Medea Benjamin says: "Help! We are stuck in Turkey, We're supposed to be on boats on our way to Gaza. First we had some technical issues. Those have been taken care of. And now we have a political issue, which is: the U.S. government is putting pressure on the Turkish government to stop us from sailing. So we need your help. Please, call the numbers below (202) 501-4444 (Press 0 to talk to an information specialiast. US State Department) and tell them to stop blocking the flotilla from leaving Istanbul so that we can get on our way to Gaza with 5,500 tons of medical aid and much needed food. Let the flotilla sail!."