So as we all know, last week Israel intercepted a flotilla carrying relief supplies to the Gaza strip. Hilarity ensued, in the form of a few additional developments that you may or may not have noticed. I did, because that's pretty much what I do -- read stuff all day.
- Israel says their commandos were sent in with assault rifles loaded with paintball rounds (and sidearms with live ammo). Uh, sure they were. Nothing sounds safer for commandos than arming them with paintball rounds, parachuting them onto boats in the middle of the night surrounded by 700+ people who don't want to be raided. Never mind the fact that none of the folks on the boat had paintball blasts on them.
- Israel also says they'll use more force next time. Okay, THIS I believe.
- Iran (crazy) has decided to up the ante by offering to send naval escorts for future "relief shipments". The best part about this tho is that both Hamas (crazy) and Hezbollah (crazy) have independently said that's the dumbest thing they've ever heard.
Thanks to
Stratfor for most of the above info, check em out if you haven't already.
Also, unrelated but just as much fun is
this piece in Salon arguing that a press corps that attends watergun fights and pool parties with high-ranking Obama Administration officials probably can't do as good a job of holding them accountable.
Headlines Of The Week for Sun 2010-05-30 to Sat 2010-06-05:
Al Gore concedes erection 
Man with .32 BAC charged with DUI, improper use of children as hood ornaments 
Serbian artist sets new record for the longest time spent sitting down and doing nothing, narrowly beating the previous time recorded by a member of the Teamsters 
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Cavaliers GM resigns LeBron. Except without that last word in the sentence Tightness frustrates Fister Geek:
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