A year ago an international flotilla attempted to deliver aide in the form of food and basic necessities to the besieged people of Gaza. The government of Israel responded to this group of peaceful protesters with bullets and bad decisions. There was an international outcry at the slaughter of innocent civilians and this put the United States in a very awkward position indeed. Do they defend their ally in spite of the gruesome truth? Or do they at last condemn the cruel actions of a government that openly sponsors violent racism? In a wholly unsurprising turn of events, the US chose to disregard the findings of several international investigations which found the Israeli military to have commit atrocious acts of unprovoked violence and murder, and instead supported the findings of the Israeli investigation. You know, the one no one was allowed to verify? The one that claimed that the flotilla attacked the military vessels despite being utterly without firepower? That one.
On the anniversary of this travesty, another flotilla is scheduled to leave, once again carrying only basic necessities into the Gaza ghetto. This time the United States decided to cover its ass ahead of time. Hilary Clinton announced that the US government condemned the idea of an aide flotilla, going so far as to imply it was an act of terrorism (imagine that, the US calling someone it disagrees with a terrorist). The clincher though was when she and her cronies outright stated that the government of Israel had the right to defend itself. When pressed by a number of people, who were, unfortunately, struck with the terrible affliction of common sense, what exactly Israel was defending itself from (because apparently food and medical supplies are the new tools of chemical warfare?), Hilary hemmed and hawed and generally avoided any statement of merit. As did every other government representative to whom these legitimate questions were posed.
In short, the United States government has openly declared that the potential murder of its citizens is permissible because, well hey, they were totally asking for it!
On the anniversary of this travesty, another flotilla is scheduled to leave, once again carrying only basic necessities into the Gaza ghetto. This time the United States decided to cover its ass ahead of time. Hilary Clinton announced that the US government condemned the idea of an aide flotilla, going so far as to imply it was an act of terrorism (imagine that, the US calling someone it disagrees with a terrorist). The clincher though was when she and her cronies outright stated that the government of Israel had the right to defend itself. When pressed by a number of people, who were, unfortunately, struck with the terrible affliction of common sense, what exactly Israel was defending itself from (because apparently food and medical supplies are the new tools of chemical warfare?), Hilary hemmed and hawed and generally avoided any statement of merit. As did every other government representative to whom these legitimate questions were posed.
In short, the United States government has openly declared that the potential murder of its citizens is permissible because, well hey, they were totally asking for it!
