December, 2009

Dear Senator Alexander:

I wish to offer a formal complaint about how American citizens have been treated at their Embassy in Cairo, Egypt. Serveable honorable and proper petitioners have been denied entry to their own country’s representatives in Egypt.

Moreover, two citizens were detained by Egyptian security for several hours after mankind a proper request to visit their states representative in Egypt and a Canadian citizen accompanying them was innappropriantly mistreated.

I am here in Egypt to work for peace in the middle East and offer American support for women and children who are suffering in the Gaza territory due to the blockade by the Israeli military of essential support of food and shelter.

I do not approve of Hamas’ or Israeli military actions in this tragic situation. It is my hope that America will insist that aide brought from concerned people all around the world be allowed to enter Gaza.

It is essential that America use its considerable influence in the region to relieve the suffering
of the people of Gaza and defuse tensions by insisting on the lifting of the seige. Our tax dollars must not be used to kill civilians and children, we know how to save lives and ease pain.

I know you as a principled and compassionate man and look forward to your assistance in this matter.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Barger
in Egypt

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