Israel has reportedly attacked an aid shipment headed for the Gaza strip, killing over 10 activists and wounding more.

A flotilla of ships was breaking the naval blockade of Gaza, carrying humanitarian aid for the impoverished thousands trapped in that tiny sliver of coastline.

Unable to import their basic needs; unable to engage in fishing either for commercial or subsistence purposes; basically unable to live.

“Under darkness of night, Israeli commandoes dropped from a helicopter onto the Turkish passenger ship, Mavi Marmara, and began to shoot the moment their feet hit the deck,” the movement said on its website.

“They fired directly into the crowd of civilians asleep. According to the live video from the ship, two have been killed, and 31 injured. Al Jazeera has just confirmed the numbers.

This attack happened in international waters, 75 miles off the coast of Israel, in direct violation of international law.

Needless to say, the rogue and murderous state of Israel will continue to do as it pleases, and a few in the world will tut-tut and shake their heads in grave disgust.

Then do nothing, as the bastards continue to starve the children of Palestine.

I love it when this Israeli bastard says “they planned this attack”, after some people on board defended themselves with sticks and knives.

Where are you, Obama the Messiah?

We know you’re the Herald Sports Editor, but please Robson, stick to the football we all know you love so well.

Writing awkward, over-elaborate sentences like this makes us wonder if you know what you’re talking about, brother.

But then, to dismiss this tournament as another low-key event on the pregnant calendar of the world’s ultimate game of gentlemen and women, would not only be wrong but a myopic view divorced from the realities on the ground that should be key in guiding opinions.

To try and pretend that all has been well in Zimbabwe Cricket that the arrival of representative teams from India and Sri Lanka should not be cause for celebrations — especially on the home front — would be stretching the imagination too far.

Yes, Tendulkar — who gave the cricketing world a reason to smile with that incredible knock that destroyed Charles Coventry’s highest ODI score by an individual in the world — is not here and that matters for those who enjoy his class and who look to him to provide another knock for the archives.

Wow, there IS such a thing as too much English, Robson.

It reads like a ZJC “composition”. You go boy!

I always knew about the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, since that nutty student wrote his letter mocking the concept of “intelligent design” being taught alongside evolution.

But I have to admit I hadn’t been touched by His Noodliness until I read this week about the Mohammad cartoonist being attacked at a talk about free speech. That really bothered me.

First, a disclaimer – I see no problem with Muslims going apeshit over a depiction of their prophet; depictions of their prophet are, indeed, forbidden in their religion. THEIR religion. So they can feel pissed about that, fair go. But I still have to side with (and echo) Bobby Henderson on this one.

In truth, I have had my share of run-ins with religious nuts myself, though none of those nuts have been Muslims. I find Christian nuts the creepiest of all religious nuts, although a nut is a nut, no matter what shell it’s clad in.

But this cartoonist has become a symbol for the RIGHT to criticise religion. I don’t believe it’s about religion or values, I think it’s about dogma.

There is nothing inherently wrong with what nutty Muslims (and Christians) believe – what’s wrong is that it’s no longer a set of beliefs, it’s a set of Truths that cannot be questioned, and that is dangerous.

I proudly claim not just my right to religious freedom (that is freedom to practise whatever religion I choose), but my freedom FROM religion, that is my right to reject, criticise or otherwise take the piss out of any religion I find silly.

The ability to listen, debate and reject (or accept) divergent opinions is what separates us from the beasts, and if your religion can’t stand up to a little satirical lampooning without your resorting to violence, I think it means your beliefs are indefensible and won’t stand up to intelligent scrutiny.

Also, the Flying Spaghetti Monster doesn’t care if you draw it as something unclean … like a stripper.

So now I’m a Pastafarian. All hail the FSM.

What is it with Africans and elections? It seems like everywhere across the continent, once campaign time comes along, we abandon all civility and start killing and maiming?

Kigali – Two hand grenade attacks in the Rwandan capital Kigali killed two people and wounded 27 others overnight, a police spokesperson said on national Radio Rwanda on Sunday.

The attacks are the latest in a wave of violence in the run-up to presidential elections in August after similar attacks had hit Kigali on February 19 and March 4, with two dead and about 20 wounded.

You would think people in goddamn RWANDA would have had enough of violence. But no, here we go again, another in a long line of bloody election campaigns.

What the hell?

Well done Chelsea. And yay Liverpool, we missed out on our sixth (dammit!), but at least we’ll probably sell Gerrard (yuss!) and maybe ship Torres off as well.

All in all, a great weekend. Eh?

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