Israeli Air Strike

[Elvis]

So I've been wondering why Israel went through with this invasion. There's no doubt that it was all planned before the ceasefire agreements.

Obviously, smashing Hamas and forcing the Palestinians to vote for the puppet, Abbas, is one of the main goals.

But I came across this article:

War and Natural Gas: The Israeli Invasion and Gaza's Offshore Gas Fields

Very concise analysis. Everything's pretty straightforward and is summed up as follows:

This is a war of conquest. Discovered in 2000, there are extensive gas reserves off the Gaza coastline.

British Gas (BG Group) and its partner, the Athens based Consolidated Contractors International Company (CCC) owned by Lebanon's Sabbagh and Koury families, were granted oil and gas exploration rights in a 25 year agreement signed in November 1999 with the Palestinian Authority (PA).

The rights to the offshore gas field are respectively British Gas (60 percent); Consolidated Contractors (CCC) (30 percent); and the Investment Fund of the Palestinian Authority (10 percent). (Haaretz, October 21, 2007).

The PA-BG-CCC agreement includes field development and the construction of a gas pipeline.(Middle East Economic Digest, Jan 5, 2001).

The BG licence covers the entire Gazan offshore marine area, which is contiguous to several Israeli offshore gas facilities. (See Map below). It should be noted that 60 percent of the gas reserves along the Gaza-Israel coastline belong to Palestine.

[...]The issue of sovereignty over Gaza's gas fields is crucial. From a legal standpoint, the gas reserves belong to Palestine.

The death of Yasser Arafat, the election of the Hamas government and the ruin of the Palestinian Authority have enabled Israel to establish de facto control over Gaza's offshore gas reserves.

Another quick read that provides some context is the analysis of the 2006 Lebanon War as it relates to this pipeline Israel seeks to build.

The War on Lebanon and the Battle for Oil

[Kiro]

"Bitch, who said anything about oil? You cookin'?"

<5 minutes later>

"Baby I'm tryin' to get that oil! OHH I MEAN-- </cough & panicked look on face>"

[Neosutra]

I wonder if people were this upset when we invaded Iraq.

[archibaldcrane]

I wonder if people were this upset when we invaded Iraq.

I was way more upset about Iraq.

[Xno Kappa]

As a soldier out of Iraq. I can legitimately tell you. I'm kinda drunk, very drunk actually. but the US support for israel is ridiculous. it boggles my mind why we still support this country other then the spiffy usual religious reason. i got so muCH shit to say but whatever, gonna go to sleep right now.

[Hellfury]

I wonder if people were this upset when we invaded Iraq.

Most people were a lot more pissed about in Iraq (at least here in Norway), the israeli-palestinian conflicts have been going on and off so long it has lost the "wtf value" to a large degree alas :/

[Xno Kappa]

Religion is super retarded, who else here loves to worship a zombie that resurrects after so many days? You all interest me so I'm gonna bullshit while I prove the sun is another fictitious god you can claim as your own.

[test123]

nothing new

The Zionist Massacres from 1937 to 1994

[Kuya]

Whoa, what, why are we mentioning religion now?

[Elvis]

I think people are more pissed off at Israel because this Occupation has been going on for 40 years. So you have generations of activism building up over ONE specific issue.

I always cringe when people think this is all about religion. You'll learn that religion is just a mask, the more you read about the conflict.

Message from Captain Obvious: Supporting Israel is part of American geopolitics in the ME.

But, everyday people (us) are not political scientists. We're romantics and we want to fight for people's human rights and dignity, etc.

Although, keep in mind that there were mass protests against the Iraq War before it even happened.

Does anyone here feel like they have a say in whether our country goes to war or not? Democracy here is pulling a lever every four years.

[Kiro]

This world would be much better off without religion. But it's fangs are in nice and deep now so it's not going anywhere. People fear death, so they make up afterlife nonsense. Be good, follow this and this, and you get to go here and see all your dead friends and family. Etc etc.

ANYWAY THIS THREAD ISN'T ABOUT RELIGION.

[Xno Kappa]

God you people are so fucking stupid. You really do get in the way of figuring out logical cures for human beings. none of this bullshit you can barely breath. We can breath quite easily against human plans.

[Kuya]

God you people are so fucking stupid. You really do get in the way of figuring out logical cures for human beings. none of this bullshit you can barely breath. We can breath quite easily against human plans.

lol

[Kiro]

Logical cures for humans beings = natural selection.


WAIT FOR IT...

[Xno Kappa]

yes kuya i'm drunk

[Xno Kappa]

very drunk actually

[Elvis]

FREEDOM ISN'T FREE, FOR FOLKS LIKE YOU AND ME

Let's just spam the rest of the thread with establishment lines.

I'll go first:

Israel has a right to defend itself.

[chazzyphizzle]

But if we don't chip in our buck o'five who will?

[archibaldcrane]

If Tijuana was firing rockets into San Diego, we'd do the EXACT SAME THING!

amidoingitrite?

[Elvis]

Islamofascism seeks to establish a world-wide Caliphate and enforce sharia law!

Oh and Iran is Nazi Germany. Yes, I know we said that about North Korea and Iraq and even Grenada in the 80s but this time we're super cereal.