Democracy Now! October 8, 1998

(23 Minutes) Iraqi Sanctions Forty-four Congress members began a campaign calling for a halt to the economic sanctions and to eliminate non-military sanctions. GUEST: Dennis Halliday, former Asst. Sec. Gen. of the UN who resigned last week as the UN's Humanitarian Coordinator of teh "oil for food" program in Iraq. (27 Minutes) Africa The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank held their annual meeting in Washington D.C. this week. Also gathering in DC were members of various groups from around teh world concerned with the debt crisis. They gathered under the banner 50 Years is Enough Campaign. Among them were members of the human rights group Jubilee 2000. GUEST: Kofi Klu, is the head of Uhuru, human rights org. based in Ghana. Also member of Jubilee 2000.