[WB-Discuss] Wed Feb 18th "Iraq: Reconstruction or Deconstruction?" 7:00 PM

[David Rolde]

I really recommend going to this forum on Iraq tomorrow night in 
Arlington. It will be a great way to learn more about the current 
situation in Iraq and to hear an Iraqi perspective on the war. - David

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>Arlington United for Justice with Peace presents:
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>Iraq: Reconstruction or Deconstruction?
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>An Education Forum featuring:
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>Prof. M. Shahid Alam, Northeastern University
>Prof. Shakir Mustafa, Boston University
>Amal Al-Khedairy, Founder of Al-Beit Al-Iraqi (Baghdad)
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>Moderated by George Capaccio
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>A short video will be shown.
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>Wednesday, Feb. 18th, 7:00 PM
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>Church of Our Saviour
>21 Marathon Street, East Arlington
>(near the Capitol Theater)
>Suggested donation: $5
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>This forum will address a variety of issues, including:
>  - Who is profiting from the "rebuilding" Iraq and what are they really doing?
>  - What is happening to the oil?
>  - What is life for the Iraqi people really like?
>  - Who is fighting the occupiers?  Why do they want us to leave?
>  - What is the likelihood of civil war?
>  - Did the US misjudge the military situation or was it calculated that way?
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>M. Shahid Alam is Professor of Economics at Northeastern University. 
>His current research interests include: corruption, growth, global 
>economic history and imperialism. He has published two books, 
>Governments and Markets  in Economic Development Strategies (1989) 
>and Poverty from the Wealth of Nations (1999), and writes frequently 
>for CounterPunch.
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>Shakir Mustafa grew up in Baghdad and for eleven years taught 
>English and American literature at Mosul University in Northern 
>Iraq. In 1990 he left Iraq and since arriving in the United States 
>has given scores of lectures and talks on Iraq, and on Arab and 
>Islamic culture through radio and television interviews.
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>Amal Al-Khedairy, founder of ‘Al-Beit Al-Iraqi’, a remarkable arts 
>and crafts center in Baghdad, saw her center destroyed during the 
>first Gulf War and then saw the rebuilt center destroyed once again 
>in 2003, along with irreplaceable works by Iraqi artists.  She is a 
>widely traveled expert in Iraqi history, regional culture, arts, 
>archeology and music.  Amal has just completed a 22-city tour in the 
>United States, speaking about wartime Iraq and Iraqi culture, 
>history, and people.  Her tour was sponsored by the Fellowship of 
>Reconciliation.
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>George Capaccio is a writer, poet, and storyteller. He has visited 
>Iraq numerous times, and contributed commentaries to many papers, 
>books, radio and TV shows. His collection of poetry about Iraq won 
>the 1999 Peace Writing Award.
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>For further information call 781-316-2018 or email arlingtonUJP at yahoo.com
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