interview with Kenneth O'Keefe - Gaza flotilla Activist
Pepe Silvia
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the interviewer is pretty much a hack but he holds his own and does very good
part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSLhKnt-jVI
part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H5ohOX2fQA
part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV7yE9AMt74
part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSLhKnt-jVI
part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H5ohOX2fQA
part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV7yE9AMt74
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what are you but my reflection? who am i to judge or strike you down?
"I will promise you this, that if we have not gotten our troops out by the time I am president, it is the first thing I will do. I will get our troops home. We will bring an end to this war. You can take that to the bank." - Barack Obama
when you told me 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em'
i was thinkin 'death before dishonor'
what are you but my reflection? who am i to judge or strike you down?
"I will promise you this, that if we have not gotten our troops out by the time I am president, it is the first thing I will do. I will get our troops home. We will bring an end to this war. You can take that to the bank." - Barack Obama
when you told me 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em'
i was thinkin 'death before dishonor'
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pathetic, but atleast it's a bit more dignified than defending the murder of 9 civilians
what are you but my reflection? who am i to judge or strike you down?
"I will promise you this, that if we have not gotten our troops out by the time I am president, it is the first thing I will do. I will get our troops home. We will bring an end to this war. You can take that to the bank." - Barack Obama
when you told me 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em'
i was thinkin 'death before dishonor'
could you be any more full of shit???
from part 2
around 4:50 she says the difference between Palestine and Ireland is people were critical of the IRA's actions and all the things Hamas has done and he replies:
"I do not stand by anyone or any institution that violates human rights...."
at this point she cuts him off to ask if he thinks Hamas does this and his reply?
"yes, i do"
about a minute later she asks if he accepts israel has the right to defend itself, his reply?
"absolutely, every country does." but then when he asks what about their right to self defense she ignores it and changes the subject to hamas doesn't accept israel's right to exist.
what you are being dishonest about above is she asks in part 2 around 7:50 if hamas wants peace and he says
"i can't speak for hamas, what i do know about hamas is they've actually done something to help their people and they have also helped to give ammunition to their enemies by violating human rights and not doing everything they should do to respect the rule of law. i'm not going to sit here and defend hamas any more than anyone who violates human rights."
screaming wild-eyed?? please cite the part and time
i like how she never addresses the things he says but just moves on. like when he brings up ehud barak said they would stop the flotilla "at any price" and she just ignores it. or when he brings up israel claimed he was really going to gaza to train "elite commando units for Hamas" and her response? "let's forget about israel" and moves on to the IHH and a lie linking them to terrorist plots and fund terrorist groups then when he asks her for evidence of this she accuses him of changing the ground rules :roll: or when she brings up all the rockets (fired at mostly illegal settlements) and he asks her how many people have those rockets killed she doesn't bother to reply but instead again changes the subject saying "let's go back to what was on your ship, israel says there was no humanitarian aid on the ship" or when he brings up how israel won't let gaza export anything and mentions all the carnations israel won't allow exported and asks her if carnations are a security threat to israel and she ignores him (surprise, surprise :roll: ) and asks if he will sail with another floitlla
i wish people would watch this, including you because you obviously haven't
what are you but my reflection? who am i to judge or strike you down?
"I will promise you this, that if we have not gotten our troops out by the time I am president, it is the first thing I will do. I will get our troops home. We will bring an end to this war. You can take that to the bank." - Barack Obama
when you told me 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em'
i was thinkin 'death before dishonor'
Yeah, the interviewer ignored a lot of what he brought up, but that was because she was trying to get him to actually address her questions rather than changing the topic to discuss Israel's misdeeds.
I will grant you that "screaming wild-eyed" is subjective. I perceived him that way.
When he says "I can't speak for Hamas..." as to her question of whether they want peace, he has just finished speaking at length as to how Israel DOES NOT WANT PEACE. How exactly is it that he can know Israel's mind but not Hamas'?
