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I remember after the one in Haiti seeing a picture of rescue workers from Israel and Iran working together to save somebody. (Iran? I think it was Iran.)
More than 50 nations also offered aid, including Israel, whose relations with Turkey have been strained since the Turkish deaths last year in an Israeli commando raid on a flotilla that was trying to run the blockade of Gaza.
Mr. Arinc strongly denied initial reports that his government had refused the Israeli offer, saying that the two countries had always cooperated at times of natural disaster. Relations with Israel might not be as good as desired, he said, but “it would have been highly inappropriate and unpleasant to refuse the offer by the Israeli government.”
“Nobody should even think about such a thing,” he said.
We may have found the distasteful solution to international relations. Clearly, we need more natural disasters so that everybody works together in solidarity. (Hopefully we also will get improved infrastructure so fewer people die in these disasters, but they won't be dying in wars either, so it's all a win.)
Okay, so it's slightly insane, but can't you see it as the ultimate plan of a misunderstood supervillain or something?
(Fun fact: Etymologically speaking, villain is related to villa. It's almost as bad as silly!)
More than 50 nations also offered aid, including Israel, whose relations with Turkey have been strained since the Turkish deaths last year in an Israeli commando raid on a flotilla that was trying to run the blockade of Gaza.
Mr. Arinc strongly denied initial reports that his government had refused the Israeli offer, saying that the two countries had always cooperated at times of natural disaster. Relations with Israel might not be as good as desired, he said, but “it would have been highly inappropriate and unpleasant to refuse the offer by the Israeli government.”
“Nobody should even think about such a thing,” he said.
We may have found the distasteful solution to international relations. Clearly, we need more natural disasters so that everybody works together in solidarity. (Hopefully we also will get improved infrastructure so fewer people die in these disasters, but they won't be dying in wars either, so it's all a win.)
Okay, so it's slightly insane, but can't you see it as the ultimate plan of a misunderstood supervillain or something?
(Fun fact: Etymologically speaking, villain is related to villa. It's almost as bad as silly!)
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Date: 2011-10-26 04:47 pm (UTC)(Do they manage to affect the outcome anyway?)
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Date: 2011-10-26 05:29 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-10-26 08:23 pm (UTC)