Cynthia McKinney, the Israeli Navy and $4 billion worth of natural gas off Gaza
by Ann Garrison
Upon her release and return, Cynthia McKinney spoke to WBAIX-New York from New York’s JFK Airport, where she reported that the Israeli Navy had towed the “Spirit of Humanity,” not directly to Port Ashdod but on a circuitous route, bypassing the Gaza Coast. This, she said, suggested that the Israeli Navy is engaged in activity that they do not want observed off the Gaza Strip, known to be the site of billions of dollars worth of natural gas reserves.
Barack Obama, in his speech proposing U.S. reconciliation with the Moslem world, in Cairo, on June 3, said nothing of the estimated $4 billion worth of natural gas off the coast of Gaza, nor of the oil and natural gas in Iraq, Iran or Sudan or the pipeline projects to move Central Asian oil and natural gas through through Afghanistan and other parts of Central Asia.
Here’s former Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney on the Israeli Navy’s circuitous route to shore, with the “Spirit of Humanity” in tow:
Israel has two oil and natural gas drilling platforms north of Gaza, which some believe they are using to slant drill into Gaza’s natural gas reserves.
Here are links to more reporting and analysis:
- Geopolitical Time Line: War, Natural Gas and Gaza’s Marine Zone by David K. Schermerhorn, Global Research
- Stealing Gaza’s Gas by Amnesty International
- War and Natural Gas: The Israeli Invasion and Gaza’s Offshore Gas Fields by Michel Chossudovsky, Global Research
- Gaza siege and natural gas: Gaza siege intensified after collapse of natural gas deal by Mark Turner, Electronic Intifada
- Energy Security Challenges for Israel Following the Gaza War by Gal Luft, executive director of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security, Journal of Energy Security
- War and Gaza’s natural gas: A Ramattan TV interview with Alfred Lambremont Webre, international lawyer in Vancouver
Responding to this story at Examiner.com, where it was originally posted, “JT” wrote: “This is just the tip of the iceberg, folks. Natural gas has recently been discovered 50 miles off the coast of Haifa by a company named Noble Energy. The estimated find has just been upgraded to 6.3 trillion cubic feet and is valued at over $35 billion.
“Meanwhile, another company, Zion Oil and Gas, is drilling on land to 18,000-foot depths much like the off-shore natural gas discovery. Where there’s gas, oil is not far behind. The finds could actually be geologically connected. If they find oil, this would mean energy independence for Israel and a geopolitical earthquake for the Middle East. Watch this one close. It could be history in the making.”
San Francisco writer Ann Garrison is the energy policy examiner for Examiner.com, where this story first appeared. She also blogs at ColoredOpinions.blogspot.com and is the website writer-editor of thepriceofuranium.com. She can be reached at anniegarrison@thepriceofuranium.com.
I’m sorry but the land belongs to the Jews. The Palistaniums
and arabs are Liars and cheats. You can tell by their track record.
Cynthia McKinney is a nut case. Not to be believed or trusted. She needs to try taking a ship to North Korea, or Iran, or China, or anyplace where she’ll be treated like the mental case she is, rather than as a lady, like the Israeli’s treated her, mistakenly.
This Cynthia Mckinney is an idiot, and should be jailed, with her stup idea’s about Israel. She’s a bigot and hate’s Jews.
Gaza has more money and get’s more money from other countries, and really should be bombed again , they voted for the Hamas and should accept the consiquences of their vote. the Hamas use their children as Human shields, and were firing Rockes from the UN buildings. The UN are one sided and are Jew haters too.
the HATRED for Cynthia is baseless and psychotic , made up by apologist for Israel’s theft of Palestinian land , and the psychotic idea the land belongs to jews , when they have been there as long as jews is nutty . Palestinians are having their homes stolen in Jerusalem , one family lived in the same home for FIFTY plus years , now are thrown out on the street and it happens to many . But the since the are aRABS , racist apologist dont care , Dont care if Israel bLOCKS aID into GAZA , including WOOD & STEEL to rebuild . Imagine that the petty jewish GoV. won’t allow them to rebuild . Gows along with destruction by bulldozers .
Helping victims of Israeli apartheid in not racism !
If this Cynthia M…Really loves these arabs . She should know that Gazians Cursed their own selves by bombing and hating Jews..and that will happen to you Cyn. M. the sooner the better. The living God says if you curse his people (Jews)he will curse you. And if you bless his people(the Jews) he will bless you. Face reality and look at the way that all people curse the Jews..Live. they hate, murder, and destroy…and that is the enemy of your souls does…So if you want to be blessed(living in peace, happiness and contentment.. Bless the Jews. God sees all and will do his part..
Henry