An Apology for a Different Plane Crash, 30 Years Later

div class=field field--name-field-hp-author field--type-text field--label-hiddendiv class=field__itemsdiv class=field__item evenMedea Benjamin/div/div/divdiv class=field-wrapper content-container clearfix id=field-wrapper-contentdiv class=field field--name-field-main-caption field--type-text-long field--label-hiddendiv class=field__itemsdiv class=field__item evenA hand-crafted commemorative book crafted by U.S. peace delegate Barbara Briggs-Letson, an 85-year-old retired American nurse from San Francisco, contained a letter of remorse, verses of poetry, the names—in Farsi—of all those who lost their lives when Iran Air Flight 655 was shot down in 1988. It also contained individual notes from the other 28 members of the delegation. (Photo: Courtesy of the author)/div/div/divdiv class=field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hiddendiv class=field__itemsdiv class=field__item evenimg class= src=https://www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/screen_shot_2019-03-13_at_1.24.20_pm.png?itok=97W2rEkk width=420 height=220 alt= //div/div/div/div