AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.

Finish the job.(Scan)

The American Enterprise

| March 01, 2004 | Gannon, Jeff | COPYRIGHT 2004 The American Enterprise, a national magazine of politics, business and culture (TEAmag.com). This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Ken Joseph opposed going to war against Saddam Hussein. He even went to Iraq to help do what he could to "stop the war" by serving as a "human shield." Then the soft-spoken minister got what he describes as a "stark dose of reality."

An Assyrian Christian, Joseph has relatives who lived in Iraq during the regime of Saddam Hussein. His change of heart came after visiting them and finding that they wanted the war "to come as soon as possible so they could be freed from the nightmare" Joseph, a pastor, left Iraq when the U.N. personnel pulled out shortly before the commencement of hostilities. He returned with the first postwar relief truck.

Joseph is now seeking the return of lands and citizenship rights stripped away by the previous regime, and is working against forced "Islamization." His new fear is that Americans will leave Iraq before the job of reconstruction is ...

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more
Deter and contain: it worked against Joseph Stalin, so why not against Saddam...
Magazine article from: The American Prospect Halperin, Morton November 4, 2002 700+ words
...answer is why would Saddam Hussein be less likely to use...We must act before Joseph Stalin gets nuclear...not succeed against Saddam Hussein, who is clearly much...capability is declining. Saddam Hussein continues to have some...
Perspective: 'War is no good for anyone. Let's hope common sense prevails'...
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England) September 24, 2002 700+ words
Byline: John Joseph As the United States...all names - President Saddam Hussein. Five times a day...imam. The President Saddam Hussein Mosque was named after...better than that of (Saddam) Hussein,' said Pathan...
U.S. forces capture deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.(Knight Ridder...
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Raghavan, Sudarsan Fan, Maureen Strobel, Warren P. December 14, 2003 700+ words
...deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein without firing a shot...It is not because of Saddam Hussein. It is because of the...the Lord," said Sen. Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut. "Saddam Hussein was a homicidal maniac...
Story of Saddam Hussein -- Good Ol' Boy: When the Iraqi Regime Wanted
Newspaper article from: Forward Gabriel Kahn April 1, 1994 700+ words
...Forward 04-01-1994 Story of Saddam Hussein -- Good Ol' Boy: When the Iraqi...The regime of Iraqi strongman Saddam Hussein, choking from a three and a half...Clinton's childhood cronies, Joseph Purvis, who is now a prominent...
Having the last laugh: the US Administration has devoted vast amounts of time...
Magazine article from: The Middle East Darwish, Adel January 1, 2003 700+ words
...s predictions of Saddam Hussein's reaction to pending...Back in 1975, when Saddam Hussein was only known as...attempted to charm Joseph Wilson, the most senior...23-page report, Saddam Hussein: Crimes and Human...
South Floridians Shocked, Pleased by News of Saddam Hussein's Capture.
Newspaper article from: South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News) December 15, 2003 700+ words
...governing Iraq. The capture of Saddam Hussein was met with cheers in South Florida...people a sense of ease," said Joseph Iasiello, 52, of Deerfield Beach...but his real goal was to remove Saddam Hussein. It's done. We don't think...
Debate over a tyrant's end: reaction to execution of Saddam Hussein marks a...
Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter Allen, John L., Jr. January 19, 2007 700+ words
...accompanying commentary, then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger cited the ban on women priests...the world to the Dec. 30 execution of Saddam Hussein, and its broader opposition to the...on matters such as the execution of Saddam Hussein suggest the Catholic church now has...
Support builds for first strike against Iraq; Administration officials seek a...
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times August 4, 2002 700+ words
Byline: Joseph Curl, THE WASHINGTON TIMES A political...seeks to establish a link between Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden's terrorist...committed to seeking the ouster of Saddam Hussein. "The policy of this administration...
For more facts and information, see all results
©2009 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.
About us | FAQs | Contact us | Privacy policy | Terms and conditions
Other Gale sites: Encyclopedia.com | HighBeam Research | Acquire Content | Books & Authors | Goliath | MovieRetriever | Smart QandA