in the thick of it

firstly i am sorry for not writing sooner, it has been absolute mayhem. this report will be very short and i will fill in things later when i have more time.
the plane ride was late and i got here one step behind.
egyptian govt denied buses for code pink and police were stopping all actions.
i arrived and immediately went to an action at the UN embassy where a tragic strategic error was made byb codepink in their demands with the egyptian govt. they said that if the govt wont let all the buses in then they should let two buses in with the aid.
keep in mind that literally tons of aid lies rotting in a stadium in al-arish, miles from the gazan border. anyway, the next day the wife of pres mubarrak agreed to the two buses, and codepink accepted the deal unilaterally, and a huge division ensued.
i have been working with radical reps from greek, scottish, south african, indian, french, irish, spanish, italian and american contingents to try to unify the march and get a coherent strategy, message, etc.
it has been absolutely crazy, but i feel very good about the conversations that have happened. i will fill this in more later. i cant give many specifics now because i am working in a completely fascist environment where any more than six people convened may be arrested and all coffee shops and hotels are afraid to harbor anyone having meetings. its a very tense environment. it is tremendously more brutal for the egyptians.
the idea now is to have a unified march tomorrow, on the 31st, in cairo, because we are unable to leave. security forces prevent all tourists from even crossing the bridge leaving cairo towards the border. the egyptian govt has put themselves in the position, obviously very difficult, to fully support the seige of gaza and it is evidenced by their total repression of our march.
i am in good spirits, but organizing furiously, day and night, and having meetings all the time. there is no immediate hope of entering gaza with the march anymore, so there are plans for future organizing and also making the most of the time that we have here together as internationals. almost 500 have left early, according to many people.
i will be updating more soon, with plenty of details, but i wanted to put something out there. sending love, please send hope and strength. we are fighting here, and its with our minds right now, trying to find a way to not lose the momentum and power that we have as an international presence.
codepink has been rejected almost completely by the gaza freedom marchers, due to their poor leadership and poor decision making which has divided the international community in a very bitter and angry fight. my time has been spent as a liason between various groups representing different interests to try to maintain unity and solidarity. the egyptian govt has been successful in dividing us, and then we are doing a fan-fucking-tastic job of completing their job with our individual interests and egos and inability to see a long term strategy. more later...