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Cynthia McKinney Aboard Boat Headed for Gaza, Intercepted by Israeli Naval Force - FOXNews.com Transition Tracker
Cynthia McKinney Aboard Boat Headed for Gaza, Intercepted by Israeli Naval Force - FOXNews.com Transition Tracker:
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The ex-congresswoman and long-time activist for the Palestinians was among a group of individuals turned back after their boat tried to enter Israeli waters in an attempt to land in Gaza to distribute medical supplies."
Green Party presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney, unimpeded by the "closed military zone" imposed by Israel, was among 16 people aboard a medical supply boat that collided with an Israeli naval ship Tuesday as it tried to enter coastal waters around Gaza.
The yacht, owned by the U.S.-based Free Gaza Movement, was reportedly carrying 3.5 tons of medical supplies donated by Cyprus. A press release from the group claimed "several Israeli gunboats intercepted the Dignity she was heading on a mission of mercy to Gaza." They said the Israeli military fired machine guns into the water in an attempt to stop the Dignity's progress.
The boat, registered under the flag of Gibraltar and with an English captain, reportedly took on water and experienced engine problems, according to the group's Web site. It also said the incident occurred 90 miles offshore in international water. The boat's captain was given permission to dock in Lebanon, where it was regrouping to try again.
Israel's foreign ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor told Reuters that an Israeli vessel and the 60-foot Free Gaza Movement boat did make "physical contact," but only after the aid boat failed to respond to radio contact. He denied any gunfire had occurred, and he said no one was hurt in the incident. He told Reuters the Israeli ship escorted the damaged boat back to Cypriot territorial waters.
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We need your help TODAY and THIS WEEKEND and through next week, people. And thanks to every one of you in advance!
Among three candidates - a Green, a Republican, and a Democratic incumbent indicted on multiple corruption charges - Louisiana Green Party candidate MALIK RAHIM is the only one who truly looked after the people of New Orleans, the people of the Ninth Ward, etc., after the scandal of the levees that were allowed to break after Hurricane Katrina.
In the days following Hurricane Katrina, it was Malik Rahim who helped to found the grassroots assistance organisation called the COMMON GROUND COLLECTIVE.
Today and all through next week YOUR HELP is needed to make phone calls to New Orleans voters -- from now up to Election Day -- as well as to potential donors/supporters outside New Orleans.
If you know anyone who can GO to New Orleans to help, please do try to recruit them, too.
We also need your help to raise as many little contributions of CASH as we can, and especially NOW and over THIS WEEKEND, BEFORE MONDAY. After Monday we still need donations but we need as many funds as possible to already be donated to the campaign THIS WEEKEND in order for the campaign to be able to USE THEM as soon as possible to be effective.
$5.00, $10.00, $20.00, etc., please contribute online through PAYPAL
www.votemalik.com/contribute -- or call the campaign and donate
over the phone. See www.votemalik.com, or email info@votemalik.com for methods of donating besides Paypal online.Please forward this message and ask your peeps, your organizations, to help also! Thanks!!
Phone banking only requires a computer with Internet connection, plus your phone to make long-distance calls (for all of us calling from outside New Orleans).
Phone bank info and SIGN UP are here:
http://www.tinyurl.com/5686o2
As Bruce Dixon writes in his extremely telling article, below:
"In a low turnout environment like this a few votes, a modest contribution of money or time can make a big difference. "
He adds, "If you want a change, be that change."
Peace,
Marian Douglas-Ungaro
Washington, DC
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Contribute to Malik Rahim for Congress Today!
Malik Rahim for Congress
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Send your donation today. Individuals may contribute up to $2300. To contribute by mail print the donor form or you may donate online here...Three years since Katrina and the government continues to fail us. Malik Rahim has spoken out with courage, asked the difficult questions, and built viable community alternatives. He is a strong organizer that acted while the politicians waited. Now he wants to take his courage to Congress. Malik is on the ballot for US Congress in Louisiana's 2nd District.
The Louisiana Secretary of State changed the elections calendar after Hurricane Gustav, so the general election where you can vote for Malik is on December 6, not November 4.
Malik's Platform
- Hurricane Recovery & Flood Protection:
- Rebuild a Sustainable Economy:
- Quality Public Education:
- Healthcare for All:
- Comprehensive and Sustainable Energy Policy:
- Reform of the Criminal Justice System:
- Alternative sentencing for non-violent offenders.
- Troops out of Iraq:
- Affordable Housing
- Call for a full investigation now on the awarding of contracts for the demolition of public housing developments in New Orleans and their reconstruction
| Website: | |
| Office: | Committee to Elect Malik Rahim |
| Location: | 331 Atlantic Avenue |
Thursday, November 6, 2008
BlackCommentator.com - October 30, 2008 - Issue 297
BlackCommentator.com - October 30, 2008 - Issue 297: "BlackCommentator.com - An Obama Presidency: More of the Same - Only Worse (Part 1) - Keeping it Real - By Larry Pinkney - BlackCommentator.com Editorial Board"
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