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WAR AND PEACE IN IRAQ

| 30.03.2003 | International

SPECIAL FEATURE From the Editor of ADVENTIST REVIEW WAR AND PEACE IN IRAQ By William G. Johnsson For months it has loomed as inevitable, now it is here--war with Iraq. The peace seems anything but inevitable. As I write the war has begun: bombs are falling, missiles hurtling through the air. The tanks roll, ground forces follow. Men and women are dying; more will die. Some will be American, British, and Australian military personnel. Some are Iraqi soldiers and airmen. Many w
ADRA Prepares Response to Iraq Crisis

Basel/Switzerland | 26.03.2003 | ADRA

In the face of the looming humanitarian crisis in Iraq and neighbouring countries, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) will begin its response by providing 10,000 refugees with emergency hygiene kits. Each hygiene kit will provide soap, detergent, towels, and other sanitary items. “ADRA has always played a major role in conflict areas and we will be involved in Iraq as the security situation improves,” said Byron Scheuneman, vice-President of ADRA International. “Historically,
In a Time of War

| 20.03.2003 | International

Ongoing coverage of the Adventist Church's response to the war in Iraq. This week special Adventist Review features include, "War and Peace in Iraq," by Review editor William G. Johnsson; news about Adventists still worshiping in Baghdad; the Seventh-day Adventist Church's statement on the War in Iraq; comments by GC President on possible war with Iraq, given in October, 2002; and "A Seventh-day Adventist Call to Peace," an official statement voted during the Spring Meeting 2002 of the General