Daily Archives: January 11, 2010

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Cancer – The Deadly Legacy of the Invasion of Iraq

One World
Jalal Ghazi,
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 6 (New America Media) – Forget about oil, occupation, terrorism or even Al Qaeda. The real hazard for Iraqis these days is cancer.

Iraqi family. © James Gordon (Flickr)

Cancer is spreading like wildfire in Iraq. Thousands of infants are being born with deformities. Doctors say they are struggling to cope with the rise of cancer and birth defects, especially in cities subjected to heavy American and British bombardment.

Here are a few examples. In Falluja, which was heavily bombarded by the US in 2004, as many as 25% of new- born infants have serious abnormalities, including congenital anomalies, brain tumors, and neural tube defects in the spinal cord. Continue reading →

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The African Synod: A Task for the Future

Koinonia Community

Renato Kizito Sesana, Comboni Missionary
The following is the transript of an interview I gave to a English-speaking mass media.

As it has been underlined by many commentators, the theme chosen by Pope Benedict XVI for the Second African Synod,  The Church in Africa in Service to Reconciliation, Justice and Peace,” is extremely relevant. It focuses on the main issues of the African public life today, issues on which the Catholic Church has the moral authority and the competence to speak and act, especially when considering the dramatic failure of the modern African states and governments, born out of the colonial time, to address them. Continue reading →