Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Will these European politicians never stop sucking up and tell the truth? (Don't answer that one, either.) In case you've been stuck in a closet, the UK's PM David Cameron went a pandering to the Islamist government in Turkey, not only saying some silly things about Tueky, Islam and the EU, but saying some rather wicked things about Israel, the Gaza Flotilla, and...well, here's the straight news piece: 'Gaza cannot remain a prison camp'
This is, by the way, the dominant nature of the British critique of Israel. It all boils down to questions and assertions that have little more substance than "When did you stop beating your wife?" It's assertion after assertion based on little fact and tremendous quantities of overblown rhetoric repeated ad nauseum for which there is no answer or solution as the premises are so batshit crazy they brook no rational response.
British Prime Minister David Cameron has used a visit to Turkey to equate Gaza to a "prison camp" and condemn Israel for its response to the Gaza flotilla incident.
Speaking during his first visit to Turkey as prime minister, in which he is calling for Turkey's inclusion into the European Union, Cameron insisted that Israel's inquiry had to be swift, transparent and rigorous.
"The Israeli attack on the Gaza flotilla was completely unacceptable and I have told Prime Minister Netanyahu, we will expect the Israeli inquiry to be swift, transparent and rigorous.
"Let me also be clear that the situation in Gaza has to change. Humanitarian goods and people must flow in both directions. Gaza cannot and must not be allowed to remain a prison camp," he told the Turkish parliament on Tuesday...
Cameron's absurdity has engendered a great deal of unfriendly notice I'm happy to say. Here are a number of links:
Robin Shepherd: New UK Premier David Cameron employs extreme rhetoric against Israel
Barry Rubin: In Speech to Turkey, PM David Cameron Goes Full Idiot
Melanie Phillips: Weep for Britain: 1940 this is not
Legal Insurrection: I Apologize Profusely
Gateway: British PM Cameron: Gaza a "Prison Camp"
Jonathan Hoffman: Wham Bam Cam Slammed!
Related, I guess, and interesting: Turkey working to prevent Lebanese sail to Gaza
