from: William Hughes

Peace activists, led by CODEPINK’s Medea Benjamin, convened in front of the Turkish Embassy, in Washington, D.C., on Friday, June 4, 2010. They were there to express their condolences for the “deaths of the Turkish citizens,” as a result of Israel’s lethal attack, in international waters, “on the nonviolent Gaza Freedom Flotilla.” For more details, go to: http://www.codepink4peace.org/
and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqn_ce1XMLg

from Gilad Atzmon

http://rt.com/Top_News/2010-06-03/gaza-flotillia-israel-debate.html

"Gilad Atzmon, a British writer and musician who was born in Israel and served in the Israeli army, believes that the raid will lead the world to see what Israel is all about”.

“They are convinced that the more people they kill, the more people will be deterred to jeopardise what they regard as their security,” Atzmon told RT.

http://www.gilad.co.uk:80/
writings/gilad-atzmon-on-israeli-
collective-madness-rt.html

This is what fascism looks like, this is what it is to live in a corporate police state. Total control, no freedom of speech no freedom of information and no constitutional rights. Better get used to it because this is just the beginning.

EXCLUSIVE: New Video Smuggled Out from Mavi Marmara of Israel’s Deadly Assault on Gaza Aid Flotilla
In a Democracy Now! exclusive, we bring you a sneak preview of previously unseen raw footage from the Mavi Marmara that will be formally released at a press conference at the United Nations later in the day. The footage shows the mood and the activities onboard the Mavi Marmara in the time leading up to the attack, and the immediate reaction of the passengers during the attack. We are joined by filmmaker and activist Iara Lee, one of the few Americans on the Mavi Marmara ship. Her equipment was confiscated, but she managed to smuggle out an hour’s worth of footage. [includes rush transcript] democracynow.org

“The U.S. confirmed that an American citizen, identified as 19-year-old Furkan Dogan, was killed by multiple gunshots during the Israeli raid on a flotilla carrying activists attempting to run a blockade of the Gaza Strip. “State Department spokesman Philip J. Crowley said the U.S. has made no decision on a response to Dogan’s death.” Apparently official Washington is torn between issuing a mild protest, and thanking them. “Protecting the welfare of American citizens is a fundamental responsibility of our government,” Hillary Clinton assured the media, “and one that we take very seriously” – but not seriously enough to issue an official protest. “We are in constant contact with the Israeli government attempting to obtain more information about our citizens.” Do they want to know how many holes the IDF put in Furkan Dogan’s head before they make a decision on a response? http://redactednews.blogspot.com/2010/06/israelis-kill-american-joe-biden-says.html

from: William Hughes

There was a protest rally in front of the White House on June 1, 2010. Former U.S. Ambassador Edward Peck was one of the speakers. He described his ordeal of being on a vessel, part of a flotilla, on a “humanitarian” mission to Gaza. It was forcibly seized, hijacked, at 4 AM on May 31th, by heavily armed Israelis in international waters. Ambassador Peck was arrested by the Israelis and taken, in custody, to the port city of Ashdod in Zionist Israel. He was processed, interrogated there by his captors and later released. Ambassador Peck added that in Somalia,“we call that ‘piracy.’” For background, see, “The Goldstone Report,” at: http://www.goldstone-report.org/ and http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE53A0OC20090411

from: William Hughes

On Tuesday afternoon, June 1, 2010, a protest action was held in front of the White House.The demonstration was in response to a May 31th attack by Israeli Military Forces on a humanitarian six-boat flotilla, in international waters, in the Mediterranean Sea, carrying 10,000 tons of supplies to Occupied Gaza. The assault has caused outrage around the globe. At least nine civilians were killed by the Israelis and another 60 or so wounded. One of those speaking out at the rally was Orthodox Rabbi Yisroel Dovid Weiss. He is associated with "Orthodox Jews United Against Zionism," and is a member of "Neturei Karta International." Rabbi Weiss said: “We cry and we pray for the people of Palestine and Gaza.” He was also sharly critical in his remarks of the political ideology of Zionism. See: http://www.nkusa.org/

from William Hughes

The recent attack by Israeli Military Forces on a humanitarian six-boat flotilla, in international waters, in the Mediterranean Sea, carrying 10,000 tons of supplies to Occupied Gaza has caused outrage around the globe At least nine civilians were killed by the Israelis and another 60 or so wounded. On Tuesday, June 1, 2010, a demonstration was held in front of the White House to protest Israel’s conduct. Numerous speakers can be heard on this video raising their concerns about this deplorable situation. For background, see, “The Goldstone Report,” at: goldstone-report.org/