Iraq: Death by Sanctions
Iraqi Christians persevere in spite of Saddam Hussein and 10 years of an economic embargo.
By Mel Lehman in Baghdad | posted 10/02/2000 12:00AM
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"When broadly and harshly imposed, sanctions are 'weapons of mass destruction,'" Christianity Todayeditorialized
in a February 8, 1999 calling for the end of Iraq sanctions.Visit the
Iraq Action Coalition
, a group trying to educate people about the effects of the embargo.Other Christianity Today stories on the Iraq sanctions include:Iraq Sanctions Missing the Mark
| Christian leaders argue embargo punishes the poor, not the Iraqi elite. (May 24, 2000)
Graham Meets with Iraqi Leaders
| Religious heads invite Graham to visit Iraq. (Nov. 15, 1999)
Relief Groups Struggle to Aid Churches
| Iraq's one million Christians face many hardships.(Jan. 11, 1999)
Christians Protest Trade Embargo
| Conscience International calls for end to UN sanctions (Jan. 12, 1998)Yahoo!'s
full coverage on Iraq
has several excellent links, including an
NPR report
on the results of 10 years of sanctions, a
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
series on the effect of sanctions, and an
editorial from the Miami Herald
that claims the sanctions are justified by Saddam Hussein's actions.
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