05.31.10
Israeli navy attacks supply ships, 19 massacred
Showing their true colors
The flotilla of ships carrying 10,000 tons of humanitarian aid for Palestinians in blockaded Gaza was attacked last night by the Israeli navy. Commandos boarded the ships, which had put up no resistance, and massacred 19 unarmed civilians. The ships had been waiting in international water for months.
Prime Minister Netanyahu has called off Tuesday’s scheduled meeting with Obama, voicing full support for the navy’s actions – probably to prevent Obama from canceling first.
The White House said in a written statement that the United States “deeply regrets” the loss of life and injuries and was working to understand the circumstances surrounding this “tragedy.” Huffpo story
In other words, Obama is scratching his head, asking Rahm, “WTF were they thinking?”
The Israeli justification for murdering all those people is that they were attacked after they stormed the ship without justification. They did indeed seize the other ships uneventfully, and all have been towed to port.
So why did they seize the ships, which were moored in international waters? They wanted the goods and the ships. It was an official act of piracy.
How will the mainstream media manage to suppress this? Do you suppose this will show up on Fox News?
