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>Flotilla – More Truths Surfacing

Posted by Barrie on June 14, 2010

>As the days go by, as more and more activists of the Flotilla speak up, we begin to get a better picture of what really happened on that fateful night when Israeli terrorists hijacked the Flotilla and massacred peace activists.

The official number of dead is 9. But there may be more because several activists are still missing and are unaccounted for. Not to mention that eye-witnesses have claimed the Israeli Terrorists threw some activists overboard, into the water.

The video clip below contains some scenes recorded by activists who managed to smuggle them out from Israel. In this clip, Iara Lee, a passenger aboard the Flotilla, is interviewed and she relates here story.

EXCLUSIVE: New Video Smuggled Out From Israel’s Flotilla Assault 2 of 2

0:00 min -
Israel blocked out all satellite systems, blocking out Flotilla’s communications to the outside world. But Flotilla had backup system that Israel did not know. Hence, Flotilla was able to transmit live some images during the attack.

0:45 min -
Interviewer notes that the attack was at night and it was dark. But the video showed by Israel shows that there was daylight.

1:25 min -
Flotilla members treated wounded soldiers and did not capture and kill them.

1:45 min -
Iara says that this proves Flotilla is “not there to lynch anybody” because their mission is humanitarian.

2:00 min -
Interviewer notes that in spite of the hundreds of people on the Flotilla, the American media plays this event down. The media did not report how these activists were shot, where were they shot, when they were shot, how their wounds were like – there was no attempt by the media to reconstruct the events to which there were hundreds of witnesses.

2:35 min -
Iara says that’s why the activists demand their hard drives and other equipment that was confiscated back. They could reconstruct the events if they were given their footage back. Israel is putting up their version. This is a complete violation of respect for the media.

5:00 min -
A total of 9 people killed. There were 30 shots wounds. 5 to the head. 19 year old Furkan Durhan was shot within no less than 45 cm away, in the face, at the back of the head and in the legs.

6:00 min -
40 other people also suffered gunshot wounds. 6 activists remain missing.

7:30 min -
Iara was given 1 minute to call home by Israeli officials. However, she had to call her office because no one was home. That’s when the Israelis took the phone and slammed it down, insisting she called home.

In another incriminating video (below), an Israeli commando (actually terrorist) is seen holding an uzi. Hmm. You use an uzi to shoot paintballs? Well, that’s what Israel claims!

CONFIRMED Israeli soldiers used suppressed Uzi Sub-Machine Guns

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>Updates on Freedom Flotilla

Posted by Barrie on June 13, 2010

>I have created a page of compiled list of links on the ongoing episode of Freedom Flotilla. For those who wish to keep abreast of the latest news, just visit the links below.

1. Comprehensive Archive of links on the Flotilla from external websites. I have been updating the page since its attack. The latest links are at the top, while the oldest ones are at the bottom. I will continue to update the page regularly.

2. A discussion of the Attack on the Flotilla can be found on another page I created. This page was created as a summary of points debated in the ST Forum.

3. For a chronological order of events on the Attack of the Flotilla, click this link.

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>Flotilla Fallout – Iran-Israel Showdown Next?

Posted by Barrie on June 8, 2010

>After the Terror Attacks on the Flotilla and the illegal pirate-like take over of the Rachel Corrie by Israeli Terrorists, it looks like the next fleet of ships heading towards Gaza may be from Iran.

Iran Red Crescent to send aid to Gaza

(CNN) — Iran’s Red Crescent Society will try to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza by sending food and medical supplies to the besieged Palestinian territory, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday.

Red Crescent official Abdul Rauf Adibzadeh said one shipment of relief goods will arrive in Gaza via Egypt by the end of the week, Iranian media reported.

The aid group is also preparing to send two relief ships to the coast of Gaza, including a hospital ship with doctors, nurses and operating rooms and another vessel with more relief goods like food and medication, the IRNA and Mehr news agencies reported.

