Behind the news, Bulletin Issue No. 20, 7 February 2003

WCC staff met with the Archbishop of Basra (Chaldean Catholic), Gabriel Kassab on 28 January, providing an opportunity for the press to learn about the situation in southern Iraq from this "eyewitness": http://wcc-coe.org/wcc/press_corner/index-e.html

In an interview on 14 January, Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad of the Russian Orthodox Church shared his conviction that "we can and should overcome the danger of the proliferation of the weapons of mass destruction only by peaceful diplomatic means in compliance with the international law and resolutions of the UN Security Council."http://www.russian-orthodox-church.org.ru/ne301143.htm

Orthodox church leader Petros VII, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, wrote a letter to the president of the USA George Bush on 2 January 2002, calling on him to find a peaceful solution rather than that of war: http://www.orthodoxeurope.org/europaica/000006.php#4

The general secretary of the Middle East Council of Churches issued a plea to US churches during a meeting of the board of directors of Church World Service, on which he serves, asking them to press for a peaceful, diplomatic resolution to the Iraq crisis and to "speak to your government to stop any military offensive". http://www.ncccusa.org/news/02news90.html

The Conference of International Catholic Organizations issued a press release on the Iraqi-American conflict on 19 January. http://www.oic-ico.org/eng/c3.htm

Inspired by the spirit of peace and justice that prevailed at the Global Social Forum in Porto Alegre, the ecumenical network, "Red por la Cultura de Paz, el Desarrollo y la Seguridad Humana" (Net for a Culture of Peace, Development and Human Security – CHILE), is launching a campaign to stop the threat of war on Iraq by boycotting goods and services produced or provided by American companies SHOULD the American Government attacks Iraq without clearance from the UN Security Council.
http://www.wcc-coe.org/wcc/behindthenews/boycott.html

In a letter of support dated 19 December, 2002 to the National Council of Churches in the USA for their visit to Iraq, the Christian Conference of Asia writes that it is important for the rest of the world to know that there are also alternative voices (voices of protest against injustice and war, and voices for peace and transformation) in the United States. http://www.cca.org.hk/ccanews/press/cca21219.htm

Citing the "utmost urgency" of their request, 46 US religious leaders who have been working "to slow the rush to war" with Iraq petitioned President Bush on 30 January for a face-to-face meeting. http://www.ncccusa.org/news/03news4.html

Asserting that a US attack on Iraq "violates God’s law," United Methodist Bishop Melvin Talbert is spotlighted in a new television commercial sponsored by the National Council of Churches in the USA. Talbert, the denomination’s top ecumenical official, appears in a 30-second spot being broadcast on CNN and Fox Cable News and during CNN’s prime time "Larry King Live". http://www.ncccusa.org

A 13-member religious delegation to Iraq led by the National Council of Churches in the USA over the New Year stated its conviction that “war is not inevitable and can be averted, even at this moment". For more on their initial statement, go to http://www.ncccusa.org/news/02news104.html

Dr Bob Edgar, general secretary, National Council of Churches in the USA, in a follow-up statement to the visit to Iraq by a delegation of 13 religious leaders and experts under the auspices of the NCCUSA concluded, "Ours is a religious and not a political delegation. We came to see the faces of the Iraqi people so that the American people can see the faces of children laughing and singing and also hurting and suffering." For more on the statement titled "Sowing the Seeds of Peace". http://www.ncccusa.org/news/02news104a.html

A statement on Iraq by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on November 13, 2002, reads: "As we Catholic Bishops meet here in Washington, our nation, Iraq and the world face grave choices about war and peace, about pursuing justice and security. These are not only military and political choices, but also moral ones because they involve matters of life and death. Traditional Christian teaching offers ethical principles and moral criteria that should guide these critical choices." For more: http://www.usccb.org/bishops/iraq.htm

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's presiding bishop, Mark S. Hanson, said in a statement on "Iraq, the UN and US actions" (November 26, 2002) that the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and a number of partners working for peace in the Middle East have expressed concern about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and have supported a strict embargo on military-related items. And although the ELCA continues to support United Nations efforts to disarm Iraq and, in relation to UN Security Council Resolution 687 that ended the Gulf War, to reach "the goal of establishing in the Middle East a zone free of weapons of mass destruction," he has in recent months "raised concerns, in public statements and in private conversation with officials in the Bush Administration, about the legitimacy of unilateral use of military force to control weapons of mass destruction". http://www.elca.org/bishop/iraq_1126.html

