Israel should lead investigation into attack on Gaza flotilla, says US

[Fozzledick]

The United States has blocked demands at the UN security council for an international inquiry into Israel's assault on the Turkish ship carrying aid to Gaza that left nine pro-Palestinian activists dead.

A compromise statement instead calls for an impartial investigation which Washington indicated could be carried out by Israel.

Turkey pressed for the security council to launch an investigation similar to Richard Goldstone's inquiry into last year's fighting in Gaza which prompted protests from Israel when it concluded that Israel and Hamas were probably guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Ankara wanted the investigation into the raid on the Mavi Marmara to result in the prosecution of officials responsible for the assault and the payment of compensation to the victims.

But in hours of diplomatic wrangling, the US blocked the move and instead forced a statement that called for "a prompt, impartial, credible and transparent investigation conforming to international standards". The US representative at the security council discussions, Alejandro Wolff, indicated that Washington would be satisfied with Israel investigating itself when he called for it to undertake a credible investigation.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jun/01/israel-investigation-attack-gaza-flotilla-us

Hopefully a thorough investigation will reveal the details of the Turkish government's involvement with planning the ambush.

[GodlessBiker]

1. Israel investigate itself. Oh yeah, that will work. Idiots.

[SteppingRazor]

4. Yeah, it's a bit like industry self-regulating, isn't it?

And we've all seen how well that's worked out.

[BrklynLiberal]

2. Riiiiight and BP should investigate the causes of the Gulf oil spill.

[no_hypocrisy]

3. That's something Shrub would've said.

[here_is_to_hope]

5. Yeah, "hopefully" a thorough investigation will...

reveal the truth...
Oh, that's not you are after though, is it?
You seem to know that the Turkish Government was involved, how were they involved and how do you know this?

[mikita]

6. why does Warren Commission and 911 Commission come to mind

when I read this??

[ChangoLoa]

7. Now that's some major league BS!

Jury and judge and defense

[EFerrari]

8. What a farce. This is exactly how the OAS functions and why its moribund.

The UN isn't much better.

[Catherina]

9. Try to sing another tune BB. This one's all worn out.

Neither you or the criminal government in Israel are fooling anyone.

[LakeSamish706]

11. Yeah, except that it is the US that is doing the damage here. Obama needs to get the US

the fuck out of the way, otherwise this shit will just go on and on and on with Israel.

[atreides1]

12. Your faith is misplaced

President Obama will continue to do what his predecessors have done before him, protect Israel from the UN.

[LakeSamish706]

13. I'm pretty certain of that as well, but it doesn't mean I have to like it. n/t

[LakeSamish706]

10. WTF is wrong with the US Administration anyway? A fellow member of NATO had one of

their ships attacked (flying a Turkish flag) and we have the US wanting the perps. to do there own investigation. This is so screwed up.

[Andy823]

14. I agree.

I have been supporting he president on most issues, no agree on many, but hoping at least we have a start to fix things like health care and the financial problems, but this is insane! You let them investigate their own attack, not like this, and not when the whole world is watching! I think this is by far the dumbest thing yet from this administration!