PS

Sometimes there are more important things to blog about then just selfishly writing about my own little life. I don't know how many people have already heard about this, but my friend's Uncle, John Klusmire is the captain of the US Ship, "The Audacity of Hope." On Friday, the ship was scheduled to leave for Gaza for The Freedom Flotilla. Greek officials prevented the ship from leaving and declared that any ship with foreign or Greek flags would be prohibited from leaving. They then arrested my friend's Uncle. All of this is completely illegal and spits in the face of humanity. The captain has since been released, however there are concerns of him getting his piloting license back which is his livelihood. AND they still won't release the ship to freely sail to Gaza.

Please call and keep the pressure on the U.S. State Department. The more people who call, the more likely it is that they'll do something. Here is what my friend suggests saying:

Let them know you want them to help secure the release of the U.S. Boat to Gaza. Tell them you expect the U.S. government to support the right if its citizens to sail freely to Gaza.

State Department general number: 202-647-4000 – ask for the Overseas U.S. Citizen Services Duty Officer and you’ll get a live State Dept. official who has to hear you out.

Please do this guys. Sometimes it feels like one person isn't going to make a difference in the world, but you can. Step it up and participate.

Here's a link to an article if you want to read more: http://www.palestinemonitor.org/?p=991 or go to http://www.freegaza.org/

Thanks everyone.

- E