Cynthia McKinney Reportedly Freed by Israelis; Somebody’s Watching You, Lancaster, Pa.

July 6th, 2009

Cynthia McKinney Reportedly Freed by Israelis

The former Georgia congresswoman who was detained by Israeli forces when the ship in which was traveling attempted to defy a blockade of Gaza has been released. Cynthia McKinney, a longtime Democrat before becoming a Green Party presidential candidate, is now on her way back home, according to her mother, Leola McKinney. “We finally got word that she was released,” Leola McKinney said late Sunday afternoon. “We don’t know what time she is supposed to fly out. All we know is that they took her to the airport. I would be more relieved when I know she’s on the flight, but I am relieved that she’s away from there.” Cynthia McKinney has been held by the Israelis since last Tuesday. She and other members of the activist group Free Gaza Movement said they were trying to deliver food and humanitarian supplies to Gaza. The detention marked the second time since December that McKinney was detained by Israeli authorities. In the previous episode, McKinney’s vessel collided with an Israeli naval ship as it ignored the blockade.

 

Somebody’s Watching You, Lancaster, Pa.

By the end of the month, the moderately sized city of Lancaster, Pa., will be the most heavily monitored community in America. The 55,000-resident city will have 165 cameras watching residents and visitors, and a non-profit, private group, the Lancaster Community Safety Coalition, will do the surveilling.  It’s not that Lancaster is a crime-ridden community. After all, there have been only two killings this year and 109 incidents of aggravated assault, Lancaster Police Lt. Todd Umstead told The Philadelphia Inquirer. But crime is up from last year. Some have lauded the security efforts as an important step toward a utopian crime-free community, while others have blasted the idea as obscene government intrusion into people’s lives. The cameras, which are hidden inside of black bubbles hung from white street lights, swivel, pan and zoom, and they are “powerful enough to make out a face or a license plate a block or more away,” according to the Inquirer.

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Comments

Marci Said on

Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney’s release is wonderfully good news! Praise God she is safe and heading back home to her family. On the otherhand, pitiful that news reporters are absolutely quiet about this. If a white congresswoman had been held captive of course there would have been world wide coverage.



Jamontay Said on

She is an EX-congresswoman!!! You idiot. She doesnt mean jack-s##t anymore and just like any other idiot full of themselves, shes trying to get attention. Not worth the news. Just like she did when she tried to jump in and run against obama in the elections for no reason. Making this a black/white thing is what makes us blacks look stupid, as if we dont already.



P.J. Said on

Ex-Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney is lucky that she was captured by Israeli forces instead of Muslim terrorists. With the record set by Muslim terrorists, America would’ve been lucky if a gang of Islamic thugs such as Al-Queda grabbed her first. Too bad we couldn’t negotiated a deal with Israel where they keep Ms.McKinney and her fellow activists.



Jasmine W. Said on

Wow, I can’t believe how ignorant these comments sound. First of all, Cynthia McKinney is an American, so we all should be concerned about her well being. Secondly, she was just trying to be a good human being by helping out her brothers and sisters in Gaza. Whats wrong with that? I don’t think anybody would purposely put their life endanger inorder to get “Attention” from American/Worldwide press. It’s never that serious. And why should they keep Congresswomban McKinney? Are you angry with her? This worldview, in which P.J. and Jamontay seem to share, is pretty screwed up and if it continues there will be destruction. Yall need to recognize the humanity within everybody, only then will you begin to respect and appreciate the lives of our dear brothers and sisters!



David Said on

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Hotrodhilda Said on

What kind of name is “Jamontay?” Is/was your mom a stripper? Your comments are what’s STUPID! Here you are attacking another human being who you likely do not know personally, and feeding off of some mess you’ve probably heard on T.V., and for the record, YOU don’t mean jack s##t either!!



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