Gaza Freedom Flotilla

June’s release is a show nearly a month old which features Professor Noam Chomsky speaking on the history of American neo-liberalism in Mexico and Central America, how it drives migrants to the United States and the role of immigrant scapegoating in diverting blame for workers’ economic hardships from the ruling class. Also, US is not leaving Iraq, the Rachel Corrie set off on its way to Gaza, and a Spanish court seeks the arrest of 13 CIA agents for illegal rendition.

In honor of the fallen comrades of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, who were attacked by armed Israeli commandos while attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to the besieged populace of Gaza, we present an hour of news coverage, protest speeches and music condemning this murderous act. Boycott, Divest and Sanction!
audio excerpts from Al Jazeera coverage, including an interview with Free Gaza Movement member and Flotilla participant Huwaida Arraff
Israel’s Lie Machine Goes into Overdrive by Alan Maass

Here is the complete playlist from our June 1 show, beginning with 16 minutes of special coverage of Isra-Hell's pirate attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla. Obviously these thugs are not the same sort of "pirates" we are...