It has come to my attention that a fellow Georgian has been arrested by the Israeli govt and thrown in jail for trying to bring medical aid supplies to the Palestinian people. What tees me off more so is the fact the US govt does not say a thing about it nor does the major media think it is news worthy. Do we now let the govt of Israel arrest our American brothers and sisters without valid charges? If this had been any other nation that is criminal act had been done it would be running on all the major news networks. Who is this fellow Georgian i am speaking of, you may be asking?
Our very own Georgia Native and former 2 term congresswoman, Cynthia McKinney. Miss McKinney was on a humanitarian mission to take medical aid and toys to the Palestinian people who are in nothing less than a siege by the overwhelming military force of the Israeli govt. Miss McKinney was in International waters and was taking part in no type of criminal action, unless you're the type that believe bringing medical aid and toys is a criminal act? If That's the case then this world has surely gone backwards in human relations!
If the Israeli govt is supposed to be a ally of the United States, then they should start acting the part. It's really sad that Americans are glued to the TV set waiting for the next news update on a famous celebrity's death instead of wanting to hear and read about real important news issues. Then again I can't really blame them when the major so-called media have become pop celebrity media. Isn't it strange a country southern redneck has to do the job the major media refuse to do? I would say so! My hope is if enough bloggers and alternative real news media answer the call to this issue of Miss McKinney's incarceration in the nation state of Israel for a totally bogus charge, then maybe she will get out along with her humanitarian shipmates and be able to leave a free people. Hopefully something good will come out of this for example how the Palestinian people are really being treated instead of the massively water down version of events described in the major (so-called) media.
Update to this story: July 6th 2009
This is Cynthia McKinney and I’m speaking from an Israeli prison cellblock in Ramle. [I am one of] the Free Gaza 21, human rights activists currently imprisoned for trying to take medical supplies to Gaza, building supplies - and even crayons for children; I had a suitcase full of crayons for children.
Cynthia McKinney: Letter from Israeli jail
Update as of July 6th 2009 (5:00 P.M. Eastern Time)
Unkown to me after my 1st update to this story,
The Atlanta Journal Constitution had reported on the evening of July 5th, that Cynthia McKinney had been released and taken to the Israeli airport for deportation.
Till I read that Miss McKinney has been safely transported back to the United states or another friendly nation and it's confirmed, I will take this story with a grain of salt.
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