Israel stopped a convoy of six ships trying to deliver aid to Gaza last week in defiance of an Israeli blockade, killing at least nine people in the course of boarding one of the vessels.

Adibzadeh said there is a possibility that Iranian Red Crescent ships may be attacked but added that, despite the danger, if the Iranian authorities approve, the shipments will be sent to Gaza.


Same news reported in this link – Iran Red Crescent to send two aid ships to Gaza

The above would most probably blow up an already a highly tensed situation in the Mediterranean. As if that is not enough, Iran is prepared to escort Aid to Gaza on future missions.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard offers to escort future Gaza aid vessels

Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards are ready to provide a military escort to cargo ships trying to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza, a representative of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Sunday.

“Iran’s Revolutionary Guards naval forces are fully prepared to escort the peace and freedom convoys to Gaza with all their powers and capabilities,” Ali Shirazi, Khamenei’s representative inside the Revolutionary Guards, was quoted as saying by the semi-official Mehr news agency.

The Flotilla issue is far from over.

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>Israeli Terrorists had "Kill List" before hijacking Flotilla

Posted by Barrie on June 6, 2010

>This piece of news has been around for a few days already. It leaked out from the Flotilla but the news could not be ascertained because the Israeli commandogs that hijacked the convoy jammed Flotilla’s communications. However, over the next few days as the kidnapped activists return home, we get to see a clearer picture.

Below is a link dated 1 June 2010. I held back publishing it because like I said, due to lost communications between Flotilla and the rest of the world (no thanks to the Israeli hijackers), I could not confirm its authenticity.

Turkish Sources – Israeli Advance Target Assassination List Found on Flotilla

Picture of the assassination list lost in the fray by an Israeli soldier

Turkish sources and media revealed a document which shows that a death list had been prepared in advance by the Israelis, showing names and pictures of people on board of the ships to be murdered, who, according to Israel, were “involved in the International humanitarian aid for Gaza”. According to the Turkish sources, hundreds of Israeli soldiers stormed the blue Turkish ship “Marmara” flotilla and they had copies of the death list. The list included the names of civilians on the fleet who should be killed”. The document was apparently recovered after one of the Israeli soldiers lost it during the piracy act.


Another article here. From a hostage of the Flotilla Convoy -

“We have proof Israeli forces intended to kill when they boarded the Mavi Marmara. We captured three soldiers and found the list with pictures of those whom they intended to kill” : Life Line For Gaza Mission head Noorazman Mohd Samsuddin”….

….. “I have proof that the Israeli forces had intention to kill. They already had a list of people whom they wanted to kill when they raided the ship.

“We captured three soldiers and, after searching them, found the list with pictures of those whom they intended to kill.

“Some of them are Turkish and international figures…very important figures to the world. We were not on the list. That is why we were not shot. We are just ordinary people. One Turk from the media who was killed, was on the list,” he said.


Israel Navy Reportedly Had ‘Death List’ While Attacking Freedom Flotilla


justicentric — June 01, 2010 — Follow Freedom Flotilla Action Worldwide athttp://gazafreedommarch.org/cms/en/fl…
Turkish media reported they found ‘death lists’ with the Israeli soldiers attacking the Freedom Flotilla in international waters yesterday. The lists fell from the pockets of one of the soldiers.


Although these are reports from eyewitnesses, we will never see the real evidence because the terrorists who hijacked Flotilla have confiscated all tapes, recording, mobile phones, computers and even wallets and diaries of the activists.

Let’s also remember that Israel has been lying to the world by showing doctored videos and tapes – until they are caught, that is. See this article – IDF Admits It Doctored the Audio Tapes.

And what about this one where Israel destroys evidence that may be incriminating against them? The hijacking of the truth: Film evidence ‘destroyed’

The latest spin from the Zionists I have been getting is that they are trying to lie that the Flotilla was delivering expired food and medicine.

