{"article":{"id":265809,"heading":"The Failure of the Block the Boat tactic","author":"Bested by a bug","created":"2014-09-18 03:38:57","modified":"2014-09-21 21:09:45","last_modified":"Mon, 22 Sep 2014 05:09:45","article":"

We know whats bugging the Zim Djibouti.

The cargo ship arrived in Vancouver Deltaport on September 5th, and abruptly left.

Declaring a BDS victory when only 6 people showed up to the protest seemed a bit grandiose even for the reality challenged anti-Israel cru. Yet in their warped minds what possible explanation could there be for the sudden departure of the Zim Djibouti other than a victory for their noble cause?

Faced with no concrete evidence, the anti-Israel activists did what they do best. They lied.

The headline at the Popular resistance agitprop site blared: Vancouver Activists Block Israeli Container Ship Zim Djibouti :Tremendous Victory: Four-Day Vancouver Conflict Blocks Israeli Ship. The lies tumbled out fast and furious\"...Israeli shipping giant Zim, the giant was defeated today in Vancouver, Canada.\" \"This is a huge victory for the Vancouver coalition...\"

It was more of the same on Social media

For ten days, the Block the Boat activists have tracked the Zim Djibout's movements with the obsessive fanaticism of a jilted lover.

Yet for all their rabid attentions, the activists missed something rather obvious. There were many multiple US-bound ships delayed by Asian Gypsy Moth

\"Asian Gypsy Moth season runs from May through about November. Last year, Customs in L.A. stopped nine vessels in total. So far this season, which is only just over halfway through, 12 ships have been forced back into international waters after arriving at port with moth larvae discovered on board.

“We are in the worst Asian Gypsy Moth season that we can remember,” a CBP spokesman said.\"

To the Block the Boat activists: If moth larvae could better achieve your collective goals and objectives maybe your attentions are best directed elsewhere. Have you considered taking up macrame?<\/p>\n","contact":"","link":"","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"Block the Boat. Bested by a bug.","numcomment":6,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2014\/09\/265809.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[{"id":265813,"heading":"Media Victory","article":"Sometimes, getting media *is* the victory.","author":"nobody","parent_id":265809,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2014-09-18 07:36:28","modified":"2014-09-18 07:36:28","fileurl":""},{"id":265814,"heading":"Yep","article":"Thats what iSiS says","author":"Yep","parent_id":265809,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2014-09-18 08:06:15","modified":"2014-09-18 08:06:15","fileurl":""},{"id":265823,"heading":"seemed to work, huh?","article":""Yet in their warped minds what possible explanation could there be for the sudden departure of the Zim Djibouti other than a victory for their noble cause? "\r\n\r\nand then the Bull Shit begins.\r\nThese zionists sure are wankers, huh?\r\nantisemitism this and antisemitism that...","author":"" abruptly left. "","parent_id":265809,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2014-09-18 20:06:10","modified":"2014-09-18 20:06:10","fileurl":""},{"id":265829,"heading":"Asian Gypsy Months apparently","article":"The story checks out on all maritime services: \r\n\r\nNorth Pacific 1 Service (NP1) - ZIM Djibouti & OOCL London\r\n\r\n11 Sep 2014\r\n\r\nHapag-Lloyd informs about schedule deviations.\r\n\r\nWe regret to inform you that after ZIM Djibouti berthed in Vancouver on Friday September 5, 2014, the vessel failed the Asian Gypsy Moth inspection held by CFIA (Canadian Food Inspection Agency). The vessel was ordered out to international waters as quarantine for cleaning. The crew commenced cleaning this past weekend and is expected to arrive back in Vancouver on Tuesday September 16, 2014 to be re-inspected. The OOCL London will pass the ZIM Djibouti and be the next NP1 service vessel to arrive and sail from North America.\r\n\r\nAlternate arrangements are being made to move all of the cargo expeditiously. Shipment related notification will be communicated in a timely manner.\r\n","author":"failed inspection","parent_id":265809,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2014-09-19 03:13:17","modified":"2014-09-19 03:13:17","fileurl":""},{"id":265874,"heading":"Unlikely that you wrote that piece because the action failed,more likely you just disagree","article":"It seems pretty unlikely that you'd write a whole article about how someone else's action "failed" (why do you care?). Much more likely is that you simply disagree, and are on the other side. So just come out and say it. ","author":"logic","parent_id":265809,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2014-09-21 20:51:20","modified":"2014-09-21 20:51:20","fileurl":""},{"id":265875,"heading":"Presbyterian Church USA","article":"http:\/\/jewishvoiceforpeace.org\/campaigns\/sodastream-burst-the-bubble\r\n\r\n\r\nthe Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA) voted in favor of divesting $21 million from Caterpillar, Motorola Solutions, and Hewlitt Packard.\r\n\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/jewishvoiceforpeace.org\/campaigns\/presbyterian-divestment\r\n\r\n\r\n","author":"crazy_inventor","parent_id":265809,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","created":"2014-09-21 21:09:45","modified":"2014-09-21 21:09:45","fileurl":"http:\/\/la.indymedia.org\/\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tumblr_n0105wx8xn1rg8ayko1_500.jpg","image":{"original":"http:\/\/la.indymedia.org\/\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tumblr_n0105wx8xn1rg8ayko1_500.jpg"}}]}