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Libyan aid ship resumes sailing from Crete island to Gaza
GAZA, (PIC)-- Palestinian lawmaker Jamal Al-Khudari and Arab Knesset member Ahmed Tibi said that the Libyan aid ship resumed sailing towards the Gaza Strip after its arrival at the Greek island of Crete in the Mediterranean sea. The lawmakers, who are following up the movement of the ship, added in a press release on Sunday that the ship's arrival at the island was according to a plan set by the Gaddafi international charity and development Foundation. Khudari noted that the ship is loaded with relief aid and medicines funded by the Gaddafi foundation in coordination with the popular campaign against the siege that provided lists of Gaza needs. Earlier, spokesman for the Gaddafi foundation Mashallah Zwy told, by phone, the French press agency that the foundation members aboard the ship do not seek any confrontation or provocation in the event of their exposure to an Israeli military action. In another incident, a group of Jordanian trade unionists said they would leave Amman for Gaza on Tuesday and would try to enter through the Rafah border crossing to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza people.. » read more
NATO Orders 7,000 US Marines To Costa Rica As Gulf Oil Disaster Quake Fears Grow (Updated July 16, 2010)
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Oh No, It Just Can’t Be – Gulf Disaster
I received this note: “Thanks for the Gulf update! But you forgot one important recommendation – MOVE OUT OF THERE IMMEDIATELY! Pack up your wife and kids and get the heck out of there NOW!!! Many already in those Gulf States are being slowly poisoned, but now with the new storm or anyone storm yet to come they will get well oiled and gassed with many, many VOCs from the heavy rain and wind. People need to get out of there! Curious don’t you think that with all they know, all the articles and news about people getting ill, crops and landscapes dying inland from the toxic rain falling there in the last few weeks, that there has been NO mass exodus of people leaving those affected areas?” Kind of extreme don’t you think? Don’t you think it’s better to wait for an evacuation order from the government? I don’t think so because if you wait for the government to warn about dangerous toxic exposures you are waiting on an organization famous for allowing industry, doctors and dentists to expose the public to massive amounts of chemicals and heavy metals. Sorry to be a spoiler on a holiday weekend but it is really not time to party and relax; it’s time to make plans to deal with an emergency the likes of which has never been seen. Below you will see three map overlays tracking complaints from the oil disaster since its beginnings and you can see how the effects are spreading. And it will keep spreading and spreading out as the toxic tidal situation slowly spreads its wings and takes flight in the atmosphere.. » read more
Choose Peace - End the Siege of Gaza and Occupation of Palestine
On Saturday 5th June, 2010, 35 heavily armed Israeli Navy Seals commandeered our boat, MV Rachel Corrie, one of the Freedom Flotilla, in International waters (30 miles off the coast of Gaza). As they did so, we 19 humanitarian activists and crew, sat on the deck. We were quietly anxious, aware of the solitary figure in the wheelhouse with his hands held high against the window, in full view of the three Israeli warships, 4 approaching zodiacs and 2 commando carriers, whose guns were pointing in his direction. I personally wondered if the courageous Derek Graham would live to tell the tale, conscious of what happened on the Turkish ship, Mavi Marmara, earlier in the week. On Monday 3lst May, 2010, we heard via satellite phone that the Israeli Commandoes had boarded in International waters, from helicopter and zodiacs, the Turkish Ship, MV Mavi Marmara, killing and injuring many people.. » read more
Feinberg Ramps Up $20 Billion Compensation Fund
Calamities and Kenneth Feinberg have a way of finding each other. As soon as the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig sank and triggered a huge oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in April, Mr. Feinberg started mulling how an avalanche of claims by economic victims could be handled. Less than two weeks ago, BP PLC called to offer him a job doing just that. Last week, BP and President Barack Obama jointly chose him as administrator of an unprecedented $20 billion compensation fund.. » read more
SEA BATTLE FEAR AS IRAN SENDS FLOTILLA TO GAZA
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'Rachel Corrie' ignores Navy request to stop
According to the Israel Defense Forces Spokesperson's Office, the ship was told: "This is the Israeli Navy. You are approaching an area of hostility, which is subject to a naval blockade. The Gaza area, the coastal region and the Gaza harbor are closed to all maritime traffic… You are hereby requested to change your course and refrain from entering the area. I repeat: Delivery of humanitarian supplies to the civilian population in the Gaza Strip is possible, through formal land crossings between Israel and the Gaza Strip, subject to prior coordination with the Israeli authorities." The ship's passengers, the IDF said, chose to ignore the order given to them about 70 kilometers from the coast and to continue towards Gaza.. » read more
MV Rachel Corrie heading for Gaza — with the full support of the Irish government
This is a major development. The MV Rachel Corrie cargo ship, whose passage to join the Freedom Flotilla may have been delayed because of sabotage by Israelis, is now heading for Gaza — and it has the full support of the Irish government. This is no longer just a question of how easily Israel can trample on the rights of a humanitarian organization. The Irish prime minister, Brian Cowen, has warned Israel that it will face “the most serious consequences” in the event that any harm comes to Irish citizens on board the humanitarian relief vessel. The Irish Times reports: The cargo vessel is ploughing ahead with its attempt to deliver aid to Gaza despite yesterday’s deadly attack by the Israeli navy on a Gaza-bound flotilla.. » read more
Humanitarian Disaster: Famine, Homelessness and Disease in Haiti's Earthquake Zone 'We want our voices to be heard'
"We are living in the mud. We are wet and we are hungry. Those in charge have left us without hope. If they have a plan we do not know it. We are asking about the future.. » read more
Levees.org in the New York Times !
Thanks to you, Levees.org was featured in the New York Times! The article focused on our success in encouraging national media to report accurately on the man-made causes of the metro New Orleans flood. And making the true story about the flooding as common knowledge as 'the sun rising in the east' will help the region recover. This fine piece of journalism by reporter Brian Stelter greatly increases the reach of Levees.org message! And it gives evidence that your ongoing efforts are paying off.. » read more
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