Hey, if you think carefully, Israel has been holding back Aid from UN and other organizatons for years. Now surely with all the hoarding for that length of time, that would cause the food and medicine to expire, won’t it? How sure we are that the expired food is not from the food Israel hoarded for years?

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>Contact with Rachel Corrie Lost – Sabotage from Israeli Terrorists Suspected

Posted by Barrie on June 5, 2010

>The Rachel Corrie, another ship heading towards the Gaza Strip for humanitarian relief has lost contact with the organizers.

‘Sabotage by the Israelis’

Organisers of the Gaza flotilla said they lost contact with the Gaza-bound MV Rachel Corrie on Friday just as they are seeking to delay the latest bid to bust the embargo with an aid-laden ship.

The ship had been on course for arrival in the Palestinian enclave on Saturday, just five days after Israeli commandos killed nine activists aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in a botched raid that plunged Israel into a diplomatic crisis.

“The situation is we lost all contact with the boat. We assume this was sabotage by the Israelis,” said Audrey Bomse of the Free Gaza Movement.

It was now unclear whether the Irish and Malaysian activists aboard the ship would turn around or steam on towards the Hamas-run Gaza which is under a crippling blockade which Israel says is aimed at halting Palestinian rocket fire.

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Update – 5 Jun 2010 0900h SGT
Looks like contact re-established.

News from Flotilla on Rachel Corrie
http://twitter.com/freegazaorg/status/15441987924

Ninety miles from Gaza. Rachel Corrie should be there by 10:00 am.

(Above message was posted by organizers of Flotilla on 6 Jun 2010, approximately at 0500h SGT)

PS – If I am not mistaken, 1000h local time in Gaza is 1600h SGT.

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More updates 5 Jun 2010 1720h SGT

The Israeli Navy has been harassing and shadowing the Rachel Corrie the last few hours. Mainstream Media has reported Rachel Corrie has been stopped. With Israel jamming Rachel Corrie’s communications, we do not know if that is the truth or not.

Conflicting reports from the office of the organizers of the Flotilla over here.

http://twitter.com/freegazaorg/status/15476393176
The Rachel Corrie has been forcibly seized by the Israeli navy and is being towed to Ashdod. All on board are reported safe. From Perdana
27 minutes ago via web

http://twitter.com/freegazaorg/status/15476553130
Eyewitnesses in Gaza say they can see the boat.
23 minutes ago via web

http://twitter.com/freegazaorg/status/15476788993
IDF denies they have boarded, but they are going to post ‘their’ video tape soon. Eyewitnesses can see the boat from the shore
17 minutes ago via web

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Update 5 Jun 2010 1800h

Confirmation from Office office of organizers of Flotilla
http://twitter.com/freegazaorg/status/15478249417
IDF boarded the Rachel Corrie with permission of the crew, did so by sea, no helicopters no reports of violence.

http://twitter.com/freegazaorg/status/15478276078
Do they not understand that it’s violent to board the ship in international waters and force it into Ashdod.

http://twitter.com/freegazaorg/status/15478631141
Were guns involved in this alleged granting of permission to board?

Live Streaming on the Rachel Corrie
http://cdn.livestream.com/grid/LSPlayer.swf?channel=shiptogaza&autoPlay=false

Watch live streaming video from shiptogaza at livestream.com

In the meantime, why would any Palestinian fire a rocket at Israel at this stage? Wouldn’t this jeopardize Freedom Flotilla’s Mission? Isn’t it just an attempt by Israel to launch a false flag? Gaza rocket strikes Israel, no casualties Yeah, right. Conveniently, no casualties too.

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>Posts on Israelis Celebrate Flotilla Massacre and Fake Evidence from IDF

Posted by Barrie on June 3, 2010

>This is a must see video. This video clip was taken at Ashdod Port in Israel, where hundreds of Israels celebrate the murder of over a dozen peace activists.

