Let it be known that in the month of December 2008, Israel rammed the Dignity, a small vessel carrying former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, two surgeons, a pediatrician, and three tons of hospital supplies to help the wounded people of Gaza.  From her journal, McKinney writes, "There were no other ships or boats around us and night descended upon us all rather quickly.  It was the darkest black and suddenly, out of nowhere, came searchlights disturbing our peace.  The searchlights stayed with us for about half an hour or so.  We knew they were Israeli ships.  Who else would they be?  They were fast, and they would come close and then drop back.  And then, they'd come close again ... The cat and mouse game went on for at least one half hour.  What were they doing?  And why?

"Calm again.  Black sky, black sea.  Peace.  And then, at that very moment, when all seemed right, out of nowhere we were rammed and rammed again and rammed again the last one throwing me off the couch, sending all our food up in the air; and all the plastic bags and tubs -- evidence of sea sickness among the crew and passengers -- flew all over the cabin and all over us.  We'd been rammed by the Israelis.  How did we know?  Because they called us on the phone afterwards to tell us that we were engaging in subversive, terroristic activity.  And if that if we didn't turn around right then and return to Larnaca, Cyprus, we would be fired upon.  We quickly grabbed our lifevests and put them on.  Then the captain announced that the boat was taking on water ... I remembered my father's parting words, "You all will be sitting ducks."  Just like the U.S.S. Liberty."  Watch McKinney's account to CNN below and read full story here.

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