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Kathy Kelly

Kathy Kelly helped coordinate the anti-sanctions group Voices in the Wilderness and traveled to Iraq several times in that capacity.

MER Article

What About the Incubators?

It feels oddly like being at a wake in a funeral home. Our Fellowship of Reconciliation delegation members speak very quietly with one another as we wait for a hospital official to brief us about conditions at the al-Mansour Children's wing of the Saddam City Medical Center. Dr. Mekki, the director,

Kathy Kelly • 4 min read

MER Article

"The Bombing Has Started Again"

I recently informed an editor of a national news program about a delegation of Nobel laureates who planned to visit Iraq in March. He responded that “Iraq’s not on the screen now that the bombing has stopped.” A puzzling response, since on that very day, the US had bombed seven sites in Iraq.

Kathy Kelly • 2 min read