being a recovering Navy guy of twenty plus years (you are never really cured)I did my share of drug interdiction deployments down off the coast of South America. Taking down a suspected smuggler we use very simliar approach, go in with non lethal but as soon as there is a threat you let lose the hounds of hell. Now most columbian drug smugglers aren't stupid enough to fuck wiht a well trained, well armed boarding crew and most behave like the French and surrender if you snarl at them. We only had a couple of cases in the early nineties where we had to fire on the vessel and when you shoot, yo shoot a lot, shoot fast and aim to kill. We went after anyone topsides while the 50 cals went after the motor / engine compartment. I can tell you that you usualy find the fuel tanks near the engine compartment and fuel tanks don't mix well with tracers.
Those folks wanted somethig that would play well on u tube and CNN and they got that.
Israel's video for the Gaza "activists"...
1. That is not "Israel's video," but a video prepared by Caroline Glick, sort of the Israelli Rush Limbaugh, that was sent to the government. They thought it was funny and made a link to it.
2. The video is substantially accurate to the extent that the mercenaries - some of whom have now been linked by the IDF to Al Queda - were in fact attempting to con the world.
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Hamas has a seemingly endless supply of guns and bombs. Ships like the ones in question are/were a primary source, hence the reason for the blockade in the first place.
Even though the world wants to hold Israel to standards no other nation would ever be expected to live up to, it's foolish to think that these "activist" were going to attack IDF soldiers and not receive a violent response.
It's called self defense. Speaking of which, let's remember how Israel came to possess the west bank and gaza in the 1st place; when you fire the 1st shot, it's kinda hard to bitch about the consequences.
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No, mine was good parody. Even if a little broad.
These hasbara mongering clowns are probably known professionally as the Marikod Family Singers.