Israeli Troops Capture Cargo Ship Containing Rockets
Israel Blames Iran for High Profile Seizure
The Israeli Navy captured an Antiguan ship today near the island of Cyprus, which officials are touting as the largest capture of arms ever by the Israeli military.
Israel officials claim that the ship was loaded down with weapons sent by the Iranian government to Hezbollah to use against Israeli civilians, though the only evidence they presented to back up this claim was that some of the shipping containers found on board had “Iranian Shipping Lines Group” written in English on them. The Israelis also claim to have proof the ship left Iran and was heading to Syria, though they did not release this proof publicly.
Israeli diplomats have been ordered to use the capture of the ship to rally international support against the Iranian government. Israeli embassies across the world have been ordered to issue press releases accusing Iran of turning the Mediterranean Sea into a terrorist base.
The Iranian government denied the allegations and insisted the ship was heading to Iran, not from Iran, and that it was carrying Syrian goods on board. The UN has insisted it has no evidence of ongoing arms smuggling to Hezbollah.
paulBass
November 5th, 2009 at 8:13 am
"The seizure may also complicate relations with Egypt, where Israel says the weapons were loaded."
so they are watching an empty ship leave Iran and go to Egypt where the Egyptians load it with Iranian weapons to send to Syria who will give it to Hezbollah.
sounds like a farce
Jane Doe
November 5th, 2009 at 11:48 am
Israel's chutzpah, paranoia, outright lies, and endless aggression never ceases to amaze.
The fact that the craven cowards in our Congress not only enable it but endorse it at grave peril to the US proves that every single Congressional rep. who puts Israel first, needs to be tried as a traitor.
backblow
November 5th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
I hope that NATO will intervene to stop these wanton acts of piracy in their backyard!
jim
November 5th, 2009 at 1:37 pm
Israel is no better then Somalia what in the hell right dose Israel has the right to stop a ship out 100 miles out to sea. they are just piracy just like Somalia
DrFix
November 5th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
What hypocrisy. Israel is a major arms exporter itself. You can find its handiwork being peddled heavily to China and the rest of the world and it has the cajones to call the kettle black. This coming from a country who sells in the amounts close to what the Russians deal in and we're tasked with believing that THEY are threatened. Oooooooohhhh!
Geo1671
November 5th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
Basic requirement to become a good citizen of Israel -confirmed pathological lier
Shaun
November 5th, 2009 at 6:45 pm
That our government and our medias accept uncritically every lie in the unceasing stream of confirmed, brazen lies uttered by the Israelis is evidence of their total betrayal of their country.
canuk
November 5th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
if NATO was impartial it may work,but we all know who they serve
canuk
November 5th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
well, the little bully carries on while still protected by the big bully. But the big one is already getting bloody nose and is only a question of time when it goes down and has to answer for all its dirty deeds and crimes.
backblow
November 5th, 2009 at 11:55 pm
I was being ironic but in the end NATO will come to regret their likely failure to eradicate this band of pirates – Israel is pushing and pushing to extend the bounds of what behaviour by them is "acceptable" to western governments most likely so that at some point in the not too distant future, they can "ethnically cleanse" the Palestinians without any repurcussions for Israel. The subsequent blowback against the West is what scares me.
Schmuck
November 5th, 2009 at 11:55 pm
So long as the missiles are falling in Israel all is well. The Chutzpah is on the typical anti-Israel cabal of Palestinian apologists. Go suck on some Hamas cock.
whiskeypapa
November 6th, 2009 at 12:39 am
the zionists have made the Mediterranean sea a terrorist base and those terrorists regularly shoot and harass Gazan fishers
Jane Doe
November 6th, 2009 at 1:40 am
Don't call yourself just a "schmuck" call yourself a "DUMB schmuck"
Americans are fed-up of Israel uber Alles, and when Israel attacks Iran and the sheeple here finally figure out which country caused their kids to die for NOTHING in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran, Israel will no longer exist.
nonpareal
November 6th, 2009 at 1:45 am
The real terrorist are the Israelis. Some day they will pay for their crimes shown below. Sad to say the US and others who support them will also suffer.
http://palestinian.ning.com/forum/topics/the-othe...
paulBass
November 6th, 2009 at 3:59 am
Somalians only engage in piracy as a desprate means of survival against those who destroyed there source of lively hood.
i would not insult the poor people of Somalia with the wanton aggression of an affluent military super power
paulBass
November 6th, 2009 at 4:05 am
Israels entire economy is arms why do you think they spy on us so much?
get a new weapons design, mass produce it and sell it to the highest bidder
alot easier than free exchange of good and services with their neighbors
paulBass
November 6th, 2009 at 4:06 am
yes yes the media is away only lying about Israel every thing else is just fair and balanced a assume
paulBass
November 6th, 2009 at 4:11 am
chutzpah is when hamas agrees to a cease fire,( back in the day before the total siege of gaza) and starts arresting any group firing rockets and Israel launches air strikes against the police in Gaza(aka hamas)
chutzpah is also poking you empty useless head in to what is for the most part a civil conversation and telling us to "suck a cock"
go fuck your self in you ignorant loose asshole!!!
paulBass
November 6th, 2009 at 4:18 am
its nothing to do with fishing!
thars gas under that them sea. and as long as israel can keep any gazans from laying claim to the territorial coastal water. they can continue to use their 14 wells to syphon off all the gas.