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And the beat goes on. nt. glacierbay Nov 2012 #1
The drum beat of war Coyotl Nov 2012 #67
Maybe if Hamas would quit shooting rockets into Israel glacierbay Nov 2012 #68
Smacks of sluminum tubes and WMDs. nt kelliekat44 Nov 2012 #97
The President and the UN need to put pressure on Iran Ash_F Nov 2012 #2
meh... naaman fletcher Nov 2012 #16
Indeed there are a lot of things the US should do differently. /nt Ash_F Nov 2012 #21
Actually, the U.S. isn't smuggling those arms. They sell them openly. Agnosticsherbet Nov 2012 #51
not true naaman fletcher Nov 2012 #55
Actually, on the worlds arms market, it isn't smuggling. Agnosticsherbet Nov 2012 #57
Likely the biggest... RedFury Nov 2012 #75
You mean the one started by Bush ATF called Wide Receiver that was resurrected by same ATF agents blm Nov 2012 #102
If Israel is allowed load back up after this latest conflict... then so should Gaza. nt Comrade_McKenzie Nov 2012 #3
I have a question SamHarris2012 Nov 2012 #4
They still might. Ash_F Nov 2012 #5
They or the US should intercept the ship glacierbay Nov 2012 #6
the US should not be interfering with Iranian shIps on the high seas mitchtv Nov 2012 #10
If they're in Intl. waters glacierbay Nov 2012 #12
SINCE WHEN? mitchtv Nov 2012 #17
Would you care to cite the relevant international law that would allow us enlightenment Nov 2012 #23
Well I'll be damned, it's not in there. Ash_F Nov 2012 #40
Sure... EX500rider Nov 2012 #45
Nice try, but UN resolutions are recommendations, not enforceable law, enlightenment Nov 2012 #50
Except that... EX500rider Nov 2012 #73
With the explicit permission of the flag state One_Life_To_Give Nov 2012 #85
While nice in theory, in practice.. EX500rider Nov 2012 #103
Unflagged is a Pirate Vessel by definition One_Life_To_Give Nov 2012 #105
If you would bother to read the Law of the Sea, enlightenment Nov 2012 #87
Does that mean Iran has the right to intercept US ships heading to obxhead Nov 2012 #41
Let Iran try. nt. glacierbay Nov 2012 #47
So... RedFury Nov 2012 #76
No glacierbay Nov 2012 #78
Re: Hamas. Depends on who you ask. RedFury Nov 2012 #83
Just going by what our State Dept. says glacierbay Nov 2012 #84
Indeed. RedFury Nov 2012 #90
Good question glacierbay Nov 2012 #91
It's a matter of perspective obxhead Nov 2012 #93
Does nobody take International Relations in school, anymore? aquart Nov 2012 #15
Zionists are always willing to sacrifice American lives and American prestige as byeya Nov 2012 #38
Zionists eh ? nt King_David Nov 2012 #44
Zionists? glacierbay Nov 2012 #48
Herzl called himself a Zionist and it's been used by those wanting a Jewish state byeya Nov 2012 #74
You should have said 'jews' so the flying monkeys could have set on the alert button and spun. nt Purveyor Nov 2012 #58
Zionists...always? leftynyc Nov 2012 #62
Zionist snooper2 Nov 2012 #99
I wouldn't go that far Ash_F Nov 2012 #18
"We all know where these rockets would be headed..." No, we don't. Scuba Nov 2012 #59
Probably not an excellent idea to do it in a harbor. AtheistCrusader Nov 2012 #7
International ACT OF WAR against a sovereign nation. aquart Nov 2012 #8
I've tried hard to stay away from this, but your statement is making me ask this... freshwest Nov 2012 #49
Gaza currently is no-man's land, occupied territory, and mass civilian prison. JackRiddler Nov 2012 #82
Is that the UN classification for it, a war-torn territory? Why not UN troops? freshwest Nov 2012 #86
You should read up on this... JackRiddler Nov 2012 #94
The International Committee of the Red Cross... RedFury Nov 2012 #96
