Minister gives views on Peace Mission and national issues
CAPITOL HILL�Fresh on the heels of his peace mission overseas and having just briefed Assistant Secretary of State William Burns on his mission, the leader of the Nation of Islam July 23 reported to his own community through its elected representatives of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC).  Invited by the �dean� of the CBC, Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan told the lawmakers of the mission�s goals�to stop a war against Iraq and quell the violence among Palestinians and Israelis�and that the U.S. media had miscast his words in Iraq.

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• Town Hall meeting pits war against peace

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The psychological impact of Media Propaganda
The fact that so many Americans were killed on Sept. 11, 2001 has touched the emotions of most people, blinding many to the fact that America is not on a noble quest to secure the world�s human rights. America�s mission is not to rid the world of tyrants or aide and comfort the sick and poor. Evidence of this includes the continued racial profiling and recent assaults on Blacks. There is plenty of work to be done at home. The only reason America is interested in Central Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Central America is oil, military land bases and other resources.

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'Thousands have died because of wrong policy'
Former UN humanitarian, Hans Von Sponeck, speaks of tragedy in Iraq
In 1998, Hans Von Sponeck was appointed UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Iraq, which includes the Oil For Food Program. At the time he was a 36-year veteran of the UN, but resigned from his post after 17 months because he could not continue to oversee a program that was leading to enormous suffering of the people and causes 5,000 unnecessary child deaths each month due to lack of food, medicines and medical equipment. Recently, Mr. Von Sponeck was in Chicago at the invitation of the Voices in the Wilderness organization. While in Chicago, he spoke with Final Call Editor James Muhammad.

Atonement meeting a success in D.C.
A group of over 500 followers of the Hon. Elijah Muhammad, under the leadership of the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, recently joined an examination of the Nation of Islam and world events through discussion, presentations and lawful deliberative dialogue.  This daylong conference was sponsored by the Commission for the Restructuring and Reorganization of the Nation of Islam (the Atonement Commission) and hosted by Mid-Atlantic Regional Minister Abdul Khadir Muhammad.