Biography
Ken is a former U.S. Marine who served in the 1991 Gulf War and subsequently spoke out about the use of depleted uranium as a "crime against humanity" and the US military using soldiers as "human guinea pigs" with experimental drugs that were directly linked to Gulf War syndrome. He is also a social entrepreneur utilizing direct action marine conservation, he is more widely known for leading the human shield action to Iraq and as a survivor of the Israeli attack on the MV Mavi Marmara in which he participated in "defending the ship" and "disarming two Israeli Commandos".
On January 7, 2004, O'Keefe burned his US passport in protest of "American Imperialism" and called for US troops to immediately withdrawal from Iraq. He replaced his US passport with a "World Passport", subsequently proclaiming himself a "Citizen of the World" with “ultimate allegiance to my entire human family and to planet Earth." His is also legal citizen of Ireland and Palestine citizenship.
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The U.S. has chided governments for unleashing the armed forces against their own citizens…
January 20th, 2012 | Posted in Editors Picks,Heroes,Military,Support the Troops | Read More »
Ken O’Keefe has been named as having ‘known links to Al Qaeda, Hamas, and other terrorist organizations’ in US Congressional Bill now being processed through the traitorous US Congress. Here is the applicable paragraph;
January 14th, 2012 | Posted in Civil Liberties and Freedom,Editors Picks,Politics | Read More »
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The prostitutes of propaganda (POPs), otherwise known as the mainstream media, would have you believe that the Irish Traveler residents of Dale Farm are nothing more than miscreants who expect special favours when it comes to the law.
September 22nd, 2011 | Posted in Causes,Living,Peace | Read More »
For those whose ideas and beliefs about Israel and the Palestinians is formed by newspapers and network news, learning you have been lied to for so long may make you very angry. Maybe it’s time to be very angry. g
May 16th, 2011 | Posted in Editors Picks,WarZone | Read More »
Samouni Inter-Trade Palestine (SIP) is a social enterprise international trade mission. We endeavour to catalyse the end of Gaza’s charitable dependency through import and export trade.
May 9th, 2011 | Posted in Palestine | Read More »
During Operation Cast Lead Israel committed massive war crimes for all the world to see.
April 5th, 2011 | Posted in WarZone | Read More »
Building on the momentum of the Egyptian revolution and the growing push for freedom and democracy by citizens throughout the region, a coalition of organizations and individuals from around the world are preparing for a march to Gaza on 26 February 2011. The coalition will gather in the Egyptian port city of Al Arish and form a caravan to make the 32 km journey to the Rafah Border Crossing, disembarking to march the final kilometer to the border of the Gaza Strip. The objective of the march is to enter the strip with the full cooperation of Egyptian military officials and peacefully demand the permanent end of the Egyptian blockade of goods, services and building materials to the territory.
February 23rd, 2011 | Posted in Egypt,Israel,Middle East,Palestine,World | Read More »
Is there any sane, right-minded person who supports the blatant and brutal collective punishment of the people of Gaza? So why would it carry on? There is only one reason, because we allow it. I say we carry on with what the people of Egypt started, they got rid of the dictator, let us, people of conscience, once and for all smash to pieces the abominable Egyptian blockade of Gaza.
February 15th, 2011 | Posted in Egypt,Iran,Israel,Middle East,Palestine,Religion,World | Read More »
AT THE SCENE-MEDICAL SUPPLY CENTER DESTROYED SECRET ISRAELI/US BOMBING PROGRAM EXPOSED By Ken O’Keefe and Gordon Duff for Veterans Today “We’re in the building here, what do we have here? Medical supplies…Jesus Christ.” Ken O’Keefe February 9, 2011 (VT) Gaza: Last night, Israeli planes bombed a medical supply center in Gaza. The bombing attack lasted [...]
February 9th, 2011 | Posted in 9/11,WarZone | Read More »
The Holy Qur’an tells us: “Be conscious of God and speak always the truth.” A video by Ken O’Keefe, with voice-over by Anthony Lawson. Related Posts:Sean Penn takes part in Egypt’s Tahrir demoMubarak In The Cage For The Wrong ChargesEgypt: Picking Up The Remains of a RevolutionU.S. support for brutal dictators is a source [...]
February 3rd, 2011 | Posted in Foreign Relations,Politics | Read More »
While millions of Egyptians are in the streets, in one of the most dramatic spontaneous uprisings in recent years, in an attempt to overthrow 30 years of Mubarak rule, a regime propped up by Israel and the United States, an undercurrent of opportunist plots threaten to turn this hopeful situation into an epic disaster.
