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Written by Yvonne Ridley
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Saturday, 09 August 2008 |
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HOORAH! The hour has arrived ... by the time you read this I should be onboard one of the two boats bound for Gaza to break the Israeli-enforced siege. At around 9pm on Saturday evening the SS Free Gaza and the SS Liberty sailed in to the idyllic port of Chania on the Greek island of Crete, where film-maker Aki Nawaz and myself have been marooned for the past few days.  Be first to comment this article |  Quote this article on your site | Print | E-mail
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Written by Yvonne Ridley
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Friday, 08 August 2008 |
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This Sunday, around the time our peace flotilla will be attempting to smash the siege of Gaza by sea, a group of Scottish activists will be launching their own protest on land. A Tartan army is gathering at 2pm in Mound Precinct on Princes Street to show support for another group of blockade breakers who are desperately trying to get urgent medical aid through to Palestinians. Be first to comment this article | Quote this article on your site | Print | E-mail |
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Thursday, 07 August 2008 |
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ONE of the Free Gaza campaigners is an extremely feisty journalist and friend of mine called Lauren Booth who also happens to be the sister-in-law of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Lauren and I first met through the heroic charity InterPal which raises awareness, funds and aid for Palestinian kids and their communities. Comments (2) | Quote this article on your site | Print | E-mail |
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Thursday, 07 August 2008 |
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The FBI lost much of its credibility when its chief J. Edgar Hoover was revealed to be a transvestite who preferred to be called Mary. Hoover, probably the most powerful men in America some say even more powerful then the presidents he served under, was the originator of dirty tricks campaign and kept a lot of dirt on other people in his files. Comments (13) | Quote this article on your site | Print | E-mail |
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Wednesday, 06 August 2008 |
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Here's an idiom which says 'it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good'. Frankly, I've never really understood it and so I checked out its origins this morning and to my surprise it is something people say which means most bad things that happen have a good result for someone. Comments (3) | Quote this article on your site | Print | E-mail |
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Monday, 04 August 2008 |
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International interest is growing over daring plans by the Free Gaza campaigners to break the Israeli siege judging by yesterday's press conference in Cyprus. The two-boat peace mission to sail into the waters off Gaza, the world's largest open air prison where 1.4 million Palestinians are fighting for survival against the medieval, Zionist blockade has really captured the imagination of others. Comments (1) | Quote this article on your site | Print | E-mail |
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Sunday, 03 August 2008 |
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I hate filling out forms at the best of times but the one I was given today really concentrated my mind about all the "what if" scenarios we have been trying to address during the intensive training sessions in our land-locked HQ in Cyprus. Comments (2) | Quote this article on your site | Print | E-mail |
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Saturday, 02 August 2008 |
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In a few days time I will be stepping on board a boat in an attempt to sail into the world's largest open air prison - known as Gaza - to help break the vicious Israeli siege which has virtually destroyed the economy, health, education and welfare system there. Comments (2) | Quote this article on your site | Print | E-mail |
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