Michael J. Totten's Blog, page 67

The Most Ridiculous Story of the Week

Hamas refuses to let humanitarian aid into Gaza.

Iran Threatens War in the Mediterranean

Yesterday, Ali Shirazi of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps said its naval forces "are fully prepared to escort the peace and freedom convoys to Gaza with all their powers and capabilities." Never mind the cynical use of the words "freedom" and "peace" from a repressive regime that steals votes and cracks heads. Breaking a blockade [...:]

He Wanted to Become a Shahid

The flotilla passenger in the following video said he hoped to become a martyr—get himself killed, in other words—while running the Israeli blockade of Gaza earlier this week. Perhaps such deaths should be considered suicide, rather than murder, for the same reason we use the term suicide bomber.

That Wasn't So Hard, Was It?

From the Jerusalem Post:

IDF forces piloted the Rachel Corrie to the port of Ashdod early Saturday evening after boarding the ship earlier in the day.

None were harmed in the military operation as the international activists on the ship cooperated with the boarding party. The activists went as far as lowering a ladder to the soldiers [...:]

This Could Get Interesting

Saad Hariri's newspaper in Lebanon says the Turkish prime minister is thinking of running the blockade of Gaza himself.