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Hearing on Sectarian Violence in Iraq and the Refugee Crisis: Testimony by Dr. Judith Yaphe, Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute for National Strategic Studies at the National Defense University
September 19, 2007 Research Memo Can the U.S. Influence Political Progress in Iraq? *Judith S. Yaphe Summary: Regardless of the debate over the success or failure of the military surge in Iraq, Americans and Iraqis agree on one key…
Hearing on Sectarian Violence in Iraq and the Refugee Crisis: Testimony by Hon. Ellen R. Sauerbrey, Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
September 19, 2007 Mr. Chairman and distinguished members of the Commission, it is an honor to appear before you to discuss issues related to Iraqi refugees. What I want to do today is lay out what we have done, are doing and plan to do to protect…
Hearing on Sectarian Violence in Iraq and the Refugee Crisis: Testimony by Judy Cheng-Hopkins, UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Operations
September 19, 2007 Introduction I would like to thank the Commission for the opportunity to appear before you on behalf of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. UNHCR is charged by the international community to ensure refugee protection and to…
Hearing on Sectarian Violence in Iraq and the Refugee Crisis: Testimony by Dana Graber Ladek, Iraq Displacement Specialist, International Organization for Migration
September 19, 2007 The Displacement Crisis Iraq is experiencing the worst human displacement of its history, with over 2.2 million persons displaced within its borders and an additional two million who have fled the country to the surrounding region…
Hearing on Sectarian Violence in Iraq and the Refugee Crisis: Agenda
Wednesday, September 19, 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 138 OBJECTIVES Although observers have watched Iraq's cycle of sectarian violence with growing alarm, neither governments nor the media have considered the…
Threats to Iraq's Communities of Antiquity: Hearing Agenda
July 25, 2007 The grave, life-threatening conditions faced by Iraq's minority religious communities have not been fully aired in Washington, much less the national media. Representatives from these communities have been requesting such an…
Threats to Iraq's Communities of Antiquity: Opening Remarks by Commission Chair Michael Cromartie
July 25, 2007 Good morning. My name is Michael Cromartie, and I chair the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. I'd like to welcome you to a hearing to examine the serious threats faced by Iraq's communities of antiquity: the…
Threats to Iraq's Communities of Antiquity: Statement (as Delivered) by Representative Anna Eshoo, (D-CA)
July 25, 2007 Introduction Good morning, Mr. Chairman and honorable members of the commission. It is an honor to have been invited by you to come and testify today to the commission about Iraq's religious and ethnic minorities. As the only…
Threats to Iraq's Communities of Antiquity: Statement (as Delivered) by Representative Christoper Shays, (R-CT)
July 25, 2007 You rightfully heard, I think, a very extensive presentation by my colleague. And I'd just like to associate myself with her. I've hit my stopwatch and I'll go no more than four minutes, because I can just basically say…
Threats to Iraq's Communities of Antiquity: Testimony by Reverend Canon Andrew White
July 25, 2007 Minorities in Iraq The issue of minorities in Iraq needs to be viewed in light of the current state of affairs in Iraq. The situation is unbelievably bad for minorities. It is difficult to imagine how much worse things could become,…