twitter feed of aid ships illegally attacked in international waters. Turkish media reporting 3 dead, 50 injured on ship by israel soldiers.    http://search.twitter.com/search?max_id=15083752650&page=2&q=%23flotilla

from Yahoo News
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100531/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_palestinians

Absolutely outrageous!! Pure evil.

News outlets are reporting it's the exact opposite: the ships tried to avoid Israel's mandatory inspections (to ensure they are not bringing in weapons), and the protesters on the ships attacked first, including taking weapons off the Israelis and shooting them. If they are simply humanitarians, why the heck would they oppose a simple inspection?

Also, the people in the ships say "The Israelis attacked in the dark of night." What a loaded statement. The SHIPS were traveling in the "dark of night", so when exactly were the Israelis supposed to board them?

Propaganda is usually the opposite of the truth. @ Todd. The 6 ships were 90 miles out which is still in international waters. The passengers were unarmed. I seriously doubt they disarmed the soldiers and shot at them. That sounds like propaganda to me.
one hour ago news reports----16 dead, 60 to 80 wounded, opening fire on all boats.
Passengers waiving white flags not clubs.
This is an outrage and it's indefensible. http://witnessgaza.com/