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June 02, 2010

Turkey is guilty of a crime under international law

Not that it matters as no Turkish criminal will be prosecuted for this crime let alone the Turkish government held responsible for an act of war. Treason, piracy and murder are now celebrated by the Left of the Western world, this incident is no exception.

But it helps we know the truth and can speak it clearly.

67. Merchant vessels flying the flag of neutral States may not be attacked unless they:

(a) are believed on reasonable grounds to be carrying contraband or breaching a blockade, and after prior warning they intentionally and clearly refuse to stop, or intentionally and clearly resist visit, search or capture;

Much more from the San Remo Manual on International Law Applicable to Armed Conflicts at Sea at the link.

Also: Debka offers the first useful criticism I have read concerning Israel's actions, viz was the Israeli force unprepared for violent resistance?

Surely the operation's planners must have taken into account that the 600 mixed nationals aboard the Turkish vessel, the hard core of international Palestinian agitprop against Israel, would not receive the soldiers with flowers and white flags, any more than the demonstrators at Iblin and Naalin hand out to the Israeli Border Police breaking up their riots week after week.

The Border Police was bettered qualified to handle themselves against the arsenal the activists aboard the Turkish vessel used against the navy men, of firebombs, stun grenades, broken glass, slingshot, iron bars, axes and knives - and with far less risk of loss of life.

Assuming, of course, minimizing the loss of enemy lives is your paramount consideration. By contrast is my take away suggestion that next time we maximize the loss of enemy lives while minimizing anything the enemy can take away from the incident. Warn off The Rachel Corrie as a belligerent vessel entering a war zone, wait for her to reach the 20 mile limit, jam all signals then sink her with all hands. I expect there will be fewer jihadis - or their Christian slaves - willing to sacrifice themselves without the cameras rolling.

Posted by Ghost of a flea at June 2, 2010 06:27 AM

Comments

I've been sayin' all along. Most peeps out there don't have a clue about bording proceedures. And the lefty MSMs were so ready to pounce on those nasty Israeli terrorists for acting like pirates.

Arrr!

Posted by: Kaffir_Kanuck [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 2, 2010 10:48 PM

Maybe drop a D-9 from a couple of hundred feet when the crew was not looking. Honour Ms. Corrie's memory and all.

Posted by: Jay Currie [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 3, 2010 01:20 AM

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