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Inquest Iraq: Accountability and the War - A Public Hearing
The American Friends Service Committee invites you to a Public Hearing on the Iraq War with first-hand testimony from expert witnesses Ray McGovern, Ann Wright, Iraqi and Iraqi-Americans and Iraq vets (see bios below). Inquest Iraq: Accountability and the War - A Public Hearing
Saturday, October 28
10AM-5PM
Northwestern University School of Law
Thorne Auditorium
375 E. Chicago This will be a public inquiry into both the origins and ongoing operations of the Iraq War from people who have experienced it directly. *Ray McGovern*, a former CIA analyst whose career spanned 27 years. Ray was among the intelligence community alumni/ae who created Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS), an organization that sought to draw attention to the misuse and manipulation of intelligence analysis. *Ann Wright*, a high-ranking member of the diplomatic corps who resigned her position due to the ethical and political implications of U.S. foreign policy related to the invasion of Iraq. Since her resignation, Ann has become an outspoken peace activist. *Naba Hameed", an Iraqi citizen and professor of biology at the University of Baghdad who is a survivor of both the U.S.-led invasion and current occupation of Iraq. Naba will travel to Chicago from her home in Baghdad to provide unique, first hand testimony from the perspective of the Iraqi citizenry. *Raed Jarrar*, an Iraqi-American architect who was in Iraq during and after the 2003 invasion. Raed was the country director of CIVIC Worldwide, the only door-to-door casualty survey in post war Iraq. He also established an NGO called "Emaar" that implemented hundreds of community-based and humanitarian aid projects around the country on an extremely low budget. *John Flynn*, an Iraq war veteran and member of IVAW recently completed a cross-country motorcycle journey through which he memorialized each military casualty sustained in this conflict by traveling one mile per fallen soldier. *Garrett Reppenhagen*, an Iraq war veteran and member of Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) who has appeared in numerous publications and documentaries discussing his position on the war and a wide variety of veteran’s issues. Garrett recently testified before congress as an expert witness on the topic of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. *Dr. Dahlia Wasfi*, an American medical doctor who has relatives residing in Baghdad and Basra, and who during visits with her family, has witnessed first hand the human cost of the Iraq War. Dahlia has become a full-time public speaker and has given testimony before Congress regarding her experiences in post-invasion Iraq. *Kayla Williams*, a former Military Intelligence soldier and Arabic interpreter in Iraq as well as the author of the memoir, /Love My Rifle More Than You/. During her tour of duty in Iraq, Kayla often found herself acting as intermediary between her fellow soldiers and the Iraq people with whom she had formed close bonds, and her testimony provides a unique glimpse into the contradictions faced by soldiers in this conflict. For more information contact Jarred Butto at 312-427-2533 _________
Michael McConnell, Regional Director
American Friends Service Committee
637 S. Dearborn
Chicago, IL 60605
Ph: 312-427-2533
Fax: 312-427-4171
http://www.afsc.org
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