January 29th, 2011 | Posted in Egypt,Israel,Palestine,World | Read More »
“…..once in a generation…we get a chance for freedom…this is our chance..” “I have for many years lived with the knowledge that we, the masses, the working class, the poor, the white, the black, the brown, the immigrants, the Christians, the Muslims, the atheists, the soldiers/ex-soldiers, the peaceniks, the communists, the anarchists, the students, the [...]
January 28th, 2011 | Posted in 9/11,WarZone | Read More »
Let us realize once and for all, that we the people are one, that we are human, that our most precious gift is that of our humanity. Let us never sacrifice it again. Together we are unstoppable. We are the sleeping giant, we are the waking lion, we are fierce and we are fearless.
January 28th, 2011 | Posted in Middle East,World | Read More »
Today our team in Gaza met the Awaja family from Thabat. There were nine members of this family, seven children aged 1 to 12 years old, but one son was murdered during Operation Cast Lead (2008-2009), so seven children is now six. Today we visited a few days in the life of this family, courtesy of a magnificent Palestinian mother named Wafaa.
January 7th, 2011 | Posted in Israel,Palestine,World | Read More »
Road to Hope (R2H) Convoy Reaches Gaza Despite kidnapping, government obstacles and financial challenges The Road to Hope Convoy reunited in Egypt after having been split by the Egyptian requirement to charter a ship from Libya to El Arish and the kidnapping of 10 convoy members from Libya to Greece. 3 members of the convoy [...]
November 26th, 2010 | Posted in Israel,World | Read More »
The Road to Hope humanitarian aid convoy left London on the 10th of October with £500,000 of medical aid for the besieged people of the Gaza Strip. After travelling 4,500 miles through the UK, France, Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya the convoy stalled at the Egyptian border on October 26th due to an Egyptian refusal to allow land access to Gaza. As a result the convoy leaders had little choice but to secure a ship at significant extra expense and delay.
November 14th, 2010 | Posted in Israel,Palestine,World | Read More »
The Road to Hope humanitarian aid convoy continues its role in the international community’s collective mission to break the illegal siege of Gaza and deliver desperately needed aid to the people of Palestine in Gaza. The convoy comprises 30 vehicles and 101 humanitarian aid workers. Among them are 8 survivors of the Israeli attack on the Freedom Flotilla, 7 of them were aboard the Mavi Marmara, including Ken O’Keefe who was involved in disarming two Israeli commandos.
October 30th, 2010 | Posted in 9/11 | Read More »
THE BBC IS AT IT AGAIN.. By Ken O’Keefe STAFF WRITER I am honoured to have contributed to Anthony Lawson’s new short documentary, ‘BBC Bias: The Gaza Freedom Flotilla’. Spread this film far and wide and let’s make it go viral. Let us exercise our absolute power to expose the prostitutes of propaganda, usher in [...]
September 11th, 2010 | Posted in Israel,Palestine,World | Read More »
- Whose side are we on? – By Ken O’Keefe I will be returning to America in the next 36 hours as a publicly accused “terrorist operative”, according to the Israeli military that is. It will be interesting to see how my birth nation will handle me. Especially because I headed to Gaza aboard the Freedom [...]
September 5th, 2010 | Posted in 9/11,AfPak,Israel,Veterans Affairs,WarZone | Read More »
If you haven’t seen it, look for BBC Panorama’s “Death in the Med” program online, you will be treated to first class propaganda as only the BBC can deliver. I am one of the passengers/witnesses interviewed for this program and I am very much aware of BBC’s role in justifying war and covering up Israeli crimes. I am in no way naive about this; to the contrary my motivation for the interview lay largely in the all too likely opportunity to expose the BBC.
August 17th, 2010 | Posted in Israel,WarZone | Read More »
Imagine this, imagine that Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress negotiated a deal with the South African Apartheid regime and settled for a “two-state solution.” Imagine Mandela negotiating with the Apartheid regime a land deal in which less than 15% of current day South Africa went to the black South Africans, the remaining 85% [...]
July 21st, 2010 | Posted in Israel,WarZone | Read More »
Welcome to Orwell’s ‘1984’ ladies and gentlemen, where black is white, white is black, and the truth is nothing but a word. My 1984 reality is culminating with the United States and Israeli Governments treating me and/or charging me with being a “terrorist”. Americans worry not, you can sleep better at night knowing your “homeland” [...]
July 5th, 2010 | Posted in Israel,WarZone | Read More »
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