Belfast Public Meeting: 'Iraq War On Trial', Peace House, 7.30pm

antrim | anti-war / imperialism | event notice Tuesday July 11, 2006 23:17 by Ploughshares Support

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'Iraq War on Trial'

With US Peace Activist in Iraq
Kathy Kelly, Voices for Creative Nonviolence

And former US Marine Staff Sergeant in Iraq
Jimmy Massey, Iraq Veterans Against War

7.30pm, Sunday 16th July
Peace House, 224 Lisburn Road, Belfast

Called by Peace People, INNATE, Zero28
Details: 0773 781 9569
jntcx@bonbon.net

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Kathy Kelly, 52, of Chicago, helped initiate Voices in the Wilderness,
a campaign to end the UN/US sanctions against Iraq.

For bringing "medicine and toys" to Iraq in open violation of the UN/US
sanctions, she and other campaign members were notified of a proposed
$163,000 penalty for the organization, threatened with 12 years in
prison, and eventually fined $20,000, a sum which they've refused to
pay.

Voices in the Wilderness organized 70 delegations to visit Iraq in the
period between 1996 and the beginning of the "Operation Shock and Awe"
warfare (March 2003).
Kathy has been to Iraq twenty two times since January 1996, when the
campaign began. In October 2002, she joined Iraq Peace Team members in
Baghdad where she and the team maintained a presence throughout the
bombardment and invasion.

She left Iraq on April 19, 2003 and has returned there twice, for 17
day visits with team members who've remained in Baghdad. She most recently
traveled to Iraq from December 21-2003 - January 8, 2004.

Jimmy Massey served in the US Marines for twelve years.
Trained as infantry, he was stationed in Parris Island as an infantry
instructor for three years, then moved on to recruiting duty, then was
deployed to serve as Staff Sergeant in Iraq in command of more than 35
men.

He was a platoon sergeant in 7th Marines during the 2003 invasion of
Iraq. After witnessing first hand the horror of war he refused to
continue this pointless war.During his tour of duty in Iraq he and his
troop killed approximately 30 unarmed civilians, including children.

After a hard fight he was discharged and has since been telling people
the truth about the war in Iraq. Jimmy lives with his wife in North
Carolina.

7.30pm, Sunday, 16th July
Peace House, 224 Lisburn Road, Belfast
Called by Peace People, INNATE, Zero28
Details: 0773 781 9569