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Iraq. The mission is an initiative of the humanitarian and solidarity =
organisations S.O.S. Children of Iraq - Belgium and S.O.S. Children of =
Iraq - Netherlands, in cooperation with the ngo Medical Aid for the =
Third World.=20

The mission, fashioned as 'peace inspectors', wants to testify against =
the current threats of war that the United States and Great Britain are =
mounting against Iraq. They will also be updated on the continuing =
devastating effects of the sanctions imposed on Iraq, notably on their =
consequences on the health of the Iraqi children. Finally, they want to =
examine the consequences of the use of ammunition with depleted uranium =
by the Western forces during the Gulf War. Gulf War veterans, themselves =
afflicted with the Gulf syndrome, will meet with Iraqi victims and =
apologise to the Iraqi people.=20

The delegation consists of some 120 people from 15 countries: Algeria, =
Austria, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, =
Italy, Luxemburg, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and =
Switzerland.=20

Some of the delegates are:

-          politicians: Belgian senators Sfia Bouarfa and Jean Cornil =
(Parti Socialiste), Belgian member of the European Parliament =
V=E9ronique De Keyser (PS), Kris Merckx (spokesman of the Workers' Party =
of Belgium)

-          Gulf War veterans: Norbert Sim=E9on, chairman of Avigolfe =
(France) and Bernard McPhillips (Great Britain)

-          experts and activistst on depleted uranium: William Millar =
(Canada), Joan Baker (Great Britain), Marion K=FCpker (Germany)

-          academicians: Prof. Anne Morelli (history, ULB-Free =
University Brussels), Prof. em. Lise Thiry (virology, ULB), Prof. Eric =
Herring (international politics, University of Bristol)

-          medical doctors: Claire Geraets, St=E9phanie De Maesschalck, =
Colette Moulaert (Medicine for the People), Geert Van Moorter (Medical =
Aid for the Third World), Hafida Bakioui

-          authors: Eva Forest (Spain), Michel Collon (Belgium)

-          journalists and media activists from L'Hebdo (RTBF-Belgian =
television), Junge Welt (Germany), Metro (Belgium), L'Humanit=E9 =
(France), Solidaire (Belgium), Berliner Zeitung (Germany), Die =
S=FCdostschweiz (Switzerland), Canal+ TV (Luxemburg), Indymedia Belgium, =
Germany and Finland, Uitpers (Belgium),...

-          representatives of peace and social organisations: =
Antidiscriminationnetwork Berlin, Finnish Peace Committee, Peace & =
Public Questions Committee (Spain), Anti-Imperialist League (Belgium),.

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Dear=20
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Here's =
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information on an international mission to Iraq, co-organized by Medical =
Aid for=20
the Third World, against war, against sanctions, and against weapons =
with=20
depleted uranium.
Regards,
Bert
 
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From April 13 to=20
27, the =91International Peace Mission S.O.S. Iraq=92 is in Iraq. The =
mission is an=20
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Children of=20
Iraq - Belgium and S.O.S. Children of Iraq =96 Netherlands, in =
cooperation with=20
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The mission,=20
fashioned as =91peace inspectors=92, wants to testify against the =
current threats of=20
war that the United States and Great Britain are mounting against Iraq. =
They=20
will also be updated on the continuing devastating effects of the =
sanctions=20
imposed on Iraq, notably on their consequences on the health of the =
Iraqi=20
children. Finally, they want to examine the consequences of the use of=20
ammunition with depleted uranium by the Western forces during the Gulf =
War. Gulf=20
War veterans, themselves afflicted with the Gulf syndrome, will meet =
with Iraqi=20
victims and apologise to the Iraqi people. =
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The delegation=20
consists of some 120 people from 15 countries: Algeria, Austria, =
Belgium,=20
Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Luxemburg, New =
Zealand,=20
the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland.=20
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uranium</SPAN></B><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB style=3D"mso-ansi-language: =
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Millar (Canada), Joan Baker (Great Britain), Marion K=FCpker=20
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<B=20
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ULB-Free=20
University Brussels), Prof. em. Lise Thiry (virology, ULB), Prof. Eric =
Herring=20
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Bristol)<o:p></o:p>
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Colette Moulaert (Medicine for the People), Geert Van Moorter (Medical =
Aid for=20
the Third World), Hafida Bakioui<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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activists</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
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(RTBF-Belgian=20
television), Junge Welt (Germany), Metro (Belgium), L=92Humanit=E9 =
(France),=20
Solidaire (Belgium), Berliner Zeitung (Germany), Die S=FCdostschweiz=20
(Switzerland), Canal+ TV (Luxemburg), Indymedia Belgium, Germany and =
Finland,=20
Uitpers (Belgium),...<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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style=3D"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">representatives of peace and social=20
organisations</SPAN></B><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB style=3D"mso-ansi-language: =
EN-GB">:=20
Antidiscriminationnetwork Berlin, Finnish Peace Committee, Peace & =
Public=20
Questions Committee (Spain), Anti-Imperialist League=20
(Belgium),=85<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HT=
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