Maine Video Producer Recounts Gaza Flotilla Ordeal

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Published on Saturday, June 5, 2010 by the Associated Press

Maine Video Producer Recounts Gaza Flotilla Ordeal

by Clark Canfield

PORTLAND, Maine -- A Maine video producer recalled hearing shots amid the chaos that broke out as Israeli troops raided the aid flotilla he was on that was attempting to break Israel's blockade of Gaza.

Scott Hamann of South Portland arrived in Maine late Friday night, five days after the flotilla was intercepted by Israeli troops, resulting in the deaths of nine pro-Palestinian activists.

In a phone interview with The Associated Press, Hamann said troops that landed on the boat he was on fired high-powered paintball guns and threw a "stun grenade" that hit him on the foot before exploding behind him.

People aboard the flotilla expected a confrontation, but not a deadly one, he said.

"As soon as we heard the real guns going off, that's when we knew things were different than what we thought they'd be," he said. "We knew they'd use excessive force, but it was a game changer when we heard they were shooting people."

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/06/05-3

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1. Another voice from a witness, Thank you!

I am amazed that this gets so little attention in the main stream media.

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2. Here's another example of AMERICAN News lies....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UHKLWIjeFo