Can The Pope Be a Symbol of Unity in The Middle East? Published March 7th, 2021 - 10:13 GMT
Pope Francis arrives at Baghdad s Saint Joseph Cathedral on the second day of the first papal visit to Iraq on March 6, 2021. Pope Francis made a plea for peace today, telling those gathered at an interreligious service in southern Iraq that he hoped the world would journey from conflict to unity. Sabah ARAR / AFP
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Noam Chomsky notes that there were diplomatic alternatives to the bloodletting and destruction visited upon Iraq by Operation Desert Storm.
Thirty years ago, when the United States launched Operation Desert Storm against Iraq, I was a member of the Gulf Peace Team. We were 73 people from fifteen different countries, aged 22 to 76, living in a tent camp close to Iraq’s border with Saudi Arabia, along the road to Mecca.
Thirty years ago, when the United States launched Operation Desert Storm against Iraq, I was a member of the Gulf Peace Team. We were 73 people from - Kathy Kelly for Antiwar.com Original
by Kathy Kelly / March 2nd, 2021
Amid the ongoing horror, it’s important to find ways to atone for war crimes including reparations.
Thirty years ago, when the United States launched Operation Desert Storm against Iraq, I was a member of the Gulf Peace Team. We were 73 people from fifteen different countries, aged 22 to 76, living in a tent camp close to Iraq’s border with Saudi Arabia, along the road to Mecca.
We aimed to nonviolently interpose ourselves between the warring parties. Soldiers are called upon to risk their lives for a cause they may not know much about. Why not ask peace activists to take risks on behalf of preventing and opposing wars?