Which "illegal settlements" have been targeted by rockets from Gaza? There are no longer any settlements in Gaza, and the rockets from the Strip can't reach the settlements in the West Bank, so what exactly are you talking about? The "settlements" being fired on are Israeli towns and cities in sovereign Israel. These are in no way "illegal settlements."
no, because you seemed to be making claims that are untrue like saying he was "screaming wild-eyed" now you backtrack saying maybe wild-eyed is subjective, was your claim of him 'screaming' subjective, too?
your second response (the 1st being nothing but an eye roll) you said
"I especially liked the part where he goes on an extended rant about Israel's nefarious motivations, but as soon as he's asked about Hamas he turns on a dime and is suddenly reticent to speak for others. Classic, and so very familiar in style and tone."
which just isn't true. he said israel's actions show they do not want peace, she asked if hamas wants peace and he said he can't speak for them and then proceeded to denounce them. your 2nd response was very misleading and had someone read that and not seen the video it would seem he refused to say anything negative about hamas
look up rocket attacks, you will see the overwhelming majority are fired at sderot, which isn't an illegal settlement but there used to be an arab village there....until it was destroyed, the arabs forced out and sderot built on top of the ashes and was founded in 1953, a few years AFTER the UN partition plan and Israel's declaration of independence.
the other rocket attacks happened in:
Ganei Tal - which was an illegal settlement in the Gaza Stip until israel pulled out in 2005.
Netiv Ha'asara - which was founded in 1982 after the camp david accords forced them out of their previous illegal settlement and AFTER the UN partition plan and israeli declaration of independence..
Bror Hayil - which was founded BEFORE the israeli declaration of independence and AFTER the UN partition plan.
Hod Hasharon - which became a city in 1990 AFTER the UN partition plan and israeli declaration of independence..
Bitha - again, created AFTER the UN partition plan and israeli declaration of independence.
Ashdod - founded in 1956 AFTER the UN partition plan and israeli declaration of independence..
Netivot - founded in 1956 AFTER the UN partition plan and israeli declaration of independence..
what are you but my reflection? who am i to judge or strike you down?
"I will promise you this, that if we have not gotten our troops out by the time I am president, it is the first thing I will do. I will get our troops home. We will bring an end to this war. You can take that to the bank." - Barack Obama
when you told me 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em'
i was thinkin 'death before dishonor'
Much like the three U.S. hikers that decided to go on vacation near the Iraq / Iran border, they ignored a known hazard and paid a price. In both cases, there is not enough evidence to know what exactly happened. And no matter which side you sympathize with, both situations could have been avoided with better judgement.
what are you but my reflection? who am i to judge or strike you down?
"I will promise you this, that if we have not gotten our troops out by the time I am president, it is the first thing I will do. I will get our troops home. We will bring an end to this war. You can take that to the bank." - Barack Obama
when you told me 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em'
i was thinkin 'death before dishonor'
as for hamas, they have atleast committed to the one ceasefire between them and israel. and perhaps if israel had committed to it as well, there would not have been an attack on gaza that killed 1400 people, and there would still not be a state of hostilities to this level between them and israel. perhaps if israel were to end the occupation like everyone in the world calls for, peace could be possible.
so if someone were to ask me that question, i would probably say the same thing, i can't speak for hamas, their human rights violations are certainly condemnable, but at the same time they have called for a two-state solution whereas israel has been violating and ending any possibility of a two-state solution every single day that passes so I can atleast say I'm certain that Israel doesn't want peace.
can you argue otherwise? what are you going to say, "rocket attacks" for the millionth time? has anyone even examined what these rockets are like? israelis like to say that thousands of rockets have been coming into israel from gaza but has anyone ever even cared to examine them?
you know that on average, every rocket carries the charge of about 2 pounds of TNT or explosives made from fertilizer. so if every of the 3000 rockets that the interviewer in the video brings up were to have even landed in israel, and keep in mind many if not most don't even make it that far, that's about what... 6 tons?
