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University Holds Second Vigil for Iraq Hostages

February 2, 2006 by Jim Bishop

“Rina Kashyap, a Fulbright student from India in the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, reflects on Canadian hostage Harmeet Singh Sooden at the prayer vigil. Photo by Jim Bishop Some

Vigil Planned For Former EMU Student Held Hostage In Iraq

January 30, 2006 by Rob Longley, Daily News-Record

“A tape broadcast Saturday threatened to kill four Christian peace activists unless all Iraqi prisoners are released from prisons in Iraq and the United States. The four (from left) are

Deadline Extension ‘A Good Sign’ For EMU-Connected Hostage

December 9, 2005 by Rob Longley, Daily News-Record

By Rob Longley, Daily News-Record Islamic militants holding former Eastern Mennonite University student Tom Fox and three other hostages in Iraq extended the deadline for the captives’ execution to Saturday,

EMU to Screen United Nations Film

December 6, 2005 by Jim Bishop

The Americans for Informed Democracy chapter at Eastern Mennonite University is hosting a public screening of “The Peacekeepers,” a new documentary about the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic

Iraq Hostage Has EMU Connection

December 1, 2005Last updated September 18, 2014 by Jim Bishop

Participants reflect and pray on the EMU Campus Center plaza for the four Christian Peacemaker Team members being held hostage in Iraq. Photo by Jim Bishop A former student in

Overview of the war on Iraq and strategic alternatives

February 1, 2003Last updated August 10, 2017 by Lisa Schirch and William Goldberg

Topics addressed: Key concerns about Iraq Arguments for a war on Iraq Problems with using war to address Iraq Alternative strategies for addressing Iraq Key Concerns about Iraq: 1. Weapons

A long-term strategy for American security

November 9, 2001Last updated August 9, 2017 by Jayne Seminare Docherty and Lisa Schirch

November 9, 2001 Short-Term Strategy: (Increased security in the next 2 years) Dismantle terrorist networks. Arrest al Qaeda operatives and bring them to trial. Avoid a focus on bin Laden, as

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