In December, a group of Catholic leaders from the United States, including Pax Christi USA national coordinator Dave Robinson, travelled to Iraq as part of a peace delegation. Described as a "mission of solidarity and reconciliation" with the people of Iraq, the 10-day “Iraqi Peace Journey” delegation met with, and listened to numerous people as they face the very real possibility of war. www.paxchristi.net

The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and Moderator of the 214th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) have written to President Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair on 5 February urging them to continue to search for peaceful solutions to the present international crisis. The letter was also signed by the Convener of the Church of Scotland's Church and Nation Committee and the Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) http://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/news/pm001.htm

In a news release on January 28, the moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland issued a statement on Iraq, expressing fears that Iraqi children may "pay the price" of war. http://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/news/iraq10.htm

Orthodox bishops in Germany issued a statement on January 29 on the conflict in Iraq, signed by bishops from the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Russian Orthodox Church, Serbian Orthodox Church, Romanian Orthodox Church and Bulgarian Orthodox Church in Germany. As they did before the war broke out in the former Yugoslavia, they warn about the consequences of increased violence, which never really solves conflict, but rather reinforces it. An attack against Iraq would mostly impact the poor. It would be wrongly understood as an aggression against Muslims, and this would make inter-faith dialogue more difficult. http://www.wcc-coe.org/wcc/behindthenews/mahnwort.html

In a statement on Iraq issued on 17 January, the EKD (German Protestant Church) stated that "in strong agreement with the other churches in Germany and the world, we reject an attack on Iraq, given the present circumstances, for reasons of ethics and international law…" http://www.ekd.de/english/2409_news_2003_01_28_ekd_council_iraq.html

The Council of Christian Churches in France issued a call to prayer for peace on 23 January during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. The call, and statements by other French ecumenical agencies can be found at http://www.protestants.org/

A coalition of ecumenical agencies in France added their voice to those of others opposed to war on Iraq in a statement titled "Chrétiens, Dites Non A La Guerre! http://www.paxchristi.ch/actualite.html.
See also http://www.acat.asso.fr/declar/com03_01.html

A 16 January statement from the Council of Ecumenical and International Relations of the Church of Norway calls war against Iraq "unethical, illegitimate and unwise." http://www.kirken.no/english/news.cfm?artid=8347

The Canadian Council of Churches/Kairos/Project Ploughshares in a letter to Canadian prime minister Jean Chrétien on 20 December, 2002, reminded him that Canadian churches will continue to monitor the situation in Iraq, to call for alternatives to war, and to pray that he and other world leaders are granted the courage and wisdom to find and walk the path to peace. http://www.ploughshares.ca/CONTENT/BUILD%20PEACE/IraqLetterKairosCCCPPDec02.html

In a statement released on 23 January, the national president of the Uniting Church in Australia, Rev. Professor James Haire, condemned the Australian government for its “own pre-emptive strike” by sending troops to the Middle East. http://nat.uca.org.au/news/mediareleases/2003/release300103.htm

The Church Council of the Swiss Canton of Schaffhausen sent a message of support to the National Council of Churches in the USA, applauding their efforts to prevent the outbreak of war. http://www.wcc-coe.org/behindthenews/schaffhausen.html

The Pastors' Association of the Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein sent a letter of support to their US counterparts, the Pastors of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America on 21 January http://www.wcc-coe.org/behindthenews/belk.html

The archbishop of the Church of Sweden sent letters in November to the Swedish prime minister and American and British ambassadors, issuing a statement in support of the Iraqi people and against war.
http://www.wcc-coe.org/behindthenews/uppsala.html

The views of people of faith and their religious communities vary widely on the question of military action in Iraq. For more inter-faith statements, visit the web site of the Inter Faith Alliance at http://www.interfaithalliance.org/rresource/iraq/statemen.htm

The Shalom Centre, a network of American Jews people who draw on Jewish tradition and spirituality to seek peace, pursue justice, heal the earth, and build community, have urged American Jewish leaders to speak out against the Iraq war. http://www.shalomctr.org/html/peace136.html

A Vatican-sponsored inter-religious meeting in Rome brought together 38 leaders from 15 countries, who issued a joint call to believers of all faiths to work at averting a conflict in Iraq, appealing for "diplomacy and persuasion to correction injustices and respond to international threats. http://www.grassrootsvoices.org/toprel.html

Members of the Global Network of Religions for Children, an inter-religious effort inspired by a Buddhist movement, issued a statement on the situation in Iraq on 31 January, touching on common religious values for the sanctity of human life, referring to the UN Charter that all nations resolve international conflict through peaceful means, and addressing the particular consequences for children.
http://www.gnrc.ne.jp/GNRCStatementOnTheSituationOfIraq.html

