Cynthia McKinney Aboard Relief Vessel Rammed Near Gaza

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	Cynthia McKinney Aboard Relief Vessel Rammed Near Gaza

katsteevns

12-30-2008 4:14 PM

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12-30-2008 11:32 PM

blueridge

now we know why it was rammed. Israel is spiteful of any who speak up for Palestinians.

12-31-2008 8:11 AM

katsteevns

Could they have known she was on it?

1-2-2009 3:20 PM

papadavid

cynthia mckinney! god bless her!
i voted for her for president. does anyone know how many votes she received?
more on the ship's "accidental" attack:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/30/gaza.aid.boat/index.html#cnnSTCVideo

1-2-2009 4:23 PM

katsteevns

@ papadavid
Check out these pages for vote breakdowns:http://mothball.runcynthiarun.org/

andhttp://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/specials/election_night_2008/election_map_premium/index.html?SITE=CS

She is awesome. I saw her in Maine where she spoke with Dennis Kucinich and Cindy Sheehan at an anti-war rally/march at the Bush compound last summer.

1-2-2009 5:43 PM

papadavid

kat,
thx for the info

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