War & Mayhem in Iraq: US Iraq War vets speak out
The Belfast branch of Anti-War Ireland is hosting a public meeting at Queen's University on Wednesday, 1 November, at which two former US interrogators at the infamous Abu-Ghraib prison will speak.
Tony Lagouranis and Stephen Lewis are both members of Iraq Veterans Against the War and will also be addressing the anti-war demonstration in Shannon on 28 October.
Admission to the public meeting in Belfast is free and all are welcome!
Where: G105 in the David Kerr building at Queen's University, Belfast.
When: 7.30pm on wednesday, 1st of November.
Organised by Belfast AWI
For further details, email Belfast AWI at awibelfast@googlemail.com
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5Set to be a fascinating meeting and a good opportunity to hear first hand accounts - d
At the Shannon rally yesterday, Tony Lagouranis described his role following the destruction of Fallujah two years ago.
He was ordered to strip the bodies of the dead and search their clothing for inteligence. Both time I have heard Lagouranis speak it has brought the war home. He is concise, understated and powerful.
The link below is his interview on Sky News Oct 25th
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTeE1ykArBU
Small point but the interview was on the 26th - the day he arrived in Ireland. He was on the RTE nine-o'clock news that day as well. Articulate guy, very frank.
A representative of the Raytheon 9 will also address the meeting.
The following is a Democracy Now interview with Tony Lagouranis, conducted by Amy Goodman:
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/11/15/1632233
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