The Council of Religious Leaders of Metropolitan Chicago, composed of chief leaders of the Greater Chicago area's Roman Catholic, Episcopal, Eastern and Oriental Orthodox, Protestant, Jewish and Islamic communions and institutions, in an open letter to president George W. Bush, writes, "some members of our Council hold to the faithful judgment that war in its very nature is an affront to God and can never be justified. Some believe that war can be justified, but only under the most rigid of conditions. Among them are members who are convinced that the despotic regime that governs Iraq has offered sufficient grounds for military action against it. However, it is the judgment of the Council that in the present situation, conditions justifying war have not been met." For more … http://grassrootsvoices.org/unitecrl.html

The UN's Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission has a web site where
documents, articles and press briefings are posted: http://www.un.org/Depts/unmovic/

4. Humanitarian relief and related issues

“There is no justification for a war”, says Diakonie Emergency Aid director Cornelia Fuellkrug Weitzel in a statement, raising concerns that a humanitarian catastrophe will result if the war on Iraq should take place. For further information visit DEA's web site (in German): http://www.diakonie-katastrophenhilfe.de/

MCC preparing aid package for people of Iraq: The Mennonite Central Committee is preparing a million-dollar humanitarian aid package for the people of Iraq as the war clouds gather. The package includes tents, blankets, relief kits, school kits and medicines. http://www.mcc.org/respond/rapid_respond/iraq/index.html

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance has sent $15,000 from One Great Hour of Sharing and special designated funds to support on-going humanitarian assistance in Iraq. Assistance is being coordinated through Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) which has experience in Iraq and also has a license from the US government for shipping specific material aid into Iraq. http://www.pcusa.org/pda/response/middleeast/iraq-phtos.htm

Iraq: Pray for peace, send hope: “A failure to disarm Iraq peacefully puts many Iraqi people at increased risk. Those already most vulnerable from 20 years of wars, repression and sanctions will suffer the most. In a new war, a third of the population could flee their homes and 1.5 million more become refugees in neighboring countries wary of strife,” says the Lutheran World Relief in America. http://www.lwr.org/mideast/index.html

UK-based Christian Aid urges a halt in the slide to war on Iraq: "Christian Aid is alarmed and deeply concerned by the current build-up of British and US troops in the Middle East, because we believe that peaceful alternatives to conflict are not yet exhausted. A war would have severe and far-reaching humanitarian costs for the Iraqi population, who are already suffering from the consequences of the policies of the current regime." http://www.christian-aid.org.uk/indepth/0301iraq/statement.htm

"ActionAid’s mission is to work with poor and marginalized people to eradicate poverty by overcoming the injustice and inequity that cause it. As such, we are very concerned about the unfolding situation in Iraq. Our experience shows that the effects of conflict or instability in one country will affect poor people in many others." http://www.actionaid.org/newsandmedia/position.shtml

Despite living with the threat of war and the resulting tensions this brought about, the Iraqi Red Crescent's volunteers are continuing their work to save lives at community level, whether through mass vaccination campaigns, first aid training or raising awareness of HIV/AIDS. http://www.ifrc.org/news/index.asp

In an article in the Christian Science Monitor, writer Ilene R. Prusher highlights how Iraqi neighbour, Turkey, is bracing for a refugee flood. She writes that 450,000 Iraqi Kurdish refugees flooded Turkey in 1991. Another Gulf war may spur a second exodus. http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0129/p06s01-wosc.html

The Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children has issued a statement urging the Bush administration to pursue a diplomatic response to the crisis in Iraq and to consider the serious humanitarian consequences that war could pose. United Nations officials estimate that war in the region could result in more than 500,000 internally displaced and thousands of refugees, in a country that already has more than 1 million persons who have been forced from their homes. Worldwide, the vast majority of refugees and internally displaced are women and children. http://www.womenscommission.org/

Catholic Agency for Overseas Development says that war could spell disaster for the Iraqi people. Along with Britain's other leading aid agencies, they say that military action against Iraq could trigger a major humanitarian disaster. On the eve of the UN Security Council meeting on Wednesday (January 29 2003) to discuss the latest weapons inspectors' progress report, the aid agencies were calling on Tony Blair and other world leaders to draw back from the brink of war. Members of the British Overseas Aid Group (Oxfam, Cafod, Christian Aid, ActionAid and Save the Children) say any major military action is likely to lead to a humanitarian crisis and increase civilian suffering in addition to fuelling regional instability. Assessments of the humanitarian situation in Iraq show that up to 16m people are entirely dependent on food aid, and the country's water and sanitation system is stretched to the limit http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/480fa8736b88bbc3c12564f6004c8ad5/036842c4123a4de7c1256cbc0059feef?OpenDocument

