White House Supports UN Stance on Gaza Flotilla Raid

Voice of America(n government) ^ | 6/1/2010

[markomalley]

The Obama administration is refusing to condemn Israel or any other party after Israel's deadly raid on a convoy of ships carrying aid to the Gaza Strip.

Questioned Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs referred to language in a U.N. Security Council statement condemning acts which resulted in the loss of life.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton later appealed for restraint by all involved and said the U.S. will work with Israel and Turkey to deal with the aftermath.  

She also voiced support for an Israeli probe into the incident at sea but said it must be prompt, impartial, credible and transparent as outlined by the U.N. Security Council.

Turkey has led the international outcry against Israel, after four Turks were among the nine activists killed when Israeli commandos boarded the aid ships.   

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called the Israeli action a  "bloody massacre."   Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu called for an independent investigation - not a probe conducted by Israel.

Israel says its troops opened fire in self-defense.   

Russia and the European Union also issued a joint call Tuesday for an impartial probe, and separately condemned Israel's use of deadly force.

On Monday, tens of thousands of people rallied in cities around the world to denounce the Israeli operation.  The largest demonstrations were in the Middle East and Europe, particularly in Turkey and Sweden, whose citizens were aboard the ships boarded by Israeli troops.  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had been scheduled to visit President Barack Obama at the White House Tuesday, but canceled the trip and returned to Israel from Canada.  

Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas is expected to meet Mr. Obama at the White House June 9 as scheduled.

[markomalley]

In case anybody was wondering...this is the official US government radio broadcasting throughout the entire middle east. So I'd say such would be about as official as it can get.

[himno hero]

So? when does America start firing rockets into Israel?

What crap, but, O has to back his brethren in challenging the only freedom and democracy in the mid east.

Look out America!!!!

[rbosque]

Great! We’re now on the side of Hamas! Just what I always wanted! s/

Why am I not shocked?

[sionnsar]

condemning acts which resulted in the loss of life.

Do I have this right: The Israelis landed on the Peace Flotilla carrying paintball guns? The Muslims shot at them with guns?

Guns?

On a Peace Flotilla?

Hm.

[nolongerademocrat]

The ball-less one has spoken.

[RoseofTexas]

My God, brace yourselves folk, God ain’t laughing. I just hope he zaps the EVIL rats instead of the whole nation...:(

[upchuck]

Time to take another stance.

nobama hasn’t been MY president in quite a while.

Now the Voice of America is not the voice of MY America.

Remember November.

[OklahomaGuy]

White House supports the terrorist stance.
BHO is sick

[nolongerademocrat]

Man plans, G-d laughs.

[TigersEye]

Oh, good! America now sides with terrorists. Friggin’ trash in the WH.

[eleni121]

BHbomination envisions himself the new caliph of the new islamic ummah ...in the employ of the Savage genocidal Turks.

[pankot]

Exodus 12:3 says God will bless those who bless the nation of Israel and He will curse those who curse Israel. Since we’ve gone over to the other side buckle up; we’re gonna be in for a rough ride.

[Chode]

[outofstyle]

[himno hero]

I dont think America has...just it’s misguided manchurian leadership with his own nefarious plans.....

[rbosque]

Says a lot about the fools that voted for him.

[SunkenCiv]

The Obama administration is refusing to condemn Israel... Robert Gibbs referred to language in a U.N. Security Council statement... Hillary Clinton... voiced support for an Israeli probe into the incident at sea but said it must be prompt, impartial, credible and transparent as outlined by the U.N. Security Council.

I guess the U.N. Security Council should have specified something like this about the missing FBI files, Monica's dress, Travelgate...

[SonOfDarkSkies]

bfl