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Former Black Congresswoman Still in Custody
July 2nd, 2009
Former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney was not among the 21 activists released by Israel Tuesday. McKinney and the others were taken into custody Tuesday as the ship they were on attempted to defy a blockade of Gaza to deliver supplies. The Greek-registered Arion was seized in the Mediterranean, 23 miles off the Gaza coast. On Wednesday Israeli authorities released an American filmmaker and a Danish human rights activist, according to freegaza.org, the web site of the Free Gaza Movement, which organized the voyage opposing the blockade. Several other passengers, including McKinney, of Georgia, and 1977 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Mairead Maguire, who co-founded a group that worked for peace in Northern Ireland. It isn’t the first time that McKinney has had an encounter with Israeli forces. In December, a small boat on which she was traveling collided with an Israeli naval vessel. “We are definitely going to go [back] even if we have to paddle across,” Greta Berlin, a Free Gaza Movement spokeswoman, told reporters in Cyprus. Spokesman Darby Holladay said the U.S. embassy has been in touch with Israeli authorities. “We understand that the passengers are safe and accounted for,” he said. Israel’s blockade of Gaza has been in effect since 2007.
I’m wondering why the arrest by Isreali authorities of a well known United States Congresswoman hasn’t been on primetime news. Even with the Michael Jackson media frenzy, something should have gotten through. I’m watching the TV more now than every, but I haven’t heard of this. My prayers are with her and the other captives.
im sorry that this has happened to her…but why was she over there?…and if she was doing a good deed she should have gotten a clearance/ permission. people of the united staes have to respect the rules of other countries just as we want them to respect ours.
EVERY FIRST LETTER IN MY NAME MEANS BET HOW CAN I MEET KEYSHIA COLE I LOVE THAT GIRL DONT MEAN NO HARM JUST WOULD LIKE TO MEET HER BECAUSE SHE SEEMS SO DOWN TO EARTH.
Whe she think she is??? Our black leaders need to get our own house together before we is going to other countries making azzes out of ourselves. I bet we is paying tax money for her trip too. She need to take a page out of obamas book and stop the dumb nigroness.
Tay
She is an EX-congresswoman.
WHO WOULD NAME A CHILD THAT !! ONLY A REDNECK TRAILER TRASH HICK .
Hopefully they will keep her. Maybe she’ll get lucky and they send her to Africa, where she won’t have to deal with racism anymore.
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