Survivors Recount Shootings, Beatings Aboard Mavi Marmara (DemocracyNow!)

[EFerrari]

As Obama Refuses to Condemn Flotilla Assault, Survivors Recount Shootings, Beatings Aboard Mavi Marmara

While the Obama administration has refused to condemn the Israeli flotilla raid outright, survivors of the assault continue to challenge Israeli military claims that soldiers acted in self-defense after rappelling onto the lead vessel, the Mavi Marmara. We speak to two passengers who were aboard the ship: Kevin Neish of the Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid and Kevin Ovenden of Viva Palestina.

Guests:

Kevin Neish, Canadian citizen who was aboard the Mavi Marmara. He is with the Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid. He joins us on the telephone from Istanbul.

Kevin Ovenden, was aboard the Mavi Marmara when it was attacked. He is the coordinator with Viva Palestina, and he joins us now on the telephone from Istanbul.

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AMY GOODMAN: While the Obama administration has refused to condemn the Israeli flotilla raid outright, the attack has sparked worldwide protest and outrage. The Turkish president has said the once-close Turkish-Israeli ties will never be the same, and South Africa has recalled its ambassador to Israel.

Meanwhile, survivors of the assault have challenged Israeli military claims that soldiers acted in self-defense after rappelling onto the lead ship, the Mavi Marmara. Some say Israeli troops opened fire before boarding the vessel. Passengers on other ships in the flotilla say they were threatened at gunpoint.

Kevin Neish is a Canadian citizen who was aboard the Mavi Marmara. He’s with the Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid. He’s joining us on the phone from Istanbul.

Kevin Ovenden was aboard the Mavi Marmara, as well. He’s the coordinator with Viva Palestina. He joins us now on the phone from Istanbul.

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http://www.democracynow.org/2010/6/4/as_obama_refuses_to_condemn_flotilla

Audio, video, transcript at link.

[ConsAreLiars]

1. And because the facts of what was done, the murders and executions, were recorded from many angles,

the murderers and assassins and pirates and international terrorists and sadists stole everything from everyone, down to the last toothbrush, in hopes that their utterly cowardly, evil and vicious acts could never be proven. And the raw IDF videos with timestamps (unless they turned it off knowing that the only purpose was to get footage to be edited by the Ministry of Truth) will never be released.

Good testimony, more will be coming. AJE had some interviews with Turks who survived. but I can't give a link to the interviews more precise than to the site - http://english.aljazeera.net/