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GP Prez cand Cynthia McKinney on CNN about Gaza
Posted on December 30, 2008 by iwilder
Green Party US condemns Israel’s massive air attack on Gaza, calls on US to rein in Israel and seek a ceasefire
Posted on December 30, 2008 by iwilder
• Green presidential candidate McKinney is safe after the SS Dignity, carrying relief to Gaza, is rammed by an Israeli gunboat in international waters • Greens challenge Obama to press Israel to comply with international law and end the illegal occupation of Gaza and other Palestinian lands The Green Party of the United States calls […]
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Free Gaza: Israeli Gunboats Came out of the Darkness and Rammed us Three Times
Posted on December 30, 2008 by iwilder
Cynthia McKinney, former U.S. congresswoman and Green Party presidential candidate, was traveling to Gaza aboard the Dignity in order to assess the impact of Israel’s military onslaught against the civilian population of the Gaza Strip. According to McKinney, “Israeli patrol boats…tracked us for about 30 minutes…and then all of a sudden they rammed us approximately […]
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“Free Gaza” ship arrives at Lebanon’s Tyre port – Cynthia McKinney and all aboard are safe
Posted on December 30, 2008 by iwilder
“Free Gaza” ship arrives at Lebanon’s Tyre port _English_Xinhua Posted using ShareThis The organization Free Gaza had sent a ship to Gaza on a human rights/mission of mercy, including doctors and medical supplies. Aboard the ship were international dignataries, including former US Congresswoman/Green Party Presidential Candidate Cynthia McKinney. The ship was attacked and harmed by […]
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Al-Zaidi/Shoe Trial postponed! indefinitely
Posted on December 30, 2008 by iwilder
The progressive and peace community needs to come up with a response to this travesty of justice. We need to see that Muntadhar Al-Zaidi is safe. We need to understand if our President and Iraq Prime Minister Maliki encouraged and condoned torture, based on free speech directed at them. I am very angry with the […]
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Israeli gunboats attack Dignity boat on way to Gaza
Posted on December 30, 2008 by iwilder
[Update: Boat landed safely in Lebanon. All aboard okay.] Please follow updates at the organization that is sponsoring this mercy mission to Gaza: http://www.freegaza.org We are concerned for the safety of all the members of the Dignity crew. Though, of special interest to onthewilderside editors is that former Green Party Presidential Candidate/former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney […]
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GP Prez Cand Cynthia McKinney: On My Way to Gaza
Posted on December 29, 2008 by iwilder
[Update! from Tuesday, Dec. 30th in the afternoon: Dignity landed safely in Lebanon. Crew okay.] [Update! Tuesday, December 30th, am: Israeli gunboats attacked. Dignity boat rammed another boat and is taking on some water. Crew okay. Story is: here.] From Cynthia McKinney: Hello! First of all, I have to thank FreeGaza.org and Paul Larudee for […]
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Green Party Prez candidate Cynthia McKinney on way to Gaza
Posted on December 28, 2008 by iwilder
“The Free Gaza Movement boat “Dignity” will be leaving Monday afternoon on an emergency mission to Gaza, loaded with three or four tons of urgently needed medical supplies. On board are four physicians, including Dr. Elena Theoharous, a surgeon and Member of Parliament in Cyprus. Also going are Cynthia McKinney, a former US Congresswoman and […]
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Across MidEast, thousands protest Irsaeli assault
Posted on December 28, 2008 by iwilder
(excerpt from) AP Across Mideast, thousands protest Israeli assault By BASSEM MROUE / Associated Press writers Albert Aji in Damascus, Syria; Nasser Karimi in Tehran, Iran; Jamal Halaby in Amman, Jordan, and Hamid Ahmed in Baghdad contributed to this report. BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — Crowds of thousands swept into the streets of cities around the […]
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Bush/Maliki desperate: First Lady called in for anti-shoe propaganda
Posted on December 28, 2008 by iwilder
Update: On Thursday, March 12, 2009, journalist Muntadhar Al-Zeidi was sentence in Iraq to 3 years in prison. ____________________________ KW: I was feeling the long silences. What could Bush possibly do about the fact that Muntadhar Al-Zaidi threw a shoe at him, and the whole world understood the hidden message: “George Bush, you and your […]
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Video: Dick Cheney admits to torture and war crimes: What will you do?
Posted on December 28, 2008 by iwilder
KW: This is great video, created on December 16, 2008 about Dick Cheney’s tv admissions about torture. Includes some graphic scenes from Abu Ghraib In this MSNBC report, Professor Jonathan Turley points out that Dick Cheney has admitted to authorizing torture (essentially admitting to war crimes), and our citizens and our country are at fault […]
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Support the Jewish Peace Fellowship
Posted on December 27, 2008 by iwilder
from the Jewish Peace Fellowship TAKE ACTION Dear Friend of the Jewish Peace Fellowship: Right now our need for funds is DESPERATE! We are almost out of money and we need your help badly so as to continue as a viable organization in these trying times of war and terrorism. We have no wealthy patrons, […]
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Israel launches air strikes in Gaza strip: at least 155 people killed
Posted on December 27, 2008 by iwilder
Take action: Join Jewish Peace Fellowship. Israeli strikes kill 155 Israel has launched a series of strikes on dozens of Hamas security compounds throughout the Gaza Strip, killing at least 155 people.
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New blog: Free Al Zaidi
Posted on December 27, 2008 by iwilder
For people who support Muntadhar Al-Zaidi and his anti-war message: A new blog was added to the internet universe recently. I hope to check it out more. Though, for what it is worth, here it is: Free Al Zaidi. It says that it was started by ex-patriate journalists to support the message of Al-Zaidi who […]
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