On Sunday, June 8^th, 2008, Cole Miller, Founder of No More Victims, and Congresswoman Maxine Waters were recipients of the Office of the Americas’ Peace and Justice Award at a brunch held in their honor at the home of director Paul Haggis and his wife, Deborah. The Office of the Americas is a non-profit organization dedicated to furthering the cause of justice and peace through broad-based educational programs.

Congresswoman Maxine Waters, as a member of the Out of Iraq Caucus, has challenged the President on his claim that there is a credible government in Iraq and introduced legislation that she says would require  “that war funding only be spent to safely redeploy our troops from Iraq”.

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In recognition of Father’s Day, Brave New Films made a brief video about Ismaeel Hussein and his nine-year-old son, Abdul Hakeem Khalaf. You can see it here.

Abdul was disfigured when US mortar rounds struck his home during the April 2004 attack on Fallujah. Doctors at a small clinic were able to save the boy’s life, but his father, Ismaeel Hussein, could find no one to repair the damage to Abdul’s face. Such services are not available in occupied Iraq.

No More Victims, an American organization, learned about Abdul Hakeem in 2005, and helped Ismaeel bring his son to the United States for treatment last year. The boy and his father will be returning this summer for follow-up care. (more…)