All HELL is breaking loose in the Middle East as Israel boards ships headed for the Gaza Strip "supposedly" carrying relief supplies.
It is apparent that it will take weeks, if not months, to sort out the facts. One things I do know is true and has a major impact on the event.
Gaza is under the control of Israel and foreign ships aren't allowed to visit Gaza without approval from the Israeli government
Israeli forces commanded the ship to stop. They refused. Commandos then boarded the ship.
In my mind, if you are ordered to stop and refuse, then you get what you deserve.
You just know that the people on the ships wanted to force a violent incident, so they could become the victim in the eyes of the world.
White House spokesman William Burton released the following statement:
"The United States deeply regrets the loss of life and injuries sustained, and is currently working to understand the circumstances surrounding this tragedy."
It seems that The Current Temporary Resident of the White House (aka Barack HUSSEIN Obama, Little Barry Soetoro, Oprah's Love Child, The Boy Wonder, BO, The Big ZERO, P Bo. The Cult Leader) is going to play the middle of the road (for now).
Do not be surprised when he comes out denouncing Israel.
Israel Defense Forces spokesman Capt. Benjamin Rutland announces the entrance of IDF forces into Gaza with the objective of dealing a heavy blow to Hamas' terrorist infrastructure and rocket-launching capability.
"Bomb them back to the stone age" - texasquestion (Texas Truth's post name on the Houston Chronicle's comments page.
Former Rep. Cynthia McKinney of Georgia, the Green Party's presidential nominee this year, is back in the news.
McKinney was on a boat that confronted the Israeli navy as it attempted to enter Gaza to deliver medical supplies. Depending on whose version you believe, the ship -- sent by the Free Gaza Movement -- was either deliberately rammed three times, causing serious damage, or was part of an accidental collision that occurred as it attempted to maneuver around the Israeli vessel.
For me, I tend to believe that Israel had every right to do what they did. Hamas and its supporters cannot be trusted to do anything that is proper and true.
But I do have to wonder: What is any "peace organization" (as THEY call themselves) doing, putting McKinney on that ship? She has a long history of anti-Semitism around her -- among other examples, her father tagged one of her electoral opponents "a racist Jew" and once opined, "Jews have brought everybody. Jews. J-E-W-S."
This woman needs to go back to Georgia and live in quite solitude. She is going to be added to my list of "Famous/Infamous Mooks." "Jews — that's J-E-W-S." - Georgia Democratic state representative Bill McKinney on why his daughter Cynthia McKinney lost in 2002
The Israel Defense Force has launched a channel on YouTube. It shows video clips of their action against Hamas.
The IDF Spokesperson's Unit is the Israel Defense Forces' professional body responsible for media and public relations in Israel and around the world.
I think this is a very interesting site to visit. It shows the public action that is sorely overlooked in the mainstream media.
Below is the most recent clip. It was posted yesterday (December 31, 2008) along with the description provided by the ISF.
The Israel Air Force launches a precision strike against weapons hidden in a Gaza mosque on 31 Dec 2008. Secondary explosions caused by the ignition of the weapons cache prove the cynical use of a place of worship as a military site. Hamas uses its citizens as human shields and exploits religion in its brutal campaign against innocent civilians.
"This is only the beginning. We are operating now for exactly what we have said from the start, and nothing has changed, to deal Hamas a heavy blow. It has already been wounded." - Matan Vilnai-Israeli Deputy Defence Minister
Smoke billows from a targeted location inside the northern Gaza Strip during an Israeli air raid. Photo courtesy of AFP.
Today in the Houston Chronicle was an article entitled "Hundreds rally near Galleria against Gaza attacks" with the subtitle "Another protest is set for Monday at Israeli Consulate."
There were people posting in the comments section about the rally, attacks and other related issues.
The posts were split about 50-50 between pro-Israel and pro-Hamas supporters.
One poster, bigTEXAS, posted the comment: "Why is the media constantly making Israel look like the bad guy?"
On their forum, I post as "texasquestion". I use that moniker as I have been censored under four previous user names. I attempt to not get very radical as the Chronicle Police tend to censor and possibly locks one's account if one get too controversial.
Here is my post:
Because they are in bed with the liberal democrats that view Israel as a tool of the right. By making Israel out to be the bad guys, they gain support for the libs and dems and put forth the impression that they support the downtrodden masses of the world. Expect this to continue to a greater scale now the The Boy Wonder, Barack HUSSEIN Obama (aka Little Barry Soetoro) becomes the temporary resident of The White House.
I am planning on being in Houston on Monday (today) for a short get-a-way. I am thinking about going by the protest and seeing if I can get anything for a future post.
"And if we’re lucky, once they’re done with Gaza, they can take out the SanFran Bay area, opps, I meant Iran’s nuke plants next." - AlohaGuy, a poster in the comments section of Michele Malkin's website.
President-elect Barack HUSSEIN Obama intends to pursue a Mideast peace policy that calls on Israel to revert to its pre-1967 borders in return for official diplomatic recognition by the Arab world.
A senior Obama adviser told the London Times that Obama will throw his support behind a 2002 Saudi peace initiative that also has been endorsed by Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, the Arab League, and Israeli President Shimon Peres.
Under the plan:
Israel would be able to veto the return of Arab refugees expelled in 1948.
Israel would restore the Golan Heights to Syria.
Palestinians would be allowed to establish a state capital in east Jerusalem.
According to the senior adviser, Obama has said privately that Israel would be "crazy" to reject such a plan, since it would "give them peace with the Muslim world."
I am not an expert on Middle Eastern affairs, but I cannot see any reason why Israel would want to accept this deal.
This proposal by BHO (AKA Little Barry Soetoro) showshis inexperience and the naivete of his ideals. I cannot believe he really thinks by Israel agreeing to this,would "make peace" between the Arabs and Israel.
The Arab world has made it clear that they want Israel gone from the planet.
BHO is showing how he will handle the world. I have said it one and I will say it again:
Former US president Jimmy Carter and Khaled Meshaal, exiled chief of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, held more talks in Syria on Saturday focused on a possible truce between Israel and Gaza militants and the release of an Israeli soldier, Hamas said.
The two men held a lengthy meeting on Friday, strongly opposed by Washington and Israel who view Hamas as a terrorist organisation despite its victory in Palestinian elections in 2006.
All HELL is breaking loose in the Middle East as Israel boards ships headed for the Gaza Strip "supposedly" carrying relief supplies.
