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Comment Re:AMERICAN CITIZEN KILLED BY TURK ON ISRAELI GROU (Score 1) 1123

A "blockade" has been considered an act of war for hundreds of years. Only the UN security council can say what is legal or illegal. A resolution could call for sanctioning Israel for the blockade but would need to be not vetoed by any of the Security Council members in order for it to be "illegal" (whatever that means), in which case Israel could be "legally" blockaded by UN sanction. You could say that it's not illegal because the US says so. It has nothing to do with law and everything to do with military power and money. At any time, any country that wanted to trade with or come to the aid of people living in Gaza could do so and it would also be "legal". Turkey could go to war with Israel claiming that the blockade is illegal and their actions against the Turkish flagged ships was piracy and it would be "legal".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockade

Of course no country will directly aid the Palestinians as long as the US backs Israel. I do feel sorry for both sides of the conflict. For the Palestinians because it's hopeless for them and for Israel for the day when the US is no longer willing or able to back them. So many problems could be solved if they found a peaceful resolution.

Comment Re:citation needed (Score 1) 420

I apologize for assuming you were from the US. I'm really curious what is with all the hate against Chavez from your perspective? Not the part about how he's censoring stuff or acting like a dictator. But what about his policies is so offensive to you or the significant part of the population that support a coup would seem like a good idea?

Comment Re:citation needed (Score 5, Interesting) 420

That didn't happen. It was faked by the TV station that was actively taking part in the coup attempt and picked up by CNN, et. al. to support the US position on the coup.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_chavez#Ch.C3.A1vez_and_the_media

Now I know you're saying "that just wikipedia" but maybe read the cites. Or do a google search. Educate your self. You might find that the US government has done far worse in acting out foreign policy goals... And publicly acknowledged it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIA_sponsored_regime_change. Almost as bad as the Brits.

But I understand your need to deny anything that the US does that could be construed as bad since this might force you to take personal responsibility for your own life.

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