Flag states can stop flotilla ships
Now here's something I hadn't thought about, but which makes sense. The country whose flag a ship flies can stop the ship from sailing. It would be even better if the flag states of the flotilla ships, include the United States, used their own authority to prevent the ships from getting underway, something they are entitled to do on any number of pretexts, from safety, navigation, and crew performance to insurance and registration discrepancies – and even the often-articulated intention of the flotilla participants to commit a belligerent act. That use of authority would be consonant with prudent and responsible statesmanship. The more Cirques de la Flotilla we tolerate, the more there will be – and Israel is unlikely to be the only target.Yes, it's kind of odd that all of those countries that disapprove of the flotilla (including the US, Canada and France) are allowing ships to sail in it under their flags. Hmmm.
Labels: Audacity of Hope, flotilla of fools, Gaza plenty
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 12:53 PM
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