Note to AP: Mavi Marmara Was Not Carrying Supplies

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10 June '10
Posted before Shabbat

In a story about President Obama's remarks at a press conference with Mahmoud Abbas, the Associated Press reported as follows:

"The situation in Gaza is unsustainable," Obama said as he met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the Oval Office. He said the attention of the world is on the problem because of the "tragedy" of the Israeli raid that killed nine people trying to bring in supplies.

Problem is, Obama did not say anything about "nine people trying to bring in supplies" — perhaps because he knew that those nine, Turkish passengers on the Mavi Marmara, were not trying to bring in supplies.

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