'grave international crisis'....Haaretz

[spanone]

"The government failed the test of results," the editor at large for Israel's oldest leading newspaper writes in a blistering analysis calling for a full scale investigation of the deadly raid of a Gaza flotilla: an "act of protest dead demonstrators and a grave international crisis."

"Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must return immediately from North America and convene a national committee of inquiry into Israel's interception of a Gaza aid convoy on Monday, during which at least nine activists were killed," Aluf Benn writes for Haaretz.

There is no other fitting or proper way to clarify the circumstances of the incident, which began as an act of protest and ended with dead demonstrators and a grave international crisis.

The government failed the test of results; blaming the organizers of the flotilla for causing the deaths by ignoring Israel's orders to turn back is inadequate. Decisions taken by the responsible authorities must be probed.

Nor can Monday's bloodshed be dismissed with claims that the demonstrators attacked IDF commandos with guns and other weapons. This type of excuse shifts responsibility from the political and military decision-makers to the soldiers, who acted in the heat of combat and for fear of their lives. It may be convenient to Netanyahu and his partners in government to present the battle as a local incident that escalated – but they cannot escape responsibility for the crisis.

http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0531/haaretz-government-failed-test-results/

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. Kicking and hoping this is not moved out of GD

[spanone]

2. international crisis is why i posted it in gd

[proud2BlibKansan]

5. Hey me too but they keep moving my OPs

Wishing you better luck.

[Bluebear]

9. Really, this is ridic.

An international incident surely should be discussed out of the dungeons!

[proud2BlibKansan]

10. I was just looking for a list of casualties!

I started a thread asking if anyone knew where to find the list and the mods moved it!!

It is indeed ridiculous.

I went elsewhere to find out how my friends on these ships were doing.

PC bullshit.

[Wizard777]

3. We may be at war with Israel soon. If Turkey goes to war with Israel. NATO has to back them.

An attack upon one member is an attack upon the whole group.

[Sherman A1]

8. Interesting

I suspect unlikely, but interesting nonetheless.

[Statistical]

12. NATO doesn't work that way. If Israel invaded Turkey that would require a nato response.

[Wizard777]

13. Technically they did EXACTLY that. They invaded a Turkish Ship in international waters.

[Statistical]

14. And the "invasion" is now over.

NATO is only defensive.

NATO nations were not required to go on Bush* two wars in Afghanistan & Iraq.

Unless Israel intends to invade and continue to invade Turkey this is not a NATO issue.

[Wizard777]

15. If the ship hasn't been returned to Turkish Control. It's being Occupied.

[defendandprotect]

4. Trust Obama will use this incident to rein in Israel, cut funding for warmongering . . .

and for GENOCIDE in Gaza -- but not that hopeful!!

Too much AAIPAC influence over our government --

Rahm Emmanuel, for one!!

[L0oniX]

6. Deleted

No point is saying anything here ...it just gets censored.

[spanone]

7. i wouldn't want to work in the white house right now....can't be much fun

shit is hitting every fan in sight

[Mnemosyne]

11. Indeed it should be, and it begs the question;

will Iran be next?