Sunday, November 19, 2006

"An American Killing Field" - Dr. Dahlia Wasfi speaks at Iraq forum

"An American Killing Field"

Dr. Dahlia Wasfi, speaks of the reality of life in Iraq under U.S. occupation.

Wasfi graduated from Swarthmore College in 1993 with a B.A. in Biology, and from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1997. Her latest trip to Iraq was a 3-month stay during the spring of 2006, when she traveled to see her family in Basrah. Based on her experiences, she is speaking out against the negative impact of the U.S. invasion on the Iraqi people and the need to end the occupation.

Dr. Wasfi described her experience in Iraq and discussed the life of Iraqis under occupation on April 27, 2006 before a US Congressional Committee in Washington, DC.

Dr. Dahlia Wasfi was born to a Jewish mother and an Iraqi father. She recently put her medical career on hold to visit with family members in Iraq, and recently returned from a three-month stay in Basrah and Baghdad. Dr. Wasfi described her experience in Iraq and discussed the life of Iraqis under occupation on April 27, 2006 in Washington, DC.

Video Runtime 6 Minutes