Former Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney on the Israeli Navy's circuitous route to shore, with the Spirit of Humanity in tow, after her arrest with 21 other human rights activists while trying to deliver medical supplies, building materials and childrens' toys to Gaza:
On June 30th 2009, Israeli Naval gunships surrounded the Spirit of Humanity, a boat used by the Free Gaza Movement, in international waters 60 miles off the coast of Israel, and arrested twenty-one activists, from 11 countries, including former Gerogia Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, who had boarded the Spirit of Humanity in Lamaca, Cyprus, with medical aid, toys, and building supplies, hoping to carry them to Gaza's besieged Palestinian population.
They had hoped not only to deliver aid, but also to challenge the illegal blockade imposed by the Israeli government on Gaza.
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Upon her release and return, Cynthia McKinney spoke to WBAIX, from New York's JFK Airport, where she reported that the Israeli Navy had towed the "Spirit of Humanity," not directly to Port Ashdod, but, on a circuitous route, bypassing Gaza. This, she said, suggested that the Israeli Navy is engaged in activity that they do not want observed in the coastal waters off Gaza, known to be the site of billions of dollars worth of natural gas reserves.
Barack Obama, in his speech proposing U.S. reconciliation with the Moslem world, in Cairo, Egypt, on 06.03.2009, said nothing of the estimated $4 billion worth of natural gas off the Coast of Gaza, or the oil and natural gas in Iraq, Iran, or Sudan, or, the pipeline projects to move Central Asian oil and natural gas through through Afghanistan, and other parts of Central Asia.
Israel has two oil and natural gas drilling platforms north of Gaza, which some believe they are using to slant drill into Gaza's natural gas reserves.
Here are links to more reporting and analysis:
Geopolitical Time Line: War, Natural Gas and Gaza's Marine Zone; article by David K. Schermerhorn in Global Research
Stealing Gaza's Gas, Amnesty International, Free Gaza Team
War and Natural Gas: The Israeli Invasion and Gaza's Offshore Gas Fields
by Michel Chossudovsky, Global Research
Gaza siege and natural gas: Gaza siege intensified after collapse of natural gas deal, Mark Turner, The Electronic Intifada
Energy Security Challenges for Israel Following the Gaza War: by Gal Luft, Executive Director of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security, Journal of Energy Security
War and Gaza's natural gas: A Ramattan TV interview with Alfred Lambremont Webre, international lawyer in Vancouver.
Comments
NO credibility for this woman. Her father was in the Georgia Legislature, and during that time he threatened to "cut" a colleague who disagreed with him. She is the most racist and self-serving person I know. Glad she left Georgia!
Cynthia McKinney is a disgusting human being. She is probably the last person on Earth that the Palestinians want promoting their cause.
Cynthia McKinney is my inspiration.
This is just the tip of the iceberg folks. Natural gas has recently been discovered 50 miles off the coast of Haifa by a compnay named Noble Energy. The estimated find has just been upgraded to 6.3 Trillion cuft and is valued at over $35 Billion.
Meanwhile, another company, Zion Oil and Gas is drilling on land to 18,000ft depths much like the off-shore natural gas discovery. Where there's gas, oil is not far behind. The finds could actually be geologically connected. If they find oil, this would mean energy independence for Israel and a geopolitical earthquake for the Middle East. Watch this one close it could be history in the making.
What? No request for Oil Severance Fees for California in this article? You missed this opportunity, Ann.
Mckinney is an idiot, that said I wish the Israli navy would have thrown her in the sea (I bet she can't swim)! I think it is hilarious that her cheap publicity stunt back fired when the state dept. including King Obama ignored her. She is not only an embarrassment to colored people, but to all people across the globe. It's funny that people are starting to see her for what she is, a racist anti-semite without a clue!
I find it interesting that none of the AIPAC members posting their hatred of Cynthia McKinney bothered to address the underlying facts of this article. It is much easier to throw mud at someone who actually cares about humanity and tries to help, than to deal with the illegality of the forced imprisonment and starvation of the Palestinian people.
Could you explain why she is racist? For going on a boat to Gaza ! How bizarre you call her racist when she was traveling with at least one Jewish person on the boat. A holocaust survivor traveled on the previous boat and at least 2 Jewish Israelis were on Free Gaza boats, before that. All were welcomed by Gazan Palestinians for their courageous humanitarian acts of solidarity. You are very agressive person, Garret.
They stolen most of there land and now there going after the oil.
I'm proud of Cythnia!She has alot of courage! I voted for her for president! Thank God she is concerned about the people in Gaza!
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