American, 19, Among Gaza Flotilla Dead
Furkan Dogan Was Shot Five Times, Including Four Times in Head
You know what those four bullets were–the kill shot. It's a well-known practice of Israeli commandos and covert ops personnel. You shoot the victim and then close in for the shot to the head that finishes them off. Yes, I wasn't there and can't confirm with absolute certainty that this is indeed what happened. And lest anyone protest about my characterization I have accounts by IDF personnel about this practice and testimony about specific incidents in which it happened. An autopsy should confirm and disprove what I've written.
Barack Obama, do you let U.S. citizens be murdered in cold blood by the IDF? What will you do about this? If this were any other country I'd know what to expect: protest, redoubled efforts to end the Gaza siege, engagement with Israel, possibly withdrawing the U.S. ambassador. That's what Britain would likely do, as it's already had the moxie to demand an end to the siege, something our government hasn't had the courage to do. This incident should bring our policy a lot closer to Turkey's as we clearly now have shared interests. But will it?
But given the timidity of this government, I don't know what they'll do aside from murmuring a bit about it. Face it, our policy is shameful. Dogan's dead body serves as physical witness to this. Will it spur Obama on to do the right thing–or anything? Your guess is as good as mine. ---Richard Silverstein
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