PROPOSED LEDE: THE ACCOUNTING OF WHAT REALLY HAPPENED ON THE MAVI MARMARA HAS BEEN CLOUDED BY THE FACT THAT ISRAEL CONFISCATED MOST OF THE VIDEOS AND PHOTOS TAKEN DURING THE ASSAULT AND THE ISRAELI DEFENSE FORCE PRESS OFFICE HAS BEEN PUBLISHING HEAVILY EDITED OR ADMITTEDLY DOCTORED AUDIOVISUAL VERSIONS.
ON THURSDAY, TWO SURVIVORS OF THE ATTACK CAME TO SPEAK IN FRONT OF A NEAR-CAPACITY ATTENDANCE AT THE HOUSE OF THE LORD CHURCH IN BROOKLYN.
A THIRD WITNESS, FORMER TURKISH MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST AHMET FARUK UNSAL, WAS NOT ALLOWED TO BOARD A PLANE FROM TURKEY, AFTER SEVERAL NEW YORK POLITICIANS CALLED ON THE STATE DEPARTMENT TO INVESTIGATE THE VISA APPLICATIONS OF THE SCHEDULED SPEAKERS.
MELVIN SIMMONS, FROM THE SOUND GATHERERS, BRINGS US THE VOICES OF FILMMAKER AND ACTIVIST IARA LEE AND OF KEVIN OVENDEN, NATIONAL COORDINATOR OF VIVA PALESTINA, WHO WERE ON THE MAVI MARMARA:
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