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DESCRIPTION:Artists for Social and Political Awareness present:  DAHR JAMAIL'S REPORT 
 BACK FROM IRAQ  Weary of the overall failure of the US media to accurately 
 report on the realities of the war in Iraq for the Iraqi people and US 
 soldiers, Dahr Jamail went to Iraq to report on the war himself.   His 
 dispatches were quickly recognized as an important media resource and he is 
 now writing for the Inter Pres Service, The NewStandard and many other 
 outlets. His reports have also been publied with The Nation, The Sunday 
 Herald and Islam Online, to name just a few. Dahr's dispatches and hard 
 news stories have been translated into Polish, German, Dutch, Spanish, 
 Japanese, Portuguese, Indonesian, French, Chinese and Arabic. On the radio, 
 Dahr is a special correspondent for Flashpoints and reports for the BBC, 
 Democracy Now!, and numerous other stations around the globe.   What does 
 indpendent journalism show you that the mainstream US media does not? In 
 Dahr's words from a Newtopia magazine interview:  "The devastation. The 
 massive suffering and devastation of the people and their country. Baghdad 
 remains in shambles 19 months into this illegal occupation. Bombed 
 buildings sit as insulting reminders of unbroken promises of 
 reconstruction.   Bullet ridden mosques with blood stained carpets inside 
 where worshippers, unarmed, have been slaughtered by soldiers.   Entire 
 families living on the street. 70% unemployment with no hope of this 
 changing. Chaotic, clogged streets of Baghdad and 5 mile long petrol lines 
 in this oil rich country.  Engineers and doctors, unemployed, driving their 
 cars as a taxi to try to feed their families.   The seething anger in the 
 eyes of people on the streets as US patrols rumble past.  Iraqis now 
 cheering when another US patrol or base is attacked. Dancing on the burning 
 US military hardware.  Dead and maimed US soldiers. The wounded screaming 
 and writhing in agony. Their shattered families.  The mass graves of 
 innocent Fallujans after the utter destruction of their city.   Children 
 deformed by Depleted Uranium exposure lying in shattered hospitals, 
 suffering from lack of treatment, or even pain medications.  Dead, rotting 
 bodies in the streets of Fallujah of women and children being eaten by dogs 
 and cats because the military did not allow relief teams into the city for 
 nearly two weeks"  Dahr has spent a total of 8 months in occupied Iraq as 
 one of only a few independent US journalists in the country. His 
 presentation will include slides of his photographs taken in Iraq, video 
 from his most revent visit and a Q&A session.    Visit dahrjamailiraq.com 
 for his reports and more resources for information on the Iraq war.     
 ASPA events are always free and open to the public!    \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/04/01/61773.php
SUMMARY:Dahr Jamail's Report Back From Iraq
LOCATION:California College of Arts and Crafts  Nahl Hall  5212 Broadway, Oakland
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/04/01/61773.php
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