Interview with Gaza 21 from Ramale Jail

Former Pacifica Radio and now fired and banned reporter Don DeBar - reporting for www.WBAIX.org - posted the following:

Now playing at http://www.WBAIX.org - the voice of WBAI-in-Exile (after 4:30 am EDT):

This is a telephone interview with three of the Gaza 21, now being held in an Israeli jail, including former US Congressional Representative and 2008 Green Party Presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Mairead Maguire. They used a cell phone to contact us and we bring you their live sound at the link above.

There were demonstations on both coasts of the US yesterday against the illegal seizure of the Gaza 21 and the humanitarian aid they were bringing to Gaza's children. They were captured by Israel on the high seas - i.e., kidnapped in international waters.

The detainees asked concerned people to organize a rally wherever they are and call for the immediate release of the Gaza 21 and the crayons and other materials they were bringing to the people of Gaza. Forward pictures, sound, video and other materials from these rallies to dondebar@optonline.net for release.

There were a pair of demonstrations in the US calling for the release of the Gaza aid workers. One, in New York, was held outside the Israeli consulate on Second Avenue in Manhattan; it drew more than 250 people, including City Council member Charles Barron and human rights lawyer Roger Wareham. Video of that will be available at http://www.WBAIX.org later today (02 Jul 2009).

The other rally was held outside the Israeli consulate in Los Angeles. Sound from that will also be available later today.

MEDIA NOTE: The file is available for broadcast by clicking on http://www.WBAIX.org and hitting the ON-DEMAND button below the screen. Actuality available upon request via telephone at 914 374-9233 or 914 945-0815.

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• maguire
• gaza
• israel
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[skyarcher]

Much respect to you ladies. Kidnapped at gunpoint and locked up for being compassionate.

the bully who breaks another kids toy.

[PollenB]

Alex Jones will no doubt re-affirm that this is simply "Bad PR" coming from the Entity!

Imagine for one moment that the Pirates and Kidnappers were Iranian!! We would be on the brink of a full-scale war!!

[MrSpoonieluv]

I can't believe we let those savages imprison one of our own, and a former Congresswoman at that! We should have attacked Israel until they released her. For the Israelis, the voice of an American should be more important than the voice of God.

[911conspiracyTV]

Another blatant injustice courtesy of Israel. R.I.P. Rachel Corrie, US citizen and volunteer in Palestine murdered by the Israeli military.

[PollenB]

Nothing on RTE, Irish TV, about this act of Piracy and the kidnapping of one of Irelands most famous women.

President Obama? Hahahaha dont make me laugh Mairead! The Zionist Entity is a land based US Battleship!

[AnitaMarieStewart]

Thanks Don for everything U do! Amazing interviews!