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Live from the Only Democracy? Exclusive: Denis Halliday aboard the Rachel Corrie

June 4th, 2010 | Add a Comment

By Jesse Bacon

Contrary to some reports today, the Rachel Corrie is scheduled to arrive in Gaza about 10 pm Eastern Time. I will call back then, but had this conversation with an upbeat Dennis Halliday aboard the boat today.

Here is the audio; I will post a cleaned up version over the weekend.

Denis J. Halliday was the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Iraq from September 1, 1997, until 1998. He is Irish and holds an M.A. in Economics, Geography and Public Administration from Trinity College, Dublin.

A 34-year veteran of the UN, Halliday resigned over the economic sanctions imposed on Iraq, characterizing them as “genocide“.

Presently, Halliday is on-board the Ireland-flagged humanitarian ship the MV Rachel Corrie, en route to Gaza

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JESSE BACON (Philadelphia) is a freelance activist and father. He has a Masters in teaching from Roosevelt University in Chicago. He is an observant progressive Jew, and is trying to be a good ally for Palestinians and all dispossessed peoples, while staying true to the best traditions in Judaism. He visited Israel and Palestine in 1996, 2001, and 2002. He served for three years on the local steering committee of Jewish Voice for Peace-Chicago, and one year on the board of Pursue the Peace in Seattle. Read his posts here.

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