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14-year-old Nour Kharma in Gaza asks President Barack Obama for help

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Pacifica's Sprouts for Wednesday February 12, 2009 A Gaza Teenager Calls on US President Barack Obama for Help Left KU Channel February 13, 2009 3PM EST Total time 29:06 minutes, music fades 18 sec Go to Weekly programs http://www.audioport.org and click on: "A Gaza Teenager Calls on US President Barack Obama for Help" Or search "Sprouts" This week's Sprouts edition is produced by Dori Smith at FM 91.7 WHUS Radio in Storrs, Connecticut, a Pacifica Affiliate. http://www.whus.org Today on Sprouts Nour, A Gaza teenager reaches out to President Barack Obama for help after Israeli bombs kill her young friend and destroy her school.In her interview with Dori Smith, she describes her life today in Gaza. Later in the show, people attending an event in Connecticut respond to Nour and the situation in Gaza. Finally, an activist in Madison Wisconsin describes efforts to respond to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Madison is a sister city to the City of Rafah, near Gaza. 14-year-old Nour Kharma who has been living in Gaza City throughout many days of war,joined us by phone to talk about the story she wrote for the online magazine Counterpunch, called"Will I die too?" Her young friend, Christin…

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Dori Smith

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Nour Kharma; 14 year old calls on Barack Obama for help; in Gaza

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