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June 03, 2010

The narrative

Raymond Pritchett (Galrahn) anticipates the narrative of the second flotilla.

If you believe the Gaza Flotilla is an information operation intended to herd the cats of mass media into a narrative – which is what I believe is the ultimate intention of the NGO effort here – then we can presume to already know the narrative of the second flotilla. The NGO desires a clash on June 8th. Why? Because by creating a clash on June 8th the mass media can be expected to include a reminder of the anniversary of the USS Liberty incident 43 years ago as part of the narrative. We can expect the NGO to fortify the ship in ways that prevent the use of cameras from other ships or aircraft. Why? Because cameras from helicopters and Israeli ships represent a greater threat than the actual IDF commandos do – if you believe the battlefield is the information space. The ship will be more fortified internally? Why? Because the open space of the open deck favors the Israelis, but the small compartments of the ship favor the defenders in creating opportunities to control camera angles and perception of events to onlookers thousands of miles away.

The battlefield off the coast of Israel is in the information space, not the Mediterranean Sea.

I think this is exactly right; the rest of the argument is at the link. I had not made the connection between this corsair propaganda and the USS Liberty, yet more evidence the Left is a sink-hole of wilful ignorance, anti-Semitism and conspiracy theory.

The third time's the charm: Flotilla passenger: "I want to be a shahid ('martyr')".

In footage captured on the Gaza flotilla, a passenger describes how he has attempted in previous convoys to become a martyr and that "with god's luck" he will succeed on this flotilla. While the Gaza flotilla passengers had presented themselves as peace activists who would not act violently towards Israeli forces, this provides further evidence to the contrary.

Evidence is nice. A flaming oil slick would have been more effective and less controversial.

Posted by Ghost of a flea at June 3, 2010 05:43 AM