that would be a direct attack on Iran oldhippydude Nov 2012 #9
whole lot of 'mays' in that article. nt Viva_La_Revolution Nov 2012 #19
a "mayzing" article...... oldhippydude Nov 2012 #24
I interpret Israel's announcement as a warning to Iran. JDPriestly Nov 2012 #34
Bombing a ship on the high seas outside a warzone or a recognized blockade, is an act of war. Agnosticsherbet Nov 2012 #54
I always wondered what would happen if they hit it with a submarine. Sirveri Nov 2012 #61
Any investigations afterwards would reveal that the ship was hit with a torpedo, not destroyed from Agnosticsherbet Nov 2012 #64
because this is a "news" piece to whip up public opinion for them to continue their harassment snooper2 Nov 2012 #98
headline. says "are" dipsydoodle Nov 2012 #11
Does it have aluminum tubes? Vials of anthrax? Rape rooms? JackRiddler Nov 2012 #13
Exterminate who? nt. glacierbay Nov 2012 #14
You must have been born in the 1990s. Paulie Nov 2012 #26
Nope glacierbay Nov 2012 #46
It is a line from Joseph Conrad's novella... JackRiddler Nov 2012 #52
Haven't heard of Heart of Darkness glacierbay Nov 2012 #56
+1 n/t whatchamacallit Nov 2012 #22
I heard they were throwing.............................. jeggus Nov 2012 #29
Bullshit! Unknown Beatle Nov 2012 #20
Of course you don't leftynyc Nov 2012 #63
you can discern where something is going from a satillite and-justice-for-all Nov 2012 #25
Hence the word "may." nt Chef Eric Nov 2012 #30
Hence this is bullshit and pure speculation. n/t Earth_First Nov 2012 #69
BREAKING!!! North Vietnamese Torpedo Boats Fired on USS Maddox in the Gulf of Tonkin!!!!! n/t FourScore Nov 2012 #27
I guess ceasefire really does mean reload. musical_soul Nov 2012 #28
NOOOOO!!!!! Sophiegirl Nov 2012 #37
Uh huh....right....and of course Israel would NEVER employ propaganda. AnOhioan Nov 2012 #31
Are they sure it's not aluminum tubes for centrifuges? Canuckistanian Nov 2012 #32
Iran elbloggoZY27 Nov 2012 #33
Damn right!!!! Let's sink all ships with war supplies. I say we A Simple Game Nov 2012 #35
I wonder- do you feel the same way about military equipment shipped from the US? Marrah_G Nov 2012 #65
America nineteen50 Nov 2012 #36
Israeli Spy Satellites Spot Iranian Ship Being Loaded With Rockets For Gaza railsback Nov 2012 #39
what are they waiting for then? sink it. trouble.smith Nov 2012 #42
"May" be headed, "may" include "like" those.....Too many qualifiers to make this mean anything. uppityperson Nov 2012 #43
No satellite photo necessary: US ship being loaded with rockets for Israel. JackRiddler Nov 2012 #53
+1 Scuba Nov 2012 #60
Difference is glacierbay Nov 2012 #66
Some defense. JackRiddler Nov 2012 #70
Sorry but Hamas started this glacierbay Nov 2012 #72
Suuuure.... RedFury Nov 2012 #79
You've got your opinions glacierbay Nov 2012 #80
You are certainly... RedFury Nov 2012 #92
+1, Iran's just contributing to a balance of power. A good thing. harun Nov 2012 #77
I wouldn't go that far. JackRiddler Nov 2012 #81
Yeah, and analysts said Saddam had WMDs... KansDem Nov 2012 #71
Has any Israeli spy satellites spotted any American ships being loaded with missiles ... olddad56 Nov 2012 #88
spy satellites clbinepa Nov 2012 #95
Welcome to DU! hrmjustin Nov 2012 #100
more relevant than ever, Jackson Browne's Lives in the Balance. olddad56 Nov 2012 #89
Yes and the photos show the warheads for these rockets look suspiciously............................ jeggus Nov 2012 #101
LOL. Here ya go... Purveyor Nov 2012 #104
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