I doubt that Ron Lopert will believe anything I put forward but some Sun readers may be interested to discover (if they didn't know already) that there is a legal, legitimate maritime blockade off the coast of Gaza; it's been imposed with the agreement of Egypt when the terrorist leadership took over Gaza as the Hamas regime had repeatedly bombed civilian targets in Israel with weapons smuggled in via the sea.
From the beginning the ‘peace' activists had stated their intention to storm the blockade.
Every week thousands of tonnes of humanitarian aid is taken into Gaza by road through relief organisations and - in this case - Israel offered to transport the aid brought by the boats via the usual overland routes once it had been inspected for weapons but the organisers refused, intent as they were to bring harm on Israel either through violence or through media propaganda.
I understand that the terrorists who were killed were carrying thousands of dollars in cash and had no passports or I.D.
Known Islamic extremists were identified as passengers, and Ron thinks they were ‘acting out of compassion' !
The USA continues to protect Israel? The signs actually suggest Obama is seeking to prove his resolve as a leader, by getting tough with Israel. He's not having success with Iran, and there are shades of King Canute over the oil in the Gulf of Mexico - I'm not holding my breath waiting to see him turn from meddling in the Middle East to concentrate on the problems in his own territory.
Joy Z.Marks, Greerton.