World plays double-standard game
North Korea torpedoes a South Korean ship, killing 46 sailors.
Where’s the world outrage?
Iran thumbs its nose at threatened U.N. sanctions , and vows to continues its nuclear weapons (oh, I mean ‘nuclear energy’) program.
Where’s the world outrage?
A greed-driven, foreign oil company devastates the Gulf states in the worst ecological catastrophe this country has ever experienced – with the worst yet to come.
Where’s the world outrage?
Israel attempts to search a ‘peace’ ship heading to Hamas-controlled Gaza (the same Gaza from which thousands of rockets have been launched against Israel almost on a daily basis), and ‘peaceniks’ beat the outnumbered soldiers with lead pipes, stab them with knives and toss them overboard – leading to the deaths of 9 ‘innocent victims.’
Boy, did that get world outrage!
But, just who is the real victim and who is the perpetrator? Israel is suffering world condemnation for killing 9 pipe-wielding ‘peaceniks’ in self-defense. If someone was bashing my head in with a lead pipe, you can bet I’d shoot them too. (Incidentally, how come Israeli soldiers didn’t threaten or shoot people on the other 5 ships in the flotilla? Maybe that’s because the other ships went peacefully to be searched for contraband.)
As the facts behind this incident come to light, it turns out that this was no ‘love boat,’ as Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu so aptly put it. Background checks on some of the dead ‘victims’ are revealing the same old club members with the same old ties to terrorist organizations. But the world doesn’t want to see that or acknowledge the truth. The other hapless and misguided do-gooders on the ship should get a life and stop making a bad situation worse.
Let’s wait for the results of a full investigation before pointing fingers.
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Shani McManus
Well put, Shani. But let’s not let Bebe and Co. completely off the hook.
Israel could have stated in advance that if they inspected the ship at sea and it had no contraband, it would have been allowed to continue to Gaza. That would have put the ball in the “peaceniks’” (haven’t heard that word in awhile!) court.
If the activists allowed inspection, all well and good. Israel looks reasonable and charitable. But if the activists refused, the world would assume there was something to hide and Israel could stop the ship and still hold the high ground of public opinion.
Israel’s fault was to too narrowly focus on keeping all ships out of Gaza, even if harmless. They can make a better decision next time … which could be as early as next week.
If Israel does not get support from the USA Netanyahu WILL take action, can anyone blame him? furthermore, Israel has NEVER lost a war, as small as they are, they have the protection of a higher office than our President, the so called Messiah, yes there is a power greater than Obamas