Israeli Protest at Ashdod for Freedom Flotilla Aid for Gaza

Ha! Talking about the fake videos CNN put up about Palestinians celebrating 911 attacks!

1:20 min -
An Israeli says, “You know what the Israeli Army is guilty of? It’s not the whipping of the whole ship and killing everyone.”

(Solo Bear’s comment – The meaning above is a little vague. What he meant was the Israeli Army was guilty of not whipping the whole ship as well as not killing everyone.)

1:55 min -
Israelis keep taunting activist, “Next time it will be you they will blow up!”

3:10 min -
Crowd chants, “Death to the Arabs!”

3:20 min -
Israeli manhandles a male activist and provoking him. 10 seconds later, another Israeli male manhandles female activist.

3:40 min -
The female activist is pursued by male Israeli who keeps taunting her.

4:00 min -
Group of rowdy Israeli men surrounds the female victim

4:30 min -
Female activist says she asked the (Israeli) police to intervene because the activists are getting beaten up, but the police “don’t give a shit”.

Video ends with a tall, burly Israeli man, proud that he has beaten a boy and even gestures to the camera (without conscience or shame) – and a verbal sexual harassment from him directed at the female activist. That’s the real Israel and not the fake video CNN put up about Palestinians celebrating 911.

In the meantime, let’s take a look at the lies and fake photos Israel puts up to paint themselves as angels.
http://www.rys2sense.com/anti-neocons/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=22127&p=144848#p144848

An image taken in Feb 2006 used as evidence for an event that happened in Jun 2010? Aww…. the Zionists have no shame.

More details of fake evidence can be found here. Gaza flotilla: How Israel’s ministry of foreign affairs fakes photos of seized weapons

Let’s also not forget the reason why the Flotilla had to send aid in the first place. That’s because Israel has been blocking the aid to Gaza.
U.N. Chief Says Israel Is Blocking Most Gaza Aid

Here’s another piece of news on the blockade. Or rather news on the effects of the blockade.

Red Cross Slams IDF After Grisly Gaza Find

CORPSES, STARVING CHILDREN IN ZONE WHERE ARMY BANNED RESCUERS
The Red Cross has condemned the Israeli military in unusually harsh terms after finding 15 corpses in shattered houses the organization was prevented from visiting, the Washington Post reports. Officials said they received reports of casualties in the Gaza neighborhood Saturday but weren’t allowed to enter until yesterday. Four children were found lying next to their dead mothers, the group said, emaciated but alive.

Red Cross officials said Israeli soldiers tried to chase rescue workers away from the site but the workers stood their ground. A statement from the relief organization called the incident “unacceptable” and accused Israel of failing to meet its humanitarian obligations under international law. The IDF refused to comment on the specific allegations but said it would investigate once a formal complaint was made.


Let’s recap the points in this post.

1. Israelis celebrating the deaths and massacre of peaceful activists.

2. Israel conjures fake evidence to lie to the world about weapons on the Flotilla.

3. Israel’s blockade has reached a humanitarian crisis level.

Doesn’t all this point to the conclusion that Israel is a terror nation?

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>Humanitarian Irish Ship heading on Collision Course with Terrorist Israeli Navy

Posted by Barrie on June 3, 2010

>Brave men and women fear no terrorists. After more than a dozen peace activists were murdered by the Israeli Terror Forces on the Flotilla Convoy, another ship named Rachel Corrie is heading towards the Gaza in an attempt to break through the illegal and criminal blockade by the Zionist nation.

Irish ship on collision course with Israeli navy near Gaza

The ‘Rachel Corrie,’ the Irish-owned ship with Nobel Peace Prize winner Mairead Maguire on board, continued to sail towardsGaza waters despite Israelmaking it clear they were giving no guarantees about its safety.

Maguire said the deaths of ten flotilla members at the hands of Israeli commandos had not deterred her of her fellow Irish blockade-runners. “We’re not frightened, no,” she said in an interview.

