VIEW INTO A TROUBLED WORLD
Irish Voice, October, 2005 by O'Driscoll, Sean
O'Driscoll, Sean Irish Voice 10-11-2005 THERE is a photo in Dr. Kevin Cahill's memoirs of a female body protruding from the rubble of a Nicaraguan earthquake in 1972. Her legs are trapped under tones of concrete, her body lies face down in a street strewn with rubble and broken wooden boxes.
Her hands are joined together, as if her last thought was a prayer. It is a deeply haunting image that illustrates the vivid written portraits from Cahill's 45 years as an activist, teacher and doctor. To Bear Witness, his newest book, contains many of Cahill's writings in The New York Times, Newsday and many international publications as he travels the world, treating the victims of war and natural disasters and trying to convince governments to show compassion for...
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