Home About the Peace Council Peace Councilors Purpose and Commitments ... News Maguire Protests War in Iraq PEACE COUNCIL UPDATE letter (reproduced at the bottom of this page) asking him to meet with her and other peacemakers. On March 26, the first day of her protest, Maguire was arrested and released (see story below). On March 31 she issued the following statement: PRESS RELEASE: Nobel Peace Laureate Issues an "Apology to the People of Iraq" Mairead Corrigan Maguire, 1976 Nobel Peace Prize winner, continues daily vigil outside White House; calls for a cease-fire Washington, D.C., March 31, 2003 - From her daily vigil outside The White House, Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Corrigan Maguire called for an immediate cease-fire in the war against Iraq. Maguire is asking for a dialogue between the Bush Administration and the government of Iraq in order to put a halt to the unnecessary deaths of Iraqi civilians and soldiers from both sides. "It is with deep sorrow that I read the reports from Iraq and the ongoing shameful slaughter and destruction of human lifecivilians and soldiers," Maguire stated. "Two missiles from a single American jet killed more than 20 Iraqi civilians. Those killed included a mother and her 3 small children who were incinerated in their car." Maguire said that these deaths reminded her of the violent deaths of her sister, Anne Maguire, and her three children, Joanne (age 8), John (2) and Andrew (six weeks). Their deaths as a result of the violent conflict in Northern Ireland led Maguire to the work for which she won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976. | |
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