ok, well according to the israeli military, "Military officials said aircraft released more than 100 tons of bombs in the first nine hours of fighting, focusing initially on militant training camps, rocket-manufacturing facilities and weapons warehouses that had been identified in advance." of course it's a lie that they focused on military camps and all that, we know that they actually killed hundreds of police officers, which is illegal under international law, and that by the end of this campaign 1000 civilians atleast were killed, including over 300 children. not to mention that these 100 tons of explosives are not made out of fertilizer. this means that in just those 9 hours, israel dropped over 16 times the amount of explosives they claim hamas has done in a number of years.
does anyone see now why people refer to hamas rockets as fireworks? and it's funny how in the video, the interviewer, just like most israel apologists, says that "it doesn't matter how many people these rockets kill, theyre sent with the intention of killing people." tell me, what about the blockade that restricts building supplies, medicine, food, etc? is that not done with the intention of killing people? who are we to judge people's intentions all of a sudden? and why is it that with hamas, we don't consider how many people they kill, just how many they "intend" to kill, whereas with Israel we only consider how many they kill? and even with that, Israel still comes out on top with thousands of civilians murdered just over a 4 year period (since the 1000 they killed in Lebanon in July 2006). and when I say this, don't think I'm just comparing deaths as if some matter more than others, but when 1400 Palestinians are killed in the same time period that 3 Israelis are killed, it's a fucking difference worth noting.
so tell me again, what makes you think israel wants peace? now you might actually be a little smarter and try to say "i'm not saying israel wants peace, i'm asking why he's willing to speak out for israel and not hamas". he's not speaking for israel, he's analyzing israel's actions and saying that its actions show it is not interested in peace. on the other hand, what kind of interviewer asks someone from a humanitarian convoy if hamas wants peace? what a dumb fucking question!
and yeah this situation could have been avoided - if Israel were to end its illegal blockade against the Palestinians of Gaza, these aid ships would not have to be going there in the first place.
I also understand they were trying to bring world attention to this situation (mission accomplished). But they did so at an unnecessary risk of their lives. Here are several suggestions for future flotillas:
1) Have the deck and boat well lit several miles before hitting the blockade line
2) Actually, scratch suggestion #1 . . . Don't try it under the cover of darkness. The Israelis have sophisticated tracking methods and are able to track you. Darkness significantly increases confusion and chaos.
3) Web cameras that broadcast live should be set up around the boat along all major corridors and rooms.
4) No weapons. No guns. No knives. No spoons. Nothing.
5) Stage a sit in / chain yourself to the boat in protest
I feel the leaders of this ship put lives at risk with their actions. Intentional or not, they share responsibility along with the commandos.
you are one of the most dishonest posters i have ever seen here, i have no fucking clue how you equate "mostly" with "only"
and which ones don't exist, other than the one i already mentioned was abandoned?
Netiv Ha'asara still exists, at least as of the end of march 2010
Bror Hayil still exists, at least according to this site
http://kibbutzimofisrael.netzah.org/bror-hayil.php
and their hospitality club:
http://secure.hospitalityclub.org/hc/hc ... city=63185
Hod Hasharon still exists, at least up until 6 days ago
Bitha still exists, at least according to this site
http://moshavimofisrael.netzah.org/bitha.php
we all know Ashdod still exists
Netivot still exists
http://citiesofisrael.netzah.org/netivot.php
so there is only 1 place i mentioned that no longer exists and i already said it no longer exists. all the places rocket attacks happen are on land taken AFTER the UN partition plan and all but 1, Bror Hayil , were founded AFTER the Israeli declaration of independence, some, like Sderot, founded on top of the ashes of former arab villages.
and i don't think he tried to change the subject, SHE brought up the thousands of rockets fired at Israel, so him asking how many have they killed is a very valid question, one she refused to even address and like you often do, just changed the subject and asked him something unrelated.
what are you but my reflection? who am i to judge or strike you down?
