Waterford Anti War to Hold Eye Witness Report from Iraq

waterford | anti-war / imperialism | press release Tuesday September 02, 2003 19:16 by IAWM Waterford - IAWM royhassey at eircom dot net

Tuesday 9th September, 8.00pm, Granville Hotel

Speakers: Dr. Nooh Al-Kaddo (Director Islamic Cultural Centre)
Kieran Allen: Sterring Committee, Irish Anti-War Movement

IRISH ANTI-WAR MOVEMENT TO HOLD EYE-WITNESS REPORT FROM OCCUPIED IRAQ

The Waterford branch of the Irish Anti-War Movement are to hold a public meeting with an eye-witness report from occupied Iraq. Iraqi doctor, Nooh Al-Kaddo has been to Iraq three times since the end of the war and has witnessed first hands the devasation wrought by the war and the subsequent American military occupation of the country.

The meeting will take place in the Granville Hotel, the Quay, Waterford on Tuesday 9th September at 8.00p.m. All are invited to attend and hear Dr. Al-Kaddo's report from Iraq.

Doctor Al -Kaddo, who is also the executive director of the Islamic Cultural Institute in Dublin, will report on how the Iraqi people are still suffering from shortages of electricity and water and facing total disruption to their everyday lives with basic services such as health and education having collapsed. While the Iraqi people suffer from these shortages, the American administration in the country concentrates of selling off the Iraqi resources to multinational corporations and exploiting the country's natural resources for the benefit of western interests.

Instead of being welcomed as liberators, the US army now find themselves embroiled in a guerrilla war. There are daily mass protests throughout Iraq calling for democracy, human rights and an end to the American military occupation of the country.

In the west, the lies used by Blair, Bush and Ahern to justify the war are gradually being exposed and the true impetus for the invasion of Iraq becomes clearer everyday. Millions across the world realise that the war was about exerting American power in the region and controlling the lucrative oil resources in Iraq for the western multi-nationals.

Kieran Allen from the steering committee of the Irish Anti-War Movement will also speak at the meeting about the preparations for the international day of action against the occupation of Iraq and Palestine which will take place on Saturday 27th September. Millions of people are expected to march around the world with a major protest taking place in Dublin at 2.00p.m.

All are welcome to attend the meeting and get involved in building for the protests on September 27th. For more information, please contact 086-3274015 / royhassey@eircom.net