Iraq Sanctions Challenge Returning from Baghdad

January 20, 2000 – After a week of meetings and fact-finding investigation, the Iraq Sanctions Challenge delegation is making its journey home from Baghdad. They will arrive in New York on Friday, January 21, JFK Airport, at 3:50 pm at TWA terminal 5.

The delegation, led by former U.S. attorney general Ramsey Clark, brought $2 million dollars’ worth of badly needed medical supplies to Iraq, in direct violation of U.S. law and U.S./UN Sanctions. During their five days in Baghdad they visited hospitals and schools, and witnessed firsthand the devastating effects of the sanctions bombings, which have killed over 1 million people since 1990 according to the UN.

Delegates are now preparing to report back at dozens of meetings and forums across the United States. Thousands of people across the United States will hear first-hand reports of what the U.S. government refuses to acknowledge: that the sanctions are devastating the lives of millions of Iraqi people.

Members of the ISC delegation will be available to speak with the press. For interviews, call the International Action Center at (212) 633-6646.

More information on the ISC and the UN sanctions, please visit our website at http://www.iacenter.org

Contact: Deirdre Sinnott, Kenneth MacLeish (212) 633-646

International Action Center
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email: iacenter@iacenter.org
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