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| Solidarity ship sets sail for Gaza |
| 2010-05-16 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] The Rachel Corrie, AKA "Pancake One"... a solidarity ship, sets sail from Ireland to deliver humanitarian supplies to the Gaza Strip which is struggling with a three-year Israeli-imposed blockade. The 1,200-ton cargo ship -- part of an eight-vessel flotilla dubbed the "Freedom Flotilla" -- is also taking peace activists from nearly 40 countries, and will be joined by ships from Turkey and Greece. The ship, which departed from Ireland on Saturday, will bring aid materials such as cement, paper, medical equipment, school supplies and several other materials to the Gazans. An Israeli blockade, in place since June 2007, prevents even the most essential supplies from entering the Gaza Strip. Israel says it will not allow solidarity ships to reach the Gaza coast. Media reports indicate that the Israeli Navy was ordered to prevent the humanitarian ships from reaching Gaza, even if this means using military force against the civilian ships and activists. "The siege on Gaza is a disgrace for the entire international community. It is a camp that is worse than the camps of the Nazis in the past. The world must uphold its responsibility," said UN General Assembly President, Dr. Ali Abdussalam Treki on Friday. The Freedom Flotilla is organized by an international coalition that includes the Free Gaza Movement, the Turkish Humanitarian Aid Foundation, the European Committee Against the Siege and several Malaysian, Greek and Irish institutions. The ship is named after Rachel Corrie, an American peace activist who was killed by an Israeli army bulldozer in Gaza in 2003. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 Blue shirt I believe was medical. Red is 'expendable unnamed crewman' except for Scottie... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2010-05-16 22:26 |
| #7 Ummm, that was the red shirt who always got killed. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2010-05-16 22:10 |
| #6 Dr. Ali Abdussalam Treki Candidate for the 'blue shirt' crewman's replacement? |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2010-05-16 11:48 |
| #5 Gazans can't import cement and paper from Egypt? |
| Posted by: Parabellum 2010-05-16 09:55 |
| #4 "The siege on Gaza is a disgrace for the entire international community. It is a camp that is worse than the camps of the Nazis in the past. The world must uphold its responsibility," said UN General Assembly President, Dr. Ali Abdussalam Treki on Friday. You mean the Jews were firing rockets against innocent German citizens from the ghettos and blowing up German Discos and cafe's with the intent of murdering innocents? Wow - I guess the historians missed that one. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2010-05-16 09:25 |
| #3 Now that he is out of office, is Georgie Galloway going? |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-05-16 09:23 |
| #2 or a Nork torpedo? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-05-16 08:49 |
| #1 I suppose it's to much to hope the Pirates get them? |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2010-05-16 03:54 |