Thursday September 23, 2010

I've Been Thinking:

Libya has announced that they will send a vessel to join a flotilla embarking on a mission to break the Gaza blockade.

The Freedom Flotilla as it is called, scheduled to set sail on October 1st, will depart from London heading for al Arish, Egypt. According to their website, the British ship will carry 300 passengers ages 30-85.

According to the Libyan announcement aboard their vessel will be humanitarian aid as well as members of parliament. The Libyan ship is called the al Quds which translates to mean Jerusalem in Arabic.

At the same time the Israeli Chief of Staff Gabi Aschkenazi is saying that there may be future casualties resulting from future flotillas. During a briefing he made it clear that he expects more flotillas and more violence.

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