Meanwhile, Ireland’s leader warned that the Irish government was watching the fate of the ‘Rachel Corrie’ very closely.

“If any harm comes to any of our citizens, it will have the most serious consequences,” Prime Minister Brian Cowen said.

The Rachel Corrie, called after an American activist who died protesting Israeli actions, had been left behind the main flotilla in Cyprus for repairs and is only now approaching Gaza.
On board the boat is an aid cargo of cement, medical equipment (including a CT scanner) printing paper, schoolbooks and toys.

The ship, which was bought by the Irish Free Gaza Movement and refitted after it was abandoned in port at Dundalk, County Louth, is now heading for a showdown with the Israeli navy.

But Irish Foreign Minister Micheal Martin confirmed to the Irish parliament that he had received no undertaking from Israel that the ‘Rachel Corrie’ would be given safe passage.

“In terms of the ‘Rachel Corrie’, we have received no assurances other than that the ambassador has conveyed to us that the Israeli government does not want conflict or confrontation with the ‘Rachel Corrie’. So one would hope that a different mindset will prevail,” he said.

Martin warned the Israeli government he would take “appropriate diplomatic action” if the ship was not allowed through.

“We will be watching this situation very closely and it is imperative that Israel avoid any action which leads to further bloodshed,” he said.

Prime Minister Brian Cowen reinforced the message by saying Israel “did not have a leg to stand on” and warned there would be “serious consequences” if the Irish crewmembers of the ‘Rachel Corrie’ were harmed.


These activists are heroes. Such bravery displayed by these men and women must be admired. They do not fear terrorists. May god bless them and keep them safe from the Zionist Monsters who respect no human life.

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>Flotilla Massacre – US Sucks up to Israel Again

Posted by Barrie on June 2, 2010

>The world is shocked beyond words at the inhumane and monstrous attack by Israel on an unarmed civilian convoy, Freedom Flotilla. Many were left dead and many more injured, some seriously.

Yet, instead of condemning the terror attack, the US sucks up to the terrorists.

U.S. blocks Security Council criticism of Israeli raid

United Nations » Israel faced heavy criticism in an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council on Monday in response to its deadly attack on an aid flotilla trying to breach the Gaza blockade, but attempts to issue a formal statement stalled after the United States rejected the strong condemnation sought by Turkey.

Turkey proposed a statement that would condemn Israel for violating international law, demand a U.N. investigation and demand that Israel prosecute those responsible for the raid and pay compensation to the victims. It also called for the end of the blockade.

The Obama administration refused to endorse a statement that singled out Israel, and proposed a broader condemnation of the violence that would include the assault of the Israeli commandos as they landed on the deck of the ship.

While condemnation of Israel in the Security Council is not uncommon, the criticism at the emergency session by Turkey and Lebanon was notable for both its vehemence and for the broad array of countries demanding an independent investigation into the decision to fire on civilians in what they described as a humanitarian mission.

Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu of Turkey, whose country’s once close relations with Israel have deteriorated markedly since Israel’s invasion of Gaza in 2008, called the attack “tantamount to banditry and piracy; it is murder conducted by a state.”


The above is proof that US sucks up to Israel and is under control of the Zionist movement. Anyone dares challenge that fact now?

Below is a video clip showing how Zionists celebrate the deaths of civilians, attacked by their beloved terrorist commandos. Hey, didn’t CNN fake Palestinians celebrated the WTC attacks? This video on the other hand ain’t no fake.

Israelis celebrating attack on Turkish Aid Ship – infront of Turkish Embassy,Tel Aviv

http://www.liveleak.com/e/6a3_1275348204

Another video clip below showing the cheap PR tactics Israel uses to deny that there is a humanitarian crisis in Gaza, which is caused by Israel’s blockade since 2006.

Israel’s Gaza PR offensive

1:45 min -
News commentator notes that the figures given by Israel does not tell the whole truth. What is allowed into Gaza (from Israel side) is not enough to feed Gazans and that is not highlighted by Israel.

