Let's Brace Ourselves...

[Progressive]

Iran is accused of having a hand in the disgusting attack on Israeli youth in Bulgaria. Netanyahu vows "strong response."

[Speaker Dereich]

If he was going to do something he would have made a much stronger attempt to keep Kadima in the fold. Israeli governments almost always try to have grand coalitions before battle.

[RogueBeaver]

Trust me, if Bibi is planning something he won't announce it in a press release.

[dead0man]

RIP to the innocent victims.


Maybe now the Iranian apologists will finally see Iran as an aggressor.  Of course they've ignored all the other times Iran was the aggressor so I won't be expecting much.

[ChairmanSanchez]

Is there any proof Iran is behind this?

Anyways, the Syrian regime is about to fall and now Iran is heating up...the Middle East is about to explode.

[Senator Clarence]

It is sad beyond expression that even in today's world- Jews cannot be safe any where. I hope whoever is responsible- the Iranians or Al Qaeda or whoever else- faces swift and overwhelming retaliation to ensure they do not have the means to do something like this again

[ChairmanSanchez]

It is sad beyond expression that even in today's world- Jews cannot be safe any where. I hope whoever is responsible- the Iranians or Al Qaeda or whoever else- faces swift and overwhelming retaliation to ensure they do not have the means to do something like this again

This, to me, seems more like a Al Qaeda job than a Hezbollah attack. Al Qaeda has more of a history in Europe than Hezbollah does. Keep in mind, AQ has tried, tried, and tried to get the US in a variety of ways. At this point, a small attack in a random Eastern European nation is not surprising--they have not had any recent success.

[dead0man]

Oddly (or not), this is the anniversary of another time Iranians blew up some Jews.

[Simfan34]

How so? And where's FallenMorgan?

[Tender Branson]

Bulgarian press names bomber: Mehdi Ghezali



Bulgarian media on Thursday named the suicide bomber who blew up a bus full of Israeli tourists, killing five Israelis and a local bus driver, in the Black Sea resort of Burgas on Wednesday as Mehdi Ghezali.

There was no independent confirmation of the veracity of the information. The reports surfaced soon after Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had publicly accused Hezbollah, directed by Iran, of responsibility for the bombing. The Prime Minister’s Office made no comment on the reports.

The Bulgarian reports, rapidly picked up by Hebrew media, posited various versions of how the bomber had detonated the bomb, including the suggestion that the bomber had not intended to die in the blast, but may have wanted to place the bomb on the bus and flee.

Ghezali was reportedly a Swedish citizen, with Algerian and Finnish origins. He had been held at the US’s Guantanamo Bay detainment camp on Cuba from 2002 to 2004, having previously studied at a Muslim religious school and mosque in Britain, and traveled to Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. He was also reportedly among 12 foreigners captured trying to cross into Afghanistan in 2009.

Earlier on Thursday the Bulgarian police released a brief video clip that claimed to show the suicide bomber, responsible for Wednesday’s terror attack on a tour bus full of Israeli citizens, walking around shortly before the blast at Burgas International Airport.

The Bulgarian news agency Sofia reported that the bomber was carrying an American passport and Michigan driver’s license, both believed to be forgeries.

Sofia also reported that the Bulgarian Interior Ministry managed to recover the fingerprints of the bomber, which they submitted to the FBI in the United States and the international police organization Interpol. The FBI and CIA joined Israeli and Bulgarian officials in investigating the attack.

http://www.timesofisrael.com/bulgarian-press-names-suicide-bomber-who-killed-israelis-as-mehdi-ghezali

[Senator Clarence]

Another Guantanamo reoffender- these "enemy combatants" deserve ZERO rights...I hope the ACLU leaders have trouble sleeping at night advocating for scum like this

[IDS Judicial Overlord John Dibble]

Another Guantanamo reoffender- these "enemy combatants" deserve ZERO rights...I hope the ACLU leaders have trouble sleeping at night advocating for scum like this

And what if one of them happens to be innocent of what they are accused of? The system isn't infallible.

[ChairmanSanchez]

Another Guantanamo reoffender- these "enemy combatants" deserve ZERO rights...I hope the ACLU leaders have trouble sleeping at night advocating for scum like this

And what if one of them happens to be innocent of what they are accused of? The system isn't infallible.

Amen. And the ACLU is, in my opinion, a respectable organization. People make it out to be some leftist group.

[Comrade Funk]

Israel kills Iranian scientists for years and nobody cares, but god forbid some little Jew-bus gets bombed. And of course they instantly blame it on Iran without any evidence whatsoever indicating that.

Welcome to international politics. Spies do this all the time, especially Mossad.

Now, I don't know about anyone else, but I find your description of the "little Jew-bus" offensive. Average civillian tourists died for no reason except their religion, and you act like it's unfair people are making a big deal out of it.

