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| Flotilla ‘Aid' to Gaza Includes Expired Medicines, Old Equipment |
| 2010-06-01 |
| Much of the equipment and supplies aboard the “humanitarian' ships for Gaza has been checked and found to be worthless. The cargo was taken off the boats at the Ashdod port and checked there, in accordance with the Israeli embargo on Gaza. The embargo is an acceptable measure taken between entities that are in a state of armed conflict, as are Israel and Hamas-run Gaza. An IDF source said that the poor condition of the supplies renders most of it unusable. “This once again strengthens the evaluation that the intentions of the flotilla organizers were not humanitarian in the first place,' he said. Many of the medicines are expired and/or came in an assorted, not easily organized manner. In addition, much of the equipment is in poor condition. Despite this, it is being taken to the Kerem Shalom crossing, and will be distributed in Gaza by human rights organizations. Israel, despite the blockade, allows thousands of tons and food into Gaza each day. |
| Posted by:Goober Crealet3411 |
| #13 phil_b is correct about the drugs and that extends also to the equipment. Every several years hospitals will completely switch a lot of equipment in order to meet new standards and keep up with new technologies. The equipment is only a few years old, but believe me, it takes a beating in just one year and will look 20 years old. Hospitals then send it overseas and write it off as donations to charity. I've gathered the materials for a humanitarian crate or two in my time. Not everything requested/packed always makes sense - but don't ask me why the power chairs instead of manual ones...I wouldn't have done it, but I know many who would have. |
| Posted by: sjb 2010-06-01 23:15 |
| #12 Again, PALEOS PROB > Among other, are deemed by their fellow regional Muslims as merely ISLAMIZED CANAANITES = HEBREWS/JEWS WHOM ARE ETHNICALLY OR GENETICALLY RELATED TO ISRAELI JEWS SAVE FOR BEING MUSLIM [conquest or conversion]. The popular Muslim belief of COMMON "UMMAH" for the Paleos is MORE [silent]MYTH/FALLACY THAN ANYTHING ELSE. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-06-01 21:54 |
| #11 "It is to give Israel a black eye FTFY, Darth. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2010-06-01 21:15 |
| #10 why they need meds. I thought EVERYTHING was allahs will |
| Posted by: chris 2010-06-01 20:01 |
| #9 Must be a few thousand kilos of plastique on that ship somewhere. Please keep looking. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-06-01 15:15 |
| #8 Most meds lose potency over time making dosage problematic. A few become dangerous, like doxycycline. Obviously the drug companies build in a margin of error for the expiry. Not least because it lessens the chances of being sued. I believe donating expired meds for use in the third world is a common practice. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2010-06-01 15:09 |
| #7 Probably a little marketing and more than a little CYA. Drugs are rarely properly stored. |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2010-06-01 15:08 |
| #6 But is ALL medicine REALLY bad , or are the pharmaceutical companies using this to increase sales? |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2010-06-01 14:44 |
| #5 It's always a year after you buy it. That way you are encouraged to toss it and buy more next time you need it. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-06-01 13:41 |
| #4 Don't be ffoled by the expired meds claim. This is counter propaganda. The dates on the packages are expired but when checked on line the meds life is extended. This is common in humanitarian aid. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2010-06-01 13:09 |
| #3 A serious humanitarian ship with one chance to take supplies could have had 5x the number folding wheelchairs instead of mini golf carts. Unless of course the tortada organizers are just poser provacaters.. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2010-06-01 12:40 |
| #2 "You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time." Alas, Israel seems beset by "some" of the people. If their neighbors aren't careful, they'll change, and if they are careful, they'll change. Not all change is the same. |
| Posted by: Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division 2010-06-01 12:22 |
| #1 The "humanitarian" aid is never that. It is to give Israel a black eye or to smuggle weapons to Gaza. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2010-06-01 11:49 |