The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age

    Update: Flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza sets sail. Follow the flotilla http://witnessgaza.com/

    By letthesunshinein on Thu, 05/27/2010 - 7:30pm |
    Accompanying by freegazaorg.
    For those interested in where the ships forming the "Freedom Flotilla"are coming from, cargo loaded, and human right activists and supporters onboard, the following link offers some insight. http://www.freegaza.org/

    At http://witnessgaza.com there in an interactive map which shows the location of the Freedom Flotilla in real time.

    Israel has stated it will not allow this humanitarian aid to reach the people of Gaza.  Israel acknowledges a 40% unemployment rate (low by other agencies standards) within the Gaza.  The UN states 80% of Gazans rely on humanitarian aid for their existence.  With a population of 1.5 million people, this works out to 600,000 persons unemployed, and 1,200,000 million people needing assistance.

    If these facts existed anywhere else in the world, we as a nation would view this as a crisis and would be doing everything possible to alleviate this suffering.  Instead of seeking humanitarian aid for the people of Gaza, Obama has asked Congress for $205 million to assist with  Israel's missile defense program.

    Please show your support by following this humanitarian mission at http://witnessgaza.com