Tuesday, June 8, 2010
This is just a quick link to follow -- an "aside." These are links to interesting things that, for one reason or another, I didn't place into a full posting. Click the link to visit the full article. Go to the blog index for a regular listing of posts.
CAMERA: Gunrunning Bishop in Gaza Flotilla - '...To the uninformed, Melkite Bishop Hilarion Capucci's presence in the flotilla gives credence to the notion that the flotilla's intentions were peaceful and innocent. Consequently, Capucci was on board a boat that was intercepted on its way to Gaza in in 2009. It was also why he participated in the flotilla that was recently boarded by Israeli soldiers in 2010. People who are aware of Capucci's past will interpret his presence on these flotillas in a completely different manner. In 1975, Capucci was convicted of smuggling guns from Lebanon into the West Bank. Moreover, he rebuked an American held in Tehran during the Iran hostage crisis in 1979...'
