Right To Heal: Iraqi Civilians Join U.S. Veterans in New Effort to Recover from War’s Devastation

On the tenth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, we look at how U.S. military veterans and Iraqi civilians have come together to launch “The Right to Heal” campaign for those who continue to struggle with the war’s aftermath. We’re joined by U.S. Army Sgt. Maggie Martin, who was part of the invading force in March 2003 and is now director of organizing for Iraq Veterans Against the War. We are also joined by Yanar Mohammed, president of the Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq, who describes how the condition of women has deteriorated in Iraq, with many young women and orphans pushed into sex trafficking. Mohammed’s organization has also documented the toxic legacy of the U.S. military’s munitions in Iraq by interviewing Iraqi mothers who face an epidemic of birth defects.

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Yanar Mohammed, President of the Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq. She splits her time between Toronto and Baghdad, and she recently returned from Iraq. Together with Veterans for Peace she is working on the Right to Heal campaign.

Maggie Martin, former U.S. Army Seargent. She deployed to Iraq in 2003 and in 2005 before leaving the military in 2006 and joining Iraq Veterans Against the War, where she is Director of Organizing. Together with Yanar Muhammad and other groups, she is working on theRight to Heal campaign.

Source Article from http://www.nationofchange.org/right-heal-iraqi-civilians-join-us-veterans-new-effort-recover-war-s-devastation-1363796036

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