety below due to length but it describes a 750 member group of Palestinian activists who are sailing to Gaza to bring "aid" to the Palestinians - of course, they won't tell you that their "aid" consists of construction materials for making smuggling tunnels so Hamas can bring rockets into Gaza.
From the article:
Does that say that Hugo Chavez is one of the putzes on board one of these boats sailing for Gaza? Am I reading that right? If that's the case then I sincerely hope this flotilla hits a couple of mines along the way and blows sky high.
But the fact of the matter is this - this flotilla represents a single gathering of the biggest misfits on the planet - these are morons who basically pick out the most controversial cause on the planet and decide to call attention to themselves. I am hopeful that the Israelis make complete fools out of them - wait, they already are fools. Let me rephrase - I hope the Israelis stop them miles and miles from Gaza and simply don't let them go any further....no fireworks like these activists want, they just stop em dead in their tracks and let em sit there in the ocean.
I want to see footage of Hugo Chavez and Galloway hanging over the side of their little dinghys heaving their guts from sea sickness, drinking their own piss cuz they ran out of water, fighting with each other over the last Snickers bar on board....and they watch them flounder around in a circle when they discover they can't make it back to their home port.
From the article:
Israeli officials are tight-lipped about their plans to stop 750 activists who are approaching Gaza with boat loads of supplies in violation of an embargo on the Hamas government. The activists are on nine ships carrying approximately 10,000 tons of aid. Israeli officials have said they intend to cut off the "Freedom Flotilla," before it docks.Now, I don't know if I'm simply reading this article wrong or if there is a serious typo in it but read this section of the article for me:
The flotilla represents a coalition of international groups, including some from Viva Palestina (VP), which has led three previous aid convoys to Gaza. Its last venture ended with violent clashes on the Egyptian border, resulting in Hamas militants killing an Egyptian police officer. Egypt subsequently cut off land access to Gaza for the convoy.
The flotilla, which hopes to arrive by week's end, carries cement, iron, generators, prefabricated homes, and building and construction materials, in addition to medical equipment and educational supplies. Israel typically does not allow building materials to enter Gaza because "those kinds of materials, instead of making houses for people, are used for building bunkers and reinforcing the armed capacity of Hamas and also construction tunnels for smuggling weapons," according to Amit Zarouk, a spokesperson at the Israeli Embassy in Ankara.
Notable participants in the flotilla include U.S. Navy veteran Joe Meadors and Ambassador Edward L Peck, Denis Halliday, former UN Assistant Secretary General, as well as Galloway, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and parliament members from more than 16 countries.
Does that say that Hugo Chavez is one of the putzes on board one of these boats sailing for Gaza? Am I reading that right? If that's the case then I sincerely hope this flotilla hits a couple of mines along the way and blows sky high.
But the fact of the matter is this - this flotilla represents a single gathering of the biggest misfits on the planet - these are morons who basically pick out the most controversial cause on the planet and decide to call attention to themselves. I am hopeful that the Israelis make complete fools out of them - wait, they already are fools. Let me rephrase - I hope the Israelis stop them miles and miles from Gaza and simply don't let them go any further....no fireworks like these activists want, they just stop em dead in their tracks and let em sit there in the ocean.
I want to see footage of Hugo Chavez and Galloway hanging over the side of their little dinghys heaving their guts from sea sickness, drinking their own piss cuz they ran out of water, fighting with each other over the last Snickers bar on board....and they watch them flounder around in a circle when they discover they can't make it back to their home port.
Confrontation Looms Over Gaza Flotilla
Israeli officials are tight-lipped about their plans to stop 750 activists who are approaching Gaza with boat loads of supplies in violation of an embargo on the Hamas government. The activists are on nine ships carrying approximately 10,000 tons of aid. Israeli officials have said they intend to cut off the "Freedom Flotilla," before it docks.
The flotilla represents a coalition of international groups, including some from Viva Palestina (VP), which has led three previous aid convoys to Gaza. Its last venture ended with violent clashes on the Egyptian border, resulting in Hamas militants killing an Egyptian police officer. Egypt subsequently cut off land access to Gaza for the convoy.
The flotilla, which hopes to arrive by week's end, carries cement, iron, generators, prefabricated homes, and building and construction materials, in addition to medical equipment and educational supplies. Israel typically does not allow building materials to enter Gaza because "those kinds of materials, instead of making houses for people, are used for building bunkers and reinforcing the armed capacity of Hamas and also construction tunnels for smuggling weapons," according to Amit Zarouk, a spokesperson at the Israeli Embassy in Ankara.
With the backing of the Turkish government, three ships of the flotilla sailed from Turkey on Saturday bearing the country's flag during a send off ceremony with thousands of supporters. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expressed support for the flotilla and requested that Israel allow it to reach Gaza.
Organizations leading the flotilla, including the Free Gaza Movement (FGM) and IHH, the International Humanitarian Relief Foundation, a Turkish-based charity, call it "the biggest internationally coordinated effort to directly challenge Israeli's ongoing occupation, aggression, and violence against the Palestinian people." Other organizers include a London-based group comprised of European NGOs, and organizations based in Greece and Sweden.
The organizations have made it clear that their intention is political: their primary goal includes "break[ing] the siege of Gaza." Israel has invited the organizations to use its land crossings to deliver aid, as all other groups delivering aid to Gaza do, yet the flotilla organizers insist "We have not and will not ask for Israel's permission."
Viva Palestina partnered with IHH during its last convoy, and declared that it is "very proud to announce their involvement with IHH again on this flotilla." VP chief George Galloway, recently voted out of Parliament in the British elections, repeatedly praised IHH during speeches in the U.S. in late January and early February.
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