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has warned that a war in Iraq could lead to the flight of hundreds of thousands of Iraqi refugees. There are, however, already hundreds of thousands of Iraqi refugees outside their country, and a review of their current conditions suggests that Iraqis who flee if there is a new war may encounter hostile receptions and difficult conditions. More than 300,000 Iraqis who fled persecution in their homeland are living as refugees in neighboring countries. Another 300,000 Iraqis who may have left Iraq for similar reasons are also living in these countries without refugee status. In recent years, some 30,000 Iraqis have applied for asylum in Europe every year. European countries deny a majority of those claims. The United States granted asylum to about 71 percent of Iraqi asylum seekers (some 4,400 cases) between 1991 and 2001. As many as 700,000 Iraqis are displaced within Iraq. For more on the work of UNHCR, go to:
http://www.unhcr.ch/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home

The news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports that Iran is preparing for 200,000 refugees from Iraq in 10 camps. The report details plans by Iran to revise the number of refugee camps it intends to set up in case of a US-led strike against Iraq to 10, with a total capacity of 200,000 people, an interior ministry official said Sunday. Last month Iran said it was setting up 19 camps along the border. "Our policy is the complete closure of borders with Iraq ... but if the lives of Iraqis are really in danger, we have plans to set up 10 camps for 20,000 people each" on the border between the two countries, Ahmad Hosseini said at a press conference. http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/480fa8736b88bbc3c12564f6004c8ad5/254e5142546c9cdc49256cbb000da75c?OpenDocument

Justice For Iraq: A Human Rights Watch Policy Paper (December 2002) (Farsi): The Arab Ba’ath Socialist Party has been in power in Iraq since 1968. Under the leadership of President Saddam Hussein, who seized power in 1979, the Iraqi government has committed a vast number of crimes against the Iraqi people and others, using terror through various levels of police, military, and intelligence agencies to control and intimidate large segments of the Iraqi population. For more on the policy paper and other articles and papers by HRW providing background on Iraq and possible war, click on http://www.hrw.org/backgrounder/mena/iraq1217bg.htm

"Nobody knows what will happen in the case of war", says Father Younan Jacob of the Greek Orthodox Church in Baghdad. He is expressing a sentiment voiced by many people, in spite of the fact that Iraq has now, "without conditions" accepted the UN Security Council resolution that will allow weapons inspectors to return to Iraq within days. For more on this report on Iraqi churches preparing to help should there be a war, and other related articles, visit Action by Churches Together (ACT) International's web site. http://act-intl.org/

Lutheran World Relief (LWR), based in Baltimore, Maryland, is hoping for a diplomatic solution to the Iraq crisis but is preparing for the worst -- the possibility of more than one million refugees and eight million internally displaced people. The lack of a strong local NGO culture and the lack of historic presence of international organizations have presented challenges to the relief community. LWR’s president, Kathryn Wolford, told Katherine Arie that the organisation is working with established networks of churches in the region.
http://www.alertnet.org/thefacts/reliefresources/564130?version=1

Noted author John le Carré writes in A Predatory and DishonestWar “This is High Noon for American democracy. The rights and freedoms that have made America the envy of the world are being systematically eroded. A new McCarthyism is abroad. Bush tells us that those who are not with him are against him. I am not with him. The American over-reaction is beyond everything Osama could have hoped for in his nastiest dreams. But this war was planned long before Osama struck, and it is Osama who made it possible. Without him, the Bush junta would have been mired in Enron, electoral scandal and taxation sleeze. Thanks to Osama, Americans are instead being daily misled by their leaders and by their compliant corporate media."
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article.jsp?id=2&debateId=88&articleId=882#0

The War on Iraq: What we can do for peace: A resource guide prepared by Church World Service, focusing on the implications and costs of the war on Iraq. For more information visit the CWS web site. http://www.churchworldservice.org/

A grassroots campaign - using the same tactic used decades ago to urge then-president Eisenhower to avoid conflict with China - is growing in the US to pressure President Bush to avoid war on Iraq. Activists are asked to:
Place 1/2 c. uncooked rice in a small plastic bag (a snack-sized bag or sandwich bag work fine) Squeeze out excess air and seal the bag. Wrap it in a piece of paper on which you have written, "if your enemies are hungry, feed them. Romans 12:20 Please send this rice to the people of Iraq; do not attack them". Place the paper and bag of rice in an envelope (either a letter-sized or small padded mailing envelope - both are the same cost to mail) and address them to President George Bush, White House.
For details and the historical background, visit:
http://lcc.rothweb.com/special.htm#A%20Simple%20Protest%20Against%20War%20in%20Iraq

