>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "International"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 16:22:25 -0500 Iraq Sanctions Challenge > >39 West 14th St., #206, New York, NY >10011 > >Voice: 212-633-6646 Fax: 212-633-2889 > >Web page: www.iacenter.org e-mail: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Contact: Deirdre Sinnott, Kenneth >MacLeish (212) 633-6646 > >ALERT > > >Iraq Sanctions Challenge Returning from >Baghdad > > >January 20, 2000 – After a week of >meetings and fact-finding investigation, >the Iraq Sanctions Challenge delegation >is making its journey home from Baghdad. >They will arrive in New York on Friday, >January 21, JFK Airport, at 3:50 pm at >TWA terminal 5. > > >The delegation, led by former U.S. >attorney general Ramsey Clark, brought $2 >million dollars’ worth of badly needed >medical supplies to Iraq, in direct >violation of U.S. law and U.S./UN >Sanctions. During their five days in >Baghdad they visited hospitals and >schools, and witnessed firsthand the >devastating effects of the sanctions >bombings, which have killed over 1 >million people since 1990 according to >the UN. > > >Delegates are now preparing to report >back at dozens of meetings and forums >across the United States. Thousands of >people across the United States will hear >first-hand reports of what the U.S. >government refuses to acknowledge: that >the sanctions are devastating the lives >of millions of Iraqi people. > > >Members of the ISC delegation will be >available to speak with the press. For >interviews, call the International Action >Center at (212) 633-6646. > > >More information on the ISC and the UN >sanctions, please visit our website at >{ HYPERLINK http://www.iacenter.org > > __________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki - Finland +358-40-7177941, fax +358-9-7591081 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kominf.pp.fi ___________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe/unsubscribe messages mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________