Iranian protesters removed from plane

[indy007]

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Police escorts Iranian protesters off the plane
(by Natalie Novak)

 
56 Iranian protesters were removed from the board of the airplane at Brussels. Police said the incident ended peacefully.

"The plane is empty now. There was no violence at all," said police spokesman Olivier Vincent. The Iranian men, women and children on board refused to leave the Boeing 737 flight from Frankfurt for 16 hours in a protest against Iran’s Islamic government.

One of the protesters said: "We want the European Union to remove the Islamic leaders from Iran.”

The jet landed at 2 p.m. (1300 GMT) Thursday and had 103 passengers on the board. 56 passengers refused to disembark from the board. At 3:30 a.m. (0230 GMT) the protesters were given a written ultimatum saying they would be arrested if they did not leave immediately.

The protesters faced only administrative arrest after leaving the board.

[SOB]

Sixteen hours in a 737?  Man, now THAT is what I call being dedicated to your cause!

[Toad]

Originally posted by indy007
One of the protesters said: "We want the European Union to remove the Islamic leaders from Iran.”
 

This will one day be the example under the definition of "incredible optimism" in Webster's.

[Siaf__csf]

You're right Toad. We learned from the history that invading other countries can backfire quickly.

[rabbidrabbit]

we also learned time and again that aiding and abetting terrorist makes them stronger not weaker.

[Siaf__csf]

So stop doing it then. Sheesh.

[rabbidrabbit]

ya thats right I was skimming billions off the oil for food program and proping up dictatorships that promote terrorism as well as murder their citizens by the tens of thousands per year to stay in power.

[Siaf__csf]

Are you talking about Saddam now? Does your history end at the beginning of gulf1?

Oh right, I forgot.. he used to be a good guy back then. Right.

I'm sure he didn't gas any kurds or murder any citizens when Donald Rumsfeld shook his hand in agreement.

[john9001]

what are you trying to say saif? that you don't like american foreign policy? why don't you just say so, instead of giving vague references to something?

[Siaf__csf]

I asked rabbit a very valid question.

Either he has a selective memory or he doesn't know - or even worse - doesn't understand.

He slammed me with something that I could backfire on him. Simple as that.

[rabbidrabbit]

no.. I simply pointed out that your jab was myopic.  You then assumed much more.

[Siaf__csf]

My jab being?

I stated that europe is not ready to start invading other countries based on recent history.

Was that a jab? If it was, I don't understand the definition of jab. Were you referring to the boxing term?

[rabbidrabbit]

given your insults towards me and tone of the statement it sure looks like a jab to me.  I simply poked you back.

"He slammed me with something that I could backfire on him."   And I , you...

[Siaf__csf]

Am I missing something here rabbit?

Because to me it seems you inititated the slamming by falsely claiming europeans aid terrorists (well actually, UN which you also take part in.)

[Toad]

I think mostly what was learned was "don't get involved...no matter what, don't get involved".

Of course, we get slammed for that attitude which we held in the period between the wars when Congress passed our neutrality acts.

Makes sense that we should get slammed on this board for our neutrality then but slammed for not being neutral now.

Neutral was way uncool in the '30's but it ultra cool now.

Right?