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07/24/2004:

"From Iraq to Latin America"

Several months ago, I used this forum to call all of us to stand for peace and against the then-impending war in Iraq. At that time, I stated that "the war against Iraq is a war that will not further human rights, will result in the death of innocent civilians and will impede peace, justice and democracy throughout the world." Today, more than 800 U.S. military personnel are dead, and more than 4,000 are wounded. And those are just U.S. casualties. What about the Iraqis? Are the tens of thousands of Iraqi dead and wounded not also casualties of this shameful war? Where will all this shattering of lives end?

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