North East Truth Radio Week 9 – Ken O Keefe – Gaza Flotilla Peace Activist – Live Tue 20 July 9pm

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We are pleased to welcome Ken O Keefe for this weeks radio show LIVE on Tuesday July 20th 2010, 9pm. Ken is most recently known for being a member of the crew aboard the Mavi Marmara, a Gaza Flotilla vessel which was attacked by Israeli commando resulting in the death of nine activists. Ken is a former US Marine and former legislator within the Lawful Hawaiian Government, human rights activist, US citizenship renoucer, marine conservationist and founder of P10K, the ‘Truth Justice Peace Human Shield Action to Iraq’ campaign and the Aloha Palestine company.
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On 31 May 2010, while en route to Gaza, commandos from the Israeli Defense Forces attacked and seized the MV Mavi Marmara in international waters. In the violent clash that followed, nine activists were killed, and several dozen activists and at least seven IDF soldiers were injured. Ken played a key role in defending the ship and helped disarm three Israeli commandos.

Ken was badly treat in custody and beaten several times. Shortly after his release, the Israeli Defence Force issued a statement identifying Ken O’Keefe as an ‘Active Terror Operative’. Ken was labelled ‘…a radical anti-Israel activist and operative of the Hamas Terror organisation.’ They went on to accuse him of ‘attempt(ing) to enter the Gaza Strip in order to form and train a commando unit for the Palestinian terror organisation.’

Ken responded by making a counter charge. From his hotel room in Istanbul, he issued a statement (we highly recommend reading it here) in which he called the US, Britain and Israel ‘the greatest terrorists of our time’. We strongly agree.

Four other individuals were identified as terror operatives, including two Turkish citizens. There are concerns that these five individuals are now ‘marked’ as targets of future assassination attempts by Mossad, Israel’s Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations.

Ken’s Biography

I was born in July of 1969, I have worked as an entrepreneur, marine conservationist, and Human Rights Activist. Born in California, I renounced my American citizenship on March 1, 2001 in Vancouver Canada. I now proudly hold Irish, Hawaiian and Palestinian citizenship. although my ultimate allegiance is to all people and thus I am in truth a world citizen.

Before I was conscious however I served in the United States Marine Corps. During the 1991 Gulf War I was ordered, along with several hundred thousand other service members, to take experimental injections and pills that have since been identified as a factor in “Gulf War Syndrome”, many have subsequently died from this condition. I also have reason to believe that I/we were exposed to Depleted Uranium while in Kuwait and on the border of Iraq.

As a Marine I spoke out openly about abuse of power by my “superiors” and as a consequence I paid a heavy price. I realised that honour and integrity were virtues which are often punished rather then rewarded and the Marines supplied me with my first serious taste of injustice. This experience taught me one central lesson, just how precious freedom is. Upon my discharge for the Marines I vowed to never relinquish my freedom again and to defend freedom without fear.

Carry on reading Ken’s biography at his website by clicking here

More Ken O’Keefe Content:

Ken O’Keefe on BBC HARDtalk – June 23, 2010

World Citizen Ken O’Keefe – http://www.worldcitizen.uk.net/index.html
Aloha Palestine.com