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2009-01-27 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

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Posted by tipper 2009-01-27 15:08|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Ah, so now I know why the French are involved; they're not big fans of getting the Iranians more involved in Gaza.

Posted by Steve White 2009-01-27 15:37|| 2009-01-27 15:37|| Front Page Top

#2 The French are working very hard on the diplomatic side to rehabilitate Hamas without the demand that they discontinue their war against Israel. Haaretz has an interesting article about it. One wonders whether the French ship is really going to interdict weapons or aid in the delivery.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2009-01-27 15:53|| 2009-01-27 15:53|| Front Page Top

#3 Rather than just forbidding transit, it would be nice for the Egyptians to board the vessel and seize contraband or better yet, have the crew disembark and blow the ship up.

Posted by mhw 2009-01-27 15:54|| 2009-01-27 15:54|| Front Page Top

#4 The Cypriot vessel had to be let go by the US Navy on pirate patrol because of jurisdictional probs in international waters. How can the French prevent arms shipments on the high seas? Egyptian interdiction in this case would be most helpful but even the Navy is hamstrung when it comes to patrolling the oceans.

Posted by Danielle 2009-01-27 16:04|| 2009-01-27 16:04|| Front Page Top

#5 Maybe we needed the Somali pirates to have hijacked this ship and hold it for a while. Heh.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2009-01-27 17:19|| 2009-01-27 17:19|| Front Page Top

#6 "Sorry, we will not allow an Iranian ship with high explosives aboard to enter the canal."
"There are no high explosives aboard!"
"Prove it."

Posted by mojo 2009-01-27 17:56|| 2009-01-27 17:56|| Front Page Top

#7 Why can't Israel fly some jets out (or send a warship) to blow the damn thing up??? Trying to re-arm Gaza now should be interpreted as an act of war!

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2009-01-27 17:57|| 2009-01-27 17:57|| Front Page Top

#8 The Egyptians should board the ship, remove the contents, then allow it on its way. If the Iranians protested, the Egyptians could claim they had confiscated tons of heroin.

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-01-27 20:21|| 2009-01-27 20:21|| Front Page Top

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