http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QxfOYhpjro

Enjoy.

Salaam. Peace.

President Obama failed to act as the leader of this great nation. Rather he became Netanyahu's poodle.

Any nation charged with War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity; Piracy in International Waters; illegal detention and kidnapping of civilians; murder of political opponents overseas using fake passports of other nations; denial of human rights to its citizens; establishment of concentration camps, separation of religious groups based on their race and the color of their skin; illegal confiscation of lands; bulldozing of homes as a form of collective punishment; murder of foreign citizens; detention of political opponents, etc., would, in a sane world, be shunned.

Any nation whose spiritual leaders call for the murder of people of different faiths, including the murder of babies, would be castigated.

Any nation which denied wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, hearing aids, medicines, infant formula etc., to those in need, would be reviled.

But here in the United States, the leader of such a nation is welcomed with open arms.

Here in the United States, the leader of such a nation, responsible for the assassination of a US citizen (unarmed Fulkan Dogan was 19 years old. He was shot five times from less that 18 inches, in the face, in the back of the head, twice in the leg and once in the back) is heralded, serenaded and regaled.

And why?

MONEY.

We stand today, at a very dangerous crossroad.

Israel believes in its absolute omnipotence. With the US standing by as its hentchmen, Israel believes it can do anything it wants to do, with absolute impunity.

In less than two months, the US will hand back Iraqi airspace, to the government of Iraq. In less than two months, the holy month of Ramadan will begin. In the meanwhile, Israel is amassing warplanes in the Caucasus region. And U.S. carriers and warships are heading full speed to the Indian Ocean, rendezvousing just off the coast of Iran.

With nothing and no one standing in its way, what is to stop Israel, with US complicity, from bombing Iran?

Taysir Al Burai with his uncle, Yahia 

The inhumane blockade of the Gaza must come to an end, if for no other reason than a child named Taysir Al Burai

'...Taysir Al Burai is severely disabled. He requires round-the-clock medical care. If he were allowed to leave Gaza, he could make a full recovery. But Israel won't let him.

Ramzi al Burai knows better than most what it means to be imprisoned. This week's botched commando raid on the flotilla of pro-Palestinian aid activists trying to reach Gaza has swung the global spotlight on the Israeli-imposed blockade as never before, but the Al Burai family have been living that reality for the past three years.

Their severely disabled son, Taysir, requires round-the-clock care. Neither Ramzi nor his wife can leave the five-year-old for longer than an hour. Part-asphyxiated during delivery, the boy suffers from an acute neurological disorder. He is unable to talk properly, suffers spasms and anti-convulsant medication has left him partially paralysed.

If his parents could only get him to Germany, or even just across the border to Israel, he would be able to get the specialist medical care that doctors say could lead to a full recovery. Ramzi has repeatedly appealed to the Israeli authorities to allow his son out of the tiny coastal enclave, but has been refused each time...'

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/the-other-side-of-the-gaza-blockade-1992076.html

This is the true face of the the vile, despicable, inhumane. illegal, collective punishment of the people of Gaza.

This child and his family, have been living in absolute pain for 5 years. For 5 unnecessary years because there is a cure. If Israel has lost its heart and soul, then allow this child to get treatment in Germany.

When you read of Taysir, how can you not agree the blockade of the Gaza must be lifted 'by any and every peaceful means possible.'

If this was your child, what would you do? What would you want your fellow family, friends, countrymen, global citizens to do?..

I am making this a blog entry in its own right because I do not want this event to be buried as some side note.

AP is reporting Israel's response to this humanitarian floating peace mission will be military.

'Israeli commandos to block Gaza activists.'

'...Military authorities said that masked naval commandos would greet the eight ships deep out at sea, escort the vessels to port and give each of the activists a stark choice: leave the country or go to jail...'

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jFki4MerB8GrGJS2hOVmY5UOJm4wD9FVDMGG0

In other words, Israel is preparing to storm the Freedom Flotilla. Given the size of the Mediterranean Sea, '...deep out to sea...' in all likelyhood, means in International Waters.