2:45 min -
Israel PR offensive tries to give impression there is no food shortage by showing a high end restaurant in Gaza. What Israel does not tell is that the owner of the restaurant says that most of its food is smuggled from the Egyptian border and the food is expensive such that many Gazans cannot afford it.

3:05 min -
Israel also tries to mislead by showing video shots of the posh restaurant, which even has a footage of Mahmud Abbas (Palestinian President from West Bank) eating at the restaurant. Problem with that is Mahmud Abbas has never set foot on Gaza since the siege began three years ago!

Boy, what shameless lies Israel dares to tell the world!

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>Norman Finkelstein on Israel’s Flotilla Massacre

Posted by Barrie on June 1, 2010

>You can trust the Mainstream Media to hide the most hideous crimes committed by Israel, while playing up fake videos of Osama bin Dead and the Al CIAda for staged terror attacks.

Israel has committed piracy and terrorism in international waters, having massacred about 19 or 20 people (can’t confirm no thanks to Israel’s news blackout) on Freedom Flotilla. Yet the Mainstream Media does not put it up on its front pages. (But that’s expected because the MSM is under the control of the US and European governments, which themselves are Zionist bootlickers.)

The Flotilla is a convoy, intended to supply food, medicine and other basic necessities to Gazans, who Israel (who else) has blockaded. That itself, is a crime.

Here is Norman Finkelstein, a well known Zionist critic (who also happens to have his parents killed in the Holocaust), blasting Zionist Israel for its shameless crimes.

‘Israel is a Lunatic State’ – Finkelstein on Gaza Flotilla Attack

Finkelstein says:

0:15 min -
Reaction from Obama Admin (pertaining to Flotilla Massacre by Israel) is “mild display of concern”.

1:00 min -
Israel has been imposing illegal blockade on Gaza. UN calls it “flagrant violation of International Law”.

1:25 min -
Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu call it (Massacre of Flotilla) one of the worst violations of human rights in the world today.

1:40 min -
Israel attacked a humanitarian convoy in International Waters. Used armed commandos. No way to justify using armed commandos on unarmed humanitarian convoy, which was to relieve an illegal siege and blockade of Gaza.

2:15 min -
After Israel’s massacre of Gaza in Dec 2008 and Jan 2009, Israel said it wanted to show the Arab World that Israel was capable of acting like ” a lunatic state and mad dogs” to restore the Arab’s fear of Israel. After looking at the Flotilla Massacre, has Israel been acting or become a lunatic state?

(Solo Bears’ comment – Before the Gaza Massacre of Dec 2008 and Jan 2009, Israel lost a war to Hezbollah in 2006. That loss was a humiliation to Israel in the eyes of the Arab World and hence, Israel was bent on revenge by attacking unarmed Gazans in Dec 2008 and Jan 2009, to restore its wounded pride and fear within the Arab World. The above idea of restoring Arab fear is also interesting, in view of the Flotilla Massacre. So Israel slaughtered innocents on the Flotilla Convoy to show the Arab world Israel is still to be feared?)

3:45 min -
What happened to the Flotilla was not an accident. Israel Cabinet planned it for a week and it concluded that it would raid the Flotilla in the darkness of the night with fully armed commandos.

(Solo Bear’s comments – there you have it! So the Flotilla Massacre was planned! They were making good their promise to tell the Arabs they are still to be feared. Oh, incidentally, the Flotilla is a Turkish Convoy. Oopsie, looks like Israel just made another enemy here.)

4:55 min -
Can a lunatic state like Israel be trusted with 200 to 300 nuclear devices, threatening Iran and Lebanon with an attack?

The Freedom Flotilla is a Turkish Convoy. Here is what Turkey has decided to do, the next time it sends out aid to Gaza from its port.

