Ray McGovern, U.S. Boat to Gaza Passenger
Channel: USBOATTOGAZA
Date: 2011-06-14

Passenger Ray McGovern talks about why he is going aboard the US Boat to Gaza with the Stay Human Flotilla at the end of the month.

Bio: An Army infantry/intelligence officer in the early 60s, Ray McGovern then served as a CIA analyst from the administration of John F. Kennedy to that of George H. W. Bush. Under President Ronald Reagan, McGovern briefed the President's Daily Brief and other intelligence one-on-one to Vice President Bush and other senior officials. Ray now works with Tell the Word, a faith-based ministry in inner-city Washington. Born before WW-II, he experienced what happens when intimidated majorities shield their eyes from injustices like the illegal blockade of Gaza and the internment of 1.5 million Palestinians. "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere," wrote Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He was, of course, right. And so was Gen. David Petraeus in warning Congress last year that the conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians "foments anti-American sentiment, due to a perception of U.S. favoritism for Israel" [and that] "militant groups exploit that anger to mobilize support."