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Tuesday, June 1, 2010
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- At Least 10 Activists Killed in Israeli Attack on Gaza-Bound Aid Ship
- UN Security Council Calls for Probe of Attack
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- Oil Spill Could Reach Alabama, Mississippi
- BP CEO: No Underwater Oil Plumes; Workers Sickened by Food Poisoning
- Hundreds Protest BP in New Orleans
- Report: US Draws Up Plans for Pakistan Strikes
- US Claims to Have Killed Top al-Qaeda Leader in Pakistan
- US Faults Officers for Drone Attack Killings of 23 Afghan Civilians
- US: Majority of Gitmo Prisoners Low-Level Fighters
- Ex-Defense Minister Leads After 1st Round of Colombia Vote
- Tens of Thousands Protest Arizona Anti-Immigrant Law
- Musicians Launch "Sound Strike" Boycott of Arizona
- US Spending on Wars in Iraq, Afghanistan Tops $1 Trillion
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Anger Mounts in Gulf Coast over BP Oil Spill
Democracy Now! travels to the Gulf region to investigate the massive BP oil spill off the coast of Louisiana. We play an address by George Barisich, the president of the United Commercial Fishermen’s Association, who spoke on Sunday at a large protest in New Orleans near Jackson Square. [includes rush transcript]
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Global Condemnation of Israeli Armed Attack on Gaza-Bound Freedom Flotilla: At Least 10 Dead, Hundreds Remain in Detention
It was early Monday morning as Israeli soldiers stormed the Gaza-bound international aid convoy called the Freedom Flotilla in international waters about forty miles off the coast of Gaza. The six ships had nearly 700 international activists on board and 10,000 tons of humanitarian aid. They were aiming to break the three-year-long siege of the Gaza Strip. Israeli commandos landed on the lead ship in the convoy, the Turkish Mavi Marmara, which had about 600 activists on board. At least ten and as many as nineteen civilians on board the ship have been reported to have died in the attack. Israeli troops proceeded to seize the Mavi Marmara and the five other ships and take them to the port of Ashdod. Hundreds of activists are being detained in an Israeli prison, and nearly fifty others have been deported. The United Nations Security Council has condemned the attack and called for the immediate release of the ships and the civilians held by Israel and called for an impartial investigation. All the permanent members of the Security Council except for the United States explicitly called for Israel’s three-year blockade of the Gaza Strip to be lifted. Turkey has compared Israel’s actions to state terrorism. We speak to Adam Shapiro, Amira Hass, Ali Abunimah and Richard Falk. [includes rush transcript]
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