Turkey: Future Gaza Aid Ships Will Have Military Escorts

The attacked ship was Turkish in origin and at least two of the slain aid workers were Turkish citizens. Turkey says future aid ships will be dispatched with a military escort so as to prevent future Israeli attacks.

If the above report is true, it would be really interesting. So far, Israel has been killing and maiming mainly unarmed and innocent civilians, women and children included. But when it comes to real war, they cow and run – like the 2006 War with Hezbollah.

Even the much touted 1967 Six-Day War was just propaganda for Israel, because its neighbours only gave a half-hearted fight, without putting up their full force. But when Israel’s neighbours do go out in full force, it shows how frail the Coward Zionist Army of Israel really is, like the 1973 Yom Kippur War, where hundreds of Israeli tanks were wasted by the foot soldiers of Egypt in Sinai.

That same humiliating loss was repeated in the 2006 War with Hezbollah. Here is a post I made, pertaining to the two wars where Israel’s vulnerability is exposed, showing that the much touted IDF is nothing more than a paper tiger. Fallacy of the Mean Israeli Defence Force

So if the report about Turkey escorting future aid convoys is true, it sure would be interesting to see if Israel has the bloody stinking guts to take on a real army of men, and not just shooting at Palestinian kids throwing stones.

In meantime, here is another piece of news that may spell trouble for Israel.

Turkey to Assume UN Security Council Presidency in June

ANKARA (PanArmenian.net)—Turkey is set to take over the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council in June 2010, the country’s permanent representative to the UN, Baki Ilkin, said Thursday.

According to the Journal of Turkish Weekly, Ilkin will preside over all low-level Security Council meetings while Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will chair high-level sessions.


Payback time soon? Yep, Israel did make another enemy.

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>Israel Blacks Out News on Flotilla Massacre

Posted by Barrie on May 31, 2010

>The terror attacks launched by Israel in International Waters on a civilian convoy, Freedom Flotilla, is just one of the inhumane acts Israel has committed for decades. At the time of this post, about 19 to 20 civilians have been murdered by the Israeli Navy so far. But no more news has been coming from Freedom Flotilla because Israel has blacked out all news.

Israel blacked out news when it killed countless of Lebanese during the last Israel-Hizbullah War. It did the same during the last Gaza Massacre. It is doing it now again.

News Agencies Call On Israel To Lift Media Blackout On Gaza Flotilla Attack

Monday May 31, 2010 12:23

The Israeli Navy has jammed all communications aboard the ships of the Freedom Flotilla, blocking cell phone signals and internet connections aboard humanitarian aid ships. Scrambling the signals preceding the Israeli raid on the Flotilla, which involved special forces troops and the mobilization of one third of the Israeli Navy.

As the last few images broadcast from the Flotilla played over and over again on news channels around the world, agencies from Qatar to Malaysia called on Israel to allow them to report on the Israeli military attack on the civilian ships that left at least fifteen people dead.

Malaysian news agency Astro Awani called on the Israeli government to release information on two reporters aboard the Mavi Marmara, the Flotilla ship that was attacked by Israeli paratroopers early Monday morning. Al Jazeera Television also asked for protection for its three reporters aboard the ship. Both news agencies said they lost contact with their reporters just prior to the Israeli attack.

The Israeli government has tried to control the media’s coverage of both the aid convoyand the raid on it, but the internet has frustrated its efforts, disseminating news and images from the ships.

In the meantime, here is a torrent of condemnation from around the world.

World in shock at Israel’s deadly Gaza ship raid

World in shock at deadly Gaza ship raid

Turkey Issues Stark Warning To Israel Following Aid Convoy Attack

Greece cancels military exercises with Israel over flotilla attack

UN chief calls for investigation of Gaza aid flotilla raid

Freedom Flotilla under attack in International waters

Yes, also note the lack of reports on this criminal act of terrorism and piracy in the high seas from the Mainstream Media.

Or even if they do report it, they have toned it down and sanitized the horrendous and shameless actions of the Israelis.

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