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June 3

True Crimes: The Untold Story Behind the Devastation of Iraq

Where: Town Hall, 123W 43rd St, New York NY 10036
When: 7 pm

Probe behind the headlines of the occupation of Iraq with
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Chris Hedges, journalist Laila Al-Arian, bestselling author Jeremy Scahill and Seymour Hersh as they discuss the war, the plight of Iraqi civilians and the role of private mercenaries. The event is a dual book launch for Hedges' and Al-Arian's Collateral Damage and Scahill's Blackwater (in paperback).
The conversation will be followed by audience questions and a book signing.

Town Hall, 123 W 43rd St, New York NY 10036.

3 June, 7 p.m.

$10/$15/$20

Purchase tickets at the Town Hall box office at www.the-townhall- nyc.org or 212-840-2824 or through Ticketmaster at 212-307-4100 or at www.ticketmaster.com



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