Children of war
CounterPunch
by Kathy Kelly
08/23/07
A versatile and talented child, Sonia loves to play the trumpet and perform classical Indian dances, the latter being somewhat unusual for a Muslim girl. When she was eight years old, shortly before the U.S. and the U.K. attacked Iraq, she wrote a poem urging respect for the rights of Iraqi children whose lives and hopes would be destroyed by war. The poem reached many people, intensifying efforts of peace activists to stop the war before it started. Sonia continued her efforts on behalf of Iraqi children, even founding an organization called ‘Children Against War’...
http://www.counterpunch.org/kelly08232007.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Kathy+Kelly
by Kathy Kelly
08/23/07
A versatile and talented child, Sonia loves to play the trumpet and perform classical Indian dances, the latter being somewhat unusual for a Muslim girl. When she was eight years old, shortly before the U.S. and the U.K. attacked Iraq, she wrote a poem urging respect for the rights of Iraqi children whose lives and hopes would be destroyed by war. The poem reached many people, intensifying efforts of peace activists to stop the war before it started. Sonia continued her efforts on behalf of Iraqi children, even founding an organization called ‘Children Against War’...
http://www.counterpunch.org/kelly08232007.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Kathy+Kelly
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