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Originally Posted by HOZ
And the soldiers got that way......because they fell down when faced with Gandhi-like peace activists? 
AGAIN and AGAIN
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I believe the people on that boat had every right to defend themselves from an aggresively hostile boarding attempt in international waters. When you use violence against people, its rather naive not to expect a violent response in return, no? The difference in this case, is that one side had helicopters, assault rifles, stun grenades and body armour, and the other had makeshift clubs and kitchen knives.
Remember, the activists resisted non-lethally and rendered assistance to the injured, captured commandos. The Israelis killed 9 and wounded dozens more, and according to this report,
one wounded activist was left to bleed for 12 hours before being airlifted to Istanbul, and even then the Israelis refuse to hand over his medical records.
I do believe that, where there is only a choice between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence.... I would rather have India resort to arms in order to defend her honour than that she should, in a cowardly manner, become or remain a helpless witness to her own dishonour. Gandhi