The Washington Post reports on a surprising advocate for peace with Iraq - “Norman Schwarzkopf wants to give peace a chance. The general who commanded US forces in the 1991 Gulf War says he hasn't seen enough evidence to convince him that his old comrades Dick Cheney, Colin Powell and Paul Wolfowitz are correct in moving toward a new war now. He thinks UN inspections are still the proper course to follow. He's worried about the cockiness of the US. war plan, and even more by the potential human and financial costs of occupying Iraq."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A52450-2003Jan27?language=printer

The Journal of Lutheran Ethics has a substantial collection of current articles about peace, war and Iraq, including:
"The war on terrorism and the problem of military intervention: Using just war theory to frame foreign policy debate", by David Baer,
"Beware of the foreign policy opinions of religious professionals", by Robert Benne, director of the Center for Religion and Society, Roanoke College,
"Ethical issues in counter-terrorism 'war'", by Dr Martin L. Cook
And "What's the alternative to military action against Iraq?" by Glen Gersmehl. For these and other articles, please click on
http://www.elca.org/jle/articles/contemporary_issues/article.iraq_index.html

"The War on Iraq: What We Can Do For Peace" - Church World Service's detailed analysis and background on the Gulf War. This resource suggests potential humanitarian consequences of a new war against Iraq and ways you can get involved to help prevent another war. http://www.churchworldservice.org/pdf_files/CWSCESRResource1.pdf

As well as "Costs and Consequences of War and Sanctions" - Church World Service's detailed analysis of economic sanctions against Iraq and their consequences, and the anticipated humanitarian consequences of another war.
http://www.churchworldservice.org/pdf_files/CWSCESRResource2.pdf

George Hursinger's article, "Before the Shooting Starts: A Fabricated Case?" can be found on the following web site: http://www.commondreams.org/views02/1115-01.htm The article examines the veracity of commonly held "facts" about Saddam Hussein and the Iraqi government’s past as well as motivations for a war now. (First published in The Christian Century in November 2002, that edition is no longer available on the web.)

"An Unnecessary War" is an academic evaluation of the actual threat posed by Saddam Hussein, given his past behaviour in the Iraq-Iran and Gulf wars. To access the paper, click on : www.foreignpolicy.com

A new report on the web site of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - "Iraq: What Next?" addresses the effectiveness of intelligencesharing, site visits, use of technology and Iraq's willingness to cooperate. Far from being exhausted, the report concludes, the inspection process has just begun, and must be allowed a realistic time-frame, without ruling out future use of force. With Saddam Hussein currently under close watch, there is no need for a rush to war.
http://www.ceip.org/files/Iraq/index.htm

A newly launched web site - a joint initiative of BASIC, ISIS and Saferworld - highlights concerns over the deepening of the Iraqi crisis. http://www.iraqconflict.org

"Voices in the Wilderness: Campaign to End the Economic Sanctions Against the People of Iraq" offers articles and key reports on the Iraqi crisis. http://www.nonviolence.org/vitw/

“Religion Must Lead the Charge on Questioning War” by Donald Miller looks at
the need for religious communities of all denominations to engage in the debate regarding a war in Iraq and offer a moral position. Originally published as an LA Times Commentary, 14 January, 2003, but linked here to the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) website. http://www.mpac.org/news_article_display.aspx?ITEM=367

In another article on the same site, Anwar Iqbal on 18 December, 2002 wrote “Muslims Urge Saddam to Step Down” … Senior Muslim-American officials urge Hussein to step down in order to avoid a war on Iraq.
http://www.mpac.org/news_article_display.aspx?ITEM=313

The Mennonite Church USA has posted a “Guide for North American Christians Concerned about Iraq” on their site at http://peace.mennolink.org/iraq.html . The link offers a historical background, analysis, action ideas and links to other like-minded sites.

The US government Office of Global Communications has posted a publication, Apparatus of Lies: Saddam’s Disinformation and Propaganda 1990-2003, at the following site: http://www.whitehouse.gov/ogc/apparatus/index.html

Muriel Duncan, the editor of the Canadian magazine, the United Church Observer writes in the latest edition of the magazine, " Our faith assures us that war is not inevitable, and that we ought to be part of the efforts to stop it". For more… http://www.ucobserver.org/archives/feb03_obs.htm

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Bulletin Issue No. 20 7 February 2003

Bulletin Issue No. 20
7 February 2003