[ChairmanSanchez]

Israel kills Iranian scientists for years and nobody cares, but god forbid some little Jew-bus gets bombed. And of course they instantly blame it on Iran without any evidence whatsoever indicating that.

While your analysis is not completely wrong, your wording is incredibly anti semitic.

[Ray Goldfield]

Israel kills Iranian scientists for years and nobody cares, but god forbid some little Jew-bus gets bombed. And of course they instantly blame it on Iran without any evidence whatsoever indicating that.

Holy hell.

[ChairmanSanchez]

Israel kills Iranian scientists for years and nobody cares, but god forbid some little Jew-bus gets bombed. And of course they instantly blame it on Iran without any evidence whatsoever indicating that.

Holy hell.

There really is not a lot of evidence. Just "he said, she said".

[Ray Goldfield]

Israel kills Iranian scientists for years and nobody cares, but god forbid some little Jew-bus gets bombed. And of course they instantly blame it on Iran without any evidence whatsoever indicating that.

Holy hell.

There really is not a lot of evidence. Just "he said, she said".

That's not what I'm responding to. I'm responding to the shocking anti-semitism.

As for your point, it's just a question of who's likely to be responsible and who's targeted Israelis and Jews abroad in the past. Israel's not bombing anyone until there's evidence, but accusing the most likely suspect and threatening reprisals if it's found out they were responsible doesn't seem too out of line.

[ChairmanSanchez]

Israel kills Iranian scientists for years and nobody cares, but god forbid some little Jew-bus gets bombed. And of course they instantly blame it on Iran without any evidence whatsoever indicating that.

Holy hell.

There really is not a lot of evidence. Just "he said, she said".

That's not what I'm responding to. I'm responding to the shocking anti-semitism.

As for your point, it's just a question of who's likely to be responsible and who's targeted Israelis and Jews abroad in the past. Israel's not bombing anyone until there's evidence, but accusing the most likely suspect and threatening reprisals if it's found out they were responsible doesn't seem too out of line.

My bad, I forgot that Corey bolded the evidence part. If Israel were to respond militarily, they would of done so by now, so your point is 100% correct.

[patrick1]

Israel kills Iranian scientists for years and nobody cares, but god forbid some little Jew-bus gets bombed. And of course they instantly blame it on Iran without any evidence whatsoever indicating that.

1. Whataboutery
2. Your bigotry is showing
3. lol, South Carolina

[dead0man]

Israel kills Iranian scientists for years and nobody cares, but god forbid some little Jew-bus gets bombed. And of course they instantly blame it on Iran without any evidence whatsoever indicating that.

You need to go back to being a bit more subtle with your racism.  You should also take note that the major anti-Zionists on this board are keeping their trap shut about this topic (and all the others like it) and follow suit.  It's much easier to ignore the aggression of Iran and it's patsies that way.

[GMantis]

Another Guantanamo reoffender- these "enemy combatants" deserve ZERO rights...I hope the ACLU leaders have trouble sleeping at night advocating for scum like this

Swedish intelligence service has denied that it's him.

Israel kills Iranian scientists for years and nobody cares, but god forbid some little Jew-bus gets bombed. And of course they instantly blame it on Iran without any evidence whatsoever indicating that.

You need to go back to being a bit more subtle with your racism.  You should also take note that the major anti-Zionists on this board are keeping their trap shut about this topic (and all the others like it) and follow suit.  It's much easier to ignore the aggression of Iran and it's patsies that way.

Perhaps they're actually waiting for some proof that Iran carried this out? And which proof has been sorely lacking until now.

[dead0man]

A.who else could it be?  One of the pissed off Palestinian groups I suppose, but many of them are supported by Iran anyway...perhaps a lone wolf....but we all know who is the most likely culprit
2.Iran's been trying and failing a lot (one 6 months ago in your country) lately at this game (even if the anti-Zionists ignore it)
III.American officials have confirmed the attacker was Hezzy under orders from Tehran  Of course anti-Zionists are often anti-American as well (even the American ones) and would never believe anything a US official says unless it's fits in their concrete world view.


But you are correct, waiting for more info isn't a bad thing...but if they're just going to ignore it if it doesn't "fit", I don't really see the point.

[GMantis]

III.American officials have confirmed the attacker was Hezzy under orders from Tehran  Of course anti-Zionists are often anti-American as well (even the American ones) and would never believe anything a US official says unless it's fits in their concrete world view.

That is evidence, if rather vague. And while one shouldn't automatically reject it because it comes from American sources, it does fit into what they would want it to be, so more concrete evidence certainly would help to make this more convincing.

In other news, in a macabre twist of fate the Bulgarian driver of the bus, who was also killed, was probably a Muslim.

[dead0man]

I've read the same.  Clearly not devout enough for the true believers if he was driving around a "little Jew-bus".


Wait wait wait.....why are we assuming the attacker was Muslim?