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The official line: "The IDF also confirmed that two navy commandos had been wounded in fight, which apparently broke out after activists tried to sieze their weapons. According to the army, commandos who stormed the Turkish ferry Mavi Marmara, the largest vessel in the convoy, encountered violent resistance from activists armed with sticks and knives. Activists attacked a commando with iron bars as he descended onto the ship from a helicopter, was attacked by the activists with metal rods, the army. The IDF said its rules of engagement allowed troops to open fire in what it called a "life-threatening situation". Elite troops from Shayetet 13, a naval commando unit, boarded the protest boats at around 4:00 A.M." The above is from Haaretz - the "liberal" press. So the line is now emerging. Gallant little Israel was once again defending itself. But such nonsense is to be expected from the Israelis - what will be of slightly more interest will be the equivocation and squirming from the Obama regime. I predeict that it will be truly disgusting. But we should not despair here. We should see the Israeli actions for what they are- the brutal and desperate acts of people who have long abandoned the ground of decency and morality, basically because there is no such thing as decent colonialism and colonialism is is what the Zionist enterprise has always been about. comradely Gary ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: [email protected] Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
