US Official: "...The organizers of the flotilla were clearly seeking a confrontation and tragically they got one..."

A State Department official speaking on background said that the U.S. will be involved in the investigation to make sure it's credible. But the official also said the flotilla people ignored Israel's offer to have the ships dock at another port (another port? that meant embargo NOT broken & aid not delivered!) and that Turkey was involved in those conversations. "We believe that there was a good faith effort to provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza. The organizers of the flotilla were clearly seeking a confrontation and tragically they got one," the official said.

The Cable spoke with a senior Turkish official who acknowledged that Turkey had been involved in conversations about diverting the flotilla, but said that the flotilla people made the decision that they only wanted to dock in Gaza. The official said that they saw movement on their top priority, the return of Turkish prisoners and bodies, but still haven't gotten satisfaction overall. "As we see it, they were hijacked and kidnapped in international waters," the official said.