Baghdad, 24 March 2003, Al Kindi hospital. Muhammed Adnan (4), wounded by shrapnel when a missile struck a farm on the outskirts of Baghdad. Muhammed's relatives Nada (13) and Rana (9) were also wounded in the same attack.

This picture was taken by members of Voices in the Wilderness US on the Iraq Peace Team. For regular reports from Iraq also see www.electroniciraq.net.
For up-to-date reports on the humanitarian situation in Iraq see Relief Web.
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Text of the postcard (with the above image on the front) to be sent to Geoff Hoon, Secretary of State for Defence
The Ministry of Defence has stated that Iraq’s electricity system - which powers its hospitals, water treatment and sewage plants - ‘could be a military target, despite warnings that its destruction would cause a humanitarian tragedy’ (Independent on Sunday, 2 Feb). According to Oxfam such attacks on Iraq’s vital infrastructure would breach the Geneva Convention with ‘drastic’ consequences for Iraq’s civilian population.

You stated that British forces will use ‘cluster bombs and depleted uranium (DU) shells in Iraq if necessary’ (Independent, 21 March). Using such weapons could have a devastating impact on ordinary Iraqis, continuing long after the war has finished.

I demand:
- that you abide by international humanitarian law and pledge not to attack Iraq’s electricity system or other civilian infrastructure.
- an immediate ban on the use of cluster bombs and Depleted Uranium (DU) weapons.
- an immediate end to this immoral and illegal war.