The useful idiots' flotilla
With the Mavi Marmara dropping out of the flotilla of fools, those left on the flotilla are almost entirely useful idiots from the United States and Europe. The ships left in the flotilla are the US and Canadian “Boats to Gaza,” the Irish Boat, the Swiss-German Boat, the Italian Boat, the Greek Boat, the Netherlands Boat, the Norwegian-Swedish Boat, and possibly one or two Spanish Boats. (CrethiPlethi has a very extensive write-up from late May.) That tally squares roughly with the Wednesday statement of activist Adam Shapiro (founder of the International Solidarity Movement, or ISM) that about 10 ships, other than the IHH contingent, would sail in the flotilla, which will reportedly get underway next week.What could go wrong?
Thus, it is ships sailing under the flags of NATO and the EU that will be attempting to break the blockade of Gaza. But not all the flags of NATO; only the flags that fly over the liberal, democratic, traditionally Christian nations. In the surreal progress of events, Islamic Turkey has dropped out.
As CrethiPlethi’s article reveals, proto-flotilla surges from elsewhere have yielded mixed results. Indonesia reportedly has a flotilla movement, but there has been nothing concrete from it in the way of a boat or any real publicity. Malaysia’s Perdana foundation, brainchild of former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, has of course been behind actual flotilla ships, but none are sailing with the All-American/European flotilla this month. Perdana supported M/V Rachel Corrie in the 2010 flotilla, and most recently was behind the antics of M/V Finch, which made a separate attempt to break the blockade in May 2011.
Labels: flotilla of fools, Gaza plenty, Mavi Marmara
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 12:46 AM
2 Comments:
Mine the waters, let them come!
Actually, one suggestion would be for the IDF to bring out the lasers from the labs and developers and practice making holes in the hulls. Experiment with effects and how close to the waterline works best. There's going to be a market out there for proven operational stuff that isn't dependent on the current crop of Democrat Party Operatives in the U.S.:
Railgun, Laser Weapon Lose Senate Funding, Face Uncertain Future
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/06/20/railgun-laser-weapon-lose-senate-funding-face-uncertain-future/
BTW, google it... these technologies just need to be finished up. They work. There will be no better scenario with more worldwide riveted attention to show what you've got than the flotilla... afterwards, you can use the video in internet ads, trade show looping videos, etc.
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