On December 30, a small ship bearing 16 passengers, including Cynthia McKinney, was rammed by Israeli warboats. The purpose of the visit was to deliver medical supplies to Gaza, and to transport some physicians. This link has the compiled CNN stories. The second film, narrated by CNN reporter Karl Penhaul, a passenger on the ship, lasts 6 minutes. The first and third films are interviews with McKinney.
Israel’s Consulate in Atlanta issued a statement on December 30, saying “Cynthia McKinney has taken it upon herself to commit an act of provocation, leading a small boat of supposed assistants into the conflict zone. She endangered herself, her assistants, and the vessel’s crew. The Israeli navy hailed Ms. McKinney but the former Congresswoman failed to respond.” But according to CNN’s reporter on the boat, the boat’s radio was operational throughout the incident and no message was received from the Israeli boats. The incident was in international waters.
Anyone remember Israeli response to the USS Liberty?
it’s so easy and cool to blame Israel
Israel deserves the blame. You didn’t hear the transport boat ramming an Israeli vessel?
check out antiwar.com for the stories on this that the MSM aren’t telling…
As a result of this, it seems that McKinney is now more of an enemy to Israel than before. But at least CNN mentioned that she ran for president.
I don’t know, or care, whether or not it’s “cool” to blame Israel, but this Jewish American, along with thousands of others, certainly finds the “easy” part to be correct, based on its own actions, policies, and behavior.
As for Cynthia McKinney, CNN not only mentioned that she ran for president (unlike the Washington Times), they had a reporter on board who, as alluded to above, corrroborated her account of what took place (or didn’t take place, to be more accurate).
What flag was on the ship ???
An attack on any ship in international waters (aka on the *high seas*) by the military forces of a nation-state is an act of W-A-R.
IF however, any ship without consent enters into the terriorial waters of a nation-state, that nation-state can obviously sink the ship — as being an invader.
Exceptions – storm damage, engine problems.
See the War of 1812 — after the British and French attacked U.S.A. flag merchant ships on the high seas.
For the brain dead ignorant media (and others) — the so-called election getting Hamas into power in Gaza area was a giant perverted at large – multi-member district one step gerrymander system.
Result – part of the ongoing circa 4,000 plus years of WAR in the Israel area.
At least the Israel Parliament is elected by about 95 percent of the voters — because of the P.R. election system.
The boat was registered in Gibralter.
It has been rather ‘chic’ in certain left and right-wing circles to engage in a ‘kinder, gentler’ prejudice against the State of Israel. Such a model foolishly defends the mass murder and hateful reactionary barbarism that takes places on the part of certain right-wing Arab or Muslim groups.
Vile, often violent, hatred becomes ‘OK’ as long as it is directed at a stereotyped ethnic, national, religious or social group; i.e. Jews, Arabs.
not to mention Hamas launched over 200 rockets as soon as the cease fire ended to start this unnecessary conflict.
Any one interested in the rumors of a shadowy Israel First Jewish Lobby of supposedly loyal patriotic, even centrists ‘Mericans whose cultural compass is strangely magnetized toward Jerusalem?
Before 2005 I also might have laughed it off! Naming the names, listing the lists! John Dennis Coffey, John Blare, John M. Bambey, and Valli [sic] Sharpe Geisler successfully killed the Deform Party national news letter and party web log. All that ‘heavy lifting’ to derail references to the USS Liberty.
Pornographer and Bunny Meister Hugh Hefner as more patriotic [via ‘Playboy’ articles on the IDF attacks on the noncombatants on the Lib] that established Radical Centrists! Amazing, welcome to the 21st Century!
I’m glad that I voted for Cynthia McKinney and not the Neocon’s Obama or McLame.
Interesting story in general, but other than the fact that McKinney is a former third-party presidential candidate, this story seems irrelevant to ballot access.
I can not help but wonder what Ms. McKinnley’s true motivation and agenda could have been.
Where was Ms. McKinney’s voice when a pervasive stream of rockets was raining down upon a civilian population?
If a rogue element in Mexico were to stockpile weapons and commence to launch rockets into San Diego, the U.S. response would be to immediately invade and take all of the “War toys” away from such a group of bad boys.
Israel, as would be any other country, now placed in a position where they are forced to act as they have.
Dan Croley, your take on the USS Liberty attack?
I don’t know why Jews get upset when they do something wrong and get the blame. They make mistakes and have tempers just like any other race.
# 7 follow up
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_legislative_election,_2006
DEFECTIVE election systems produce defective results — count the dead and injured in Israel and Gaza due to the EVIL monarchs – oligarchs involved.
REAL democracies do NOT attack each other.
Most / all international / civil wars are due to the EVIL monarchs – oligarchs involved.
Roger Grant, your take on the USS Liberty attack?