Israeli navy commandos finally succeeded in commandeering a ship on the high seas without killing anyone. It was a German-owned cargo ship, the Victoria, which Israel claims contained a treasure trove of sophisticated Iranian weapons bound for Gaza. The vessel was bound for the port of Alexandria where it presumably, if Israel is correct, would've … [Read more...]
Turkish Autopsies Show Flotilla Victims Shot at Point-Blank Range, Six Remain Missing, Possibly Dead
The Guardian publises a chilling report that raises the distinct possibility that many of the nine (so far) dead aboard the Mavi Marmara may've been shot execution-style by the IDF commados who assaulted the boat: ...Autopsy results on the bodies of those killed, obtained by the Guardian, revealed they were peppered with 9mm bullets, many fired at close … [Read more...]
Al Jazeera Cameraman’s Eyewitness Acccount of IDF Attack
Now that Israel has been forced by Turkey to release the Gaza flotilla detainees, some of the r accounts of the events that transpired on the Mavi Marmara are circulating in the press. Reuters carries this story of an Al Jazeera cameraman who was on the boat: Al Jazeera television cameraman Andre Abu Khalil, who was on the Mavi Marmara, said that after the … [Read more...]
Eyewitness Accounts Contradict Israeli Version of Gaza Flotilla Massacre, Turkey Issues Stern Warning to Israel
Even the N.Y. Times, whose preference is usually to believe Israel's accounts of events, has begun to acknowledge there are competing valid claims by survivors about what happened: More than 600 activists arrested after Monday’s raid in international waters remained in custody in southern Israel, although an Israeli police spokesman said that about 45 … [Read more...]
