Bermingham battles on for peace

THERE are those who question the effectiveness of human rights campaigners who are willing to place themselves at risk by entering war zones to bear witness and give voice to those affected.

But it would be difficult to argue that the risks Dublin peace campaigner, Michael Birmingham, took in Iraq during the latest Gulf war were in vain. Any casual internet search reveals hundreds of interviews, sound bites,

radio clips and video streams of the determined Irishman on every media outlet possible from CNN to tiny student stations across the world.