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Racconto di prima mano - Firsthand

La sera siamo andati a sentire il racconto di Angela Lano, una giornalista imbarcata sulla Freedom Flotilla. Questo è quello che ha raccontato in breve.
Went on evening meetings with Angela Lano, a journalist who was one of the ships of Freedom Flotilla. Here's her story in brief.
We left Greece. There were about 700 people from 44 countries. Ships were to be 9, but there are 6 games: a great cruise ("Mavi Marmara), two small freighters and three passenger ships. Our ship was called "8000" and we were about fifty, mostly journalists, and there were not activists. Of Italians there were only 3 journalists. We had humanitarian aid for 16 million euro. On ships was no food, wheelchairs, scooters for disabled people, water purifiers and prefabricated houses. There was also a jew American engineer who traveled to explain to people how to expand the houses prefabricated using mud mixed. We had no weapons, contrary to what was said afterwards. While charging load were observed by the Greek police, and we ourselves have taken the job and took pictures. Many journalists have sent this material during a stop in Cyprus.
vessels traveling in a row one after another and we could see from afar the other ships.
The attack on our ship started at 4:30 am May 31. We were in international waters 75 miles from the coast. Before we saw helicopters and patrol boats that had attacked the "Mavi Marmara", on which there were about 500 people, some of which activists. We could not see what happened, but we could hear screams and gunshots. On our ship there were activists, so earlier for fear of provocation, we did some exercises of passive resistance. We had to form a human chain holding each arm in defense of the captain's cabin and engine room. The military were masked. They used tear gas, pellets of paint and tasers, pulled heads with helmets to heads and shouting. We were very concerned because after the third shot supply many feared lost consciousness and cardiac arrest. Eventually the soldiers managed to break into the captain's cabin, which, although it was not an activist but a voluntary stuck to the helm and continued to guide the ship under the blows of the military. They tried to remove the equipment for shooting photos and video to leave no witnesses. Some have managed to save the memory cards by putting them in the mouth at the time of the attack.
The military were mostly very young boys. When we tried to talk to him and to convince them to refuse military service, avoided our eyes.
We were put in prison. The men were beaten if they do not carry out orders, women do not. It was the first time I was in prison. In my cell there was a Jewish American and a Muslim. Before we were very sad because we thought that our mission had failed because we failed to get aid to their destination. On the second day came the lawyers. The Jewish lawyers hugged us, kissed us and told us that the mission was a success because it drew attention from around the world on the issue.
Before you get in jail they took all the personal items, wallet, documents and have not returned. While in prison, someone used the credit card of an Italian journalist to shop in Tel-Aviv. In prison we were very concerned that they would not let us call home and our family could think that could happen something bad.
When a few days later they took us to the airport to send off the journalist Manolo Luppichini Israel has defended in the queue for boarding, mishandled an Arab and was taken away by men in civilian clothes. He managed to escape calling attention to the greek ambassador.
Despite everything that has been said about me, I'm not a hero, but a journalist who does his work honestly. I did not like being called an activist.

Мы отправились из Greece. We had about 700 people from 44 countries. We first had to be 9 ships, but went 6: The largest cruise (Mavi Marmara), two trucks and three small passenger ship. Our ship was called "8000" and we had about 50 people, mostly journalists, and among us was not the activists. The Italians had only Three journalists. We were carrying humanitarian assistance to some 16 million euros. The ships were food, wheelchairs, wheelchairs scooters, cleaners Water and prefabrikovannye home. Among us there was one engineer, an American Jew who had to explain how to use a mixture of mud, you can extend these home. We did not have any weapons, as it was then said. The loading of the Greek police watched, and many of us were videotaped and made picture. Many journalists sending these materials to their offices during a stop in Cyprus.
ships went one after another, and we could see from afar the other ships.
attack on our ship started at 4.30 am on 31 May. We were in international waters about 75 miles from shore. First we saw the helicopters and motorboats, which attacked the "Mavi Marmara, where There were about 500 people, some of them are activists. We could not see what happened there, but they heard screams and gunshots. On our boat was not the activists, but we are afraid of provocations, already pre-trained as to provide passive resistance. Need to make a human chain, clasping the hand under the elbow and to protect the captain's cabin and engine compartment. The military were masked. They used tear gas balloons with paint and electric pistols, with a swinging beat heads in helmets on our uncovered heads and scary shouting. We were very worried, because after the third level of the electric gun, many deprived of their senses, and we were afraid of cardiac arrest. In the end, the soldiers managed to break into the captain's cabin. Our captain, although he was just a volunteer ship led to the last, until he was injured, then it is still very badly beaten. Military to destroy evidence, robbed of all their video and photographic cameras. Some in the attack managed to hide in my mouth a memory card.
military were mostly quite young. When we tried to talk to them, convince them that you can opt out of military service, they tried not to look into our eyes.
Then we were put in jail. Men were beaten for the slightest disobedience, no women. I first came to life in prison. With me in the chamber was still an American Jew and Muslim. At first we were very upset that our mission has failed, because we could not dovezti humanitarian assistance to the destination. On the second day came the lawyers. Attorney-Jew we hugged, kissed and told, that our mission was a great success because it attracted worldwide attention.
Before we put in jail, we have taken away all personal belongings, wallets, documents and so far nothing has been returned. While we were in prison, someone has shopped in Tel Aviv on a credit card an Italian journalist. In prison, we are very experienced due to the fact that we were not allowed to call home, and our relatives might think that happened to us the worst.
A few days later we taken to the airport to be deported from Israel. Journalist Manolo Luppikini in the queue for landing defended Arabs, who were beaten by Israeli soldiers, he was immediately also caught some people in plain clothes and dragged somewhere. He managed to escape only because he was able to cry to attract attention of Greek ambassador. Despite
all that was said about me lately, I do not feel like a hero, I am only journalist who honestly doing their job. And I really do not like when they call me an activist.

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