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Understanding 9/11Greta Berlin, Free Gaza, Stephen Zunes, Reaction to Israeli Commando attack on humanitarian aid vessels headed for Gaza
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Monday, May 31, 2010
TRT: 20:12
Crisis at Sea, Gaza Ships attacked by Israeli Commandos. They repelled down to Italian vessel with weapons and shot passengers on Free Gaza vessels.
At least 16 and possibly as many as 20 dead, 31 said to be wounded..we hear from Greta Berlin, founder of Free Gaza, as she give us breaking news on events on board the Turkish passenger ship, the Mavi Marmara, and a European vessel, both attacked, and towed by Israel. Some 700 people detained by Israel. They did not have weapons, states Berlin. And Israel has confirmed that this is the case. No weapons. Broadcast available here. This interview includes part of a longer interview with Prof. Stephen Zunes, (length: 29 min) upload asap on that.
We are trying to get whatever information we can for a Talk Nation special on events in international waters off Gaza. As many as 15 people are said to have been killed, dozens wounded, after Israeli commandos stormed an Italian vessel with the Gaza Peace Flotilla. Democracy Now has an interview here.
Obama administration concerned about Gaza "incident".
Photo from AP, partial caption: "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, shakes hands with White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, during their meeting in Jerusalem, Wednesday, May 26, 2010. President Barack Obama's chief of staff has invited the Israeli prime minister to the White House next week".
The US State Dept. is working on a statement now, after receiving messages in "bits and pieces" out of Tel Aviv, according to spokesperson Fred Lash. He said he was not in a position to confirm that Turkey has withdrawn its ambassador from Israel.
See: ANKARA, Turkey â "Turkey's deputy prime minister says Turkey is withdrawing its ambassador to Israel, canceling three joint military drills and calling on the U.N. Security Council to convene in an emergency session about Israel".
Quotes: PRIOR to the shootings
"This is nothing more than media provocation and has nothing to do with actually providing aid to residents of the Gaza Strip," said military spokeswoman Lt. Col. Avital Leibovitch. "They have everything they need."
Speaking at a Monday news conference in Tel Aviv, Ehud Barak called the aid flotilla a "political provocation" by anti-Israel forces. He said the sponsors of the flotilla are violent.
Al Jazeera video, their reporter on board Gaza Freedom Flotilla ship says Israeli commandos still shooting. White Flag Raised. As many as 16 people may be dead.
Haaretz updates: Muslim leader Raed Salah may be among the dead. see Maan New Agency here too that he was shot on the head. Earlier reports listed him as wounded, Israeli officials saying he lived injuries sustained when Israelis opened fire.
Live image from the flotilla shows that Israeli soldiers from the helicopter and a number of speedboats boarded one of the ships at night. Activists wearing life vests were treating what appeared to be injuries for unknown reasons.-- Israeli navy on Sunday night sighted the pro-Palestinian âFreedom Flotillaâ bound for the Gaza Strip and ordered the convoy to dock at an Israeli harbor. -- The flotilla, originally made up of nine ships from Turkey, Britain, Ireland, Greece, Kuwait and Algeria, were carrying around 10,000 tons of aid including cement, water purification systems and wheelchairs. One of the ships had not arrived and two others had been damaged.
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Posted by Talk Nation Radio at 4:23 AM
Labels: Crisis at Sea, Gaza Ship Attacked by Israel Commandos
TRT: 20:12
Crisis at Sea, Gaza Ships attacked by Israeli Commandos. They repelled down to Italian vessel with weapons and shot passengers on Free Gaza vessels.
At least 16 and possibly as many as 20 dead, 31 said to be wounded..we hear from Greta Berlin, founder of Free Gaza, as she give us breaking news on events on board the Turkish passenger ship, the Mavi Marmara, and a European vessel, both attacked, and towed by Israel. Some 700 people detained by Israel. They did not have weapons, states Berlin. And Israel has confirmed that this is the case. No weapons. Broadcast available here. This interview includes part of a longer interview with Prof. Stephen Zunes, (length: 29 min) upload asap on that.
We are trying to get whatever information we can for a Talk Nation special on events in international waters off Gaza. As many as 15 people are said to have been killed, dozens wounded, after Israeli commandos stormed an Italian vessel with the Gaza Peace Flotilla. Democracy Now has an interview here.
Obama administration concerned about Gaza "incident".
Photo from AP, partial caption: "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, shakes hands with White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, during their meeting in Jerusalem, Wednesday, May 26, 2010. President Barack Obama's chief of staff has invited the Israeli prime minister to the White House next week".
The US State Dept. is working on a statement now, after receiving messages in "bits and pieces" out of Tel Aviv, according to spokesperson Fred Lash. He said he was not in a position to confirm that Turkey has withdrawn its ambassador from Israel.
See: ANKARA, Turkey â "Turkey's deputy prime minister says Turkey is withdrawing its ambassador to Israel, canceling three joint military drills and calling on the U.N. Security Council to convene in an emergency session about Israel".
Quotes: PRIOR to the shootings
"This is nothing more than media provocation and has nothing to do with actually providing aid to residents of the Gaza Strip," said military spokeswoman Lt. Col. Avital Leibovitch. "They have everything they need."
Speaking at a Monday news conference in Tel Aviv, Ehud Barak called the aid flotilla a "political provocation" by anti-Israel forces. He said the sponsors of the flotilla are violent.
Al Jazeera video, their reporter on board Gaza Freedom Flotilla ship says Israeli commandos still shooting. White Flag Raised. As many as 16 people may be dead.
Haaretz updates: Muslim leader Raed Salah may be among the dead. see Maan New Agency here too that he was shot on the head. Earlier reports listed him as wounded, Israeli officials saying he lived injuries sustained when Israelis opened fire.
Live image from the flotilla shows that Israeli soldiers from the helicopter and a number of speedboats boarded one of the ships at night. Activists wearing life vests were treating what appeared to be injuries for unknown reasons.-- Israeli navy on Sunday night sighted the pro-Palestinian âFreedom Flotillaâ bound for the Gaza Strip and ordered the convoy to dock at an Israeli harbor. -- The flotilla, originally made up of nine ships from Turkey, Britain, Ireland, Greece, Kuwait and Algeria, were carrying around 10,000 tons of aid including cement, water purification systems and wheelchairs. One of the ships had not arrived and two others had been damaged.
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Posted by Talk Nation Radio at 4:23 AM
Labels: Crisis at Sea, Gaza Ship Attacked by Israel Commandos
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