Flotilla Debate: Glenn Greenwald vs. Eliot Spitzer
Who knew Eliot Spitzer was such an Israel apologist? Guest-hosting on MSNBC, the former New York governor tries to get an uncooperative Glenn Greenwald to accept Israel's assault on the aid flotilla and Israel's devastating blockade of Gaza as "reasonable."Who knew Eliot Spitzer was such an Israel apologist? Guest-hosting on MSNBC, the former New York governor tries to get an uncooperative Glenn Greenwald to accept Israel’s assault on the aid flotilla and Israel’s devastating blockade of Gaza as “reasonable.”
More on the exchange from Glenn Greenwald.
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