Obama backs illegal blockade, warns Turkey over 'provocative' flotilla, echoing Israel's threat to board
No one has yet explained why peaceful activists delivering humanitarian aid to a beleagured people should be seen as 'provocative', while the killing of eight Turkish citizens and one US is seen by the sttae department as 'self defence'?
The Obama administration has warned Turkey against its planned flotilla to Gaza. In a press briefing yesterday, State Department deputy spokesman Mark Toner said that a planned flotilla would be irresponsible and provocative.
"We’ve raised our concerns with the Turkish government as well, and we’ve also met and said publicly as well as privately, meeting with some of these NGOs, about the risk of attempting to break this blockade," said Toner.
"We have made clear through the past year that groups and individuals who seek to break Israel’s maritime blockade of Gaza are taking irresponsible and provocative actions that entail a risk to their safety. I think I’ve talked about this specifically." more
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