Official: As many as 9 Americans on Gaza relief flotilla

[Barack_America]

Source: CNN

(CNN) -- As many as nine Americans may have been aboard the Gaza relief flotilla attacked by the Israeli military, and are now being held by Israeli authorities, a State Department official said Monday.

The official, who had no details about their identities, conditions or whereabouts, said U.S. consular officials were expecting to interview the Americans on Tuesday.

Separately, Jonathan Slevin, a spokesman for the activist group Free Palestine Movement, said a group of five Americans participated in the flotilla, including former U.S. Ambassador Edward Peck.

Slevin said the Americans boarded a ship called the Sfendoni in Athens, Greece. He said there had been no communication with the Americans since the flotilla was intercepted by the Israelis.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/05/31/gaza.flotilla.us.citizens/

[madrchsod]

1. May 30 12:41 pm.........from indybay.org

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/05/30/18649207.php

found this link at stormfront......

[hlthe2b]

6. You found this link at stormfront?

The neonazi site?

[bitchkitty]

12. Why were you at Stormfront? n/t

[marshall]

17. Strange Bedfellows....

It would be in their interest to spread the news.

[madrchsod]

19. never under estimate your enemy

[David__77]

2. The involvement of these foreign nationality individuals is a good practice in this context.

I do in fact recommend that following ships may include all-female crew. That would be important from a political standpoint.

[rumpel]

3. Peck on his way to NY, according to their twitter

http://twitter.com/freegazaorg

[xchrom]

4. recommend

[Pavulon]

5. Hopefully they weren't the ones here swinging pipes and axes..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYjkLUcbJWo

[NoodleyAppendage]

9. No, they were probably the ones getting their brains blown out by Israeli commandos. n/t

J

[Pavulon]

10. Dont swing pipes and axes at men with guns

there is a lesson there.

[rantormusing]

11. Thanks,

you make it obvious that you and those you are defending have no interest in any sort of peace or end to what is a horrid inhuman situation. My only question would be why DU allows such bloodthirsty attitudes such as yours to remain in full view of others who are interested in facts, justice, and peace.

[Christa]

15. What the hell

where the men with guns doing on the boat? They were pirates and had NO BUSINESS there.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

18. don't engage in maritime piracy

[boppers]

13. How dare they resist armed thugs in international waters!

They should have known that Israel is above the law.

:sarcasm:

[marshall]

16. New Media is a boon to the world

It's amazing.

[New Dawn]

7. This is an act of war by Israel.

If we had a real government, the Zionists would face serious consequences.

[katandmoon]

8. Yup. But they know our wimpy government won't stand up to them.

[PDittie]

14. Ann Wright was on one of the boats

She appears to be safe, but in the custody of the Israeli navy according to this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td8WsdsY0FY