Red Crescent chief calls on U.S. to push for aid.(PAGE ONE)

From: The Washington Times | Date: April 26, 2007 | Copyright information

Byline: Tom Carter, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

With more than 850,000 people displaced and on the move within its borders, Iraq is in the midst of a major refugee crisis and the United States has an obligation to help resolve it, the head of the Iraqi Red Crescent Organization said yesterday.

"We have an emergency crisis right now, and the United States has a moral obligation to lead the world and address this issue right now," Said Hakki told editors and reporters ...

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