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Live At Nine

“Live at 9″ on channel 3 in Memphis, hosted Ceylon Mooney, Jacob Flowers, and Joel Gulledge, from the Mid-South Peace and Justice Center to discuss their 3-week visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories. Ceylon Mooney is a co-coordinator of Voices in the Wilderness and the Wheels of Justice Tour. They did a great job discussing the barrier and the disruption of normal life that the occupation of Palestine brings. They give the viewer a chance to hear their first-hand experience of being in Palestine for a three week trip.

  • Ceylon Mooney, Jacob Flowers, and Joel Gulledge, have also written a journal of their experience.

michaelBirmingham.jpgMichael Birmingham of Voices in the Wilderness speaks about the occupation of Iraq and resistance to Empire in the US, Iraq and elsewhere. This is from a talk that both Michael Birmingham and Kathy Kelly gave in Chicago, IL, July 7th 2004.

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Jessica Lynch's Doctor talks to VitW delgatesVoices in the Wilderness delegates Kathy Kelly, Ed Kinane and John Farrell met with Dr. Anmar Uday in the office of the Saddam Hussein hospital in Nasiriyah, Iraq. Dr. Uday helped care for Private Jessica Lynch while she was hospitalized in Nasiriyah. This tape shows our conversation with Dr. Uday, whose kindness and candor about the incident has made us believe that Jessica Lynch received nothing but the best care in Nasiriyah.

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The Killing Continues: A Press Conference with General Sanchez.On August 7th, four members of the Al Kawas family were killed by US military fire as they were sitting in their car, traveling through their Baghdad neighborhood. At a Coalition Provisional Authority press conference held by Lieutenant General Sanchez, head of the US military in Iraq, friends and associates with Voices in the Wilderness challenged Sanchez with questions about the ongoing chaos in Iraq and the killing of civilians, specifically the Al Kawas family deaths. During the press conference, Ewa Jasiewicz and Caoimhe Butterly unfurled a banner that said “The Killing Continues” in English and Arabic, and they were immediately escorted out of the press conference. Afterwards, we were able to tape Ewa and Caiomhe’s conversations with the media.

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John Farrell of VitW reflectsFour members of the Al Kawas family were killed when U.S. military opened fire on their car on August 7th. John Farrell of VitW reflects on the military’s accountability.

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