"I will promise you this, that if we have not gotten our troops out by the time I am president, it is the first thing I will do. I will get our troops home. We will bring an end to this war. You can take that to the bank." - Barack Obama
when you told me 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em'
i was thinkin 'death before dishonor'
you don't need to even bother guessing, he flat out says Israel's actions show they don't want peace.
and let's not forget recently 22 Palestinian homes were approved for destruction in order to build....a tourist center. so much for their lie that they only do those things for security purposes :roll:
what are you but my reflection? who am i to judge or strike you down?
"I will promise you this, that if we have not gotten our troops out by the time I am president, it is the first thing I will do. I will get our troops home. We will bring an end to this war. You can take that to the bank." - Barack Obama
when you told me 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em'
i was thinkin 'death before dishonor'
straight from the asses mouth:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2006/apr/16/israel
Israel's policy was summed up by Dov Weisglass, an adviser to Ehud Olmert, the Israeli Prime Minister, earlier this year. 'The idea is to put the Palestinians on a diet, but not to make them die of hunger,' he said. The hunger pangs are supposed to encourage the Palestinians to force Hamas to change its attitude towards Israel or force Hamas out of government.
what are you but my reflection? who am i to judge or strike you down?
"I will promise you this, that if we have not gotten our troops out by the time I am president, it is the first thing I will do. I will get our troops home. We will bring an end to this war. You can take that to the bank." - Barack Obama
when you told me 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em'
i was thinkin 'death before dishonor'
tell me do you blame any of the captains for any deaths from the vessels that were boarded by somali pirates?
i support the struggle of the palestinian people.
but do i support hamas? no not really, i think both hamas and fatah have many problems and my brother-in-law who is from Gaza has told me countless stories of the ridiculous things hamas does there.
what does this have to do with the flotilla or with the fact that the palestinians are forced to live under a brutal occupation whether in gaza or the west bank, or even inside israel?
Pepe, I just want to get something clear, in your opinion (from what I understand by the post above) any Israeli settlement founded after november 29th 1947 (the UN partition plan) is illegal?
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i think the Malcolm X quote he gave sums up his feelings:
"If you're not willing to die for it, put the word 'freedom' out of your vocabulary."
they were staying in international waters for just this reason, they have said they were waiting until day break to move closer to Israel's waters
they DID have webcams and such on several parts of the boat but before raiding the flotilla Israel jammed all communications (which is also illegal to jam communications and radar) so the live feed couldn't go out and then they confiscated ALL the footage and equipment without returning any of it to their rightful owners. if Israel has nothing to hide why do they only release short, <1min clips?
they didn't have any guns
is that really a reasonable action when the commandos are opening fire and shooting people including 1 from <1 1/2 ft away twice in the legs, once in the back, once in the face and once in the back of the head? i really can't think of too many people that would just sit down in the middle of that
what are you but my reflection? who am i to judge or strike you down?
"I will promise you this, that if we have not gotten our troops out by the time I am president, it is the first thing I will do. I will get our troops home. We will bring an end to this war. You can take that to the bank." - Barack Obama
when you told me 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em'
i was thinkin 'death before dishonor'
additionally, Lebanon has officially recorded nearly 7000 Israeli violations (by land, sea, and air) of UNSC 1701 since 2006.
Israel obviously has no respect for the sovereignty of the Gaza territory which it claims it no longer occupies.
no but the manner in which many of those places were founded would make people a little pissed. i wonder what would happen if 50 years ago mexico destroyed Tuscon and built a city on top of it?
what are you but my reflection? who am i to judge or strike you down?
"I will promise you this, that if we have not gotten our troops out by the time I am president, it is the first thing I will do. I will get our troops home. We will bring an end to this war. You can take that to the bank." - Barack Obama
when you told me 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em'
i was thinkin 'death before dishonor'
I'm just curious, because you seem so quick to dismiss the problems of Hamas and lay all blame exclusively on Israel. So a follow up question, do you think Hamas shares any portion of the blame whatsoever for the continuation of the conflict?
Pepe & Yosi . . . good luck.