LaRouche: Bring Criminal Charges Against Heads of Government of Israel

June 4, 2010 (LPAC)—Lyndon LaRouche called today for criminal charges to be brought against the heads of the government of Israel in the killing of an American citizen, 19-year-old Furkan Dogan, in the Israeli raid on the Gaza relief flotilla. The young man was shot five times, including four shots to the head, reported ABC World News on the morning of June 3.

LaRouche said, "This is really criminal. A criminal complaint should be brought against the heads of the government of Israel." At the same time, said LaRouche, "Do Israel a favor and get the idiot Netanyahu out of government. Bring back the Labor Party. See what they can do with this mess."

President Obama continues to give cover to British asset Netanyahu. Obama's press secretary, Robert Gibbs, told reporters today that the fact that an American was killed is not going to change Obama's approach. Gibbs dodged four separate questions at the White House today, and only said that Obama called Furkan Dogan's parents today to express "deep condolences."

Dogan is one of nine males aboard the Mavi Marmara who were killed by the Israeli commandos. He was born in Troy, New York, and currently lived in Turkey, where he attended high school. According to a forensic report, quoted by Anatolian News Agency of Turkey, Dogan was shot at close range—four times in the head and once in the chest. The bodies of all the nine dead have been turned over to Turkey.

Reports are now being assembled from the eyewitnesses on the lead ship, the Mavi Marmara, now that Israel, under international pressure, has released the activists who were aboard the Free Gaza flotilla. According to ABCNews, a Canadian on board described seeing an elderly man bleed to death from the Israeli attack. Another witness said an Indonesian doctor was shot in the stomach and a photographer shot in the forehead.

A local Malaysian newspaper reported on June 3, that Malaysian activists from the flotilla had given detailed descriptions of Israelis shooting unarmed passengers at close range aboard the Mavi Marmara. The Malaysians arrived in Jordan after being held for several days by the Israelis.