American, 19, Among Gaza Flotilla Dead (American in name only)

ABCNews.com ^ | ZOE MAGEE

[OldDeckHand]

A U.S. citizen who lived in Turkey is among the nine people killed when Israeli commandos stormed a Turkish aid ship heading for the Gaza Strip, officials said today. The victim was identified as Furkan Dogan, 19, a Turkish-American. A forensic report said he was shot at close range, with four bullets in his head and one in his chest, according to the Anatolian news agency.

Dogan was a high school student studying social sciences in the town of Kayseri in central Turkey. He was born in the United States and moved to Turkey at the age of 2. He will be buried in his hometown tomorrow.

The body was returned to Turkey today along with eight others, all Turkish nationals, who were on board the Mavi Maramara.

[OldDeckHand]

Sorry, but this kid happened to be born here to foreign parents who left to return to Turkey. There is no evidence that he ever returned to the US to claim US citizenship. If he's really an American, he's barely an American.

I'm sure that this won't be pointed out in the media.

[Dallas59]

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Great Leader has declared we are no longer defined by our borders, so this is a non-issue.

[ejonesie22]

with four bullets in his head and one in his chest, according to the Anatolian news agency

All I can say is nice grouping, the IDF training really pays off...

[SAMWolf]

four bullets in his head and one in his chest

Good shooting, a little overkill maybe, but it got the job done.

[wita]

It is claimed he held a valid US passport. IMHO dead is the best state for someone nineteen, from a Muslim country born in the USA and gone at the age of two.

[Marty62]

This is the problem with anchor babies.
They get to call themsselves Americans even if they haven’t lived in the U.S. since the age of 2.

[CondorFlight]

I have to wonder, since the point of these exercises is to obtain martyrs for publicity, whether or not he may have been selected to make the trip precisely because he could claim to be “American”.

This is similar to the American student who was wounded in a clash with Israeli police (much more important if you want to make your case to Americans);

and Rachel Corrie (whom some believe was “martyred” deliberately by her “handlers”, for the same PR purposes).

[FourPeas]

Great reply!

[highlander_UW]

four bullets in his head and one in his chest

The IDF obviously believe in "double tap" plus.

[svcw]

When you run with terrorists that’s what happens.

[Lurker]

with four bullets in his head and one in his chest,

Nice shooting.

[ejonesie22]

Ya know referring to this guy as an “anchor baby” is rather ironic considering the situation...

[Michael.SF.]

He was born in the United States and moved to Turkey at the age of 2.

Let's get real here. That is a hell of an accomplishment for a two year old. Most people that age would never pack up and move to Turkey.

[JRios1968]

...was identified as Furkan Dogan, 19, a Turkish-American.

He Furked up...

[Thrownatbirth]

with four bullets in his head

In high school at 19, it wasn't a vital organ.

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

What about all the Israeli school kids etc. that are ripped to shreds by rockets and bombs - does anyone care about them? They were just living their lives - this kid looked for trouble and found it.

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[cranked]

Perhaps folks like Dogan should consider who they are hanging with next time but methinks the boy knew exactly who he was with...more so than many libtards are making this out to be.

[ExpatGator]

He deserves a posthumous Rachel Corrie Award for Stupidity if the Face of Overwhelming Odds.

[Scythian]

Great Leader has declared we are no longer defined by our borders, so this is a non-issue

That is exactly right, he merely "migrated" through here at one time ...

[ejonesie22]

Ah, the “Golden Pancake”...

[SnakeDoctor]

Could’ve been worse ... Rachel Corrie got squashed by a tank.

SnakeDoc

[LasVegasMac]

Bad decision, eh kid?

[cripplecreek]

Well life is hard and its even harder when you’re stupid.

Shorter too apparently.

[reagan_fanatic]

Tuff. You mess with the bull, you get the horns.

[wbill]

The victim was identified as Furkan Dogan, 19

'Spose that he should have stayed in his Furkan country? And away from the Furkan protests?

I imagine that this guy had a hard life as a teenager.

[melancholy]

Dogan was a high school student studying social sciences

Another Communist bites the dust!

[SnakeDoctor]

Quadruple-tap ... just in case he’s a zombie terrorist.

SnakeDoc

[softwarecreator]

All I can say is nice grouping, the IDF training really pays off...

No kidding.  They sure know how to hit the kill zone, eh?  Hope it sends a message to the muzzies, these guys are GOOD!

[GeronL]

I bet he shot by the Turkish thugs who took the pistols away from the soldiers.

[softwarecreator]

Quadruple-tap ... just in case he’s a zombie terrorist.

Cool reply.  I was going to say it was a "Double-Tap" with a Kicker, but I was not sure that anyone would get the reference!

[a fool in paradise]

Hyphenated American with allegiance to the nation of Imperial Islam.

[GeronL]

my thought exactly. Remember they took 2 pistols off the soliders and emptied the magazines. They might have killed this guy just to pin it on Israel for PR purposes

[Mobties]

“Furkan Dogan” is room temperature.

Furkan A!

[flying_bullet]

Furkan, Furkan, Mohammed jihad!

[Marty62]

He has been raised in an Islamic Country.
Where do you think his loyalty is.

Being part of a terrorist orgs activities says it all.

[SnakeDoctor]

Actually haven’t seen Zombieland ... but I’ve heard the “double-tap” reference. Its on my list to see when I find it cheap.

SnakeDoc

[sig226]

I think that someone who got four head shots was doing something very bad. Usually, one is enough.

[Godwin1]

He is as American—in his loyalty and love of country—as the members of Congress who cheered a foreign kleptocrat as he slandered the people of Arizona.

[Touch Not the Cat]

.
Sounds like he was a Furkan idiot.

[Auntie Mame]

The ship was sponsored by a Turkish charity, the Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief (IHH) and was carrying aid to Gaza in defiance of the Israeli blockade. The charity released the names of all nine dead. All are male and the ages range from 32 to 61.

I don't get it. This kid was 19, but in the paragraph above they say the dead range from 32 to 61. Lousy writing? Lousy reporting? Lousy editing? Or a lie?

And they say the names of the dead have been released, but what are those names? Is it some kind of secret? Why are they not listed in this "article?"

[bereanway]

I’m guessin he may have taken one in the chest by the IDF and then the terrorists put 4 in the noggin to make the IDF look especially bloodthirsty. ABCNews dutifully reported it was done at close range so this sounds like a setup with the lapdogs in the LSM falling into line.

[Texas resident]

“He was raised in an Islamic Country.
Where do you think his loyalty is.”

Who does this remind of us?

[glorgau]

four bullets in his head and one in his chest

Double tap and a half.

[OldDeckHand]

"Lousy writing? Lousy reporting? Lousy editing? Or a lie?"

Given the state of our media, all could be true and at the same time.

[GonzoGOP]

A forensic report said he was shot at close range, with four bullets in his head and one in his chest, according to the Anatolian news agency.

Showing that there is no such thing as overkill. There is just the period of time between open fire, and the need to reload.

[Marty62]

Right

Raised as a Muslim.

[r9etb]

Wow. There's an awful lot of FReeper stupidity on display on this thread.

Let's cut to the chase: 4 shots at close range to the head and one to the chest sounds a lot more like a case of shooting the wounded, than an indication of "good shooting."