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Today's Stories:
Voices In the Wilderness Expelled
from Palestine Hotel Iraq-Kathy Kelly
Earth Day
The Media Coverage of the Invasion of Iraq - Coleman McCarthy
Reflections of Trip Through Syria Scott C. Davis
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Story: Voices In the Wilderness Expelled from Palestine
Hotel Iraq-Kathy Kelly
Less than 24 hours after issuing a press release highlighting
the failures of the U.S. Military's attempts to oversee humanitarian
intervention in Iraq, Voices in the Wilderness was banned
from meeting with the U.S. Civil Military Operations Center,
or international journalists, working out of the Palestine
Hotel in Baghdad. Kathy Kelly, co-founder of Voice in the
Wilderness spoke with Peacewatch today from Amman, Jordan
as she makes her way back home to the U.S. Kelly lived in
Iraq, as a witness to the invasion during the entire bombing
campaign - - - we asked her how such an experience has changed
her life.
Tape: Kathy Kelly, co founder of Voices in the Wilderness…speaking
with us from Amman, Jordan.
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Story: Earth Day
Today, April 22nd is Earth Day, and the Pentagon marked
the occasion with a display of environmentally friendly military
technologies, including a hydrogen fuel cell-powered Humvee
vehicle. With the nation's attention still riveted on the
war in Iraq, most Americans probably aren't aware that today
is Earth Day.
Some environmentalists say the Bush administration has taken
advantage of the public's distraction, pushing through an
anti-environmental agenda without anyone noticing. "Fear
is a good tool," said Adele Kushner, president of Alto-based
Action for a Clean Environment. "You get people worried
about something else, and then they don't have time to think
about who's chopping all their trees down." 21 environmental
groups used the occasion to unveil a new web site; saveourenvironment.org
to battle Bush administration claims some of its recent policies
are good for the environment.
Here on Peacewatch, we decided today to take a look at some
of the environmental effects of the war in Iraq, and the damage
inflicted on the eco-system by the US military, both in the
Middle East and a bit closer to home.
Tape: China Brothsky and Ross Mirkarimi of Environmentalist
Against War, along with Carol Dwyer of Grassroots Actions
for Peace.
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Story: The Media Coverage of the Invasion of Iraq
- Coleman McCarthy
In an op-ed piece in the Washington Post this weekend, former
syndicated columnist Colman McCarthy took issue with the complaints
by Secretary of war Donald Rumsfeld that former military men
were critical of the US’ war efforts in Iraq. PeaceWatch
spoke with McCarthy last week regarding the media coverage
of the war on Iraq, specifically, the role media coverage
played in shaping public opinion on the war.
Tape: Colman McCarthy, director of the Center for Teaching
Peace, a non-profit in organization in Washington, DC, who
also teaches courses on non-violence at George Washington
University Law School, American University and University
of Maryland, Wilson H.S. and School without Walls in Washington,
DC.
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Story: Reflections of Trip Through Syria Scott
C. Davis
As the US flexes its diplomatic muscles, threatening to
attack Syria next, Scott C. Davis, author of The Road from
Damascus: A Journey Through Syria, offers these reflections
on his recent trip to that country.
Tape: Syrian resident Attika Al Fuyer, speaking with Scott
C. Davis, author of The Road from Damascus: A Journey Through
Syria.
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