Quote Originally Posted by Meneldil View Post
Though I think Israel handled this story rather poorly (actually, they could only have made it worse by sinking the ship), I'm kind of baffled that people go around, show this video and say "See, they didn't have any weapon!" when said video clearly shows the 'peaceful' protesters actually carried weapons.

Last I know, slings are weapons. Ridiculous ones when you're fighting a modern army, but still. A weapon. Now the real question is "why did these peaceful protesters have so many weapons in their ship?". My answer is because from the get-go, this attempt to overcome the blockade was a suicide mission meant to make Israel look bad. The crew probably is of the kind that yells "Death to Israel" every once in a while. They clearly don't get my sympathies.

That being said, Israel clearly breached international laws, as usual, and caused the death of innocents - though dumb - civilians. It's about time the world says something about it.
Mugs, forks, chairs, bottles are of the same category if slings are counted as weapons against army with modern weaponry. Come on. Everybody in this conflict who their "enemies" were and what they possessed.

Moreover, having seen the boarding of the ship, I'm getting increasingly concerned over the method Israeli army used. Doesn't it look utterly amateurish ?