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Ayers, Dohrn helped organize flotilla group
washingtonexaminer.com ^ | June 2, 2010 | Barbara Hollingsworth

Posted on 06/02/2010 4:03:41 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

Former Weather Underground leaders William Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn, as well as Code Pink founder Jodie Evans, helped organize the Free Gaza Movement, which launched the six-ship flotilla from Turkey to Israel that ended in a violent clash with Israeli Defense Forces, BigGovernment.com reported.

In January, the trio were spotted in Egypt attempting to stir up crowds on the streets with 1,400 other left-wing activists after the Egyptian government refused to allow Free Gaza Movement members to enter the Gaza Strip. About 100 marchers were eventually allowed to cross the border, where they were met by former Hamas prime minister Ismail Haniyeh.

BigGovernment quotes author Philip Weiss, who wrote that he witnessed Ayers and Dohrn arguing with fellow activists over whether to accept Egypt’s offer to allow a small number of them into Gaza:

“Dohrn said that the principle of ‘All or none’ was a miserable one for activist politics. You always took what you could get and kept fighting for more. A European man in a red keffiyeh screamed at her that she was serving the fascisti. Her partner Bill Ayers gently confronted him and asked him why he was so out of control. Between getting on and off the bus, Dohrn, who wore a flower in her hair, said that she didn’t like the absolutist certainty of the people on the other side of the police barricades, and having been in the Weather Underground, she knew something about absolutist feeling.”

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To: Free ThinkerNY

The “Free Gaza Movement”???

Free from what? I hate to break it to y’all, but they ~are~ free. Free to do whatever they want to do. All Israel asks is that they stop shooting rockets into Israel.


41 posted on 06/02/2010 4:31:57 PM PDT by Ramius (Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

bfl


42 posted on 06/02/2010 4:32:34 PM PDT by Reddy (B.O. stinks)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Why are Ayers and Dhorn still walking around alive and free? In a better world, they would be neither.


43 posted on 06/02/2010 4:32:38 PM PDT by Noumenon ("Upon what meat doth this our Caesar feed, that he has grown so great?" - Julius Caesar)
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To: SueRae

The media is conveniently ignoring the vast majority of this story.

I haven’t heard any mention of the fact that this “aid” floatilla was denied permission to dock in Cyprus.

I haven’t heard that Egypt offered to allow the “aid” flotilla to dock there for inspection and distribution to Gaza.


44 posted on 06/02/2010 4:33:50 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
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To: Free ThinkerNY

very very interesting


45 posted on 06/02/2010 4:34:44 PM PDT by wafflehouse (RE-ELECT NO ONE !)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Anyone have pictures of the SS Rachel Correy now en route to Gaza? I heard it’s difficult to track due to it’s low profile on the horizon.


46 posted on 06/02/2010 4:35:32 PM PDT by Shqipo (I stand with AZ!)
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To: SmokingJoe

I bet yes. Why else would these unreconstructed flower children and criminals get involved in the Gaza stunt? Not their usual cup of tea, is it?


47 posted on 06/02/2010 4:37:56 PM PDT by Natural Born 54 (FUBO x 10)
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To: counterpunch

I saw this on Beck earlier..but I thought Obama was behind this to get people off of the gulf, and other scandals happening now.


48 posted on 06/02/2010 4:43:12 PM PDT by Irisshlass
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To: SmokingJoe

“Does this surprise anyone?
What’s the betting that 0bozo put his old terrorist pal Bill Ayers up to this stunt?”

yep - considering this:

Top Obama Officials Now Calling Jerusalem “Al-Quds”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wglrLBqYxQ


49 posted on 06/02/2010 4:43:20 PM PDT by Bluebird Singing
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To: Right Cal Gal

It was a set up against the Israeli State all along....and with these folks involved; we know who else has involvement....


50 posted on 06/02/2010 4:43:23 PM PDT by shield (A wise man's heart is at his RIGHT hand;but a fool's heart at his LEFT. Ecc 10:2)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

ayers == 0bama

you mean the former muslim is working to undermine israel... go figure


51 posted on 06/02/2010 4:50:01 PM PDT by sten
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To: celtic gal

Re your step daughter’s peacock. Tell her it tastes just like chicken and look at the expression on her face.

PS: You can sell the feathers for some good coin.


52 posted on 06/02/2010 4:53:01 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Obama’s A-Team.


53 posted on 06/02/2010 4:53:52 PM PDT by csvset
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To: manc
There is a Chi-Com in the White House (Chicago communist).
54 posted on 06/02/2010 4:56:45 PM PDT by Churchillspirit (9/11/01...NEVER FORGET.)
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To: counterpunch; Pride in the USA; Stillwaters
0bama’s own people are working behind the scenes to create an international incident with Israel.

That really is the bottom line. From the article, this was the 5th time these "Free Gaza" agitators have tried to provoke Israel in this way. Their so-called board of directors includes Noam Chomsky and Naomi Klein. The fourth attempted breach by yacht included Cynthia McKinney as a passenger, and Hugo Chavez promised to join a future convoy!

Now let's see how very very quiet the Obama-owned media can stay about this.

55 posted on 06/02/2010 4:56:45 PM PDT by lonevoice (If Fox News is the only outlet reporting it, did it really happen?)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Obama’s role was to occupy Bibi in the White House but the IDF attacked early a day or before it was expected.

Bibi screwed the Messiah to the wall.


56 posted on 06/02/2010 5:03:10 PM PDT by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 . Ostracize Democrats. There can be no Democrat friends.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

We should have known there was a reason that Obama didn’t come out and denounce Israel with the rest of the world. He would never do such a thing out of restraint in order to support one of our oldest allies. He must have known about the tie the group, and didn’t want to appear to be on the side of the flotilla, which of course he is.


57 posted on 06/02/2010 5:04:08 PM PDT by NYCslicker
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To: Free ThinkerNY
still amazed that FPOS hasn't met up with an accident yet...
58 posted on 06/02/2010 5:04:37 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: SueRae

I think obama knew all about this, it is no secret is has no love for Israel and sides with the muslims on this as he does with he far left.

Ayers goes to Egypt and then sees Hamas.
Iran talks to Turkey
Turkey sends the shop
and on that ship is obama’s pal Ayers and co .

That is an amazing coincidence and obama knows he cannot undermine Israel in public but he can use his minions to do it in secret.


59 posted on 06/02/2010 5:04:46 PM PDT by manc (WILL OBAMA EVER GO TO CHURCH ON A SUNDAY OR WILL HE LET THE MEDIA/THE LEFT BE FOOLED FOR EVER)
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To: cripplecreek

notice how they have not shown some of the IDF’s video backing Israel up
Notice how they have not talked about Ayers and co.
Ayers and co going to Egypt and the seeing Hamas

Is anyone telling us that obama did not know his pal and the guy who set and launched obama’s political career off in his house did not know about any of this.

This is purely sick and disgusting and obama is truly out to ruin this country, side with muslims terrorists or he woudl nto call them that and let illegals into the country

Also notice how the media have no talked about why has obama not come out and said something or why did his UN top person Rice send her deputy or even why the UN failed to call on N Korea but are quick to go at Israel without all the facts.


60 posted on 06/02/2010 5:08:50 PM PDT by manc (WILL OBAMA EVER GO TO CHURCH ON A SUNDAY OR WILL HE LET THE MEDIA/THE LEFT BE FOOLED FOR EVER)
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