Let’s hear some more about pirates, arrrrrgh!
Does anyone remember the Somali pirates from a few weeks ago? Doesn’t matter, here is a new set of pirates you won’t hear about at all. They’re not far from Somalia, but in the Mediterranean:
On June 30, the government of Israel committed an act of piracy when the Israeli Navy in international waters illegally boarded the “Spirit of Humanity,” kidnapped its 21-person crew from 11 countries, including former US Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney and Nobel Laureate Mairead MaGuire, and confiscated the cargo of medical supplies, olive trees, reconstruction materials, and children’s toys that were on the way to the Mediterranean coast of Gaza. The “Spirit of Humanity,” along with the kidnapped 21 persons is being towed to Israel as I write.
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