Chemical warfare is not healthy for children and other living things

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Emmanuel Kelly, an infant victim of chemical warfare survivor from Iraq, doesn't know how old he is but has managed to become a wonderful singer.

Watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aiRqGgSvSM
of this young man singing John Lennon's "Imagine". Lennon would be honored.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/tv-radio/singer-emmanuel-kelly-wows-the-x-factor-judges/story-e6frf9ho-1226124852091

"Plucky Melbourne, Australia singer Emmanuel Kelly is dreaming of a recording career after moving tough judges to tears on 'The X Factor'.

Emmanuel, the adopted son of Children First Foundation boss Moira Kelly, wowed Ronan Keating, Spice Girl Mel Brown, Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Guy Sebastian with his heartfelt performance of the John Lennon classic Imagine on last night's audition show.

Emmanuel and his brother Ahmed were adopted from Iraq, both suffering limb deficiencies as a result of chemical warfare. They were abandoned at an orphanage and rescued by Ms Kelly, who is also the guardian of the once-conjoined Bangladeshi twins, Krishna and Trishna."


Emmanuel's rendition of Imagine earned a standing ovation from the judges and packed audience. Ronan Keating was full of praise for Emmanuel who has now moved into the next round of competition. "I don't think I've ever been moved as I was by that performance," he said.

Imagine

Imagine there's no Heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace

You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world

You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one

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1. His adoptive mother worked w/ children in Bosnia, Botswana, India, Iraq - true humanitarian.

http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message1630572/pg1

"Moira Kelly is also the legal guardian of 2011 X Factor contestant, Emmanuel Kelly. Emmanuel's brother, Ahmed Mustafa is a quadruple amputee and a swimmer who has set his sights on representing Australia in the 2012 Paralympics in London. Both the boys were from Mother Teresa Orphanage in Baghdad. Emmanuel Kelly shared their inspiring story of adoption on X Factor."

Born in 1964, Moira commenced her selfless contributions to the less fortunate at the very young age of 13. At 20 years old, she left home and went and worked with Aboriginal children in Western Australia. At 22, Moira worked alongside Mother Theresa in Calcutta. After working in Calcutta Moira returned home to work with AIDS sufferers and establish a "special unit" for boys with behavioural problems at Sutherland Homes.

At 26, Moira left Australia again for Botswana where she worked with the Kalahari bushmen on a self help project. She then travelled to Johannesburg and then New York. Whilst overseas, Moira worked with some of the world's least fortunate people. She has carried out large-scale humanitarian projects and has been there to assist desperate and sick individuals in Johannesburg, the Bronx (USA), Romania, Bosnia and Albania. She has set up soup kitchens, refugee camps, dental clinics, schools, managed an AIDS hospital and adult education programs.

Moira has been recognised with many community, national and international awards for her humanitarian work. In 1989, at just 25, she was awarded a Queen' Trust Achiever Award and the Victorian Young Achiever Award for Community Service.

http://www.childrenfirstfoundation.com/moirakelly.aspx

In 1994, Moira was awarded the inaugural Sir Edward Dunlop Award for humanitarian service and in 1995 Moira's efforts in Bosnia were honoured by a meeting with the Queen at Buckingham Palace.

In 2001, Moira received a number of national and international awards for her incredible work. She was awarded the White Flame Award given by Save the Children to recognise outstanding service to disadvantaged children. She was also was one of 10 people recognised internationally for their contribution to the world. In Australia, Moira received The Prime Minister's Award for outstanding community service and was made an Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia in recognition of her "outstanding service to the Australian community through the provision of social support and service for disadvantaged people, and to the international community through the provision of humanitarian relief and assistance and the organisation of medical treatment for those affect by war or insurrection".

In 2003, and again in 2004, she was honoured by being nominated for Australian of the Year.

Moira's work has been the subject of three documentaries: A Compassionate Rage, Brothers in Arms and Foreign Correspondent. Her work has been acknowledged internationally and carries on today through the Children First Foundation."
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