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Jim Lobe, IPS North America

WASHINGTON, 1 Jun (IPS) – Amid nearly universal condemnation of Monday’s pre-dawn Israeli assault in international waters on a flotilla carrying humanitarian and reconstruction aid bound for Gaza, the administration of President Barack Obama has steadfastly avoided assigning blame.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told reporters that Washington supported a “prompt, impartial, credible, and transparent investigation” into the incident, in which at least nine civilian passengers aboard the flotilla’s largest vessel were reportedly killed, apparently by gunfire from Israeli commandos.

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Tags: "Freedom Flotilla" attacked, Israeli assault in international waters, Jim Lobe, President Barack Obama

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