Current News in Context
March 14, 2006
We mourn the untimely death of Tom Fox and pray for the safe return of all other hostages. We express our deep sympathy to the family and community of Tom Fox in the face of this tragedy. We are inspired by the statement of the Christian Peacemaker Team, and share their commitment to the witness of nonviolence and the power of love.
We Mourn the Loss of Tom Fox
To learn more visit the Christian Peacemaker Team web site.
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NCCI Statement for Reconciliation, National unity and an end to the violence
The NGO Coordination Committee in Iraq (NCCI), representing NGOs operating in Iraq have issued a statement calling for an end to the violence and a greater respect for human rights following the execution of kidnapped peace activist Tom Fox.
Last Tuesday Iraqi human rights activist Dr. Ahmed Al-Musawi was kidnapped, and on Saturday another human rights activist was killed. They report at least 50 aid workers have been killed in Iraq since the US-led invasion and occupation in 2003.
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Iraqis Find 85 Bodies in 24-hour period
By: Alexandra Zavis
Reporting from Baghdad for the Associated Press, Alexandra Zavis reports on the incredible violence in Baghdad. She reports that police have found the bodies of 85 people in the last day. She details the continued ethnic and religious separation in the mixed communities of Baghdad and confirms the Iraq's Interior Ministry announcement of a driving ban in the capitol to coincide with the first meeting of the new parliament on Thursday. The Capitol already has an overnight curfew from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM that has been extended several times in recent weeks.
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80 Killed over 200 wounded on black Sunday
Car bombers and four mortar rounds shattered shops and market stalls at nightfall Sunday in Sadr City, at least 58 people are killed and more than 200 wounded. Other attacks take place across the country. Iraq Coalition Casualty Count has a spread sheet with links showing the relentless violence below.
500 Deaths in the first two weeks of March
85 journalists and media assistants killed since the start of fighting in Iraq in March 2003, two still missing. Six have been killed since the bombing of the shrine in Samarra.
Journalists Killed in Iraq
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Iraqi Death Squads in the Government
By Matthew Schofield
Knight Ridder Newspapers
Senior Iraqi officials Sunday confirmed for the first time that death squads composed of government employees had operated illegally from inside two government ministries.
"The deaths squads that we have captured are in the defense and interior ministries," Minister of Interior Bayan Jabr said during a joint news conference with the Minister of Defense. "There are people who have infiltrated the army and the interior."
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"Not One More Death, Not One More Dollar"
The American Friends Service Committee believes that there is no military solution to the Iraq war. Continued fighting and occupation promises only further deaths and injuries, more widows and orphans, more separated families.
The U.S. is spending $6 billion a month to fight this war—over $240 billion total to date. The devastation of Hurricane Katrina and the hard truths it brought home about who does and doesn't have access to the American Dream tells us all how desperately these resources are needed in other areas.
The U.S. Constitution gives the Congress financial oversight. The time has come for our elected representatives to listen to the country's pro-peace majority and end funding for this war.
The Iraq War has already committed us to aiding a generation of veterans and their families and to rebuilding Iraq. We need to meet these just obligations and stop the funding for further destruction so that our resources can be used to strengthen our communities and help those in need.
Working solutions for Iraq will be political solutions. Diplomacy and dialogue in close cooperation with the Iraqi government and broad sectors of Iraqi society are the way forward to peace and to rebuilding the U.S.'s strained relationship with the international community.
Please sign the Not One More Death - Not One More Dollar: Letter to Congress
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